Darien Daily: Rain Totals + Youth Hockey Players Meet NHL Goalie

Good morning, Darien! Here's the latest local news, events and community posts courtesy of Monday's issue of the Darien Daily.

Here you'll find new stories, as well as stories you may have missed this week, among other helpful information relevant to Darien.

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First, today's weather:

Light rain in the evening and overnight. High: 78 Low: 67.

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Here are the top stories in Darien today:

1. Darien Letter To The Editor: A Total Community Collaboration (Darien Patch)
2. Storm Ida: How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Connecticut (Fairfield Daily Voice)
3. Nearly 9 inches of rain from Ida recorded in Darien, first selectman says (Darien Times)

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Darien Patch Notebook

• Darien CT Police Department: "The men and women of the Darien Police Department would like to extend our sincere condolences to our brother and sisters of the @ct_state_police . An on duty State Police Sergeant was killed early this morning when his cruiser was swept..." (Facebook)
• Darien CT Police Department: "News Release: Breach of Peace Arrest Issued By: Captain Jeremiah Marron Incident # 2021-011788 Blotter Date/Time 08/27/2021 23:33 hrs. Location: Tulip Tree Ln. Darien, CT Arrested Shandaken Ford DOB: 11/23/1999 Address: 2183 Post Rd Dari..." (Facebook)
• Noroton Heights Fire Department: "Wednesday night, starting at around 9pm and continuing through yesterday morning, Noroton Heights FD responded to over 30 calls due to the effects of Storm Ida. The majority of calls were related to water problems and flooding. Firefight..." (Facebook)
• Darien Blue Wave Football: "It's been a while since we have been able to post one of these… and it does feel good! Please join us for Friday's home scrimmage versus Fairfield Prep Football -- a nice warm-up before our season kicks off next Saturday versus Warde. #R..." (Facebook)
• Darien Youth Hockey Association - DYHA: "SPENCER KNIGHT MEET AND GREET WINNERS!!! A few lucky DYHA players had the chance to sit and chat with NHL Florida Panthers Goalie and DYHA Alumni Spencer Knight. They even got to check out all his equipment and helmets, including the one..." (Facebook)
• Noroton Fire Department: "Last night, Darien's first responders were extremely busy responding to calls for assistance from the effects of Storm Ida. Last night, from 9PM to 3AM, the Noroton FD responded to more than 15 calls for emergency assistance, including f..." (Facebook)
• Darien Recycling Center: "SHREDDED PAPER is not accepted in mixed (single stream) recycling for 2 reasons: it gets caught in the machinery at the sorting facility and it gets mixed in with - and contaminates - other recyclables. A listing of materials accepted/no..." (Facebook)
• Darien Land Trust: "Thank you all for a wonderful evening last night and grateful the rain held off until just after the event! @msgr0214 More photos to come!" (Facebook)
• Person-to-Person: "Partners make it possible. P2P volunteer Fran and Darien Site Support Associate Corey get ready to unload a recent delivery from our partner Target. Target generously donates food to be shared with P2P clients on a regular basis. Thank y..." (Facebook)
• Noroton Heights Fire Department: "Wednesday, 25 Noroton Heights Firefighters responded to a freon leak at a commercial building which spread to multiple businesses. Firefighters worked for about 4.5 hours evacuating the affected business, isolating the leak and ventilati..." (Facebook)
• Darien Land Trust: "Happy 65th Anniversary Darien Land Trust!!! Preserving open space since 1956. Flip Huffard . . . #keepdariengreen #keepdarienopen" (Facebook)
• Person-to-Person: "We loved meeting the wonderful people at Atria Darien who put together #backtoschool2021 backpacks and school supplies for P2P clients. Thank you! Thanks also to BMW of Darien for donating the backpacks! Love our community! #community #b..." (Facebook)

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— RJ Scofield

About me: I'm RJ Scofield, a local Patch editor for Connecticut. I have been working in journalism since graduating from Roger Williams University with a degree in, you guessed it, journalism. I have lived in Connecticut for most of my life and love getting to share interesting local stories with readers and craft compelling features about the unsung heroes of a community.

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