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Julie Droller Appointed Principal of Hindley School After Nearly a School Year as Interim Principal

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Julie Droller, named interim principal of Hindley School last August, now has been appointed principal by the Darien Board of Education. Last August, Droller was hired to fill the position after former Principal DJ Collela was put on leave. Collela would be on leave for “the beginning of the 2018-19 school year,” Interim Superintendent Elliott Landon said in a Aug. 17 letter to parents of Hindley students. On Tuesday morning, Landon announced the appointment, made Monday night at a special Board of Education meeting.

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Latest Health Inspection Ratings for Darien Restaurants

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Here are the seven most recent inspection reports for town food-serving establishments, as released by Darien Health Department. Five establishments received an “A” rating, the best in the town’s A-B-C ratings system, and two others received a “B.” The inspections took place on Oct. 19 and 22. Here’s an alphabetical list of the most recently released health inspection results (an explanation for each part of the list, including links, is just below the list).

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How Darien Schools and Restaurants Fared in the Latest Town Health Inspections

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Here’s how almost all Darien schools fared in Darien Health Department’s recent inspections, along with two food-serving establishments in town. The eight inspections occurred from  Oct. 3 to 10. Here’s an alphabetical list of the most recently released health inspection results (an explanation for each part of the list, including links, is just below the list). Keep in mind that a food-serving establishment with a history of good ratings may occasionally get a poor inspection rating, occasionally the best do, and every restaurant normally gets a few things wrong (an explanation of how this list is put together is immediately below it):
SCHOOLS — NEW INSPECTIONS

Editor’s note: The only school without a new inspection report made public this fall is Middlesex Middle School.

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Hindley Principal DJ Collela Goes On Leave — No Reason Given to Parents

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DJ Collela, the Hindley School principal since 2016, is on leave for “the beginning of the 2018-19 school year,” Interim Superintendent Elliott Landon said in a letter dated Aug. 17 to parents at the school. Julie Droller has been named interim principal. “It is with sadness that I must report to you that your Principal, DJ Colella, will be on leave at the beginning of the 2018-19 school year,” Landon said in the letter. “I am pleased, however, to be able to share with you that I have appointed Julie Droller as the interim principal for Hindley while Mr. Colella is on leave.”