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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Darien, CT
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Police Prepare for Occupy Darien Police Prepare for Occupy Darien Police Prepare for Occupy Darien
Police Prepare for Occupy Darien DARIEN, Conn. – Protesters aren’t the only ones getting ready for Occupy Darien. Darien police officers are prepared for the event in case things get out of hand, Capt. Fred Komm said. “We have to plan for a major event. We can’t be unprepared,” Komm said Wednesday. Police officers will be on hand during the demonstration, which will likely cost the town in overtime. The cops are planning for high attendance for the protest at Tilley Pond Park next week, though they are not sure how many people will show up. The organizer, Margaret Rague, sat down with First Selectman Jayme Stevenson, Selec…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Students Conduct Instrument Drive Darien Students Conduct Instrument Drive Darien Students Conduct Instrument Drive
Darien Students Conduct Instrument Drive DARIEN, Conn. – You can give the gift of music this holiday season. The Darien High School music honor society, Tri-M, is holding an instrument drive for the next two weeks for the nonprofit group Horns for Kids. Students will be collecting all types of new and used instruments for the charity, which will refurbish and distribute the instruments for public schools throughout Connecticut. Instruments will be collected at the high school band room before school, at the Middlesex Middle School rotunda starting Dec. 19 and at the Darien Sport Shop on Dec. 17 and 18, at which time music groups fr…

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Darien Donates Holiday Gifts to the Needy Darien Donates Holiday Gifts to the Needy Darien Donates Holiday Gifts to the Needy
Darien Donates Holiday Gifts to the Needy DARIEN, Conn. – The Darien community has come out this holiday season to support the Department of Social Service’s mission to give to those in need. However, as is always the case, more help could be given. The Darien Cops and Kids Adventures group donated about $300 worth of household goods and personal hygiene items to Social Services. The group, made up of Darien police officers and teens, collected the items through a townwide drive. Members of the Darien Senior Center worked all year knitting hats, mittens, gloves and scarves for Social Services and recently dropped them off. A showin…

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Darien, CT
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New Trees Planted at Darien Schools New Trees Planted at Darien Schools New Trees Planted at Darien Schools
New Trees Planted at Darien Schools DARIEN, Conn. – The Tree Conservancy of Darien and the Girl Scouts planted 23 trees at Darien’s seven public schools that will provide welcome color to students and teachers in the spring. The trees were donated by the Girl Scouts to celebrate their 100th anniversary. The trees were part of the conservancy’s first annual tree sale, a program that resulted in more than 65 Eastern Rosebuds being planted across town. Where in Darien do you think there could be more trees? Tell us in the comments below.

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Darien, CT
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Second-Floor Burglars Strike Again in Darien Second-Floor Burglars Strike Again in Darien Second-Floor Burglars Strike Again in Darien
Second-Floor Burglars Strike Again in Darien DARIEN, Conn. – Burglars who use ladders to gain access to the second story of unoccupied houses have hit another Darien house. This was the fifth in a string of burglaries that police say are connected. The residents of a house on Hanson Road went out of town Friday, Dec. 9, and returned home the morning of Sunday, Dec. 11, to find that someone had rifled through the jewelry boxes in the master bedroom. An undetermined amount of jewelry was taken. Police found markings from a vehicle in the back yard and said the thieves had climbed onto the roof of the house and entered through a skylight…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Car Wash Donates to Center For Hope Darien Car Wash Donates to Center For Hope Darien Car Wash Donates to Center For Hope
Darien Car Wash Donates to Center For Hope DARIEN, Conn. – This holiday season you can give someone the gift of a clean car while helping out a good cause. Splash Car Wash in Darien is donating a percentage of its gift card sales to the Center for Hope. The Center for Hope provides comprehensive services for adults and children who are grieving, living with an illness or coping with a trauma. For every Splash gift card purchased in December, a percentage will be set aside for the Center for Hope. Splash Car Washes throughout New Haven, Fairfield and Upper Westchester counties will also participate by donating to local organizations.…

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Darien, CT
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Bid To Stop Darien's Shuffle Project Fails Bid To Stop Darien's Shuffle Project Fails Bid To Stop Darien's Shuffle Project Fails
Bid To Stop Darien's Shuffle Project Fails DARIEN, Conn. – A grassroots movement to overturn the shuffle failed even though a majority of voters in Tuesday’s referendum cast ballots against the controversial project. A total of 4,009 votes were cast Tuesday, including 162 absentee ballots. Of those, 2,445 voters cast ballots against the shuffle project. However, under the rules of the referendum, 3,112 votes against the shuffle were needed in order to overturn it. The shuffle project is the name of the plan to move the Senior Center from its current location on Edgerton Street to the Board of Education offices in the Town Hall annex…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Opens Polls for Shuffle Voting Darien Opens Polls for Shuffle Voting Darien Opens Polls for Shuffle Voting
Darien Opens Polls for Shuffle Voting DARIEN, Conn. – Don’t forget to vote today in the townwide referendum on the shuffle project. Polls will be open until 8 p.m. The much-debated shuffle calls for moving the Senior Center to Town Hall and the Board of Education offices to the old library at 35 Leroy Ave. Residents will be asked to vote either yes or no on allocating $6.97 million for the project. First Selectman Jayme Stevenson asked that voters use extra care when driving in and around school polling places because traffic is particularly high during arrival and dismissal times.  District 1 votes at Ox Ridge Elementary and …

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Darien, CT
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Darien Officials Praise the State of the Town Darien Officials Praise the State of the Town Darien Officials Praise the State of the Town
Darien Officials Praise the State of the Town DARIEN, Conn. – Darien’s leaders are confident in the state of the town’s finances and schools. Though special education may once again prove troublesome for the school system's budget, the town’s finances are in good order and its Triple A rating is intact. At the annual State of the Town address Monday, First Selectman Jayme Stevenson and the heads of the Planning and Zoning Commission, Board of Finance and Board of Education presented the Representative Town Meeting with a look back on the year and the outlook for 2012. Stevenson highlighted the new police station, the Weed Beach renovat…

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Darien, CT
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Letter: Shuffle Is the Right Solution for Darien Letter: Shuffle Is the Right Solution for Darien Letter: Shuffle Is the Right Solution for Darien
Letter: Shuffle Is the Right Solution for Darien DARIEN, Conn. – The following letter was submitted by Darien resident Susan Marks. Thirty studies, 12 years, six administrations, one solution – the shuffle!  Every town board that actually studied this plan approves of it.  Both the Commission on Aging and the Social Services Commission support it. The Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance voted in favor of it, and finally the RTM had a landslide vote of 58-28 to support the funding.  Many of our elected officials that voted in favor toured the Senior Center, Town Hall and 35 Leroy to see exactly how the shuffle would work. Seeing was be…

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by Susan Marks, Darien resident
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