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By Laura Ault | 21 hours ago

Let me be perfectly transparent: I love a lawn. I love my lawn. During my Manhattan-commuting years, pulling into the driveway and seeing that velvety green expanse was a balm, an antidote to the day’s air-conditioned banality. Lawns signify more than just grass; they’re a Norman Rockwell-coded page in the visual language of the American Dream. Dads mowing in shirtsleeves, a dog named Fido, cartwheels, catch, daisychains, a Rocket Pop.

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Saverio (Sam) Laria, 69

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“And get a permit from the New Canaan Building Department so that the job is inspected throughout and certified. Out-of-state…”
— Betty Lovastik on Warrant: Unlicensed Contractor Arrested After Botched $28,000 New Canaan Heating Job
“What Betty said above plus I'd like to add that there seem to be NY contractors doing work in New…”
— Avinash Phillips on Warrant: Unlicensed Contractor Arrested After Botched $28,000 New Canaan Heating Job
“I will be voting yes. I do have a metal roof and a very wooded lot with overhanging trees, so…”
— Avinash Phillips on Op-Ed: Big Feelings in Little New Canaan
“Important: Absentee ballots are available until July 24th at the Town Clerk’s office, 8 AM–3 PM Monday through Thursday, 8…”
— John Clarke on Op-Ed: Big Feelings in Little New Canaan
“Stop the noise ?-- stop cutting your lawns every week and try every other week -- save some…”
— Richard P Vachula on Op-Ed: Big Feelings in Little New Canaan
“It has been said that a camel is a horse designed by a committee. The leaf blower ordinance passed by…”
— Richard Condon on Op-Ed: Big Feelings in Little New Canaan
“Yes, yes, yes. Thank you Laura.”
— Peter Hanson on Op-Ed: Big Feelings in Little New Canaan
“I understand the concerns on the health side of this - no argument there. Although if we are truly concerned…”
— Chip Newton on Op-Ed: Big Feelings in Little New Canaan
“My motto is: "No license, no insurance, no references, no building permit = no job!"…”
— Betty J Lovastik on Warrant: Unlicensed Contractor Arrested After Botched $28,000 New Canaan Heating Job
“Bravo! Thank you Laura”
— Jennifer Zonis on Op-Ed: Big Feelings in Little New Canaan
“Thank you for your analysis, Laura. (and judging by his note above, for annoying Arnold Karp once again) You’ve convinced…”
— Dave Leopold on Op-Ed: Big Feelings in Little New Canaan
“Zero notes! Not one! Brilliant work, Laura!!”
— Monica Capela on Op-Ed: Big Feelings in Little New Canaan
“Laura, this is so well done and compelling. Thank you for sharing your personal analysis and conclusions. As always,…”
— Irene Hendricks on Op-Ed: Big Feelings in Little New Canaan
“I am so sorry for your loss. Please let me know if I can do anything. I just went through…”
— Judy Gilroy on Saverio (Sam) Laria, 69
“Brillant articulate accurate to the point. Thank you for taking time research to move us forward in right direction. Like…”
— Marcy D H McKee on Op-Ed: Big Feelings in Little New Canaan
“Thanks, Laura. (Mic drop.) how do you possibly debate this evidence-based article? Voting YES.”
— Sheri West on Op-Ed: Big Feelings in Little New Canaan
“Thank you for clarifying some things that no local paper has been able to articulate. Next, I suggest you move…”
— Erik Scott on Op-Ed: Big Feelings in Little New Canaan
“Sounds like Saverio was yet another gem gone too soon.”
— Deborah Shaw on Saverio (Sam) Laria, 69
“Pretty much exactly what Britt said.”
— Deborah Shaw on Op-Ed: Big Feelings in Little New Canaan

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