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Twenty-one Connecticut bookstores are inviting you to the latest “passport challenge,” where book lovers get their special “passport” stamped at a slew of participating bookstores in the state — all in one weekend (with an exception — see below).
They then become eligible for various prizes in one of several lotteries. This year’s Connecticut Book Trail Passport Challenge starts this Saturday, April 27.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien, Rowayton and Wilson Point real estate from May 18 to 25, 2023:
Darien High School’s 2021 graduation ceremony combined congratulations on getting through high school during the COVID-19 pandemic with the regular high school graduation themes — life advice, thankful appreciation and assurance that the graduates have what it takes to succeed in the future.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from June 10 to 17, 2021:
Conventional obituaries are simply too impersonal for Glenn Hoffman’s memory. He didn’t live in B&W column-inches, but in 3-D TECHNICOLOR. So that is how he will be celebrated.
Issues confronting kids in the Digital Age, including cyberbullying, suicidal ideation and online predators, are the subject of a documentary, “Childhood 2.0,” followed by a question-and-answer session this Tuesday, April 22 at Darien Library.
The event is jointly sponsored by the library, OK To Delay Darien, Darien Depot and Thriving Youth Darien this Tuesday evening, April 22.
Stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic the other day on I-95 I grumbled to myself “Where is all this traffic coming from?” And then I remembered: If you’re stuck in traffic, you are the traffic! Guilty.
But what’s being done to reduce all that traffic?
Police received two reports on Thursday morning, April 11, both involving tampered locks at residential properties in town.
The Monuments and Ceremonies Commission again will be hosting Darien’s traditional Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27.
Someone smashed the rear right window of a car parked at Highlands Farm Park at 560 Middlesex Road on April 9 and a bag was stolen from inside, Darien police said.
Darien Library, along with Barrett Bookstore, welcome back Anna Gass to discuss her new cookbook, Italian Snacking: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Every Hour of the Day. Anna will be in conversation with cookbook author Kat Ashmore.
Do you have a lot of “stuff”? Maybe too much “stuff”?
Darien Library welcomes interior designer, stylist and professional organizer, Melora Johnson, of Sustainably Styled by Melora who will discuss how much of a negative impact having too much stuff can have on our lives in ways we may not have imagined.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien real estate from April 11 to 18, 2024 (Rowayton real estate information was not available for this week’s report):
Award-winning garden designer Rachel “Bunny” Melon, the weekly plant clinic, the value of trees, creating native plant gardens. Gardeners and gardeners to be may get some inspiration and advice at these upcoming gardening-related events at Darien Library.
Michael J.P. Malone III, beloved husband, brother, father and grandfather, passed away suddenly on April 11, following a day at The Masters, watching an event he cherished. He was 73.
Kalel Attonito, a Hindley School fifth grade student, won First Place in the local essay contest sponsored by Darien’s Good Wife’s River Chapter, Inc. Daughters of the American Revolution.But that was only the beginning.
State Rep. Tracy Marra announced Thursday that she is running for re-election to the state House of Representatives.
A 47-year-old Brooklyn, New York man was trying to open a bank account claiming to be another person and provided bank employees with identification documents with that person’s name on them — a person who already had an account at the bank, Darien police said.
Herbert Vernal Jr., a resident of Darien, passed away at Stamford Hospital on Sunday, April 14, 2024. He was 98 years old.
A male thief recently entered the meat section of Stop & Shop in the Goodwives Shopping Center, put items in a bag and left without paying, a store detective told Darien police.
From an inspiring documentary screening, to spring-themed crafts for teens, to author visits and more, Darien Library wants to help you celebrate our green Earth.
A 42-year-old Darien woman was “stumbling” into her vehicle and had trouble opening the front door in a parking lot on Heights Road, Darien police say they were told late Saturday night.
Police responded to the report of a possibly intoxicated driver, and when she drove to Hecker Avenue, police stopped her car. She was charged with driving while under the influence.
A retail marijuana seller has just received approval by the Stamford Planning Board to open a store on Route 1 at the Stamford-Darien border, where the Boatyard BBQ & Grill is now located, First Selectman Jon Zagrodzky said in an announcement issued Wednesday.
The Stamford Zoning Board will schedule a date for a public hearing.
The Community Fund of Darien invites the community to celebrate 39 Darien residents who are being recognized Tuesday, April 30, for their outstanding volunteer efforts.
Warren Francis Mathews, 84, passed away surrounded by his loving family on April 8, 2024, in Tampa, Florida.
In an upcoming Shart Tank-style event at Fairfield University, $30,000 will be awarded in seed grants to some of five competing teams to help them expand their startups.
This year’s annual Fairfield StartUp Showcase, on Thursday, April 25, at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on the Fairfield University campus. The event is free and open to the public.
If you like Trivia and can form a team of at least two family members, friends or anyone good at trivia games, you’re invited to “Trivia for a Cause” night at The Goose restaurant on Tuesday, April 30.
Lots of transportation related stories to catch up with, so here goes: