Darien News

A jury Friday afternoon awarded $1.7 million to a man injured by a fallen tree more than three years ago, attorneys said.

Retired New York Giants placekicker Peter Gogolak has quite the place to kick back and relax in Darien , until someone meets his asking price.

This November, many families in Darien are thankful for something special: the gift of their friendship with a New York City child.

Four former University of Hartford students who robbed two other students at gunpoint last April, prompting a lockdown and bringing SWAT officers onto campus, avoided prison during their sentencings on misdemeanor charges Tuesday in Superior Court.

A disembodied voice may be talking to your doctor through his new stethoscope. But don't worry, he's not losing touch with reality.

The spectacular 32-carat, flawless, D-color Annenberg diamond will surely amend any squabble between you and your significant other.

NORWALKBy ALEX WISERHour CorrespondentWith the score showing Darien ahead by a narrow 9-3 score headed into the final quarter, the state playoff aspirations of the visiting Blue Wave hung in the balance.Host Norwalk was not backing down, as evidenced by a stifling front seven that had .

Rex Ryan wants results, not excuses. The New York Jets coach wasn't happy with his team's effort near the end of practice Thursday and let them know it.

Editor's note: To coincide with the Darien Historical Society's release of "The Story of Darien, Connecticut," written by former society president Kenneth M. Reiss, the Darien News has compiled a list of 10 influential people and events that have shaped Darien into what it is today.

To the rest of the world, Orson Welles was mostly seen as a towering figure, a creative innovator whose cinematic work continues to receive accolades more than 20 years after his death.

The Darien Historical Society will host a publication party for "The Story of Darien, Connecticut," by Kenneth M. Reiss on Sunday, Nov.

Girl Scouts from Darien Troop 50383 from Middlesex Middle School brought the spirit of Halloween to a STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way to a group home that houses five individuals with developmental disabilities.

Police arrested two men in Darien Monday following two early-morning armed robberies and are investigating whether they are linked to similar robberies over the past month in Norwalk.

University of Connecticut police have arrested a man they say lied to investigators - twice - when he told them he didn't know about the fatal stabbing of football player Jasper Howard last month.

New York City office workers who got carried away during the Yankees' victory parade Friday apparently began tossing files and documents out the window when they couldn't get their hands on confetti.

Republican David Campbell won the three-way race for Darien's first selectman with 69 percent of the votes Tuesday night.

Chris Noe, the petitioning candidate who ran unsuccessfully for Darien first selectman, served nearly three years in prison for first-degree assault after he was arrested on charges of shooting a man in Stonington in 1983.

The era of the local family business is alive and well in the Troilo clan. Nicholas, Robert and Peter form the Nicholas Roberts Group, which has, since 1990, been a successful and well-respected wine merchant in Darien.

Four high school students charged with assault after January fights outside Stamford High School in which two boys were wounded pleaded guilty in state Superior Court on Tuesday.

Two people suspected of stealing up to 1,000 pieces of luggage from baggage claim carousels at Phoenix's airport have been arrested by police who found heaps of the stolen bags throughout their home.