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Free Bowls, Shirts For First 50 Guests At Opening Of New CT Playa Bowl Shop Free Bowls, Shirts For First 50 Guests At Opening Of New CT Playa Bowl Shop
Free Bowls, Shirts For First 50 Guests At Opening Of New CT Playa Bowl Shop A superfruit bowl shop is opening their fifth Connecticut location in Hartford County this weekend and early guests can expect to get their hands on some free swag. Playa Bowls, which specializes in Acai and Pitaya bowls, will open their new Avon store on Saturday, April 15, the company said. The shop will be located at 380 West Main Street and will offer free bowls and limited-edition T-shirts to the first 50 guests in line.  “We are thrilled to be expanding the Playa Bowls franchise in our home state of Connecticut,” owners Mitch Jackson and Mike Bogdan said. “The brand’s delicious bowls…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Restaurant Fight: Ridgefield Woman Charged After Incident In Darien, Police Say Restaurant Fight: Ridgefield Woman Charged After Incident In Darien, Police Say
Restaurant Fight: Ridgefield Woman Charged After Incident In Darien, Police Say A woman was charged after allegedly slapping a woman's cell phone out of her hand and making comments about her ethnicity at a restaurant in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Darien at La Taqueria located at 1077 Post Road (Route 1), on Wednesday, April 5. According to Sgt.  Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police Department, officers responded to the restaurant on a report of two patrons physically fighting.  Officers spoke with the complainant who stated that Nancy Dichiora, age 54, of Ridgefield, made a comment about her ethnicity, which she took offe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Real Estate
Private Island On Fairfield County's Gold Coast To Sell For Record-Breaking $85 Million Private Island On Fairfield County's Gold Coast To Sell For Record-Breaking $85 Million
Private Island On Fairfield County's Gold Coast To Sell For Record-Breaking $85 Million One of New England's most expensive properties is now off the market, officials announced. Off the gold coast of Fairfield County, the town of Darien said it reached a final amended agreement on the Great Island earlier this month, the town said in a statement. The property was originally listed at $100,000 million but was sold for a final price of $85 million. “Great Island is a pristine landscape with approximately one and a half miles of coastline in an environmentally sensitive cove on Long Island Sound," Darien’s First Selectman Monica McNally said. "With this purchase, we have priori…

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by David Cifarelli
Business
Grocery Store Reopens After Months Of Renovations In Norwalk Grocery Store Reopens After Months Of Renovations In Norwalk
Grocery Store Reopens After Months Of Renovations In Norwalk A supermarket in Fairfield County that had been closed for months to complete renovations has reopened for business.  Cingari Family ShopRite, located in Norwalk at 360 Connecticut Ave., opened its doors to the public on Sunday, March 12 after completing renovations that expand the store and allow it to offer more services, the store's owners announced.  The renovations added features to the store such as:  The Grill, which will offer fresh made-to-order breakfast sandwiches and other lunch/dinner meals like hamburgers, hot dogs, Philly cheesesteaks, hot pastrami, chicken parm, sausage, …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Woman Cons Victim Out Of Bank Card At Fairfield County Stop & Shop Woman Cons Victim Out Of Bank Card At Fairfield County Stop & Shop
Woman Cons Victim Out Of Bank Card At Fairfield County Stop & Shop Police are searching for a woman who used a ruse to steal a bank card out of a victim's wallet at a Stop & Shop in Fairfield County and then used it to withdraw money in Westchester.  The incident happened on Friday, March 3 around 2:15 p.m., when the victim was at the self-checkout lane at the Stop & Shop located in Darien at 25 Old Kings Hwy North. While standing in the lane, a woman standing "very close" to the victim pointed to a $20 bill on the ground and told the victim that it had fallen out of her purse, according to Darien Police Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  The …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Stealing Cooking Oil From Darien Business, Cops Say Man Nabbed For Stealing Cooking Oil From Darien Business, Cops Say
Man Nabbed For Stealing Cooking Oil From Darien Business, Cops Say A man wanted for several years for allegedly stealing used cooking oil from behind a business was nabbed by police in Fairfield County. Pedrito Disla, age 45, of the Bronx, was arrested by Darien Police on Saturday, Feb. 25 on an active warrant for the incident which took place in Oct. 2018. During the incident, officers responded to 1032 Post Road on a report of a man in a white van illegally siphoning used cooking oil from the drums located behind the business, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police. The complainant obtained the license plate of the suspect’s vehicl…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Beloved Darien Restaurant Closes For Good After 'Two Wonderful Decades' Beloved Darien Restaurant Closes For Good After 'Two Wonderful Decades'
Beloved Darien Restaurant Closes For Good After 'Two Wonderful Decades' A Connecticut restaurant that served as a popular site for celebrations for almost two decades is closing its only location in the state indefinitely.  Fairfield County staple The Melting Pot of Darien, located at 14 Grove St., announced its permanent closure on Wednesday, March 1, citing an inability to reach favorable lease renewal terms as the reason.  In an announcement posted on social media, restaurant owners said the location would be closing "indefinitely" and that there are "no confirmed plans" to reopen the business.  However, the restaurant's owners said that…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Shows Porn Video To Woman At Darien Starbucks, Police Say Man Shows Porn Video To Woman At Darien Starbucks, Police Say
Man Shows Porn Video To Woman At Darien Starbucks, Police Say A man who allegedly held up a cell phone with a pornography video playing to a woman sitting at a Fairfield County Starbucks has been charged by police. New Haven County resident Adield Viana-Ribeiro, age 25, of Derby, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the Stamford Court for an incident that took place in November 2022 at the Darien Starbucks, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police.  During the incident, a woman told Darien police she was sitting in her vehicle in the Starbucks parking lot around 6:15 a.m. when she looked up to see Viana-Ribeiro standing by her wind…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Mercedes Stolen In Darien As Owner Talks On Phone With Police Mercedes Stolen In Darien As Owner Talks On Phone With Police
Mercedes Stolen In Darien As Owner Talks On Phone With Police A Mercedes-Benz was stolen in Fairfield County as the owner was on the phone with the police reporting the crime. The incident took place in Darien around 6:40 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 on Pear Tree Point Road. According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police, the owner of the vehicle called the police to report there was a vehicle burglary in progress. The owner told officers that two men were “breaking” into her vehicle. While officers were responding, the woman called back and said her Mercedes had now been stolen, Skoumbros said. While officers were positioned in the area ne…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Tried Depositing Stolen Check Worth Nearly $600K At Darien Bank, Police Say Woman Tried Depositing Stolen Check Worth Nearly $600K At Darien Bank, Police Say
Woman Tried Depositing Stolen Check Worth Nearly $600K At Darien Bank, Police Say A woman faces larceny and identity theft charges after she deposited a stolen check worth almost $600,000 into a fraudulent account at a bank in Darien, police said.  An arrest warrant for 54-year-old Donna Hurley of New York City on charges related to bank forgery was served on Wednesday, Feb. 8 by a Darien police officer at Stamford Superior Court, according to Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  The fraudulent activity leading up to Hurley's arrest began in October 2022, when Hurley allegedly opened a business account at the First Country Bank located at 1006 Post Rd. on Tu…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Trader Joe's Thieves Nabbed In Darien: Duo Caught With Wallet, Phones, Police Say Trader Joe's Thieves Nabbed In Darien: Duo Caught With Wallet, Phones, Police Say
Trader Joe's Thieves Nabbed In Darien: Duo Caught With Wallet, Phones, Police Say A Darien Police detective on the lookout for wallet thieves at the Darien Trader Joe's nabbed two men who allegedly stole a woman's wallet and several cell phones. The incident took place around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10 at Trader Joe's at 436 Post Road. The Darien detective was aware of numerous thefts of wallets occurring at Trader Joe's in Darien and others in surrounding towns and was looking for suspicious activity, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police. While sitting in the parking lot he spotted two men walking from Post Road and entering the store.  The de…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Strong Wind Gusts Lead To Thousands Of Power Outages: Here Are CT Communities Most Affected Strong Wind Gusts Lead To Thousands Of Power Outages: Here Are CT Communities Most Affected
Strong Wind Gusts Lead To Thousands Of Power Outages: Here Are CT Communities Most Affected Heavy winds are knocking out power for thousands of people in Connecticut as a potent cold front packed with damaging winds rolls through the region. The front arrived on Friday, Feb. 3, also bringing a blast of cold Arctic air that along with the heavy wind, is making temperatures feel below-freezing at times.  Related Story - Damaging Wind Gusts Could Cause Power Outages As 'Extremely Dangerous' Arctic Blast Arrives As Connecticut gets battered by the wind and cold, thousands of people have found themselves without power.  As of around 4:40 p.m. on Friday, Eversource was …

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by Ben Crnic