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November 22, 2019 | Updated 7:34 AM EST

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With Thanksgiving here and the holidays approaching the New Canaan/Darien Moms of Military (MOM) organized their first deployed care package gathering on Nov. 19. Personal messages and a few items from home were included in packages to boost morale of service members. MOMS is a support network to address the joys and concerns of the sons and daughters in military academies, college, boot camp training, active duty and deployed. They organize speakers in the area and raise cultural awareness. For more information email one mom who is part of the group, Jennifer Ahrens at jen4ahrens@gmail.com.

Moms of Military in New Canaan delivering care packages

The Darien field hockey team celebrates one of its four goals against Ridgefield in the CIAC Class L field hockey semifinals at Weston High School on Tuesday.

Darien tops Ridgefield to advance to Class L field hockey final

2018 Nutcracker Benefit show patrons with Emily Stute, Emma Scanlan and Caroline Meyer.

Special performance of ‘The Nutcracker’ coming to New Canaan

The Trained Eye: The Art of Railways and Stations exhibit runs through Jan. 5 at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 299 West Avenue, Norwalk. For more information, visit lockwoodmathewsmansion.com.

Art exhibits and gallery openings in Fairfield County