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Traffic Alert: Roadway To Close For Building Demolition In Darien Traffic Alert: Roadway To Close For Building Demolition In Darien
Traffic Alert: Roadway To Close For Building Demolition In Darien Drivers in Fairfield County will need to adjust their travel route for more than a week as a 3-story building is demolished. Corbin Drive in Darien will be closed at Post Road beginning Monday, Sept. 25 through Tuesday, Oct. 3 for the demolition of the building at 10 Corbin Drive, Darien Police said. The road will be closed daily from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. The businesses located on Corbin Drive will be open and accessible during these times by using the Old King’s Highway South end of Corbin Drive, officials said.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Stop For Traffic Infractions Leads To DUI Charge For Fairfield County Man, Police Say Stop For Traffic Infractions Leads To DUI Charge For Fairfield County Man, Police Say
Stop For Traffic Infractions Leads To DUI Charge For Fairfield County Man, Police Say A 23-year-old man was charged after police said he drove in Fairfield County with a BAC more than two times the legal limit. An officer saw a vehicle drive past a stop sign without stopping at the intersection of Old Kings Highway South and Locust Road in Darien at about 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, according to the Darien Police Department.  Police then saw the vehicle make an improper turn onto Locust Hill Road, authorities said.  The officer stopped the vehicle on Settlers Trail and found that the driver, identified as Reid Blomquist, of Norwalk, exhibited signs of imp…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Surrenders To Police On DUI Charge Fairfield County Man Surrenders To Police On DUI Charge
Fairfield County Man Surrenders To Police On DUI Charge A 27-year-old Fairfield County man who had been wanted for years turned himself in to police custody and is facing a host of charges for an alleged DUI. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on June 1, 2017, Darien police officers arrested Norwalk resident Jorge Canola for alleged impaired driving after he was stopped making an illegal turn onto Old Kings Highway South. At the time of the traffic stop, police said that Canola did not have a valid driver's license, had been busted repeatedly for driving with a suspended license, he had alcohol on his breath, and bloodshot eyes. Canola ultimately admitt…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Ask Public's Help After Hit-Run Motorist Strikes, Injures 14-Year-Old In Darien Police Ask Public's Help After Hit-Run Motorist Strikes, Injures 14-Year-Old In Darien
Police Ask Public's Help After Hit-Run Motorist Strikes, Injures 14-Year-Old In Darien A hit-and-run driver struck and injured a 14-year-old boy in Darien and police are asking the public's help in finding the motorist. The teen was riding his bicycle on Old Kings Highway South near the intersection of Locust Hill Road on Thursday, July 11 around 8:50 a.m., according to Darien Police. As he was headed south towards Locust Hill Road, he crossed from the west side of the street to the east side as he approached the intersection of Locust Hill Road, police said. At the same time, a vehicle going west on Locust Hill Road turned right onto Old Kings Highway South.  As it ne…

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by Donna Christopher