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To the New Canaanite:
Last Sunday, the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society hosted its Ice Cream Social for the 35th year.
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In 2020 at the height of the pandemic, with our five-year-old and newborn in tow, my husband and I escaped NYC for New Canaan.
It was an unsettling time for many of us, and New Canaan offered peace and community, and a school experience for our kindergartener that many at the time could only dream of.
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First made public more than two years ago, plans to install a new children’s playground in Waveny have been delayed, though a new committee now is taking up the proposal, officials say.
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The Board of Selectmen this week approved use of Waveny Park for an arts festival operated by one of New Canaan’s best-established nonprofit organizations.
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John C. Renda, 76, of New Canaan, CT passed away on June 3, 2023 at his home.
Born in New York, New York, John is Survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Patty, his daughter, Jessica and his son, John. Predeceased by his parents, Phyllis & Domenic Renda, and his brother Charles (Sally) Renda and sister Josephine (Louis) Marchesi. Also survived by his mother in law, Marilyn Bissell, brothers in law, Richard (Hazel) Bissell, John (Marlene) Bissell and Timothy (Lisa) Bissell, his sisters in law Susan (Jeffery) Kuntz and Nancy Bissell, many nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews as well as a large extended family of cousins. Like another brother to him, he is also survived by his very long time friend, Howard (Bette Feldman) Anger.
John was a Vietnam Veteran, awarded the Bronze Star, a proud graduate of Baruch College, and for many years a corporate financial manager and then self employed. In recent years he was retired, but liked to say his "job" was watching the stock market, a long time passion. He loved to travel, and was working on seeing every baseball stadium in the country, falling short by 5 or 10, depending on who was counting.
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After residents voiced concerns, the Board of Selectmen decided Tuesday to forgo approval of two contracts related to a widely discussed proposal to erect a cell tower in the woods behind West School.
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The New Canaan Health Department saw a record-high number of ticks submitted last month, officials say.
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Town officials on Tuesday approved the $45,000 purchase of a machine made by a robotics company that will lay out painted lines on New Canaan’s athletic fields.
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New Canaan resident Giacomo Landi announced Monday that he will seek a four-year seat on the Board of Education as an unaffiliated candidate.
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Municipal officials recently approved a request from the Town Clerk to allocate additional funds for specialized print materials after the town spent more money on ballots than it had in years past.
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Police on Friday night arrested a 31-year-old Norwalk woman and charged her with driving under the influence.
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Police last week arrested a 24-year-old Bronx, N.Y. man by warrant and charged him with third-degree identity theft, a felony offense, interfering with an officer, unlawful possession of a personal identifying information access device and illegal furnishing of money, goods or services on a payment card.
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Despite a quiet launch, locals are already crowding into New Canaan’s newest eatery—the burger and fried chicken joint Maddie’s on Pine Street.
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Police say a black bear was sighted on lower Valley Road last Thursday afternoon with her four young cubs.
The 4 p.m. sighting on June 1 is the first reported in New Canaan since March 21 on Ludlowe Road, also in the eastern part of town.
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Police last week arrested a 23-year-old New Canaan man by warrant and charged him with evading responsibility. (more…)
