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🌱 Patch AM: Darien Home With 1-Bedroom Cottage For Sale At $1.29 Million

Also, don't miss The Late Summer Show on the Darien Patch calendar

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Cheers Darien! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Renovated Darien home with income-producing cottage hits the market
  • Darien schools detail major summer upgrades before classes resume
  • See how Darien High School stacks up against Connecticut's best

Also on today's calendar: The Late Summer Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Saturday: A few a.m. showers, then rain, temps: high: 75, low: 69.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Darien Home With 1-Bedroom Cottage For Sale At $1.29 Million (patch.com) — House hunters in Darien may be interested in a newly listed, fully renovated property at 53 Maple Street that includes both a three-bedroom main home and a separate one-bedroom cottage. Priced at $1.29 million, the setup offers flexible options for living, rental income, or investment, with two distinct residences on a single Darien lot.
   

• Darien Superintendent Gives Update On School Facilities (patch.com) — Families in Darien can expect refreshed school buildings and upgraded safety and communication systems as the new year begins on August 26. Superintendent Eric Byrne detailed nearly finished renovations at Hindley, Holmes, and Royle, improvements at Middlesex Middle School and Darien High School, and a shift to Parent Square for districtwide messages.
   

• These are the 10 best public high schools in Connecticut, according to U.S. News & World Report (theday.com) — Darien residents can take pride that Darien High School is ranked the fourth best public high school in Connecticut and 246th in the nation in new U.S. News & World Report rankings. The list compares nearly 18,000 schools and highlights how strongly Fairfield County schools, including Darien, perform on college readiness, test scores, and graduation rates.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Friends of Norwalk Dogs marks three years with Taylor Farm celebration (nancyonnorwalk.com)
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  • The #AccessibleTogether Kilimanjaro 2026 Diary: The Records No One Will Ever Measure (jewishlink.news)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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