Melting Pot joins St. Jude’s ‘Thanks and Giving’ campaign

Written by The Darien Times
Friday, 13 November 2009 14:04

The Melting Pot Restaurant of Darien joins St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in its sixth annual Thanks and Giving campaign being held through Dec. 5, to “give thanks for the healthy kids in your life, and give to those who are not” by donating a portion of proceeds to cancer research.

Art lovers fill Artifacts Lanier gallery on opening night

Written by The Darien Times
Tuesday, 10 November 2009 15:55

Patrons and art lovers packed the new Artifacts Lanier gallery during its grand opening event on Oct. 10. The new gallery features a mix of old masters and contemporary art that hang side-by-side in the three gallery spaces within.

More than 150 attendees, including some of the area’s most notable artists and musicians, were on hand to toast the opening of the new gallery, which is quickly becoming a noted resource for interior designers and art consultants.

MOPS brings Darien moms together

Written by Lynsey Santimays
Wednesday, 26 August 2009 07:58

In June of 2003, Lisa Hadlow was a mother who just moved to Darien from Canada, with three children younger than five.

While visiting St. Paul’s Church, a mother approached her about joining an organization called MOPS — Mothers of Preschoolers. Hadlow thought it would be a good way to meet other mothers and gain some friends, because she didn’t know anyone in town. “I was like the ideal member for this group,” Hadlow said, since she had three children of pre-school age.

Noroton Yacht Club learns ways to safeguard the Sound

Written by The Darien Times
Friday, 21 August 2009 23:00

SoundWaters, the leading environmental education organization on Long Island Sound, delivered a presentation at Noroton Yacht Club in Darien on July 29, entitled “Beneath the Surface: How the Sailing Community Can Safeguard Long Island Sound.”

The presentation was conducted by Leigh Shemitz, executive director of SoundWaters, and was attended by many Darien residents and yacht club members.

Kids hit tennis balls for South Africa

Written by The Darien Times
Thursday, 20 August 2009 23:00

More than 80 children, between the ages of 6 to 16, recently hit tennis balls at the Tokekene Club to raise money for the St. Francis Orphanage in South Africa as part of Rally for South Africa.

Each child had a total of 10 balls to rally as many balls as they could. “It was really phenomenal to watch how hard the kids were trying and their level of concentration,” said Merrideth Hammill, who started the charity and whose husband, John, is the tennis director at the Tokeneke Club.

498 cyclists, including Team Darien, ride together for cancer survivors

Written by The Darien Times
Thursday, 20 August 2009 11:53

The sun was hot, but the hearts of 498 cyclists, including Team Darien, created the real warmth at the fifth annual Connecticut Challenge on July 25, in Fairfield.

The record number of riders came from 64 Connecticut towns and 12 other states to ride together in support of cancer survivors.

Darien Library wins top Connecticut Green Building Award

Written by The Darien Times
Thursday, 30 July 2009 23:00

The Connecticut Green Building recently announced the winners of its second annual Design Awards, with Darien Library winning the top award for Institutional/Public Building.

At a luncheon held last month at the Peabody Museum at Yale University, the 2009 Connecticut Green Building Awards Program recognized excellence in green building design.

Darien Land Trust lands a fish

Written by The Darien Times
Thursday, 30 July 2009 10:19

Encouraging news recently came in from Maine: “Most islands are reporting an exceptionally good summer for herring — an important component of puffin and tern diets,” according to Project Puffin.

This is good news, but not just for puffins and the many species of terns on Egg Island, and other granite-layered, conservation-protected islands off the coast of Maine. It is also encouraging news for the Darien Land Trust, which has joined Connecticut’s efforts to help build the populations of alewives, a type of river herring on which the osprey, some shore birds and many large fish depend on for sustenance. Once they’ve spawned in a freshwater pond or lake, alewives head downstream and out to the Atlantic Ocean where they swim with deep-water Atlantic herring that are important to the survival of puffins and terns.

Bloomberg Terminal installed at Darien Library

Written by The Darien Times
Thursday, 23 July 2009 23:00

Darien Library announces the arrival and installation of a Bloomberg Terminal in the Cheswick Finance Center. The Cheswick Finance Center, given in memory of Richard R. Cheswick, is located on the second floor of the library.

The Bloomberg Professional service is the interactive, financial information network that is the core business for Bloomberg, a leading information service for global financial markets. Available 24 hours a day in over 100 countries, the service integrates data, real-time and historical pricing, news, analytics, multimedia reports, and e-mail into a single platform. It is used by market professionals around the world to make informed decisions and to complete transactions — in any currency and in a way that is meaningful, accurate, and consistent. At least 250,000 terminals are used by investment professionals around the world.

Seventh grader raises guide dog

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Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:41

Middlesex Middle School student Caroline Wetteraux was given an assignment to write a letter using the principles of persuasion. A seventh grader, Caroline used this lesson to convince her parents that she should be allowed to raise a future guide dog for Guiding Eyes for the Blind.

Her letter did the trick, and today she is raising Chicklet, a black labrador.

Caroline recently met with the Student Council to request their support of a collection of sports balls. She explained their use in helping Guiding Eyes dogs reach their full potential through enhanced stimulation and energy outlets. To promote the collection, posters were placed throughout the school and Caroline made announcements on the school PA system every day for two weeks. A large box was placed in the school lobby to collect the items — soccer balls, footballs, basketballs and tennis balls.