Casey Donahue

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Originally from Pennsylvania, Casey graduated from Fairfield University with a major in journalism and a minor in political science. He has covered several towns in Fairfield County since 2010. Case was formerly an assistant managing editor at Daily Voice.

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Check Out the Weekend's Activities in Darien Check Out the Weekend's Activities in Darien Check Out the Weekend's Activities in Darien
Check Out the Weekend's Activities in Darien DARIEN, Conn. – Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few events in Darien to check out. Friday, Jan. 20 10 a.m. – Parents with children in preschool can stop by the Darien Community Association for the weekly Mom’s Morning In. This week features Annie from “The Natural Wonder Band,” who will take families on a musical safari. 7:30 p.m. – This week’s Friday Film at the Library is “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.” This documentary by Werner Herzog features an expedition into the Chauvet Cave in France, home to the oldest art known to have been created by man. The movie is free. Sat…

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Darien Christian Science Church Elects New Readers Darien Christian Science Church Elects New Readers Darien Christian Science Church Elects New Readers
Darien Christian Science Church Elects New Readers DARIEN, Conn. – Vicky Cameron and Joyce Hawes have been elected as the new readers of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Darien. They began their three-year terms on Jan. 15. There are no ordained clergy in Christian Science. Two elected readers are responsible for Sunday and Wednesday evening services for the church. Hawes is first reader and Cameron is second reader. The two read the Christian Science weekly Bible lesson and sermon to the congregation on Sunday. This is a compilation of texts from the Bible and the book “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Edd…

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In-School Help Sought for Darien Pupils in Crisis In-School Help Sought for Darien Pupils in Crisis In-School Help Sought for Darien Pupils in Crisis
In-School Help Sought for Darien Pupils in Crisis DARIEN, Conn. – Darien schools are considering adding a social worker to help students who have problems at home that are affecting their schoolwork. The proposal would call for one social worker to be split among all five elementary schools, at a cost of $70,000. Over the past two years, an average of 18 to 20 students per year have experienced crises at home that impact their behavior at school, said Hindley Principal Rita Ferri. These problems can include abuse, divorce, a death in the family, or other issues. “Administrators and school psychologists are devoting an inordinate amount of …

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Darien Students Learn Robotics With Legos Darien Students Learn Robotics With Legos Darien Students Learn Robotics With Legos
Darien Students Learn Robotics With Legos DARIEN, Conn. – Kids at Ox Ridge are building Lego robots that move, react and make sounds. Students in kindergarten through third grade pair up and construct the robots, using computers to program them and make them come alive. Pictured here are second grader Brooke Voelker and third grader Sydney Weibel, who built two dancing birds that spin around. They used a combination of motors, gears, pulleys and belts to make the birds dance in different directions and at different speeds. Afte-school program coordinators Annie Weibel and Brooke Kennedy introduced the lego robotics program to teach…

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Darien Kindergarten Registration Starts Next Week Darien Kindergarten Registration Starts Next Week Darien Kindergarten Registration Starts Next Week
Darien Kindergarten Registration Starts Next Week DARIEN, Conn. – Parents will be able to register their children for kindergarten in the fall starting next week. In order to be eligible for the 2012-13 school year, children must be 5 years old on or before Jan. 1, 2013. Each elementary school will have two days for registration. Ox Ridge will have registration on Jan. 23 and 24, Tokeneke on Jan. 25 and 26, Holmes on Jan. 27 and 30, Hindley on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 and Royle on Feb. 2 and 3. On the first day of each school’s registration, students with last names beginning with A through G will register from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Students with l…

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Darien Schools To Try Out Advanced Technologies Darien Schools To Try Out Advanced Technologies Darien Schools To Try Out Advanced Technologies
Darien Schools To Try Out Advanced Technologies DARIEN, Conn. – The Darien schools are looking into the educational possibilities of such popular technologies as iPads and eReaders. A budget proposal calls for a small learning lab for teachers to try out new technology, as well as iPads and eReaders for each school library that students could check out. A dozen iPads and a dozen eReaders for each school, as well as eBook subscriptions, would cost $58,200. The learning lab for teachers would allow them to explore the educational possibilities of different technologies and would include items such as tablets, SMART document cameras, interac…

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Cinderella Rides Her Pumpkin Coach to Darien Cinderella Rides Her Pumpkin Coach to Darien Cinderella Rides Her Pumpkin Coach to Darien
Cinderella Rides Her Pumpkin Coach to Darien DARIEN, Conn. – Experience the magic of fairy godmothers and ugly stepsisters when the British Amateur Theater Group performs “Cinderella” at Town Hall. Two shows will be presented Jan. 28 and 29 to benefit the YWCA Darien/Norwalk. Each year the group performs a fairy tale story in the British pantomime style involving  theatrical storytelling, jokes, music and slapstick humor. Last year, the troupe staged “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.” All proceeds go to YWCA programs such as Parent Awareness and Job Search Support.  British pantomime shows often involve audience interaction, so show …

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Darien Native Dances in Show Inspired by Aunt Darien Native Dances in Show Inspired by Aunt Darien Native Dances in Show Inspired by Aunt
Darien Native Dances in Show Inspired by Aunt DARIEN, Conn. – Darien native Libby Skala will perform her one-woman show “A Time To Dance” three times this week at the first annual Times Square International Theater Festival. The performance is a blend of storytelling and creative dance inspired by Skala’s great aunt Elizabeth Polk. Born in 1902 in Vienna, Polk survived a premature birth, World War I, tuberculosis and the Holocaust to become a celebrated dance therapy pioneer. Skala has performed “A Time To Dance” in New York, Vancouver, Switzerland, Berlin and London, where she won the Best Solo Performer Award at the London Fringe Fes…

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Stamford March Keeps King's Dream Alive Stamford March Keeps King's Dream Alive Stamford March Keeps King's Dream Alive
Stamford March Keeps King's Dream Alive STAMFORD, Conn. – A chorus of “We Shall Overcome” and cries for justice and equality rang throughout the streets of Stamford as hundreds marched in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday morning. The cold weather did not stop the marchers as they walked from the Bethel AME Church to the Yerwood Center, carrying signs bearing King’s face and his message. The annual NAACP march started with prayers and song at the church and ended with speeches at the Yerwood Center on the importance of education, voter registration and repealing the death penalty. Marchers of all ages braved the cold air, …

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Darien Charity Focuses on Film to Help the Needy Darien Charity Focuses on Film to Help the Needy Darien Charity Focuses on Film to Help the Needy
Darien Charity Focuses on Film to Help the Needy DARIEN, Conn. – A new generation has taken over Wellspring Trust, a nonprofit that has been active in the Darien community for more than 20 years. New directors Kimberly Hogan and Brittany Buffalino want to use the power of film and the Internet to continue its mission. Constance Boll of Norwalk started Wellspring Trust in 1988. She had established the Friends of Children Adoption Agency to help find homes for orphans of the Vietnam War. She then started Wellspring to raise money for more than 75 charitable organizations around the world and to make sure that donations were properly allocate…

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