Police at about 8:11 a.m. last Friday received a report of an unwanted male at New Canaan High School. The man was asked to leave the school, according to police, who had no further information on the incident.
L-R: Lily Roen (3rd place), Delia Bakal (2nd place) and Eliana Savelli (1st place). Contributed
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Congratulations to Saxe Middle School eighth-graders Lily Roen, Delia Bakal and Eliana Savelli, who earned the top three spots in their age group at the Ridgefield Sprint Triathlon on Aug. 29. The following week, the girls completed with their friend, Colleen Murphy, this one being Olympic distance, raising money for four charities. They selected Girls on the Run, PAWS CT, Filling in the Blanks, and Achilles International, and set a goal to raise $250 for each. They exceeded that goal for each of the charities.
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Police are investigating a reported of shoplifting at 86 Elm St. The street address is the same as local retailer Wave on Elm. A sweater was reported stolen, police said.
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New Canaan Library’s 14th annual Literary Luncheon, will be held at 11 a.m. on Nov. 4 and will feature “Sunflower Sisters” author Martha Hall Kelly. More info here. Sponsors include Bankwell and Saxe + Bryan Properties.
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After five years, downtown New Canaan home décor retail store Found has moved to a new location on Elm Street. The shop has reopened at 36 Elm St., its owner said in a Facebook post. We wish them the best of luck in the new space. Here’s some background on Found.
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Speaking of local businesses, New Canaan Pharmacy is now selling the “Ageless Throat & Decolletage Creme” from PRAI Beauty, a cruelty-free, targeted skincare company founded by town resident Cathy Kangas.
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The Board of Selectmen at its regular meeting Sept. 21 approved the promotion of Katie Lam to assistant tax assessor, as well as a change to the status of employment from full-time to part-time for Susan McCaughey.
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The Waveny Park Conservancy is hiring for the part-time position of executive director. More information is available here.
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A bb gun found in the area of 323 Smith Ridge Road was turned into police at about 1:19 p.m. Monday and is being held in the department’s property management area.
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The Children’s School Open House will be held 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1 (118 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford).
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The town in the past month spent another $10,246 in legal fees related to its Memorandum of Understanding with New Canaan Library, according to a bill approved by the selectmen last week. Through the first two months of this fiscal year, the town has spent $17,255.50 on the MOU, according to a legal bill from Berchem Moses PC, which also gets a monthly retainer of $8,500.
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A reminder that LiveGirl’s free Confidence Clubs in New Canaan will run Oct. 4 to Nov. 29. The clubs serve middle school girls (grades 5 to 8). More information here.
Members of New Canaan Fire Co. #1. Candace Karl photo
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New Canaan Fire Company No. 1 held its Annual Dinner at Waveny House on Sept. 24. The 95 members and guests in attendance celebrated two years (the 2019 dinner was canceled due to the pandemic) of fire service and camaraderie. Assistant Chief Russ Kimes and President Rob Mallozzi presided over the evening’s program.
Special Recognition and Awards announced included:
- Public Safety Awards – Mike Handler, Jenn Eielson and New Canaan EMS
- Public Service Awards- Grace Farms Foundation and Operation Covid Shield
- Career Longevity Awards (All for 20 years of service)-Capt. Mike Baker, Firefighter Steven Gaeta, Lt. Don Gesualdi and Capt. Rob Petrone.
- Firefighter of the Year, 2019 Sveinn Bragason
- Firefighter of the Year, 2020 David Bilotti
- Rookie of the Year, 2019 Jack Goetz
- Rookie of the Year, 2020 Harry Russell
- President’s Leadership Award, 2019 Matt Kelly
- President’s Leadership Award, 2020 David Bilotti
- President’s Leadership Award, 2021 Sveinn Bragason
- Special Recognition for Service to the Community and Fire Company, Russ Kimes
- Unit Citation Awards for contributions at major incidents- Peter Ayoub, VJ Belleto, Charlie Bentley, David Bilotti, Peter Black, Sveinn Bragason, Oliver Denis, Colin Daniels, Paul Devan, Joe Diiorio, David DiPanni, Brian Done, Mike Esposito, Steven Gaeta, Damian Sheerin, Will Garbus, , Don Gesualdi , Will Hetherington, Chris Isaacs, Mike Jackson, Adam Jones, Ed Karl, Russ Kimes, Rob Mallozzi, Rob Petrone, John Raidt, Lawrence Pitt, Duffy Sasser, Mike Sasser, Barry Setayesh, Damien Sheerin, Mike Socci, Ben Stout, Mike Tiani, Kevin Vetti, Mike Vitti and Paul Wilson
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New Canaan Police at 6:34 p.m. Sunday charged a 55-year-old Norwalk man with second-degree failure to appear after stopping his car on Lakeview Avenue. He faces several motor vehicle-related charges brought by NCPD last September, Connecticut Judicial Branch records show. At midnight Thursday, a 38-year-old Stamford man turned himself in on a warrant for second-degree failure to appear. He had been charged by NCPD in August 2019 with interfering, second-degree breach of peace and failure to comply with a fingerprint request, records show.
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Dil Figaro is offering the first week of lunches for free in exchange for trying them out for a month. (Background on the New Canaan company here.)
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Here’s the new “Wine Minute” from Francos Wine Merchants on Elm Street:
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New Canaan Rotary Club’s 36th annual LobsterFest will be held Oct. 15 and 16. Those interested in purchasing a ticket for lobster, salmon or chicken dinners can find information here. Patrons can sign up for curbside pickup at Waveny Pool or reserve a table poolside.
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Finally, we received the following game summary regarding the 24th Annual Rich-Mich Softball Game, held Sept. 19 at Waveny:
L-R: Chas Timberlake, Will Fornshell, captain Tim Michno. Skyler Timberlake, Rick Kilbride, Marc Toland, Claire McMonagle, John Fulkerson, Maeve McMonagle, Cooper Toland, Steve McCardell, Bennett Toland, Kevin Wilder, Luke Tashjian, Bill Acker, Roger Bolton and captain Keith Richey.
“Playing for the Michno Marauders were; Roger Bolton, Steve McCardell, Claire McMonagle, Luke Tashjian, Marc Toland, Kevin Wilder, and captain Tim Michno. For the Richey Recidivists were: Bill Acker, Will Fornshell, Rick Kilbride, Chas and Skyler Timberlake, Cooper Toland and captain Keith Richey. John Fulkerson pitched for both teams. Bennett Toland and Maeve McMonagle acted as scorekeepers. This once a year coed multigenerational softball game has become a New Canaan tradition. The teams are picked at random. The Recidivists broke out early, with three straight hits by Skyler and Chas Timberlake, Rick Kilbride and later another by Cooper Toland, scoring two runs. This was followed by a barrage of hits in the Recidivists second inning, adding six more runs that was followed by another four runs scored in the third inning. At this point the Recidivists had a 12-0 lead that they would never relinquish. After a lull in Recidivists scoring in the fourth and fifth inning, they added another run in the sixth inning and two in the seventh inning to put the game out of reach. In batting order, the hit parade was Skyler Timberlake with 3, Kilbride and Chas Timberlake with 5 hits each, Fornshell with 3 productive hits (five RBI), Acker with 1 hit, Cooper with 3 and Captain Richey with 4 hits. In fact, Miss Cooper Toland out-hit both her father Marc who played for the Marauders and her great-uncle Bill Acker. The Marauders offense was throttled by the Recidivists’ effective infield play early in the game but they began scoring midgame and broke free for a 5 runs in the bottom of the seventh inning in an exciting come-back attempt that fell short.”