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Gas Leak at Restaurant Halts Business Downtown on Friday Evening

By Michael Dinan | 13 hours ago

A building in the center of downtown New Canaan was evacuated Friday evening following reports of a gas leak, officials say.

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  • Brown Harris Stevens Realtors Sponsor ‘New Canaan There & Then’ Local History Feature

    May 9, 2025—NewCanaanite.com today announced Brown Harris Stevens Realtors Joanne Santulli, Bettina Hegel, Dawn Sterner and Pam Stutz as sponsors of the local history feature “New Canaan There & Then,” written by the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society.

  • ‘A Beautiful Facility’: Officials Cut Ribbon on ‘Coppo Field,’ New Home of NCHS Varsity Baseball

    Hundreds of New Canaan Baseball players of all ages, family, friends and supporters gathered at the new Coppo Field on Wednesday afternoon for a ribbon-cutting and inaugural game at the widely anticipated facility in Waveny.

  • Town Approves $195,000 Contract To Dredge Pond at Nature Center

    Town officials this week approved an approximately $195,000 contract to dredge a pond at the New Canaan Nature Center.

  • Rosebrook Road Dog Bites Local Woman 3 Times

    A Rosebrook Road dog finished a home quarantine last week after biting a New Canaan woman out for a walk.

  • Public Notice

    NOTICE LIQUOR PERMIT Notice of Application This is to give notice that I, JOSEPH BARRESI, 24 Rural Dr, New Canaan, CT 06840 Have filed an application placarded 04/24/2025 with the Department of Consumer Protection For a RESTAURANT LIQUOR PERMIT for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises at: 62 Main St, New Canaan, CT 06840 The business will be owned by: DOPPIO NC INC Entertainment will consist of: No Live Entertainment Objections must be filed by: 06/05/2025 Visit: https://portal.ct.gov/remonstrance for more info.

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  • Selectmen Approve Contract for Maintenance of Paddle Tennis Courts at Waveny

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    — Jodie Azzopardi on Editorial: My First May Fair ‘Date’ [PHOTOS]

  • “This is a great story! May Fair is probably a permanent memory for so many kids.”

    — Karen Willett on Editorial: My First May Fair ‘Date’ [PHOTOS]

  • “I volunteered on Friday night and Saturday morning and each day, as I drove away, I drove slowly to take…”

    — Lisa Melland on Editorial: My First May Fair ‘Date’ [PHOTOS]

  • “Best piece you have ever written”

    — Richard P Campbell Jr. on Editorial: My First May Fair ‘Date’ [PHOTOS]

  • “What a beautiful way to honor and remember Carol. We think of Carol often and will always treasure the…”

    — Joe and Lucia George on New Canaan Beautification League Dedicates ‘Carol West Seldin Barn’ at Lee Garden

  • “You are the best uncle. I love this! Thank you for sharing your special day.”

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  • “That brought me right back to what was the best day of the year to me as a kid. And…”

    — Ted Grogan on Editorial: My First May Fair ‘Date’ [PHOTOS]

  • “Love this, Mike! Sounds like the perfect day.”

    — Susan Gelvin on Editorial: My First May Fair ‘Date’ [PHOTOS]

  • “I could not have loved this more. Thank you.”

    — Whitney Williams on Editorial: My First May Fair ‘Date’ [PHOTOS]

  • “We love Doppio in Greenwich and cannot wait to support Doppio in New Canaan! Food and staff is always on…”

    — Daniela Gentile on ‘Doppio’ Italian Restaurant To Open on Main Street

  • “Congratulations, Robin! NCLT is lucky to have you in this pivotal role!”

    — Nancy LaPerla Bemis on Robin Bates-Mason Hired as Executive Director of the New Canaan Land Trust

  • “Salute to Doppio. I have been going to Doppio in Greenwich for over 12 years and it’s The GOAT of…”

    — Faris Nabulsi on ‘Doppio’ Italian Restaurant To Open on Main Street

  • “Congratulation lou and joe, It’s about time! Finally REAL italian food in new canaan!!!”

    — Andrea Bucciarelli on ‘Doppio’ Italian Restaurant To Open on Main Street

  • “Also the "Norwalk River Watershed Association" has been educating the public on this issue: https://norwalkriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Spring-Newsletter-2023.pdf Unfortunately the politics…”

    — Tom Little on ‘A Beautiful Facility’: Officials Cut Ribbon on ‘Coppo Field,’ New Home of NCHS Varsity Baseball

  • “It’s about time! Love Doppio Greenwich and very excited to visit the new location. Their pizza and rigatoni vodka are…”

    — Matt Enssle on ‘Doppio’ Italian Restaurant To Open on Main Street

  • “Cant wait, love the village feeling”

    — Mark Zablow on ‘Doppio’ Italian Restaurant To Open on Main Street

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    — Max Tucci on ‘Doppio’ Italian Restaurant To Open on Main Street

  • “Welcome to New Canaan. Can't wait to try it.”

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  • New Canaan’s Health Director Resigns
  • Donna Engler Howard, 67
  • ‘Doppio’ Italian Restaurant To Open on Main Street
  • French Café ‘Saisons Sucrées’ Coming to Main Street
  • ‘A Part of the Town’: ‘Flour Water Salt Bread’ Opens on East Avenue
  • South Avenue Cape Sells for $1,750,000
  • ‘A One-Stop Shop’: ‘Resource360’ To Open on Main Street
  • ‘A Beautiful Facility’: Officials Cut Ribbon on ‘Coppo Field,’ New Home of NCHS Varsity Baseball
  • Did You Hear … ?
  • Ponus Ridge Colonial Sells for $4.4 Million

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