thumbnail Maurycy Gottlieb painting

Darien Schools Close Wednesday for Yom Kippur: Darien Y Has a Vacation Camp

Download PDF

Darien Public Schools, Darien Nature Center, Pear Tree Point School and Holly Pond School will be closed Wednesday, Sept. 23, for Yom Kippur, but Darien YMCA has a Vacation Camp day for kids up to 5th Grade (register now). Darien YMCA conducts a Vacation Camp on days that Darien schools are closed. Here’s more information about it from the Darien Y’s Facebook page:

“Looking for something to do on Wednesday’s school holiday? Bring your 3 year old through 5th Grader to the Y’s Vacation Camp!

Charles Alston Sketch Labor Day 1942

Labor Day Weekend: What’s Open, What’s Closed

Download PDF

Here’s what’s open and what’s closed around Darien on Labor Day weekend:

(If your business or organization is open or closed for different hours this weekend, please email Dave@Darienite.com and we may add that information to this list.)

FRIDAY

Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles — open half a day, from 7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Beware: Long lines have persisted since the DMV’s recent weeklong closure.)
AAA offices, which can process some state Department of Motor Vehicle forms, will be open normal business hours. For Metro-North scheduling, see this article. SATURDAY

Closed:

Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles — closed (and it’s normally closed on Mondays; reopens Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 7:45 a.m.)

Open: 

Darien Recycling and Refuse Center (the Town Dump): Open normal hours, 7 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. (closed on Monday). U.S. Post Offices
Norwalk Community College classes (but the college is entirely closed on Monday)
AAA offices, which can process some state Department of Motor Vehicle forms, will be open normal business hours.