09/02/12 The Raw Darien News Feed

This Just In To The Darien Roundup Newsroom....

• Darien forecast: Holiday weekend starts with nicest day _{2012-09-01, 10:08 pm}
  Skies will be mostly sunny, with a high temperature in the mid-80s and a north wind around 9 mph becoming east in the morning.
• Board of Education discusses shuffle, tentative move date available _{2012-09-01, 10:08 pm}
  The Board of Education has announced a tentative move date for the Darien shuffle to begin, as well as when bidding would begin for HazMat and general contractors.
• Judge: Towns responsible in fatal 2008 police raid _{2012-09-01, 09:11 pm}
  Taxpayers in Easton, Monroe, Trumbull, Darien and Wilton may be asked to open their purses at little wider next year after a federal judge last week ruled their towns are still responsible for the alleged wrongdoing of a 2008 police raid that killed an unarmed Norwalk man in Easton.
• Sitting on the sidelines? Redshirting in Fairfield County _{2012-09-01, 07:59 pm}
  ... old at the beginning of September, according to an analysis of student data for the previous five school years; in Darien, one in nine kindergartners were 4 years old. While the differences are significant, they are not surprising. Keeping younger ...
• Man Dies, Guilford Couple Burned In Cape Cod Plane Crash _{2012-09-01, 06:36 pm}
  One person died and a couple from Guilford learning how to fly were badly burned Saturday morning when their small plane veered off the runway and into the woods near the Falmouth airport on Cape Cod.
• Malloy featured speaker at Darien LWV luncheon _{2012-09-01, 01:36 pm}
  Gov. Dannel Malloy will be the guest speaker at the Darien League of Women Voters luncheon on Sept.
• Darien forecast: Holiday weekend starts with nicest day _{2012-09-01, 09:02 am}
  Skies will be mostly sunny, with a high temperature in the mid-80s and a north wind around 9 mph becoming east in the morning.
• What's Open, Closed Labor Day Weekend _{2012-09-01, 06:25 am}
  ... Day. Here's the list of what is open and closed on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3: OPEN Banks: TDBank on U.S. Route 1 in Darien is open, as are all TDBanks . Restaurants, generally, unless they're normally closed on Mondays Grocery stores Other ...
• Cops Arrest Man Asleep at the Wheel, Child in Tow _{2012-09-01, 05:53 am}
  A 39-year-old man was found by a passing police officer at 1:53 a.m. on Sunday, asleep behind the wheel while stopped at a traffic light on Route 1 in Darien, police said.
• Find A Job In And Around Darien _{2012-09-01, 02:43 am}
  Among the events in Darien this weekend are the final installment in the Darien Summer Nights series and a car wash for Blue Wave hockey.
• Three nonprofits to benefit from Darien Road Race _{2012-08-31, 03:00 am}
  The Community Fund of Darien, the Bennett Cancer Center at Stamford Hospital and the Whittingham Cancer Center at Norwalk Hospital are the beneficiaries of the proceeds from the Darien Road Race, which will take place at Pear Tree Point Beach on Sunday, Sept.
• Jean Pierson, 93, Of Darien _{2012-08-30, 09:10 pm}
  Jean "Babby" Stringer Pierson of Darien and Delray Beach, Fla., died Aug. 22 at Meadow Ridge Health Center in Redding.
• Doug Delivers: New Staples field hockey coach inherits lofty expectations _{2012-08-31, 09:25 pm}
  ... am that at season's end in 2011 was the class of the conference. The Wreckers shockingly unseated three-time champion Darien and knocked off Wilton en route to the program's conference title since 1994.
• What's Closed For Labor Day In Darien _{2012-08-31, 05:30 pm}
  Labor Day weekend is upon us, and Darien's government buildings will be closed Monday in observance of the holiday.
• Sharks Prompt Beach Closings on The Cape _{2012-08-31, 04:32 pm}
  Shark activity near Cape Cod's eastern shore has prompted town officials in Chatham and Orleans to close some beaches.
• Darien forecast: Temps high, air-quality low _{2012-08-31, 02:56 pm}
  Hot, fairly humid weather in the offing today for southwestern Connecticut has triggered an air-quality alert for the region.
• Peter Max returns to Darien _{2012-08-31, 02:55 pm}
  The work of the well-known artist will be on exhibition and available for acquisition at the Geary Gallery from Wednesday, Sept.
• What's Happening In Darien This Weekend _{2012-08-31, 08:00 am}
  Among the events in Darien this weekend are the final installment in the Darien Summer Nights series and a car wash for Blue Wave hockey.
• Peter Max at Geary Gallery _{2012-08-30, 03:00 am}
  "Liberty Head" by legendary pop artist Peter Max will be on view in an exhibition of the artist's work at the Geary Gallery in Darien Thursday, Sept.
• Homes on Video: McCrea Lane, Barringer Road _{2012-08-31, 06:17 am}
  These videos of Darien and Rowayton homes for sale were recently uploaded to YouTube.