Louise “Scottie” Peebles Winter of Norwalk passed away peacefully on July 7. She was 94. Born in Stamford in January 1928 to the late Charles and Agnes Macdonald Peebles, who had recently immigrated from their native Scotland, Louise was raised in Stamford with her brother John and sister Millicent, where she graduated Stamford High School in 1945. In 1949, she earned her bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate at Danbury State Teachers College, now Western Connecticut State University. Upon graduation, Louise taught elementary school in Darien for many years inclusive of a break while her children were young, through her retirement in 1992.
Tickets are now on sale for the Darien Land Trust’s Farm to Table Dinner on Saturday, August 27, at 6 p.m. Waterbury Field will once again come alive with twinkling lights and white-linen tables set with wildflowers for 250 guests to dine at a Darien Land Trust property. A cocktail reception will kick off the evening at 6 p.m. with not only a cocktail, but wines from Sipstirs and craft beer from Two Roads Brewing. The reception will be followed by dinner served in the field. Live music will be provided by Merlin, a Westchester-Fairfield cover band playing rock classics. — an announcement from The Darien Land Trust
A three-course menu sourced from local farms has been created by Rebecca Thorpe of Copper Cricket Events.
It is with great sadness and much love that the family of Pia DeLuca, 82, announces her peaceful passing on July 9, 2022. Pia was born on Jan. 24, 1940 to the late Augusto and Lucia Rizzi D’Urso in Scauri, a picturesque seaside village in Minturno, Italy. Pia immigrated to America in 1958 on the ocean liner Cristoforo Colombo. She reunited with her family on Spruce Street on Stamford’s West Side.
Deirdre McGovern is a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker who has called Darien home for more than 25 years. She has been involved in many local organizations. She can be reached at 203-554-0897 or deirdre.mcgovern@cbrealty.com. More information here.
Saint Luke’s Friends of Music and Director of Music David Pulliam are excited to present Cambridge University’s Sidney Sussex College Choir in concert at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, July 14. — an announcement from St. Luke’s Parish
Founded in 1596, the Choir specializes in music of the Renaissance, having made recordings for museums, art galleries, and national libraries. The Choir has toured all over the world, from Singapore and Spain, to Austria, Malaysia, and Italy. This current tour is taking the Choir, under the direction of Dr. David Skinner, to such venues as the National Cathedral in Washington, DC; Boston; Princeton; and Baltimore, to St.
When we get on an airplane we buckle up, read the safety card and are given a demonstration on the oxygen masks and emergency exits. Those things can save lives should something go wrong. But when we get on a train, either Metro-North or Amtrak, we settle into our seat and zone out. We assume we’re safe. That’s what passengers on an Amtrak train in Missouri thought this past week… until their train’s locomotive hit a dump truck on an unguarded private grade crossing and derailed.
A Lyft driver purposefully crashed his car into a tree on West Avenue, near Holmes Avenue, on Monday night, he told police, because it was the only way he could stop his passenger from stabbing him yet again with a knife. Darien police gave this account of the incident, which the driver survived after being treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries from several stab wounds:
The car was crashed shortly before 10:37 p.m., when police received a report about it. The driver told police that he picked up a customer in Stamford and was driving him to Norwalk. Police said the incident’s only connection to Darien was that the vehicle happened to be driving through town at the time. After the crash, the suspect fled with the victim’s cell phone.
Kids riding bikes, scooters, wagons and non-motorized vehicles, often with their parents providing the push/pull power, will start parading from Darien High School at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 4. (What will the kids be doing? Mostly providing the charm. Whether they look bored, sad, angry or, more often, curious, happy and delighted, they’ll be exuding oodles of charm. It’s what kids do, particularly if they’re too young to do much mischief.
Exciting encounters with seals, sharks, sea turtles and – for a limited time – beautiful tropical butterflies highlight visits to The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk this summer, especially for Connecticut children receiving free admission through the “CT Summer at the Museum” initiative. — an announcement from The Maritime Aquarium
The Maritime Aquarium is among more than 130 institutions participating in the state’s “CT Summer at the Museum” program, which offers free admission for all Connecticut residents 18 and under, along with one accompanying resident adult in each group, from July 1 to Sept. 5 (Labor Day). If You’re Going … Through the “CT Summer at the Museum” offer, any number of resident children ages 3-18, plus one accompanying resident adult in each group, can all enter The Maritime Aquarium for free.
Deirdre McGovern is a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker who has called Darien home for more than 25 years. She has been involved in many local organizations. She can be reached at 203-554-0897 or deirdre.mcgovern@cbrealty.com.
The Darien Chamber of Commerce will hold its Sidewalk Sales on Thursday through Saturday, July 14 to 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The annual event will take place rain or shine. — an announcement from the Darien Chamber of Commerce
New this year, the Chamber is setting up an area for teenagers to sell their homemade goods and products. The youth entrepreneurial tent will be located in between Caffè Nero & Bankwell. The teenagers will participate Saturday only, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“We are excited for the kids to interact with the community and experience selling and shopping locally, said Kesti Aysseh, executive director of the Darien Chamber. Shoppers of all ages will find bargains under the tents and inside shops along the Post Road.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from June 16 to 23, 2022:
THIS WEEK’S DARIEN HIGHLIGHTS
10 New-To-Market Listings6 Price Reductions5 Accepted Offers5 Closed Sales16 Open Houses
THIS WEEK’S ROWAYTON HIGHLIGHTS
1 New-To-Market Listing3 Price Reductions2 Accepted Offers1 Closed Sale3 Open Houses
New Listings
18 Patton Drive, Darien| $1,075,0002 Laforge Road, Darien | $1,190,00012 Miles Road, Darien | $1,495,000121 West Ave., Darien | $1,775,00023 Georgian Lane, Darien | $2,200,00027 Shields Road, Darien | $2,295,0008 Beach Drive, Darien | $2,775,00051 Cedar Gate Road, Darien| 2,825,000152 Goodwives River Road, Darien | $2,950,00012 Top O Hill Road, Darien| $3,995,0002 Nylked Terrace, Rowayton | $1,800,000
Price Changes
167 Hollow Tree Ridge Road, Darien | $699,500 / $649,5007 Richmond Drive, Darien | $1,880,000 / $1,499,00076 Stony Brook Road, Darien | $1,745,000 /$1,699,00039 Fitch Ave., Darien | $1,875,000 / $1,775,00093 Raymond St., Darien | $1,875,000 / $1,799,0002 Gardiner St., Darien | $2,995,000 / $2,850,00026 Old Trolley Way, Rowayton | $815,000 / $780,0008 Harstrom Place, Rowayton | $1,150,000 / $995,0006 Logan Place, Rowayton | $3,495,000 / $2,995,000
Accepted Offers
35 Wakemore St., Darien | $850,00027 Brookside Drive, Darien | $895,000336 West Ave., Darien | $989,00014 Spring Grove St., Darien | $999.50023 Greenleaf Ave., Darien | $2,095,00071 Roton Ave., Rowayton | $2,750,0001 Nylked Terrace, Rowayton | $6,750,000
Title Passed / Sold
4 Moore St., Darien | $949,900 / $940,001328 Hoyt St., Darien | $899,000 / $950,00076 Middlesex Road, Darien | $1,350,000 / $1,565,00021 Heather Lane, Darien | $1,999,900 / $2,225,00011 Winding Lane, Darien | $2,500,000 / $3,400,000172 Highland Ave., Rowayton | $995,000 / $1,015,000
Open Houses
80 Talmadge Hill Road, Darien | Saturday | 12 noon to 2 p.m.93 Raymond St, Darien | Saturday & Sunday | 1 to 3 p.m.26-D Fairfield Ave., Darien | Sunday | 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.32 Barringer Road, Darien | Sunday | 1 to 3 p.m.2 Gardiner St., Darien | Sunday | 12 noon to 2 p.m.25 Tulip Tree Lane, Darien | Sunday | 1 to 3 p.m.152 Goodwives River Road, Darien | Sunday | 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.18 Patton Drive, Darien | Saturday | 1 to 3 p.m.2 Laforge Road [PICTURED], Darien | Saturday, 12 noon to 2 p.m. & Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.51 Cedar Gate Road, Darien | Saturday & Sunday | 1 to 3 p.m.152 Goodwives River Road, Darien| Saturday | 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.115 Christie Hill Road, Darien | Sunday | 12 noon to 2 p.m.12 Catherine St., Darien | Sunday | 12 noon to 2 p.m.242 Rowayton Ave., Rowayton | Sunday | 12 noon to 2 p.m.9 Nearwater Road, Rowayton | Sunday | 12 noonn to 2 p.m.2 Nylked Terrace, Rowayton | Thursday | 1 to 3 p.m.
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Deirdre McGovern is a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker who has called Darien home for more than 25 years. She has been involved in many local organizations. She can be reached at 203-554-0897 or deirdre.mcgovern@cbrealty.com. More information here.
Karen Kreitzberger Polett has been installed as regent of Darien’s Good Wife’s River Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution by Connecticut DAR State Regent Christy Hendrie at a recent ceremony and high tea held at the Country Club of Darien. — an announcement from the Good Wife’s River Chapter of the DAR
Polett has previously served as regent, registrar, treasurer and is also an honorary regent. Elected officers who will all serve for three-year terms include: left to right Historian, Vigee Droesch; Recording Secretary, Rebecca Siciliano; Treasurer, Virginia Otis; Chaplain, Carol Wilder-Tamme; Regent, Karen K. Polett with former Regent, Nicole Gorman. Not pictured is Vice Regent, Tracy Root. Appointed Chapter Chairmen are: Christine Pasiakos, Mary Beth Savage, Robin Salmans, Diane Drugge, Virginia Otis, Sandra MacPherson, Meredith Carper and Nicole Gorman.
Members of the Representative Town Meeting District II and District IV will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 23 in Town Hall Auditorium to learn more about and discuss the proposed Great Island purchase. First Selectman Monica McNally and Board of Finance Chair James Palen, as well as members of the Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance will be on hand to provide information and answer questions. Great Island is in RTM District II and borders neighborhoods in District IV. The meeting will be of particular interest to RTM representatives and residents of these two Districts but is open to the community. Clara Sartori
John E. Grandbois died on June 12 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, following a valiant struggle with primary progressive aphasia. He was 81. He was born on July 11, 1941 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to parents Virginia and Morlan Grandbois. The family moved to New Canaan, where John attended St. Luke’s School and graduated in 1958.
