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By Michael Dinan | 13 hours ago

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An ice cream franchise that’s served the area for 17 years is taking over the Baskin Robbins space in downtown New Canaan, officials say. Gofer Ice Cream is on track to open in the spring at 103 Main St., according to a press release from the company. Owners Jordan and Dina Savitt had purchased a Darien location in 2016 and they also own and operate a Gofer shop in Wilton, according to a company press release. “My wife and I are overly excited to bring Gofer Ice Cream to the hallowed ground where Baskin Robbins was located for so many years,” Jordan Savitt said in the release.

New Canaan Teen Charged in Connection with Threat Made Through Social Media [UPDATED]

Update 2:30 p.m. Friday Police arrested a 17-year-old juvenile in connection with the threat made through social media targeting students at New Canaan High School.
Police Commission Chairmanship Turns Over at Heated Meeting

The appointed municipal body that oversees the New Canaan Police Department elected a new chair Wednesday night during an awkward organizational meeting.
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New Canaan Police Impound Small Dog Reported as Found on Route 123

New Canaan Police have impounded a small, neutered male dog that a Canaan Parish resident reported finding last Saturday afternoon on Route 123.
Podcast: Opposition to Waveny’s Proposed Senior Living Facility on Oenoke Ridge

This week on 0684-Radi0, our free weekly podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Bill Frank and Joby Gray of the Oenoke Ridge Neighborhood Association about the group's opposition to Waveny LifeCare Network's proposed senior independent living facility on Oenoke Ridge.
‘The Adirondack Store’ To Open on Elm Street

A Lake Placid, N.Y.-based retailer whose offerings include a range of gifts, glassware, pillows and home decor items is planning to occupy a prominent commercial space on Elm Street that’s been vacant since April 2018.
Letters on New Canaan Library’s Planned Rebuilding Project

NewCanaanite.com has received the following letters regarding New Canaan Library’s planned rebuilding project.
NCHS Student, 16, Charged with Breach of Peace After Issuing Threat

Police on Monday afternoon charged a 16-year-old male with breach of peace following a report that he had threatened fellow New Canaan High School students.
VIDEO: New Canaan Library Unveils Dramatic Rebuilding Plans

New Canaan Library on Tuesday unveiled plans for a rebuilt facility that makes dramatically different use of the organization’s gateway block to the downtown and features a glass-and-stone exterior, 300-seat auditorium, rooftop terrace, café, public concourse, fireplace, two large conference rooms and “town green” at the corner of Main and Cherry Streets.
Police Investigate Removal of Posters Promoting New Canaan MLK Day Service

New Canaan Police are investigating the removal of two posters promoting a service to be held Monday in memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Placed Jan.
Elm Street Poised To Regain Lost Parking Spaces by Playhouse

Advised that a 25-foot buffer doesn’t apply to the area because it’s not an “intersection” under the state’s definition, town officials say they plan to re-stripe parking spaces on either side of the crosswalk in front of The Playhouse on Elm Street.
After Scare in New Canaan, Fire Marshal Issues CO Safety Tips

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Youth Girls Basketball: Weekend Wins for New Canaan Teams

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Fotis Dulos Employee Emerges as Key Figure in Murder Case

After pedaling his bicycle from Waveny Park to Welles Lane to kill his estranged wife, and then steering an employee’s pickup truck back upstate with her corpse, Fotis Dulos failed to remove from the vehicle the dark-colored, hooded sweatshirt he’d been wearing while cycling, according to interviews and evidence cited in a state police detective’s sworn affidavit made public last week.
Letter: Original 1913 Part of New Canaan Library ‘An Icon in Our Community’

It has come to the attention of a number of concerned citizens of our town that on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, the New Canaan Library will be presenting to the Board of Finance an update to their plan for a new library building as part of a request for funding of same.

“Well written and said”
— Catherine Moccio on Fotis Dulos Employee Emerges as Key Figure in Murder Case
“i think it is time to begin to separate "iconic" from "out of date" and "no longer attractive or useful".…”
— George McEvoy on Letter: Original 1913 Part of New Canaan Library ‘An Icon in Our Community’
“I hope the old building can be saved, but if not I hope that at least the WPA murals in…”
— Chris Woodhouse on Letter: Original 1913 Part of New Canaan Library ‘An Icon in Our Community’
“I am personally shocked and terribly disappointed by the behavior towards Sperry who grew up in NC, not a…”
— Marcy D H McKee on Police Commission Chairmanship Turns Over at Heated Meeting
“This is a seriously disappointing turn in the way our boards and commissions have worked for years. Our Commissions have…”
— Beth Jones on Police Commission Chairmanship Turns Over at Heated Meeting
“Last I checked about a year ago, Republicans no longer had the majority of New Canaan registered voters. A plurality,…”
— Greg Reilly on Police Commission Chairmanship Turns Over at Heated Meeting
“Good for Joby Gray and good for Bill Frank for coming forward with their clear and concise views opposing…”
— Mimi Dickerson on Podcast: Opposition to Waveny’s Proposed Senior Living Facility on Oenoke Ridge
“Yes! Please Save the charming and very beautiful old stone library building. She's a grand old girl and everyone who's…”
— Ninette Halpin on Letter: Original 1913 Part of New Canaan Library ‘An Icon in Our Community’
“Welcome back Adirondacks Store! We have missed you with all your mountainous glory. I can't wait to order more…”
— Polly Perkins Johnson on ‘The Adirondack Store’ To Open on Elm Street
“With all the architectural talent in this town I'm sure a path forward will be found to preserve this beautiful,…”
— Susan Serven on Letter: Original 1913 Part of New Canaan Library ‘An Icon in Our Community’
“Mike: think your article is great as is what the new library will look like and serve the needs of…”
— George McEvoy on VIDEO: New Canaan Library Unveils Dramatic Rebuilding Plans
“Reads like a bad comedy. Why didn't we get this right the first time?”
— Peter Accinno on Elm Street Poised To Regain Lost Parking Spaces by Playhouse
“Please don't start that nonsense with the old library building. It's not "historic," it's just been around for a…”
— Ben Bilus on VIDEO: New Canaan Library Unveils Dramatic Rebuilding Plans
“Please preserve the 1913 portion of the Library. So much of our town has changed I lived on the East…”
— Katy Watson on Letter: Original 1913 Part of New Canaan Library ‘An Icon in Our Community’
“Don't get rid of the oldest part of the historic library - the part on the corner of Main and…”
— Todd Gaines on VIDEO: New Canaan Library Unveils Dramatic Rebuilding Plans
“I am not a New Canaan "native" but I have lived in this town for forty-one years, and I would…”
— Susan O'Shea on Letter: Original 1913 Part of New Canaan Library ‘An Icon in Our Community’
“The New Canaan Library is being used by so many different people in so many different ways!…”
— William Malone on Letter: Support New Canaan Library’s ‘Bustling and Vibrant’ Rebuilding Plans
“Wonderfully said Laura & John. As a daily recipient of the library I look forward the modernizing. I also…”
— Norm Jensen on Letter: Support New Canaan Library’s ‘Bustling and Vibrant’ Rebuilding Plans
“thank you Ms Rothbart. Anything is possible if put to open minded folks. As I said before it seems…”
— Norm Jensen on Letter: Original 1913 Part of New Canaan Library ‘An Icon in Our Community’

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