‘We Stood by Each Other and Acted as Family’: New Canaan Girls Soccer Wins FCIAC and CIAC Championships

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By Donovan West | 3 hours ago

A 4-0 loss to St. Luke’s in their first scrimmage of the year wasn’t an ideal start for the New Canaan Girls Soccer team. Losing two of their first three official games only made things worse. At that moment, the season seemed destined for disappointment.

Yet the girls took control of their own narrative and flipped a switch, winning 18 of their next 20 games and then riding off into the sunset, holding high both the FCIAC and CIAC trophies.

Podcast: GetAbout President Bill Post

This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Bill Post, president of the GetAbout Board of Directors.
New Construction Planned for Woods End Road

The New Canaan Building Department has received an application for a 6,920-square-foot home on Woods End Road.
Fitness Stations at Waveny To Be Removed Next Month, Making Way for New Equipment

The broken and outdated equipment in a fitness area located on a grassy, tree-shaded island across the Orchard Field parking lot in Waveny will be removed next month, officials say.
Letter to the Editor

NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letter.
Town To Purchase Additional License Plate Readers, Security Cameras for NCPD

Municipal officials this week approved a $67,500 contract to purchase five license plate readers and eight security cameras for the New Canaan Police Department, to be installed around town.
Grove Street Commercial Property Owner Sues Neighbor Over Re-Striping of Accessway, Parking Areas

The owners of a commercial property on Grove Street this month filed a lawsuit against a neighbor, saying the latter created significant problems when it re-striped a shared accessway and parking areas without consultation.
New Canaan Exchange Club’s Annual Christmas Tree Sale Opens Nov. 29 [Q&A]

One of New Canaan’s most active service organizations, the Exchange Club (background here), is preparing to launch its hugely popular Annual Tree Sale at Kiwanis Park.
Asian Fusion Restaurant ‘Teriyaki East’ Closes

Teriyaki East, the Asian fusion restaurant that opened this spring on East Avenue, has closed, according to its owner.
New Residential Construction Planned for Former ‘Frogtown Nurseries’ Property

The New Canaan Building Department last month received an application for a 10,250-square-foot home on the former Frogtown Nurseries property. (more…)
Honors, High Honors Rolls for NCHS First Quarter

What follows are the High Honors and Honors Rolls for New Canaan High School in the first quarter of this academic year, supplied by the district.
‘First Pitch Is April 1’: New ‘Coppo Field’ Baseball Facility at Waveny on Time, on Budget

A widely anticipated project to create a new baseball facility at Coppo Field in Waveny—an area that appears to passersby as massive piles of dirt behind Lapham Community Center—is on time and on budget, officials said last week. The approximately $5 million job—$2 million of which is coming from the town, while the nonprofit New Canaan Athletic Foundation is paying the roughly $3 million balance—started in earnest last month following the approval by municipal funding bodies of a $4,977,685 contract with Canton, Mass.-based Atlantic Sports Group or “ASG.” (more…)
‘They’re Excited, They’re Proud’: Social Justice Youth Art Showcase Opens at Carriage Barn

Dozens of Students, families and art appreciators from New Canaan and throughout Fairfield County visited the Carriage Barn Arts Center on Saturday for the opening reception of an exhibition focused on social justice.
Richmond Hill Road Home Sells for $1,550,000 [UPDATED]

The following property transfer(s) were recorded recently in the Town Clerk’s office.
Letter to the Editor

NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letter.
New Canaan Now & Then: The Jewett Estate [Part 1 of 2]

‘Now & Then’ is sponsored by Brown Harris Stevens Realtors Joanne Santulli, Karen Ceraso, Bettina Hegel and Schuyler Morris.
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