Gavin Spraker, 3, and his sister, Olivia , 10 months, of Darien, hitch a ride in a cart along with the pumpkins at Silverman’s Farm on Sport Hill Road in Easton. They were at the farm on the first day of fall, Sept. 21, with their mom, Erica Spraker, under a cloudless cerulean sky. (Nancy Doniger photo)
Here’s a look at what’s in this week’s Darien Times — the only newspaper and news Web site based in Darien — on newsstands now and in your mailbox by this afternoon.
News
• RTM kills ordinance to ban town’s use of plastic bags
• CAPT scores low, CMT at goal in Darien school test scores
• New town committee looks to improve recycling
• Experts weigh in on town’s recent multiple-BMW theft
• Kensett at Hoyt and Wakemore opens
• Pregnant woman in head-on crash
• Police advise caution with new stop signs
• SWRPA to meet with town’s P&Z Commission next week
• Darien GOP seeks candidate for Registrar of Voters
• Guidelines developed for restaurant food safety during outages
• Dump your unwanted prescription drugs safely on Saturday
Opinion
• Editorial: Democracy at work during RTM meeting on plastic bags
• Letters: RTM didn’t make the ‘right choice’ on plastic bags, upport of Hagerty-Ross, Schneider-Zuro, Katie Stein for Board of Ed, support for Terrie Wood for state rep., Darien Road Race a success, RTC had a successful fundraiser; Is a bad system getting worse with the town’s emergency services?
• Cameron: Good news from Metro-North
• Natale: A beach clean-up and unexpected bananas
• Ask Philip: The fine art of training your mom
Obituaries
• Doris Moon Schreiner, photographer, artist, missionary to lepers in Thailand
• Frederic R. Lexow II, former Darienite, long-time volunteer with Noroton Fire Department
• Alex Alvarez, former Wee Burn Country Club employee
• Ida Bruno Rick, worked for H.R.T. television
• Josphine Mary Marinella Rogers, life-long Darien resident
• Gerald Angier Vernon, former television executive, long-time Darien resident
Sports
• Girls cross country beats Witlon for the first time in 24 years
• Mustangs busted, Wave improves to 2-0
• Early seasons ups and downs in girls’ soccer don’t pierce optimistic tone
Happenings
• Big Rig Gig rolls into town
• Art show closing reception Friday at Darien Historical Society
• Darien Nature Center fall program sign-up underway
• DCA French lit workshops take on the plague
• One-act plays next month at the library
• Darien Nature Center offers parents’ night out
• Sign up for Feed My Starving Children at darientimes.com
• Library screens French film “Romantics Anonymous”
• Darien Republican Town Committee hosts first debate event at The Goose next week
Schools
• School spirit week at Darien High School
• Teen Times columnist offers teenager viewpoint on losing power
Arts & Leisure
• The Takacs Quartet will open Wilton¹s Candlelight Concerts series on Sunday.
• The Reel Dad has news of new movies from the New York Film Festival, which opens with public screenings this weekend.
• Another opening: The Acoustic Celebration season starts in Ridgefield on Sunday with a visit from The Barn Birds.
• The New Canaan Nature Center¹s Harvest Fesitval offers brews and bites in two sessions on Saturday.
• Dogs will be walking on Main Street in Ridgefield on Sunday in support of ROAR (Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue)
• The Lewisboro Library Fair will be Saturday at Onatru Farm on Elmwood Road in South Salem, N.Y.
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