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🌱 Patch AM: Darien Community Association Welcomes New Board For 2026-2027

You won't want to miss Seven Acres Montessori Virtual Prospective Parent Event on the Darien Patch calendar

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Cheers Darien! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the new leaders shaping the Darien Community Association
  • How a Darien firm is reshaping Stamford's old Fairway Market site

Also on today's calendar: Seven Acres Montessori Virtual Prospective Parent Event and 21 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 49.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Darien Community Association Welcomes New Board For 2026-2027 (patch.com) — Darien residents are being introduced to the Darien Community Association's new board and executive committee for the 2026-2027 year, led by President Sue Kunze. With several new and returning members who have strong local ties, the organization emphasizes its mission of fostering a connected Darien community and thanks volunteers, members, and donors for their ongoing support.
   

• Three tenants sign leases at former Fairway Market building in Stamford; grocer expected soon (hartfordbusiness.com) — A Darien-based real estate firm, V20 Group, has leased space in Stamford's former Fairway Market building to Chipotle, Jersey Mike's and Primrose School, with a new grocery tenant expected to be announced soon. The project shows how a local Darien company is reshaping a major Harbor Point property and could influence where residents shop, work, and seek childcare nearby.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Norwalk

  • Here Are The Latest Gas Prices In Norwalk (patch.com)
  • Road, Sidewalk Closure Announced In Norwalk: City (patch.com)
  • CT Patch Candidate Profile: Kadeem Roberts For State Representative (patch.com)

Stamford

  • Here Are The Cheapest, Most Expensive Places To Get Gas In Stamford (patch.com)

Fairfield

  • Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Fairfield This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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