Vaccine is $30.00, Preservative Free and Available to Anyone over the Age of 3!

• Tuesday, September 27, 2011 from 9:30 to 11:30 AM at the Darien Senior Center
• Thursday, October 6, 2011 from 3 to 7:00 PM at the Darien Town Hall
• Tuesday, October 18, 2011 from 9:30 to 11:30 AM at the Darien Senior Center
• By Appointment (Tuesdays Only)

• http://darienhealth.info
• http://darienhealth.com

 For Immediate Release

Special information for homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private non-profit organizations affected by the severe storms and flooding that occurred March 12, 2010 - May 17, 2010:

Recovering from a disaster, natural or otherwise, is often more traumatic than the event itself. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), assistance may be available to those who suffer damage, regardless of income. The following resources are designed to guide people to the appropriate federal, state and local agencies for both immediate and long-term assistance.

Disaster Assistance available from FEMA:

• How to Apply for Assistance
• FEMA teams offer home repair at local stores
• FEMA facts you should know about disaster assistance
• FEMA disaster recovery center opens in Norwalk
• Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program

Disaster assistance available from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA):

• SBA Disaster assistance available to private non-profit organizations in Connecticut
• SBA fact sheet (including loan details)

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) disaster relief for individuals and businesses:

• Connecticut taxpayers who were unable to meet federal tax obligations because of severe storms and flooding March 12, 2010, may qualify for tax relief.
• IRS relief form
  

Additional useful information:

• How to avoid a home repair scam 
• How to minimize the likelihood of mold contamination

Please open the attachments below to access the forms.

Open Gym at Darien Town Hall – Wednesday, March 17th

The Town Hall Gymnasium will be open from 12 – 4 PM on Wednesday, March 17th for Darien children in grades K - 5. The schedule is as follows:
 
12 – 2 PM – Open gym/Blue Wave Kickers Soccer with Darien Girls’ Soccer Coach Jon Bradley
 
2 – 4 PM – Open gym/Future Stars Basketball
 
This is free to the community and children can be dropped off  any time from 12 – 4 PM.  Children should bring a soccer ball or basketball with them if they have one!
 
For questions, please visit http://www.darienct.gov/parkrec or call 203-656-7325.  

Wednesday, May 20, at 5:30pm

Bring the family for dinner and a story, with local authors Michelle Morfitt and Chris Gorman. Join us in celebrating our town in their delightful new book "Our Place Darien". Prizes will be given to children who take part in a local history quiz

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The Town of Darien, Office of Emergency Management, will be conducting a full-scale test of its Code Red™ Emergency Notification System. The test will be conducted on March 25, 2009 at 10:00 AM. “The importance of communication in an emergency cannot be emphasized strongly enough” stated Emergency Management Director Marc McEwan.

On Tuesday, October 21st, the Darien League of Women Voters will sponsor Candidates' Night, an educational forum where you can meet the candidates running for election (State Senator for Districts 25 and 27; State Representative for District 141, and Board of Education) and hear a review of ballot questions. The event takes place at Darien Town Hall Auditorium, 2 Renshaw Road, from 7:30p.m. to 9:30p.m.

The League of Women Voters of Darien has compiled a non-partisan 2008 Ballot Question Guide that provides information on the two State of Connecticut questions and the five Darien Charter Revision questions that will appear on the ballot on November 4th. For each question, a background on the issue is presented as well as what it means to vote yes or no. Guides are available at the Darien Library Information Desk.

The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority has scheduled an Electronics Recycling Day for Saturday, September 13, for the Bridgeport Project Towns (including Darien, Norwalk, and Stamford). The collection will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Norwalk Highway Garage, 15 South Smith Street, Norwalk. (Directions)

This collection is for home electronics only. Electronics from businesses and institutions will not be accepted. Here's a list of things to bring:

 

• Computers
• Monitors
• Cell phones
• TVs
• VCRs
• Copiers
• Fax machines
• Printers
• Radios
• Stereos

We're not talking about gas prices here! Money Magazine just published its Best Places to Live 2008, and Darien was listed as one of the top-25 earning towns in the country. Click here to take a look at how Darien compares to the rest of the Best Places to Live list.