10/18/08 The Raw Darien Weekend News Feed

'Mame' gets spirited new workup

... giant Tamara de Lempicka paintings of women dominating the stage. But I can't quite figure out why the posh Wasps of Darien, Conn., live like the Beverly Hillbillies. It's that kind of show. NOTE: Another Chicago "diva," Kat' Taylor, will assume the ...

Wave swamps Wilton

... Brian Kosnik. The big statistic -- and the one that made all of those previous stats possible -- which led to Darien High School's 41-14 pasting of the Wilton Warriors on Friday night was this: The Blue Wave was 8-for-9 on third-down ...

Tough economy: Shoppers stretch dollars to feed families

... 'content guy' for morningnewsbeat.com, a daily news and information service about food and retail. Coupe is based in Darien, Conn. Denial about the state of the economy may prompt some people to not change their buying habits. Others might be ...

News Briefs

... Family Fun Day DARIEN The Junior League of Stamford-Norwalk, Inc. will host a free Halloween-themed Family Fun Day that is open to the public Oct. 26 ...

Wilton girls cruise to FCIAC title

... time in the history of this event, runners from the same school won both the boys and girls races. Artem Skobrev, a Darien senior, remained undefeated in conference action this season by taking first in the boys race in 16:02. Teammate and ...

Simsbury Middle School Earns 'Blue Ribbon' Designation

... School, repeating an honor it won in 2003. High Horizons Magnet School in Bridgeport, Middlesex Middle School in Darien and St. Mary School in Bethel also received the federal distinction this year and will be among 320 public and private schools ...

Staples Places Third in Cross Country FCIACs

... at Waveny Park in New Canaan. Danbury won their fourth straight league title and their 15th in the last 18 years. Darien was second. Sam Welller, Jack Roche, and Matt Marriott set the pace for the Wreckers. Pictured are (l-r,:top row): Matt ...

So Far, Cards on the Money

... Cardinals were merely on a gradual climb up the state volleyball mountain. Looming from its perch at the pinnacle was Darien. The Blue Wave, as it did with every other opponent for seven seasons, smacked the Cardinals down the mountainside in Game ...

Success Measured Differently Now

... it might be a better word here. The Cardinals not only lost Friday night at Ridgefield, but also in Week 2 to Darien. That makes two losses (against three wins) this season. The last time GHS had this many losses at the halfway point in a season was ...

More green for Fairfield

... of Environmental Protection have initiated a "Greening of the Post Road" project along the Route-1 corridor, between Darien and New Haven, "to show that trees have value in improving the local environment, while also showing that they work to make a ...

Rams Blank Norwalk

... all of which came on the Bears' final possession. New Canaan (5-0), the second-ranked team in Connecticut behind Darien, looked crisp on offense and has now outscored its opponents by a staggering 168-32 margin through five games. Rams senior ...

Boys soccer: Warriors in playoff hunt

... but then it gets interesting. Fairfield-Warde is sixth with 22 points, and there are three teams (Westhill, Central, Darien) tied with 19 points, one team (Danbury) at 17 points, and three more teams (Wilton, St. Joseph, McMahon) tied at 16 points. ...

Town Debates 'Unleashing' New Laws

... in her presentation at the Sept. 29 Board of Selectmen meeting that "dogs are not allowed in beaches or parks in Darien." She said that the RTM is working on writing a new ordinance about dogs. According to Connecticut state law, all dogs must be ...

Ed. Board OKs Trial for Portable Stadium Lights

A proposal for temporary lights at Darien High School's football stadium passed unanimously at Tuesday's Board of Education meeting.

Local DAR chapters to meet

Daughters of the American Revolution chapters from New Canaan, Darien, Wilton, Weston and Norwalk will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, October 16, at St.

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