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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Getting Organized: Where Do I Start? Getting Organized: Where Do I Start? Getting Organized: Where Do I Start?
Getting Organized: Where Do I Start? The following is an article submitted on staying organized from reader Seana Turner, a professional organizer. This is the first in a series of articles on the subject. Around this time of the year, many of us find ourselves looking around our homes and thinking, "What a mess!" Indoor living has left an accumulation of clothing, paperwork, books and general clutter in every nook and cranny of our homes. Rather than a place of peace and sanctuary, home has become an overwhelming "to do" list. As a professional organizer in town, I'm here to tell you that winter is a great time to get your sp…

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by Seana Turner
Darien, CT
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Mark Your Darien Calendars Mark Your Darien Calendars Mark Your Darien Calendars
Mark Your Darien Calendars Monday Elementary School Parent Conferences Pi Day, Darien High School Noon: Hospital Infections Talk, Darien Senior Center 3:30 p.m.: Winged Wonders at the Darien Nature Center 6:30 p.m.: Girls Night Out at the Depot Tuesday Elementary School Parent Conferences 9 a.m.: Darien High School Parents Association meeting, Darien High School 1 p.m.: "The Mitten" Story Time at Hands On Pottery, 15 Tokeneke Road 1:30 p.m.: DAEG Bubblemania, Holmes Elementary School 7:30 p.m.: Board of Finance public hearing, Town Hall Wednesday Elementary School Parent Conferences 1:45 p.m.: Holmes Elem…

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Darien Plastic Bag Foes Host Art Show Darien Plastic Bag Foes Host Art Show Darien Plastic Bag Foes Host Art Show
Darien Plastic Bag Foes Host Art Show The Darien group Choose to Reuse is hosting an exhibit of art objects made from recycled plastic to promote its fight for a ban on plastic bags. The exhibit, which opened Sunday at the Darien Nature Center, is called In the Bag. It was curated by husband and wife Peter Wormser and Liz Milwe, who helped ban plastic bags in Westport.  "It's worked out really well," Wormser said of the ban in Westport. "The store owners were initially against it, but then they realized that it's good PR, and that they can sell reusable shopping bags. It takes a little while to make the change. The consumers se…

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Darien Special Ed Faces a $476K Deficit Darien Special Ed Faces a $476K Deficit Darien Special Ed Faces a $476K Deficit
Darien Special Ed Faces a $476K Deficit The high cost of special education has caused a deficit in the Darien school system's budget, which also happened last year, according to Director of Finance Richard Huot. The budget this year is expected to fall short by $476,879. The costs come from tuition costs for special education students enrolled in private schools outside the district. At the beginning of the year, the school system had apportioned $1,128,458 but had spent $1,722,433 by the beginning of March. Huot said he expected the final costs to be $2,254,818 by the end of the school year. Board of Education Chairwoman Kim Wes…

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Darien Man Hurt in Brookside Crash Darien Man Hurt in Brookside Crash Darien Man Hurt in Brookside Crash
Darien Man Hurt in Brookside Crash A 19-year-old Darien man was severely injured early Saturday when his car struck a utility pole on Brookside Road near Granaston Lane. Police arrived at 2:30 a.m., and the man was taken to Stamford Hospital, where he was reported to be in stable condition. The man's Chevy Suburban was traveling north when he left the roadway and struck the utility pole, severing it, and then hit a stone wall and several trees, police said. The injured man was the only person in the car. The Darien Police Accident Investigation Team was continuing to investigate. The section of Brookside Road was closed unti…

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Exhibit Shows Civil War's Lasting Impact on Darien Exhibit Shows Civil War's Lasting Impact on Darien Exhibit Shows Civil War's Lasting Impact on Darien
Exhibit Shows Civil War's Lasting Impact on Darien A new exhibit at the Darien Historical Society that chronicles the town's involvement in the Civil War shows how elements from the war still resonate in town today, including in the names of major roads, the voting patterns and the history of the Fitch's Home for Soldiers. "Fitch's Home was the first veterans' home in the country," said Susan Bhirud, education coordinator for the society. "It was built right where the Allen O'Neill houses are now. When it was first built during the war, there weren't any disabled veterans, so it housed Civil War orphans." As the orphans grew up and moved ou…

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Darien Says Goodbye to Sorting Recyclables Darien Says Goodbye to Sorting Recyclables Darien Says Goodbye to Sorting Recyclables
Darien Says Goodbye to Sorting Recyclables Darien residents now have the option of helping the environment without having to go through the hassle of sorting recyclable materials. Instead, they can switch to single-stream recycling, offered by companies such as Darien Disposal, which allows customers to throw all their recyclables into one bin. "It's been going well. People have been embracing it," said Keith Pensiero, owner of Darien Disposal. He said about 160 people have signed on since the company started offering the service at the beginning of the year. In this process, residents can throw all their materials into one containe…

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Ox Ridge Donates Food for 100th Day Ox Ridge Donates Food for 100th Day Ox Ridge Donates Food for 100th Day
Ox Ridge Donates Food for 100th Day Kindergartners, second-graders and fifth-graders at Ox Ridge Elementary in Darien celebrated the 100th day of school by holding a food drive. Each class recently donated 100 food items to the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County. Do you have pictures from a school event you’d like your friends and neighbors to see? Send them to [email protected] and see them on The Daily Darien! And don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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The Depot Calls In the SWAT Team The Depot Calls In the SWAT Team The Depot Calls In the SWAT Team
The Depot Calls In the SWAT Team Sgt. Jeremiah Marron of the Darien Police Department stopped by the Depot last week to show off some of the equipment used by the Southwest Regional Emergency Response Team. The team consists of members of police departments from Darien, Westport, Wilton, Easton, Monroe and Trumbull, and acts as a SWAT team in emergency situations where tactical backup is needed. The talk was part of the Depot's "CSI: Darien" program, which seeks to educate teenagers about the different aspects of police work. Do you have photos you'd like to share with our readers? Send them to [email protected]…

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by Casey Donahue
Norwalk, CT
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Darien Players Lift Weights for a Good Cause Darien Players Lift Weights for a Good Cause Darien Players Lift Weights for a Good Cause
Darien Players Lift Weights for a Good Cause When the Darien High School football players go into the weightlifting room Friday afternoon, they will be working to build more than just muscle. They will be lifting to help support a charity inspired by the sister of a former team captain, a cause that coach Rob Trifone said the players are driven to champion. "Because it's personal and it's someone in town that they know, they've really taken it to heart," Trifone said Thursday at the first day of the Lifting Grace event. Thursday afternoon was devoted to freshmen and graduating seniors performing bench presses to raise money, and on Fri…

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