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Firefighters Put Out Blaze on Richards Lane on Friday

By Michael Dinan | February 6, 2026

Firefighters on Friday responded to Richards Lane on a report of a fire in the attic of a house under construction, officials say.

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  • New Canaan There & Then: Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane!

    ‘New Canaan There & Then’ is sponsored by Brown Harris Stevens Realtors Bettina Hegel, Joanne Santulli and Dawn Sterner.

  • Town Upholds $30 Ticket Issued to Local Man

    Town officials on Wednesday upheld a $30 ticket issued to a longtime resident who failed to pay for parking on Elm Street.

  • Letters to the Editor

    NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letters to the editor.

  • NCHS Students Form ‘New Canaan for a Cure’ Team To Fight Cancer

    Though New Canaan High School juniors Eva Alexander, Sienna de Kanter and Mairead Greiner all joined the NCHS Students Against Cancer Club last fall for individual reasons, they share a deeply important motivation: Each of the teens has loved ones whose lives have been altered by or lost to the disease.

  • Podcast: Crime Prevention in New Canaan

    In this installment of 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to New Canaan Police Chief John DiFederico.

  • DPW: Playhouse, Park Streets Lots To Be Repaved Next Month

    Town officials say they’re expecting to repave two municipal lots in downtown New Canaan next month.

  • Waveny Playground Equipment To Appear This Month; Facility on Track for Spring Opening

    Town officials say they’re planning to start installing new playground equipment at Waveny at the end of this month, though the widely anticipated facility won’t be ready for public use until the spring.

  • ‘We Do Not Get the Advertiser These Days’: Parking Ticket Appeals

    The Parking Commission recently received the following written appeals from motorists ticketed in New Canaan.

  • New Construction Planned for Ponus Ridge

    The New Canaan Building Department this week received an application for a 7,000-square-foot home on a vacant lot on the west side of town.

  • Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

    A committee of New Canaan’s legislative body is working to move a proposed ordinance for a seasonal ban on gas-powered leaf blowers to the full Town Council.

  • Charles E. Milot Jr., 95

    Charles E. Milot Jr., age 95, of Trumbull, beloved husband of Patricia Duffy Milot, passed away peacefully on January 31, with his loving family by his side.  Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, on February 18, 1930, he was one of eight children born to Charles E. Milot Sr. and Lillian Bell Milot.

  • Coffee’s on for Thursday

    Join fellow residents and NewCanaanite.com editor Michael Dinan for the monthly Community Coffee, to be held 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb.

  • Board of Selectmen Approves $186.9 Million Budget

    The first of New Canaan government’s three funding bodies voted unanimously last week in favor of a spending plan for the town for next fiscal year.

  • Suspect Arrested by Warrant for Burglaries in Greenwich and New Canaan

    The Greenwich Police Department through investigating a series of residential burglaries dating back to October obtained and served a warrant for Grigoli Chaphichadze, 48.

  • Main Street Condo Sells for $1,372,000

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

  • Wilky Gilmore: ‘He Was One of Our Own’

    In among the trophies in the lobby of the New Canaan High School Athletic Complex hangs a framed, vintage number-12 Rams jersey.

What You’re Saying …

  • “Lars and I attended the Bylaws and Ordinances Committee when the draft ordinance was distributed and discussed. Everything we…”

    — John Seel on Letters to the Editor

  • “Even worse. They offer no economic analysis of the higher up front capital cost of electric equipment, the cost of…”

    — Robert Young on Letters to the Editor

  • “Wow! ​ I find it concerning that private individuals like Mr. Andersson and Mr. Seel are proposing specific interpretations of…”

    — Richard Condon on Letters to the Editor

  • “It’s a letter to the editor, an opinion. They’re not on the Town Council.”

    — Michael Dinan on Letters to the Editor

  • “I’m a bit confused after reading the recent letter regarding the proposed leaf‑blower ordinance. Are Lars Andersson and John Seel…”

    — Richard Condon on Letters to the Editor

  • “Nick great history lesson. The movie 1941 was so funny in the line of the funnest movie ever.…”

    — Richard P Vachula on New Canaan There & Then: Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane!

  • “Give them a break”

    — Linda h Clarke on Town Upholds $30 Ticket Issued to Local Man

  • “Thank you 😊”

    — Roy Abramowitz on Letters to the Editor

  • “ill be shopping alot less in town that's for sure. westport parking all free. where im headed. same stores and…”

    — Beth Burke on Town Upholds $30 Ticket Issued to Local Man

  • “I agree, give them a break. The couple has been residents for thirty-five years. Forgiving the ticket isn't going to…”

    — Kathleen N. Patten on Town Upholds $30 Ticket Issued to Local Man

  • “Roy, the First selectman has never put forward a response to your repeated accusations. Kudos for sticking with it, everyone…”

    — Sarah Pierce on Letters to the Editor

  • “Maria: It is evident you are posting as a known advocate of town hall. Additionally the under market lease given…”

    — Roy Abramowitz on Letters to the Editor

  • “Salute to all who put together this great history! As life-time resident, all new to me. Wonderful history…”

    — Terry Spring on New Canaan There & Then: Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane!

  • “I think there are two factors you may not be considering in the cost to landscapers. 1) The initial investment…”

    — James Yao on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

  • “We support a ban on gas leaf blowers. Last summer the noise was near constant, often until 6-7 PM in…”

    — Jane Horwitz on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

  • “We all are annoyed when we hear a power blower rev up. But they are efficient…”

    — Pamela McFeely on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

  • “What a surprise! In the middle of the photo of plane spotters was my Dad, Edwin Lex Bacon.…”

    — Susan B. Leeming on New Canaan There & Then: Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane!

  • “My dad, Capt. John F Harding, USCG Ret. took me along with him on many middle of the night shifts…”

    — Nancy Harding on New Canaan There & Then: Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane!

  • “Elected BOF or Pand Z does not mean greater transparency or better decisions. I recently met an attorney from Woodbridge,…”

    — Maria Weingarten on Letters to the Editor

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  • Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
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  • Main Street Condo Sells for $1,372,000
  • Town Upholds $30 Ticket Issued to Local Man
  • Suspect Arrested by Warrant for Burglaries in Greenwich and New Canaan

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  • Three More Vehicles Stolen from New Canaan, Including Two Downtown
  • Winter Storm Wallops New Canaan [PHOTOS, UPDATED]
  • Police: Disorderly Charge for New Canaan Parents
  • Op-Ed: Why Elm Street Needs Free Short-Term Parking
  • Parking Downtown: Town Weighs Changing Main Street to Paid Spaces
  • Felony Charge for Connecticut Man, 49
  • Disorderly Charge for New Canaan Woman, 40
  • Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
  • Did You Hear … ?
  • Thomas Wade Nissley, 92

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