All Darien Public Schools have been closed for Monday, March 15, 2010. The Town of Darien has sustained substantial storm damage over the past 24 hours.

Republican First Selectman David Campbell apologized for his absence during this week's storm at a special meeting of the Darien Board of Selectman Thursday night.

Cleanup has begun in the wake of a weekend storm that killed three people in Connecticut.

Behind every best seller you're likely to find a library hold. Chris Cleave recently spoke at Darien Library, CT, but Little Bee has been popular there since the hardcover came out early last year.

Stop & Shop officials are quiet about their plans for the Shaw's supermarket they are acquiring at 25 Old Kings Highway in Darien, but the Netherlands-owned company has said it will operate two stores in town, and it already runs a busy grocery in the Noroton Heights section.

More than 27,000 homes and businesses in southwestern Connecticut remain without power, four days after a powerful rain and wind storm hit the state.

When Connecticut Gardener's devoted readers pick up the March/April issue, they'll discover the local, information-packed magazine they've always loved.

Click an image at left to launch the slideshow of damage spotted by the Darien News on Monday afternoon.

Repairs continue. Please refrain from unnecessary travel. Keep tabs on children, hazards exist.

Darien Police seized 50 firearms, three hand-grenades and other various explosives following a domestic violence complaint on Saturday, police said.

After Tri-Town's bus broke down on I-91 on the way to its Division I tournament quarterfinal game, the coaches and players received help from an unlikely source - their opponent.

Schools in Fairfield county closed as a result of the weekend storm. Darien Public Schools Fairfield Public Schools Greenwich Public Schools New Canaan Public Schools Norwalk Public Schools Stamford Public Schools Westport Public Schools School officials hope to determine this afternoon when schools will reopen.

The Darien Police Department has assigned additional officers to patrol the town following the weekend storm that downed hundreds of trees.

Several towns say cleanup from the weekend's storm is so extensive that they need to call off school to clear the roads of debris.

NORWALKSaturday's storm, that one local politician called "the worst in his 52 years" has closed schools in most local communities Monday.As of 3:30 p.m. Norwalk, Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford and Westport have all canceled classes for Monday.House Republican Leader Lawrence F. . . .Full Story