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The holiday party season has commenced and the celebration carousel is spinning—take hold, it’s going to be a long month of overindulging in excesses generously doled out by experienced, unflappable hosts.
We have seen it all, New Canaanites: elaborate drinks served by bartenders who overtly despise everyone; festive food stations that could satisfy the weekly meal requirements of a Division 1 football team; and merry-ish musicians who would rather you not submit special requests (or touch their microphones).
Everything is wonderfully over-the-top and I appreciate the extra effort.
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Police on Wednesday afternoon arrested a 32-year-old Fall River, Mass.
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This week on 0684-Radi0, our free weekly podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Tucker Murphy of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce about the Holiday Stroll, a favorite annual event that will kick off at 6 p.m. Friday in the heart of the downtown and continue Saturday.
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Five coyotes were trapped and killed in southwestern New Canaan in October and November under a state-issued permit, records show.
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The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint six members to a newly conceived committee that will advise the executive branch of local government on building and infrastructure projects.
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New Canaan Police on Wednesday released images of a woman they’re seeking to identify in connection with a theft last month at a Carter Street organization.
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Baskin-Robbins, a mainstay of downtown New Canaan for more than a half-century, will close Dec.
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In the wake of recent fires in New Canaan, including one that will result in the total loss of a home, a longtime resident and local business owner is calling on the town to do more to help firefighters do their jobs.
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Police on Monday afternoon arrested a 26-year-old Queens, N.Y. woman by warrant in connection with a traffic incident from September where she tried to bite police officers.
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Editor NewCanaanite,
At the November 19th Planning & Zoning Commission hearing, one of the opponents to the proposed Waveny CCRC said that the mammoth, 550-foot-long, four-story-high building would dominate the crest of Oenoke Ridge at night like a giant lit-up cruise ship.
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Members of the Parks & Recreation Commission at their most recent meeting voted unanimously to approve a new slate of fees for groups using town-owned playing fields.
The fees are to go to a dedicated fund held by the New Canaan Athletic Foundation for the maintenance and upgrade of fields and facilities at locations including New Canaan High School, as per a formal agreement between the nonprofit organization and the town, according to Commissioner Sally Campbell.
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The volunteer body that oversees God’s Acre at its most recent meeting voted unanimously to approve a proposed flagstone terrace that is to be installed at the top of the parcel on Park Street, opposite the entrance to the Congregational Church of New Canaan.
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Police late on Thanksgiving Day arrested a 44-year-old New Canaan woman and charged her with driving under the influence.
At about 7:56 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash in the parking lot at Acme on Elm Street, police said.
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NewCanaanite.com this week surpassed 5,000 downloads for its weekly podcast.
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Join fellow residents, business owners and NewCanaanite.com editor Michael Dinan for the monthly Community Coffee, to be held 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec.
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[Editor's Note: This article has been corrected to show that the site in question is in the half-acre zone, not the two-acre zone as originally reported.
