Going to the dogs: Darien hosts annual canine contest
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First Selectman Jayme Stevenson and her husband John hang out with their bear-sized dogs Jax, left, and Tucker, at The Darien Depot s Dog Show on Sunday.Jarret Liotta / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Sophia Kearns, 13, of Darien, takes her dog Lola through her paces for the judges at The Darien Depot s Dog Show on Sunday, May 23, 2021.Jarret Liotta / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Amelia Bowman, 12, and Copper at The Darien Depot’s Dog Show on Sunday.Jarret Liotta / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Groundbreaking offers glimpse of Darien elementary school s future
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Darien Board of Education Vice Chair Debra Ritchie shares her thoughts with the crowd about the new Ox Ridge Elementary School on Saturday, May 22, 2021.Jarret Liotta / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Principal Luke Forshaw is thrilled that the new Ox Ridge Elementary School will feature larger classrooms with shared communal space as well.Jarret Liotta / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Students and parents applaud the good news about the new Ox Ridge Elementary School during the ground breaking and tour on Saturday, May 22, 2021.Jarret Liotta / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Adventure Day at Darien s Selleck s Woods brings out first-timers, repeat visitors
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Aubrey Kniffin, 4, of Darien looks over a birdhouse at the Adventure Day event at Selleck s Woods, Sunday, May 16, 2021.Jarret Liotta / Hearst Connecticut Media
DARIEN It was a day of discovery and re-discovery for hundreds of local families that attended Selleck’s Woods Adventure Day on Sunday.
Darien native Kate Dockstader recalls the open space land at the end of Parklands Drive which includes Selleck’s Woods & Dunlap Woods Nature Preserve in considerable decay and disrepair when she was growing up.
“Selleck’s Woods looks great,” she said, adding she was excited to bring her own children to the space. “Thanks to all the volunteers and the people who are here to make it happen.”
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CT s financial services sector weathered the pandemic with fewer job losses than during the Great Recession
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“Historically, there has been a concentration of Darien residents in the financial-services sector,” said Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson. “Since the Great Recession, we have seen greater diversification of employment sectors, but financial-services employment remains strong.”Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The headcount of Stamford, Conn.-headquartered consumer financial-services giant Synchrony has remained consistent in the past year, with the company employing about 740 based in Stamford in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the Stamford Office of Economic Development.Alexander Soule / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less