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🌱 Patch AM: Home On Landscaped Property Listed For Sale In Darien At $5.9 Million

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What's up Darien! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See inside this $5.9 million Peach Hill Road estate
  • Seven Darien High students earn elite National Merit semifinalist honors
  • Darien restaurant group brings new waterfront dining to Stamford's Harbor Point

Also on today's calendar: Psychic Fair and 19 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An a.m. shower; breezy, humid, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 56.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 77 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Home On Landscaped Property Listed For Sale In Darien At $5.9 Million (patch.com) — Darien residents can now tour a 2015-built, six-bedroom estate on Peach Hill Road, newly listed for $5.9 million. Set on over two acres of landscaped, park-like grounds close to town and schools, the 8,000-plus-square-foot home emphasizes privacy, natural light, and flexible spaces for both everyday living and special gatherings.
   

• 7 Darien Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists (patch.com) — Darien families can celebrate seven Darien High School students who have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, placing them among the top scorers nationwide. Principal Ellen Dunn praised their achievements as they move into the finalist round, where strong academics, leadership, activities, and test scores will determine who earns prestigious scholarships in 2027.
   

• New Stamford Waterfront Restaurant To Replace Longtime Harbor Point Favorite (dailyvoice.com) — A Darien-based restaurant group that runs Antonio's Italian Bistro and Zucchero Café is expanding with Ocean 46, a new waterfront spot replacing Stamford's longtime Crab Shell at Harbor Point. The new restaurant will offer year-round harborfront dining with seafood, steaks, pasta, and cocktails, adding another nearby option for Darien residents who dine out along the waterfront.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Whole Foods Market, Inc. posted a job opening for Seafood Team Member (Service Counter) - Full Time in Darien. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Norwalk

  • Essential Wildlife Control Combines Wildlife Removal With Damage Repair In Norwalk (pressreleasecc.com)
  • Norwalk Public Schools Shares Survey Seeking Input In Search For New Superintendent (patch.com)
  • Reading Buddies seek volunteers for Norwalk elementary schools (nancyonnorwalk.com)

Stamford

  • WineFest Returns To Stamford Downtown With More Than 20 Wineries (patch.com)

Greenwich

  • 21 Greenwich Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists (patch.com)
  • Some Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Restrictions Have Been Lifted In Greenwich: Here's What To Know (patch.com)
  • Greenwich Events To Mark 25th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terror Attacks (patch.com)

Ok Darien! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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