Autism. Traumatic brain injuries. Emotional disturbances. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Developmental delay.
These are a few of the diagnoses given to children with special needs; children who have a legal right to a free and appropriate educ...
Girls Basketball
It was last girl standing in Darien’s 46-43 win over Staples.
“Amy Biggart made some big free-throws (near) the end of the game,” said Wave girls basketball coach Gary Peterson following the home contest on Thursday.
And then,...
Darien Library and On Demand Books are co-sponsoring a panel presentation on the secrets of self-publishing this Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7.
The panel, The Secrets to Self-Publishing, will provide advice for anyone who's ever dreamed of publishing their own...
Auditions to select the student cast for the 13th annual Fairfield Follies will take place from 5:30-9, Monday through Wednesday, Feb. 6-8, in the auditorium of Bunnell High School, 1 Bulldog Blvd., Stratford.
Students from public and private high schoo...
"Cinderella," a British panto production, will be performed by the British Amateur Theatre Group of Darien at Town Hall, 2 Renshaw Road, this Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28 and 29. Both shows begin at 4. This production benefits the YWCA Darien/Norwalk....
Supporters of the RE Children's Project are throwing a Valentine's party in honor of the Wohlberg family and their daughter Grace, who suffers from the rare childhood neurological disease of Rasmussen Encephalitis, also known as RE. The Turning Love Int...
It’s that time of year again: tax season. And the library is offering to help residents and patrons as you prepare your paperwork in 2012. The library has the free, full-service AARP/IRS Volunteer Tax Assistance Program, which gives special attention to...
The Darien Parks & Recreation Department offers a variety of programs for the residents of Darien. Registration for programs takes place online at darienct.gov/parkrec, at the Parks & Rec office in Town Hall, or through the mail. For more informat...
Priscilla Warner, author of "Learning to Breathe," will speak at the library on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7.
Warner grew up in Providence, R.I., and raised her two sons in Westchester County, where she lives with her husband. Before writing Learning to Breat...
If you enjoy cooking and would like to be able to create delicious meatless meals you won't want to want miss the DCA Book Group's Meet the Author program on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Author Pam Anderson will present her latest book, "Cook Without a Book, Meatles...
Doctors4Darien, a team of four community physicians, will come together at the library on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 7, for an "Ask the Doctors" session.
The four doctors — Dr. Maryann Lehmann, D.D.S., dentist; Dr. Brian P. McKay, D.C., chiropractor; Dr. Bri...
Middlesex Middle School will be hosting its first Quiz Bowl tournament, the Charter Oak Scholastic Open, on Sunday, Jan. 29. Schools from Boston, New York, and all over Connecticut will come to Middlesex to compete.
Quiz Bowl participants answer...
