Business

Dolce Owners To Open ‘Lombardi’s’ Restaurant on Elm Street

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The owners of a popular Italian café in downtown New Canaan are planning to open a new restaurant down the street. Andrea Lombardi, owner of Dolce on Elm Street, is planning to open “Lombardi’s” restaurant one block away at 32 Elm St., according to plans filed with the New Canaan Building Department. 

“Andrea’s vision for space is sleek, acoustically tuned with imaginative lighting plans,” according to a letter of intent that forms part of the filing. The space recently had been occupied by an art gallery that moved within downtown New Canaan. According to floor plans, Lombardi’s will have a bar with 12 stools and 14 two-top tables on the first floor, with six four-top tables and a service bar on the second floor. Norwalk-based Mark Demmerle Architecture & Building Services is the contractor on the fitout, according to the filings.

Around Town

Did You Hear … ?

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New Canaan Police at 5:44 p.m. on April 11 received a report of a smash-and-grab from a vehicle parked at Waveny. A purse and other items were stolen. The investigation is ongoing. ***

The New Canaan Farmers Market opens for the season on Saturday morning. It will run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through Dec.

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New Construction Coming to Carter Street

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The New Canaan Building Department has issued a permit for a new 6,397-square-foot house on Carter Street. The new home at 250 Carter St. will include five bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and one half-bath, according to a building permit issued March 12. 

It will be located on what tax records show as a vacant 2-acre parcel near the intersection of Carter and Clapboard Hill Road. Its owner acquired the property in 2014, tax records show, and owns an adjacent lot. 

The new house will have a 915-square-foot finished attic and three-car garage. It will cost $1.2 million to build, according to the permit.

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Donald Miller Moyle, Sr., 92

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Donald Miller Moyle, Sr. September 9, 1931 – March 22, 2024 

Donald Miller Moyle, Sr. died on March 22, 2024 in Vero Beach, Florida. He is survived by his loving wife of 73 years, Betty Lou “BL” Moyle, and two children, Jean Moyle Rogers of Highland, California and Donald Miller Moyle, Jr. of New Canaan, Connecticut. He is also survived by four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by daughter Judy Lou Marien of Big Water, Utah. 

Don was born in Yonkers, NY and later lived in Grosse Pointe, MI; Winnetka, IL; New Canaan and Wilton, CT; Southold, NY and Vero Beach, FL. He loved all of these places, however, he always called Connecticut his home. 

Don was cherished and admired as a loving husband, devoted father, accomplished businessman, loyal friend, and fierce but friendly competitor.

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‘Hands for Life New Canaan’ To Be Held April 28 at the YMCA [Q&A]

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The New Canaan YMCA’s “Hands for Life” training—a free event presented in partnership with New Canaan EMS and CERT—will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 28 at the Y.

Open to all and with no advance registration required, the life-saving skills of hands-only CPR and AED use takes just 20 minutes. It was last offered in 2013, where more than 900 people were trained. We put some questions about the event to Margaret Riley, executive director at the New Canaan YMCA, and Amy Kennedy, chief of New Canaan EMS.

Here’s our exchange. ***

New Canaanite: What is Hands for Life New Canaan? Margaret Riley: Hands for Life New Canaan 2024 is being held on Sunday, April 28, and is an opportunity for every member of our community to become confident in their ability to administer Hands-Only CPR and use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator).