Community Corner
Darien Morning Briefing: 4.3.12, Tuesday
Local information, events and reminders to start your day.
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Today is Tuesday, April 3, 2012.
Find out what's happening in Darienwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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HEADLINES:
EVENTS & REMINDERS
Adults
- Home Safety for Seniors Program: 10:30 a.m., Darien Senior Center. "Most seniors like where they live and want to stay there. Staying safe at home enables us to do that. Staying safe may require making simple changes to our living space or our daily routine."—from on Darien Patch
- Lindamood-Bell Spring Open House: Noon to 2 p.m. (presentation at 12:30 p.m.), Lindamood-Bell Learning Center, 1574 Post Rd. "Be our guest and learn about our programs for reading, comprehension., and math. We will have presentations, refreshments, and a chance to observe students in session."—from on Darien Patch.
Teens:
- Darien High School schedule: "F" Day. Periods: 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5
- Darien Young Composers Concert 7:30 p.m. in the D.H.S. Auditorium
- "Interested in being a part of the DHS-China Exchange next year? Applications are now available. Submit completed applications by April 4th. Contact Mrs. Armiger with questions."—Darien High School website
- Depot April Calendar
DARIEN PLAYHOUSE SHOWTIMES
- Mirror, Mirror: 7 p.m., PG (1 hr., 46 min.—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes
- The Hunger Games: 7 and 10 p.m., PG-13 (2 hrs., 22 mins.)—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
All meetings take place in , 2 Renshaw Rd., unless otherwise noted. Since Darien town government provides no reliable, centralized list of town government meetings, and there is not enough time in the day to go searching for them, this list may well be incomplete:
- Sewer Commission, 4:30 p.m., Room 206
- Board of Finance, 7:30 p.m., Room 206
- TV 79 Advisory Board, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Auditorium (agenda)
FORECAST as of 11:41 p.m. Monday (update)
- Hazardous Weather Outlook, issued 4:05 p.m., Monday: "There is an enhanced threat for brush fire growth and spread during the day Tuesday and especially on Wednesday."
- Tuesday: "Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind between 14 and 17 mph."
- Tuesday Night: "Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind between 5 and 8 mph."
INTERSTATE 95 TRAFFIC CAMS
See also Darien Patch's "Traffic & Gas Prices" page.
TIDES & TIMES
- Sunrise: 6:39 a.m.
- Sunset: 7:17 p.m.
- High tide: 5:15 a.m. (6.6')
- Low tide: 11:54 a.m. (0.8')
- High tide: 5:59 p.m. (6.2')
HOW TO USE PATCH:
Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Long Neck Point).
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