The election is over, and the Board of Selectmen meetings have begun—on shaky footing. The Board of Selectmen Office has three members: First Selectman Fred Camillo (R), who secured a decisive win in the November 2025 election; Lauren Rabin (R), who returned for a fourth term; and Rachel Khanna (D), a former State Representative who now holds the minority seat. Compared to her predecessor, Janet Stone McGuigan, Khanna has proven to be a much more combative presence—a shift that has created a...

On Sunday, January 25, 2026, at the height of the severe winter storm, a private charter bus was engulfed in flames on I-95 North in Darien. The fire broke out around 1:00 PM near Exit 11. The bus, operated by DATTCO, was carrying about 50 passengers returning to Fall River, Massachusetts, after a cruise departure from Brooklyn. While the scene was chaotic, officials report that most injuries were minor. However, five individuals were transported to area hospitals for further evaluation...

The snow has stopped, but the Greenwich Snow Emergency remains in effect, keeping Town Hall and schools closed today. Here is why the "all clear" is taking longer than the storm itself: The Scale of the Task: The Greenwich Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for 265 miles of roadway—enough to stretch from Greenwich to Washington, D.C. While the 23 miles of main arteries are cleared first, the emergency isn't lifted until the remaining 211 miles of local roads are fully...

Tiffine Kyte, 37, of Johnstown, PA, was charged last week for her role in a sophisticated multi-state vehicle theft ring. Using tech-driven cloning techniques, Kyte and her accomplices systematically stole high-end vehicles from dealerships across the Tri-State area. A Tri-State Operation. Since March 2024, the group has targeted 20 vehicles worth an estimated $2.4 million. The spree spanned New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut with confirmed hits in Old Saybrook, Glastonbury, Ridgefield,...

The debate over the new Central Middle School (CMS) has shifted from blueprints to an uncomfortable reality: the town built a school too big for the current neighborhood. The new facility is sized for 660 students, but the local neighborhood currently provides only 450-500 students. Open Enrollment? Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones recently recommended "Open Enrollment" to fill the seats and the response was immediate. Of the 21 students raising their hands to move in the initial wave (which...