New Canaan Police at 5:39 p.m. on Feb. 1 received a report of a vehicle with its keys left inside stolen from The Field Club on Smith Ridge Road. It was recovered in New York City.
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We heard from Annika Khurana, an editor-in-chief at New Canaan High School’s paper, the NCHS Courant, that they’ve launched a mobile app to make the publication’s content more accessible. You can download the free app here or use this QR Code:
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The Health & Human Services Commission unanimously re-elected Dr. Harrison Pierce as chair and Alyssa MacKenzie as secretary at its Feb. 1 meeting.
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The AT&T Store 155 Elm St. has closed.
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The Town Players of New Canaan open “Puffs” next week. The show’s tagline is “A Parody of a Certain Wizarding School!” It runs Feb. 16 to March 3 at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny. Details and tickets here.
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Police received reports of motorists passing stopped school buses at 9:29 a.m. on Feb. 5 (in the area of 170 Forest St.) and 9:07 a.m. on Feb. 2 (186 Lakeview Ave.)
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The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday appointed Katie O’Neill to the Parking Commission and Melany Hearne to the Parks & Recreation Commission.
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Two New Canaanites: Antonia Kolb (L) and Dr. Victoria Schulman (R), her advisor and mentor at King School.
Congratulations to New Canaan’s Antonia Kolb on being selected as a Regeneron Science Talent Search scholar. The King School student won for “DETICKT IT: A Machine Learning-Based Application for Real-Time Tick Identification and Spatiotemporal Disease Risk Assessment.”
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Police at 10:08 p.m. Tuesday received a report of a larceny at a South Avenue home. It appeared to be a domestic situation involving family members and no charges have been brought, police said.
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First Selectman Dionna Carlson during Tuesday’s Board meeting praised the New Canaan Beautification League for its work, in coordination with the Department of Public Works, in a pocket park overlooking the train station downtown. “ If you haven’t been over there, take a look, it really is much improved,” she said.
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Suzanne Adam, CEO of the Domestic Violence Crisis Center, will present at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, 18 following worship service. All are welcome.
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L-R: Chris Hering, Tiger Mann, Jeff Speck, Leo Karl III. Photo courtesy of Robin Bates-Mason
ICYMI: Jeff Speck presented “Toward a More Walkable New Canaan” at New Canaan Library on Feb. 1st with nearly 300 people in attendance. Prior to his program, Speck took a walking tour of downtown New Canaan with locals, including Chris Hering, Tiger Mann and Leo Karl III. The program is available to watch via` the library’s YouTube channel:
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Help a local business get some recognition. WSFB is taking nominations for its “Best Burger in CT” contest through 11:30 p.m. Friday. Starting next week, you’ll be able to vote for one of 128 finalists:
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Attention those with Optimum email addresses: The company appears to have updated its filtering software, and so newsletters from this outlet as well as important local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce are being swept into Junk and Clutter folders. Go to those folders and mark the newsletters “safe” for them to start landing in your inbox again. (Also maybe consider switching to Frontier—far better service and less expensive.)
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There’s a “Sip & Shop” at J.McLaughlin from 1 to 6 p.m. on Feb. 13 and support Waveny LifeCare Network. Next Tuesday, 15% of sales will benefit the nonprofit organization. The store at 116 Elm St. is offering sips, sweets and shopping. Be sure to mention Waveny LifeCare Network (phone orders ship free).
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Finally, here are more events worth checking out (add your event to the Community Calendar here and we’ll share it with fellow residents):
- Men’s Club to Hear Noted Sportscaster (February 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am)
- New Canaan YMCA Group Exercise Launch Party (February 10 @ 7:45 am – 12:00 pm)
- Celebrate Chinese New Year and Its Many Traditions (February 10 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm)
- Introduction to Yoga Nidra – Deep Sleep Meditation at the Carriage Barn (February 11 @ 11:00 am – 12:15 pm)
- Valentine’s Cupcake Workshop at the Carriage Barn (February 12 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm)
- Understanding New Canaan’s Budget Process with Todd Lavieri (February 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am)
I bet that will be the last time you leave your keys in your car…and you think it would ever happen at the Field Club…