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Did You Hear … ?

By Michael Dinan | 20 hours ago

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  • Frederick Lawrence Tufts, 79

    With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Frederick Lawrence Tufts, 79, of New Canaan, Connecticut, and Naples, Florida, on June 12, 2026.

  • NCM&HS Proposes Moving ‘Gores Pavilion’ to Oenoke Ridge Campus

    The Town Council this month heard an early-stage proposal from the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society to relocate a historic structure to its Oenoke Ridge campus.

  • DUI Charge for New Canaan Woman, 44

    Police on June 4 arrested a 44-year-old Richmond Hill Road woman and charged her with driving under the influence.

  • ‘This Liminal Phase Right Now Matters’: NCHS Class of 2026 Graduates [VIDEO]

    Dr. Jonathan Schwartz—an educator for more than 25 years and a member of the New Canaan High School social studies department for the last 10—on Tuesday morning cited a cultural anthropologist’s 1909 term “liminal transformations” for 300-plus students in caps and gowns, and their hundreds of family members and friends in the stands at Dunning Field.

  • New Construction Planned for Wahackme Road

    The New Canaan Building Department last month received an application for a 7,700-square-foot house on Wahackme Road.

  • Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

    Update 5:15 p.m. The man who drove a Tesla into the Steve Benko Pool at Waveny on Tuesday morning told officials that he’d been trying to park car at the time, according to police.

  • ‘If We Lose This Pool, We Will Never Get It Back’: Selectmen Weigh in on New Canaan Y’s Valles Pool

    New Canaan’s top elected officials are weighing in on a widely discussed community issue involving a venerable local nonprofit organization.

  • New Canaan Dog Bites Local Woman

    A local dog is undergoing a 10-day quarantine after biting its owner’s girlfriend during a walk in New Canaan, police records show.

  • Rocco Lawrence Cerretani, 77

    Rocco Lawrence Cerretani grew up in New Canaan Connecticut, attending St Aloysius school and graduating from New Canaan high school in 1967.

  • ‘A Shining Light Where Every Person Is Seen’: New Inclusive Playground Opens at Waveny

    More than 50 New Canaan parents, kids, municipal government officials and parks and public works employees on Friday attended the formal opening of the new Waveny Playground.

  • Canoe Hill Road Colonial Sells for $3 Million

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

  • Letter to the Editor

    NewCanaanite.com received the following letter.

  • New Canaan There & Then: Before ‘Johnny,’ There Was ‘Jack’

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

  • Did You Hear … ?

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  • Letter to the Editor

    NewCanaanite.com received the following letter.

  • Superintendent: Saxe Undergoes 30 Minutes of ‘Sheltering In Place’ Wednesday Morning

    Saxe Middle School underwent about 30 minutes of “sheltering in place” Wednesday morning after the Farm Road facility “received a non-credible, anonymous communication,” according to the superintendent of schools.

What You’re Saying …

  • “I don't know if even the most seasoned rescuer is looking for the make and model in that moment—I have…”

    — Michael Dinan on Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

  • “I wonder if the lifeguard considered that she was jumping into water with a submerged, high powered electric device ...…”

    — Mike Wilson on Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

  • “We already have the car wash on Vitti Street but competition is good.”

    — Jack Taylor on Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

  • “It's fair to have differing opinions about the situation, but Margaret Riley does not deserve the personal attacks. She is…”

    — Courtney Galvan on ‘No Plans To Displace’ Teams: YMCA Responds to Community’s Concerns About Future of Valles Pool

  • “Dear Aggie, I wish you all the best. Only good memories of my time spent at Lapham.…”

    — Margie Scott on Letter: Thank You, New Canaan

  • “This incident would have made more sense if it happened at the Valles pool.”

    — William Taylor on Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

  • “Why do all of the videos of this accident show that the female lifeguard is the one, who jumped in…”

    — Emma Garvelle on Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

  • “Having seen the video, a special call out and thank you to the young lifeguard who first jumped into the…”

    — Russ Barksdale on Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

  • “Best comment of the day! Thumbs up!”

    — Betty J. Lovastik on Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

  • “Not a prank, Peter.”

    — Michael Dinan on Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

  • “Glad no one was hurt. We hope the town bills the driver for emptying and refilling the pool just like…”

    — Robert C Young on Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

  • “Autopilot wanted a dip I guess. I hope it stayed in its own lane.”

    — Erik Scott on Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

  • “I am glad it didn’t happen 1 hour later. It could have been a disastrous outcome if people had been…”

    — Marianne Perry on Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

  • “Would New Canaanite pls assure me and other readers that this article is not an AI -generated senior prank?”

    — Peter Accinno on Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

  • “All Teslas can self drive if enabled by driver; but FSD would not do this… it’s *all* on the driver.”

    — Bentley Callahan on Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

  • “Brilliant.”

    — Bentley Callahan on Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]

  • “Alrighty this thread is closed, thanks everyone.”

    — Michael Dinan on ‘If We Lose This Pool, We Will Never Get It Back’: Selectmen Weigh in on New Canaan Y’s Valles Pool

  • “So in 2017 you were issued an infraction summons for disobeying the law, letting your Burmese mountain dog roam and…”

    — Roy A Abramowitz on ‘If We Lose This Pool, We Will Never Get It Back’: Selectmen Weigh in on New Canaan Y’s Valles Pool

  • “Parents should take action and refuse to buy the bikes!!!!! NO is a word!!!”

    — Jan Maier on Letter to the Editor

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  • Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]
  • Letter to the Editor
  • ‘If We Lose This Pool, We Will Never Get It Back’: Selectmen Weigh in on New Canaan Y’s Valles Pool
  • ‘A Shining Light Where Every Person Is Seen’: New Inclusive Playground Opens at Waveny
  • Did You Hear … ?

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Thu 18

Open Arts Studio: Architectural Drawing

June 18 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thu 18

A Refined and Unforgettable Sailing Experience: Meet Crystal Cruises & AL Hospitality Group

June 18 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Paint to Promo Workshop with Lauren Clayton

June 18 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Most-Read Past Month

  • Man Steers Tesla Through Fence and into Steve Benko Pool at Waveny; No Injuries [UPDATED]
  • ‘We’ve All Endured Four Years of Agony’: P&Z Gives Formal Approval for 102-Unit Affordable Structure at Weed and Elm
  • Town Council Votes 8-4 To Pass Summertime Ban on Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers in New Canaan
  • ‘Serving with Dignity’: New Canaan Woman Launches ‘God’s Acre Concierge’
  • Op-Ed: An Update from the YMCA on the Valles Pool
  • New Canaan There & Then: John & Carolyn Kennedy, the New Canaan Couple That Might Have Been
  • Warrant: New Canaan Man Arrested After Threatening Kill His Wife in Her Sleep
  • Letter to the Editor
  • ‘We’re So Thankful’: The Adirondack Store on Elm Street To Close Friday
  • Op-Ed: Deceit on Weed Street

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