David.Gurliacci@patch.com
203.822.2603
Hometown: Darien, Connecticut
I joined the school paper at Darien High School and had a blast. At Trinity College in Hartford, I wrote an opinion column for the student newspaper and found that writing was what I wanted to do. I've been addicted ever since.
I've worked at various newspapers in Massachusetts and New York state before moving back to Fairfield County, where I worked at the Norwalk Hour, covering Westport, then cops and then courts.
I later worked as a correspondent for The Advocate and was then a reporter for the Fairfield County Business Journal and its sister publication in Westchester, then did more freelance work, including some for HersamAcorn's New Canaan Advertiser.
I used to do the daily New York Times crossword, but now I prefer the KenKen puzzle. I have a serious bibliophilia problem (please contribute to the cause: we can wipe out bibliophilia in a short time if we all switch to Kindle and burn all the paper books). In theaters, I see about 40 movies a year of all types except horror, and now I'm seeing a lot more on Netflix. Historic sites and hiking trails interest me. One day I will see more Shakespeare plays. I play no sports. My cooking skills are limited, but people love my apple pies.
How would you describe your political beliefs?
I believe democracy only works with an informed citizenry, and no system of government works all that well. I think human nature has enough flaws in it that we'll never do better than make some improvements in society, but improving it is vitally important. As a journalist, I'm not here to make those improvements. I'm here to report all the relevant facts about problems and issues, and do it in a way that sparks the interest of people.
Are you registered with a certain party?
No.
How religious would you consider yourself?
I'm a Catholic who goes to Mass.
Chefs at Simsbury, Westport and Washington, CT restaurants named semifinalists for the 2015 James Beard Awards now are out of the running.
Chefs at Simsbury, Westport and Washington, CT restaurants named semifinalists for the 2015 James Beard Awards now are out of the running.
Lynne Schultz, then 18, of Simsbury went missing in 1971 in Vermont. Police there want to see if Robert Durst was connected to that.
Affected: stretches of the Merritt Parkway and I-95 in Stamford and New Canaan; I-95 in Darien and Norwalk; downtown Stamford, Westport
Affected: stretches of the Merritt Parkway and I-95 in Stamford and New Canaan; I-95 in Darien and Norwalk; downtown Stamford, Westport
Affected: stretches of the Merritt Parkway and I-95 in Stamford and New Canaan; I-95 in Darien and Norwalk; downtown Stamford, Westport
Affected: stretches of the Merritt Parkway and I-95 in Stamford and New Canaan; I-95 in Darien and Norwalk; downtown Stamford, Westport
Affected: stretches of the Merritt Parkway and I-95 in Stamford and New Canaan; I-95 in Darien and Norwalk; downtown Stamford, Westport
These houses and apartments are available for rent in Bethany and Woodbridge, according to Zillow.com.
Move over, big dog — little dogs movin' in!
This and other homes for rent in Darien, according to Zillow.com
These Simsbury homes are available for rent, according to Zillow.com.
Here's a list of homes available to rent in New Canaan, from Zillow.com.
These homes in Westport are available to rent, according to Zillow.com.
Now that the second sewer collapse has been repaired, paving will start after rush hour Tuesday — at 9 a.m. — delaying traffic again.
The driver who caused an accident Oct. 30, seriously injuring a teenager on Silvermine Ave. was speeding at 60 in a 30 mph zone, cops said.
Mary Brooks, 45, of New Haven, is the fourth of four suspects police believe were involved in the bank 2014 robbery.
The chief chef and owner of Millwright's restaurant is one of the Northeastern semifinalists best chef in the James Beard Awards.
A list of part-time jobs and full-time jobs in either Woodbridge or Bethany, not surrounding communities; listings from SimplyHired.
A list of part-time jobs and full-time jobs in Manchester itself, not surrounding communities; listings from SimplyHired.