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The Town of Darien vaccinated 110 people this week and has clinics scheduled next Tuesday and Wednesday. Vaccine is limited to those over 75 years old and is given by appointment only, which can be arranged/scheduled through the Darien Human Services Department at 203-656-7328.
News
Superintendent: COVID vaccine rollout ‘caused significant confusion’ for Darien...
Darien’s teachers were disappointed to learn they were not included in the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Connecticut.
  • Lamont appointed to national COVID task force

  • Lost for 42 days, dog reunited with owner

The Federal Courthouse in Bridgeport
News
Feds indict alleged Bridgeport gang members
Four Bridgeport men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on gang charges.
  • Man accused of assaulting woman while out on bond

  • One new flu hospitalization; two new positive tests

Ridgefield celebrates after beating Staples to win the FCIAC girls basketball championship on Feb. 27, 2020.
Sports
FCIAC approves plan for basketball
The plan splits the league’s 16 teams into two divisions, and also adds Bassick and Harding, two former FCIAC member schools, to the conference for this season.
Jeffrey Tambor offers virtual acting classes through the Ridgefield Playhouse.
Entertainment
Jeffrey Tambor offers acting classes at Ridgefield Playhouse
“Arrested Development” and “Transparent” actor Jeffrey Tambor shares his industry tricks in virtual acting classes offered through the Ridgefield Playhouse.
Preparing soups, sauces and stews is also an excellent way to incorporate nutritious ingredients such as garlic, onions, greens, grains and other bits of this and that from the refrigerator.
Arts & Leisure
Recipe: A slow cooked soup offers calm in chaotic time
Preparing soups, sauces and stews is also an excellent way to incorporate nutritious ingredients such as garlic, onions, greens, grains and leftovers from the refrigerator.
Darien's TikTok mom Shannon Doherty offers mom hacks to start off your new year right, like a self-serve refrigerator plan.
Opinion
Op/Ed: Darien’s TikTok mom offers short cuts for a better new year
Something about the New Year just makes me want to organize my entire house. Anyone else know the feeling? New year, New me? Happy 2021 Everyone! I am so excited to share all my new mom hacks and DIY ideas with you this year. One of the resolutions I made for our family this year is just to “Simplify,” go back to basics and try to make every day routines more efficient! One of our my all...
News
  • Nikki Yovino, of South Setauket, N.Y., was convicted of falsely claiming she was sexually assaulted by two Sacred Hearst University students.
    Judge: Release recordings in false rape case
    A Superior Court judge has ordered the release of witnesses statements in the case of a Long Island woman who falsely claimed she was raped.
    By Daniel Tepfer
  • Chief State's Attorney Richard Colangelo.
    Top prosecutor quarantining
    By Daniel Tepfer
    YWCA Darien/Norwalk Newcomers Club is partnering with Baywater Properties to host a winter wine tasting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21 on Zoom.
    YWCA Newcomers partners with Baywater for winetasting
    The Lions Club of Darien recently donated $5,000 to Corbin Cares' phase two efforts for the coronavirus pandemic, in partnership with The Darien Foundation. Past Lions Club of Darien president John Campbell, left, first Lions Club of Darien vice president Richard Dupuis, Lions Club of Darien President Peter Rogers, The Darien Foundation's executive director Sarah Woodberry, Corbin Cares architect David Genovese, and The Darien Foundation board chairman Ward Glassmeyer.
    Lions Club donates to Corbin Cares
    By Staff
    Investigators at 80 Mountain Spring Road in Farmington, Conn., again on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in connection with the Jennifer Dulos active.
    ‘Bone Finder’ flags disturbed areas at former Dulos property
    By Lisa Backus
Police News
  • Bridgeport murder suspect put on suicide watch
  • Source: Dulos home focus of search on verge of being sold
  • Bridgeport Police captains sue to block transfers
  • Ansonia police: Toddler found wandering in California not Vanessa Morales
  • Police: Parolee nabbed with loaded gun after high-speed chase
  • Retired Bridgeport police officer pleads not guilty to rape
  • Lamont warns of COVID vaccine scams
Most Popular
  1. Judge rules Bridgeport must release recordings in false rape case
  2. Bridgeport man accused of assaulting ex-girlfriend while out on bond
  3. '60 Minutes' Correspondent Scott Pelley Sells Connecticut Mansion at a Loss
  4. Superintendent: COVID vaccine rollout ‘caused significant confusion’ for Darien teachers
  5. ‘Symbol of hope’: From Wilton to Greenwich, dog lost for 42 days reunited with owner
  6. Op/Ed: Darien’s TikTok mom offers short cuts for a better new year
  7. Feds indict alleged Bridgeport gang members
Sports
  • Ridgefield celebrates after beating Staples to win the FCIAC girls basketball championship on Feb. 27, 2020.
    FCIAC approves plan for basketball
    The plan splits the league’s 16 teams into two divisions, and also adds Bassick and Harding, two former FCIAC member schools, to the conference for this season.
    By Dave Stewart
  • Connecticut girls ice hockey teams will be permitted to start holding practices as of Tuesday.
    H.S. girls hockey gets green light to start winter season
    By Dave Stewart
    CIAC executive director Glenn Lungarini
    CIAC winter plan: no state championships, Feb. 8 start
    By Michael Fornabaio
    Dr. Stephanie Arlis-Mayor is the chairperson of the Sports Medicine Committee of the Connecticut State Medical Society (CSMS) committee and head team physician for Yale University athletics.
    Are athletes ready to play? Experts weigh in
    By Joe Morelli and Dave Stewart
    COLUMBUS, OH - NOVEMBER 24: Andrew Stueber #71 of the Michigan Wolverines blocks against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on November 24, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Michigan 62-39. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
    Darien’s Stueber Walter Camp Connecticut Player of Year
Opinion
  • Op/Ed: Darien’s TikTok mom offers short cuts for a better new year
  • Letter: Darien Talks Housing to hold February event
  • Letter:Darien Human Services grateful to Ox Ridge fifth grade community
  • Letter: Retiring Wilton Bulletin editor thanks staff, community
  • Letter: Looking forward to reestablishing respectful, responsible...
Business
  • A People's United Bank sign displayed outside of the Stop & Shop in Milford on Friday.
    People’s Bank to phase out branches in Stop & Shop stores
    Some customers are not happy about the decision, saying that losing the convenience of banking at the supermarket could send them elsewhere.
    By Luther Turmelle
  • Van Hurd, a "Hell's Kitchen" alum who moved to Connecticut 12 years ago, is heading up Citizen Chicken and Donuts in West Hartford.
    Former ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ chef takes on fried chicken and doughnuts
    By Leeanne Griffin
    People line up to register for interviews for positions at Amazon's North Haven location at a job fait in New Haven in 2019.
    Analyst: CT ‘facing worst job declines since World War II’
    By Luther Turmelle
    'Unleashing your inner beast': Smash Avenue is Connecticut's first 'rage...
    By Lisa Backus
    U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, and Ricky Evans, the owner of  Ricky D's Rib Shack in New Haven, talk with reporters Wednesday about the federal Payroll Protection Program. Blumenthal visited Evans' restaurant in an effort to urge that the $130 billion that remains in the program be focused on small and minority owned businesses.
    More than 600 CT restaurants have closed during pandemic
    By Alexander Soule
Entertainment
  • A People's United Bank sign displayed outside of the Stop & Shop in Milford on Friday.
    People’s Bank to phase out branches in Stop & Shop stores
    Some customers are not happy about the decision, saying that losing the convenience of banking at the supermarket could send them elsewhere.
    By Luther Turmelle
  • Van Hurd, a "Hell's Kitchen" alum who moved to Connecticut 12 years ago, is heading up Citizen Chicken and Donuts in West Hartford.
    Former ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ chef takes on fried chicken and doughnuts
    By Leeanne Griffin
    People line up to register for interviews for positions at Amazon's North Haven location at a job fait in New Haven in 2019.
    Analyst: CT ‘facing worst job declines since World War II’
    By Luther Turmelle
    'Unleashing your inner beast': Smash Avenue is Connecticut's first 'rage...
    By Lisa Backus
    U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, and Ricky Evans, the owner of  Ricky D's Rib Shack in New Haven, talk with reporters Wednesday about the federal Payroll Protection Program. Blumenthal visited Evans' restaurant in an effort to urge that the $130 billion that remains in the program be focused on small and minority owned businesses.
    More than 600 CT restaurants have closed during pandemic
    By Alexander Soule
Real Estate
  • News Historic marker granted for 1750 Mill House in Wilton
    The Wilton Historical Society recently granted a new historic marker to a historic home at 96 Old Mill Road in the town. The Damato family, which lives at the house, moved to it at 96 Old Mill Road in January, 2020, and decided soon after doing so, to have the historic marker from the Historical Society for it. The home is a 1750 John Belden Mill House. Jonathan, Jessica, Ryland, Emeline, and a Lab dog, Molson, are the Damato family pictured.
  • News 10 real estate sales in Wilton: One over $10 million
    Wilton real estate ends December, and begins January with 10 sales.
  • Real Estate On the Market: Colonial gets a contemporary update
    Georgian colonial house with a contemporary interiors at 173 Quarter Horse Lane, Fairfield.
  • Real Estate On the Market: Weston home a perfect country retreat
    Front forecourt and gardens at 29 West Branch Road, Weston.
  • Real Estate On the Market: A home for the art and nature lover
    77 Morningside Drive South, Westport
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  • Sponsored Articles The Darien YMCA builds fitness, confidence and friendships
    Members often think they are heading to the Darien Y to build muscle, confidence and healthy habits, to "build healthy spirit, mind and body" according to the Y's mission statement, they are also building lasting friendships.
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    Fordham Prep, a top-rated Jesuit high school in the Bronx, is taking global education to a new level.
Arts and Leisure
  • Preparing soups, sauces and stews is also an excellent way to incorporate nutritious ingredients such as garlic, onions, greens, grains and other bits of this and that from the refrigerator.
    Recipe: A slow cooked soup offers calm in chaotic time
    Preparing soups, sauces and stews is also an excellent way to incorporate nutritious ingredients such as garlic, onions, greens, grains and leftovers from the refrigerator.
    By Robin Glowa
  • Check out the movies playing on your television Jan. 22-24.
    Movie Menu: Check out the films airing on cable this weekend
    By Mark Schumann
    "Surrender the Dead" by John Burley
    Review: Secrets haunt small town in ‘Surrender the Dead’
    By TinaMarie Craven
    French drama "Lupin" has one season available on Netflix.
    Review: ‘Lupin’ offers a dazzling puzzle
    By TinaMarie Craven
    Westport resident Fred Cantor published a memoir about his life as a Knicks fan titled, "Fred From Fresh Meadows: A Knicks Memoir."
    Westport resident publishes memoir about being a Knicks fan
    By Andrea Valluzzo
Politics
  • News ‘Hit the floor:’ Himes, DeLauro were in House chamber...
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Protesters gather inside the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
  • Politics Lamont quarantined as spokesman tests positive for COVID-19
    FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2020, file photo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont addresses the media in Westport, Conn. Despite Connecticut's increasing virus rates, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, Lamont continued to urge school districts to keep in-person learning at least for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. He said data show young children are not a major contributor to rising virus rates, and long-term isolation can harm students socially and emotionally.
  • Connecticut Election COVID-19 the focus of Zoom debate between Norwalk candidates
    Ellie Kousidis (left) and Bob Duff (right)
  • Coronavirus in Connecticut Democrats allow governor to retain emergency powers
    Gov. Ned Lamont
  • Coronavirus in Connecticut Democrats agree to meeting on Lamont’s emergency COVID...
    Gov. Ned Lamont
  • Coronavirus in Connecticut Dems: ‘There is a clear need’ for Lamont’s extended...
    Former House Minority Leader Themis Klarides
Shopping
  • Lodge Blacklock Triple Season Skillet Stargazer 10.5" Skillet
    I made my two favorite skillets fight to see who wins
    The Blacklock website promises “the ultimate in culinary excellence,” so I figured, what the hay, let’s see what happens if this thing boxes outside its weight class.
    By Joshua Sargent
  • Stamina X Water Rower, $599,99 at Dick's Sporting Goods and $579 at Amazon
    7 home rowers to give you super-ripped arms
    By Ana Suarez
    ASUS TUF H3 Gaming Headset ($35.49 at Amazon)
    My favorite budget gaming headset is just $35 today
    By Corey Foster
    Assorted 4-Pack Adult Face Masks,  $15 at Nordstrom
    Get a 4-pack of masks with neck ties for 40% off
    By Ana Suarez
    For more deals and coupons, visit the SFGate Coupon page!
    Deals round up Friday, Jan. 22
    By The Buy Area Staff
Nation & World News
  • Chicago teachers vote to teach from home, defying district
    Chicago Teachers Union members and hundreds of supporters march through the Loop, Wednesday, June 24, 2020. The Chicago Teachers Union said Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 that its members voted to defy an order to return to the classroom over concerns about COVID-19, setting up a showdown with district officials who have said such a move would amount to an illegal strike. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
  • Grizzly, 34, confirmed as Yellowstone region's known oldest
    This 2020 photo provided by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department shows the worn, mostly toothless jaw of Grizzly 168. The grizzly was the oldest documented in the Yellowstone region. Bear biologists euthanized the 34-year-old grizzly due to its poor health. (Zach Turnbull/Wyoming Game and Fish Department)
  • 2 injured after police car drives through crowd at race
    Tacoma Police and other law enforcement officers stand in an intersection near the site of a car crash Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in downtown Tacoma, Wash. At least one person was injured when a police car plowed through a crowd of people Saturday night who were watching a downtown street race, the Tacoma News-Tribune reported.
  • 2 in 5 Americans live where COVID-19 strains hospital ICUs
    FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo, two nurses put a ventilator on a patient in a COVID-19 unit at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. U.S. hospital intensive care units in many parts of the country are straining under record numbers of COVID-19 patients.
  • Ex-CIA engineer tells judge he's incarcerated like an animal
    In this Wednesday March 4, 2020 courtroom sketch Joshua Schulte, center, is seated at the defense table flanked by his attorneys during jury deliberations in New York. Joshua Schulte, a former CIA software engineer charged with leaking government secrets to WikiLeaks says it's cruel and unusual punishment that he's awaiting trial in solitary confinement, housed in a vermin-infested cell of a jail unit where inmates are treated like "caged animals." In court papers Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 Schulte maintained he is held in conditions "below that of impoverished persons living in third world countries." (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Dear Abby
  • Dear Abby: Son with new girlfriend grows more distant...
    A mother is sad that her youngest son and her don't have a close relationship.
  • Dear Abby: Busy mom fights to prevent frustrations from...
    A mother is dealing with anger management issues.
  • Dear Abby: Brother returns to hometown with lots of...
    Man arriving from business travel inside the front door of his home.
  • Dear Abby: Couple’s house is not their home with...
    When will she finally stop being grumpy? Debica, Poland
  • Dear Abby: Mom threatens divorce after teens find their...
    Pretty woman trying marijuana
Politics
  • US police weigh officer discipline after rally, Capitol riot
    In this Jan. 21, 2021, photo former Houston Police Officer Tam Pham walks out of the Federal Courthouse downtown in Houston after he appeared in court following his arrest Wednesday on federal charges tied to Capitol violence. Police departments across the country are reviewing the behavior of dozens of officers who were in Washington on the day of a riot at the U.S. Capitol. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)
  • New Georgia senators carry John Lewis' influence with them
    Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock, left, and Jon Ossoff, right, gesture toward a crowd during a campaign rally on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Marietta, Ga.
  • US reaffirms Taiwan support after China sends warplanes
    In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, a Chinese People's Liberation Army H-6 bomber is seen flying near the Taiwan air defense identification zone, ADIZ, near Taiwan on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. The second high-level U.S. envoy to visit Taiwan in two months began a day of closed-door meetings Friday as China conducted military drills near the Taiwan Strait after threatening retaliation. (Taiwan Ministry of National Defense via AP)
  • Portugal chooses a president amid a severe pandemic surge
    A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Lisbon, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. Portugal holds a presidential election Sunday, choosing a head of state to serve a five-year term.
  • Arizona Republicans censure Cindy McCain, GOP governor
    FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo Cindy McCain, wife of former Arizona Sen. John McCain, waves to the crowd after being acknowledged by Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey during his State of the State address on the opening day of the legislative session at the Capitol in Phoenix. Arizona Republicans voted Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 to censure Cindy McCain and two prominent GOP officials who have found themselves crosswise with former President Donald Trump.
Health
  • Israel to close airport to bring outbreak under control
    A passenger wears a face mask to protect from coronavirus in the departure hall in Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus COVID-19. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel was closing its international airport to nearly all flights as the government races to bring a raging coronavirus outbreak under control.
  • Hard-hit east Vegas community tops 10K coronavirus cases
    Students reach out with their arms to practice social distancing while walking to their next class at Mater Academy East Campus in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Students who attend the school clean their desks at the end of the day and walk through halls and rooms with COVID-19 air purifiers to kill viruses in the air. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
  • Argentina's abortion law enters force under watchful eyes
    FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2020 file photo, abortion-rights activists watch live video streaming of lawmakers in session, outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina became the largest nation in Latin America to legalize elective abortion after its Senate on Dec. 30 passed a law guaranteeing the procedure up to the 14th week of pregnancy. The abortion law goes into force Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021.
  • Thousands take to streets protesting Brazil's Bolsonaro
    A demonstrator shouts "Out Bolsonaro" while using a noisemaker during a caravan to protest the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and demand the impeachment of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021.
  • The Latest: Turkey's COVID-19 death toll tops 25,000
    Passengers wear face masks to protect from coronavirus as they sit together in the departure hall in Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus COVID-19. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel was closing its international airport to nearly all flights as the government races to bring a raging coronavirus outbreak under control.
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