Darien/Norwalk YWCA To Host Children's Painting Workshop

The class from Aug. 12 to 16 is for kids ages 4 to 10. It will be held in the first-floor art studio at the YWCA at 49 Old Kings Highway N., Darien.



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What To Do Around Darien This Weekend

DARIEN, Conn. Here's a look at some events happening around Darien this weekend.



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Fairfield County's Shellfish Recall Shows Signs Of Larger Issue

Commercial and recreational shellfishing boats have been closed out of some areas near Westport, Norwalk and Darien for the past week due to concerns about a harmful bacteria.



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What To Do Around Greenwich This Weekend

... food, snacks and treats. Free. St. Roch Church , 10 St. Roch Ave., Greenwich. Flags Across America: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Darien native and artist Robert Carley made it his quest to capture the American spirit by taking photographs of Old Glory in many ...



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Study Skills Workshop Offered In Darien For Middle School Students

DARIEN, Conn. Mathnasium and Successful Study Skills 4 Students are offering a study skills workshop for middle school students in Darien.



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Kit Savage's Aug. 8 Statement to Board of Education

... The Board of Education is well versed in the qualities necessary for a candidate to hold an Administrative job in the Darien Public Schools including this new Interim Director position. I know this because, with the exception of having extensive ...



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Cindy Brown's Letter, Read Aug. 8 to the Board of Education

Cindy Brown read this letter she had earlier sent to state Department of Education official Michael Tavernier about her experience with Darien Public Schools special education staff.



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Daryl Halls takes on reno project in Sherman

... important homes and whenever we hear that about a celebrity, we track them down," said Finch, who used to live in Darien. She added this show and others like it on the DIY Network are a great way to give people a unique look at celebrities. "I don't ...



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Global Partners LP Management Discusses Q2 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

... including co-branding arrangements. Activity in the quarter included the opening of new-to-industry locations in Darien, Connecticut and Billerica, Mas [ph] as well as the completion of raise and rebuild projects in South Kingston, Rhode Island and ...



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Why all the train crashes?

... But we must have the will and find the ways (money!) to make it even safer. Jim Cameron has been a commuter from Darien for 19 years. He is a member of the new CT Rail Commuter Council and the Darien RTM. You may reach him at Cameron06820@gmail.com ...



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Allen chosen to sing at folk festival

Darien native Doug Allen is performing at this year's Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in the Emerging Artist Showcase.



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The Running Doctor: Strategies for Little Leaguers

... a member of the Medical Advisory Committee of the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Marathon Trials. Dr. Weiss has a practice in Darien: The Foot & Ankle Institute of Darien and is a veteran of 35 Marathons. For more information, visit www.therunningdoctor.net. ...



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Darien's Noonan takes 10th place in 2-mile race at National Meet in North Carolina

At the end of June, Darien's Armstrong Noonan competed in the New Balance Outdoor National Championship in Greensboro, N.C. Armstrong competed in the freshman 2-mile and 1-mile races.



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Town receives $400,000 STEAP grant for Goodwives River watershed

Darien received a $400,000 grant to build an aquatic habitat and remove sediment within the Goodwives River watershed from Upper Pond, which empties into Gorham's Pond, above, eventually leading into the Long Island Sound.



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Police: Traffic Dispute Becomes Too Raucous

When two bicycle riders objected to the way a Darien man drove in front of them into a driveway, the driver got out and confronted them, which led to charges against him, police said.



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Public Hearing on a Special Ed Director, Kettleball, Movies

Here's what's going on and what to know about Darien today: The Darien Board of Education will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, on what qualities the public wants to see in an independent special education overseer for the upcoming school year.



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Stamford Democrats Set For Mayoral Primary

... afternoon. "We're on," Tong, who represents the state Assembly's 147th district which covers portions of Stamford and Darien, said. He added that no one has been nominated yet and the people want to have a choice, "Nobody is entitled to be mayor." ...



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To the manor borne: A look at a grand Greenwich estate that is on the market

... have been a number of owners of 25 The Ridgeway over the years, among them the Daycroft School , founded in 1928 in Darien for the children of Christian Scientists. The school moved to Greenwich in 1971, and the headmaster lived in the house and ...



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Darien Resident Steven Grune Named Publisher of Allrecipes Magazine

... a graduate of Denison University and holds an MBA from Rollins College and is IAB certified. He currently resides in Darien, Connecticut. He will be based in Meredith's New York offices at 805 Third Avenue. Meredith Corporation is the leading media ...



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Trio of Darien divers set new records while competing in Fairfield County Swimming League

... County Swimming League , which saw several of its divers post new records. A quartet of FCSL athletes -- three from Darien -- set a new golden standard for the league in their age range: Darien's Jake Bowtell (407.95 on the U17 boys 1-meter), ...



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Stamford Police Announce 4 Promotions

... Crime and the State Narcotics Task Force. Scanlon, a Fairfield University grad, was previously a patrolman in Darien before joining the Stamford police Department in 1996. He's worked in Patrol, Narcotics & Organized Crime, Dispatch, the front desk ...



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Guide to Open Houses in Darien

Few things in life offer more excitement wrapped in fear than hunting for a new house. To help, we'll use this space to bring you the most updated list of open houses nearby. And don't forget to look for



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ReadMore

Darien, Connecticut, US The plight of captive whales and other marine animals is gathering increasingly critical attention in the media; and this week the even the U.S. government got in on the whale-protection act, denying the Georgia Aquarium's permit to import 18 beluga whales captured in the Sea of Okhotsk, off eastern Russia, for public ... (more)



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Break-in of Porsche related to country club burglaries

... string of break-ins at various country clubs. The woman told police that her car was parked in the Country Club of Darien lot from 9:07 to 10:40 a.m. It was unclear if the car was unlocked, but there were no signs of forced entry. Taken were a white ...



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Party with underaged drinkers broken up

Two men were arrested and another was issued an infraction on July 30 after a party involving underaged drinkers at 5 Haskell Lane in Darien was broken up by the police.



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Norwalk, Westport, Darien shellfish bed closures

All recreational shellfishing areas in Norwalk, Westport, and Darien and multiple commercial shellfish beds in Norwalk and Westport are closed until further notice, said the Norwalk Health Department on Monday.



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Darien forecast: A stretch of showers likely

The nice weather of the last several days is expected to be washed away by overnight rain, as unsettled weather settles over southwestern Connecticut through Saturday.



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Darien To Hold Public Hearing On Changes To Special Ed

DARIEN, Conn. Darien's Board of Education will hold a public hearing Thursday to discuss the complaints about district's special education program filed earlier this year.



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Darien youth players enjoy hockey camp with New York Islander star Moulson

Christian Nawrocki, 10, of Darien, runs a drill during hockey camp coached by NHL Hockey player Matt Moulson of the NY Islanders at the Stamford Twin Rinks in Stamford on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013.



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Opus Trades in Flatbeds for Food Trucks with BigGER Rig Gig on 9/21

Brand New Fall Fundraiser Scheduled for September 21st at the Ox Ridge Hunt Club Opus for Person-to-Person, a charitable organization of close to 200 women in Darien and its surrounding towns, today unveiled a fresh new event to serve as its 2013 fall fundraiser.



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