New Canaan Police are investigating the theft of an unlocked car (keys left inside) from a Juniper Road home, reported at 10:57 a.m. Sunday.
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New Canaan’s Claire Ayoub at 4 p.m. Sunday will screen her film, “Empire Waist,” at the Triangle Community Center in Norwalk (650 West End Ave.), followed by a Q&A.
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The Town Council during an organizational meeting Wednesday unanimously elected Michael Mauro as chair and Hilary Ormond and Janet Fonss as vice chairs.
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Brown Harris Stevens, sponsor of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce Gingerbread House Tour, has donated 150 Gingerbread House Kits which families can sign up to build and have displayed around town. Sign-up opens up at 10 a.m. on Nov. 18 at the Chamber website . The kits are claimed very quickly—20 minutes or less—families should only sign up if the children building the kits are under 12. Finished creations should be dropped off to the assigned store/location between Dec. 1 and 4. “Thanks again to the sponsor Brown Harris Stevens and to Walter Stewart’s Market for sourcing the kits and delivering them to us at cost,” Chamber Executive Director Laura Budd said in a press bulletin.
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“Open Mic Night” at the First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan is coming up on Nov. 19. Running 7 to 9 p.m., with a jam session to follow, it features a performance from singer/songwriter/guitarist Luke Molina.
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Police are investigating a burglary on Weed Street, reported at 10:51 a.m. Sunday. A rear window was forced open, the master bedroom ransacked, police said.
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VFW Post 653 is seeking help laying wreaths and planting flags beside the gravestones of veterans interred in New Canaan. All are welcome to help from 8 to 10 a.m. on Nov. 29 at Lakeview Cemetery, at the veterans section (in from the Main Street entrance, on the right). The effort is supported financially by the Exchange Club of New Canaan. Donations to the New Canaan VFW (a 501(c)3 non-profit) can be made here online or via check to:
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 653
P.O. BOX 653
New Canaan, CT 06840
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Connecticut State Police said in a press release that a 16-year-old New Haven woman was transported to Norwalk Hospital, later Yale New Haven Hospital, with life-threatening injuries after she was ejected from the back of an unregistered motorcycle while taking the South Avenue exit from the Merritt Parkway. The operator of the motorcycle, a 17-year-old New Haven man, was not hurt. The road was closed for 3.5 hours after the crash.
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A South School ornament, on sale this year.
The annual New Canaan Ornaments will be for sale at the Farmers Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. They cost $25 apiece. West and South School were made this year along with the Grupes home for the New Canaan Land Trust, the Bach Special Collections Museum, and ‘New Canaan Moms‘. East School was featured last year, but they can be special ordered. Funds raised go to the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society.
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Pre-registration is open for kindergarten in New Canaan Public Schools next fall. Register here.
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Police received a report of vandalism from a Valley Road home—a glass bottle thrown through a window—at 3:38 p.m. on Nov. 8.
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Winter program registration at the New Canaan YMCA opened this week. Info here.
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Just a few days left for the Tennis Ball Recycling collection bin at New Canaan Library (through Nov. 16), a project from New Canaan resident and St. Luke’s School junior Luke Riley. More info here.
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The New Canaan Beautification League’s annual appeal is underway.
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The annual New Canaan Turkey Trot race will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23. The 5K race begins and ends at Waveny House. All proceeds benefit Open Doors of Norwalk, an organization that provides support for people experiencing poverty and homelessness. Over the past 22 years, the Turkey Trot has raised more than $450,000 for Open Doors. Click here to sign up.
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Police are investigating a burglary on Lost District Drive, received at 1:44 p.m. on Nov. 7. A ladder from the property was used to force entry into the home on the second floor.
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The New Canaan Nature Center’s Holiday Market will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22. Info here.
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Finally—courtesy of event section sponsor April Kaynor & Kelly DeFrancesco of William Raveis—here are more local happenings worth checking out (add your event to the Community Calendar here and we’ll share it with fellow residents):
- World Music Series: Indian Classical Performance with Tabla and Sarod (November 15 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
- Acclaimed Author Dorie Greenspan Presents 15th Cookbook, “Dorie’s Anytime CAKES” (November 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
- Lunch & Learn with Dede Bartlett on her great Uncle Willie and the Yukon Gold Rush of 1896 (November 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm)
- Fall Flowers & Wine at the Carriage Barn (November 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm)
- Former State Legislator Toni Boucher, from Humble Beginnings to Business Excellence (November 19 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm)
- Holiday Market at the New Canaan Nature Center (November 22 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm)
- Film Screening: The Ice Storm (November 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
- Thanksgiving Eve Service of Gratitude (November 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm)
- Friends of New Canaan Hockey Alumni Game (November 28 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm)
- Weekend Waddle (November 29 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm)