The townspeople are back from summer travels and ready to refocus on Darien. This was clear at Tuesday night's Board of Selectmen meeting, as a large number of citizens showed up to get an idea of the board's take on the the summer's most controversial issue: the property at 35 Leroy Ave.   Continue »

By Teresa Errico Fairfield County rises to many challenges, and in the midst of a national trend of volunteerism descending over the past three years, Southern Connecticut once again is standing tall, increasing its number of volunteers, Jennifer Flatow, volunteer coordinator of Greenwich's Family Centers said.   Continue »

Ronnie Tella, director of emergency services, Darien/Stamford Chapter, along with her support team of Norm Guimond, co-disaster chairman, and Faith Webster, director of Volunteers & Emergency Services Administration, worked all weekend preparing for the local response to Hurricane Gustav.   Continue »

Working to make preparedness a priority for every household, workplace and community, the American Red Cross encourages Americans to take steps to be better prepared for disasters and other emergencies where they live, learn, and work.   Continue »

Parents and their teenagers need to communicate. That's an objective families have wanted to achieve for generations, but the results of a new study by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America reveals that there is no greater time than now for parents and kids to start talking.   Continue »