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Fun For Little Ones This Saturday
The Community Arts Festival is a fun, low-key activity for young people (pre-k to early elementary) to enjoy. Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 12:15pm – Town Hall Auditorium – Danny Magic ($4 per person) 1:00pm to 3:00pm – FREE – Town Hall Gymnasium – hands-on arts & crafts project to attendants. – professional face painters; caricaturists; [...]
Family Fire Safety & FUNdraiser This Saturday
Join CT-Moms This Saturday, February 25th, 10am-11am for some fire truck fun! The kids will get a kick out of a variety of fun, safety-related activities (‘duck walking,’ anyone?), demonstrations, and – of course – a tour of the fire station and PLENTY of sitting in the truck! At the same time, parents can benefit [...]
Darien and Area PreSchool Survey
Attn: Darien parents of preschoolers in the past 5 years, please answer these brief questions about local preschools: totally anonymous, and get a DAR sticker for participating! Interested in being notified when I share the results? Make sure you’re a Fan on Facebook or Follow Me on Twitter for a notification!
The Local Scoop (in 140 Characters or Less)
Heard all the hype about “twitter” and “tweeting” but don’t have the time to learn how to do it yourself? No problem: we’ll keep you connected to the local twittersphere, at-a-glance, right here! Bookmark our Tweets Around Town page to view the latest from Darien area friends, businesses and newspapers: in easily digestible, often hilarious [...]
Under Construction
In preparation for an exciting new launch in the new year, changes are being made to the site so it might not LOOK perfect, but the content you’re looking for is still here! Thanks for bearing with me …
Candles for Hope 2011
((This is a re-post from last year, but the message is still the same: the deadline for purchasing your luminary kits is TODAY … check your mailbox for the order form or call The Center For Hope at 203-655-4693 to make arrangements. Don’t be a dark house this holiday season!! )) Those of you who [...]
Darien Storm Tweets
Twitter is a fantastic way to find out, instantly, whatever there is to know about what’s going on in town, thanks to the contribution of both local news sources and Darien residents who tweet — especially during a local emergency — so I wanted to make this real-time information easily accessible to everyone, especially those [...]
Darien Emergency Plans & Information
UPDATED 8/26/11: State of CT has created a website specifically for information regarding HURRICANE IRENE. Click here. OFFICIAL UPDATES & INFO For up-to-the-minute updates on storms and other emergency info: Darien Times, Darien Patch, NewsChannel 12 CODE RED/ REVERSE 9-1-1 — are you signed up? The Town of Darien has implemented a system called [...]
Darien and Area Fireworks Scoop 2011
Fireworks are BACK in Darien this year, July 3rd, 2011 — at the Darien High School! For the scoop on parking, rules & regulations, check out the Darien Chamber website here. For a second serving of fireworks fun, don’t miss New Canaan’s Waveny Park on July 4th, 9pm: rain date is July 5th. A July [...]
July 4th Annual Push-n-Pull Parade
REVISED FOR 2011 Start stocking up on red, white and blue streamers and decorations so you’re ready to wrap your bikes and Radio Flyer wagons and join more than 2,000 of your closest friends this Monday, July 4th in the YWCA of Darien-Norwalk 6th Annual Push-n-Pull Parade! It’s a party from the beginning of the [...]
Ask Alison!
Hi, I’m Alison Meloy and I’ve been a Darien ‘Insider’ for more than 30 years. While raising my children in town, I participated in countless school and charity fundraisers and was one of the founding members of Darien’s teen center, The Depot. Through years of carpools, dance recitals and varsity sports, summers at Weed Beach [...]
Services for Darien Residents Aged 60+
Darien residents who are aged 60 or older should write down, circle, underline and post this phone number on their refrigerator door: 203-585-4094. You can call this number any time to access a variety of free services to help you navigate living independently in town, thanks to the newly combined not-for-profit entities now called “Aging [...]
Model Boat Regatta at Tilley Pond (how fun?!)
The Darien Youth Commission is responsible for a countless number of fun, family events in Darien throughout the year, my two favorite being the sunset picnics / beach concerts in June and this one: the model sailboat regatta, coming up this Saturday, April 30, at Tilley Pond. So here’s the scoop: you and your kids [...]