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By Michael Dinan | 6 hours ago

By Michael Dinan | 6 hours ago

Name: Narrative Resonance: Music and Literature in Conversation
Start: 2026-02-26T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-26T20:00:00-05:00
Location: New Canaan Library

In this installment of 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to New Canaan Police Chief John DiFederico. The department is hosting a crime prevention presentation at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9 at New Canaan Library (register here). Police will field questions from attendee as part of the event.

NCHS Students Form ‘New Canaan for a Cure’ Team To Fight Cancer

Though New Canaan High School juniors Eva Alexander, Sienna de Kanter and Mairead Greiner all joined the NCHS Students Against Cancer Club last fall for individual reasons, they share a deeply important motivation: Each of the teens has loved ones whose lives have been altered by or lost to the disease.
DPW: Playhouse, Park Streets Lots To Be Repaved Next Month

Town officials say they’re expecting to repave two municipal lots in downtown New Canaan next month.
Waveny Playground Equipment To Appear This Month; Facility on Track for Spring Opening

Town officials say they’re planning to start installing new playground equipment at Waveny at the end of this month, though the widely anticipated facility won’t be ready for public use until the spring.
‘We Do Not Get the Advertiser These Days’: Parking Ticket Appeals

The Parking Commission recently received the following written appeals from motorists ticketed in New Canaan.
New Construction Planned for Ponus Ridge

The New Canaan Building Department this week received an application for a 7,000-square-foot home on a vacant lot on the west side of town.
Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

A committee of New Canaan’s legislative body is working to move a proposed ordinance for a seasonal ban on gas-powered leaf blowers to the full Town Council.
Charles E. Milot Jr., 95

Charles E. Milot Jr., age 95, of Trumbull, beloved husband of Patricia Duffy Milot, passed away peacefully on January 31, with his loving family by his side. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, on February 18, 1930, he was one of eight children born to Charles E. Milot Sr. and Lillian Bell Milot.
Coffee’s on for Thursday

Join fellow residents and NewCanaanite.com editor Michael Dinan for the monthly Community Coffee, to be held 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb.
Board of Selectmen Approves $186.9 Million Budget

The first of New Canaan government’s three funding bodies voted unanimously last week in favor of a spending plan for the town for next fiscal year.
Suspect Arrested by Warrant for Burglaries in Greenwich and New Canaan

The Greenwich Police Department through investigating a series of residential burglaries dating back to October obtained and served a warrant for Grigoli Chaphichadze, 48.
Main Street Condo Sells for $1,372,000

The following property transfer(s) were recorded recently in the Town Clerk’s office.
Wilky Gilmore: ‘He Was One of Our Own’

In among the trophies in the lobby of the New Canaan High School Athletic Complex hangs a framed, vintage number-12 Rams jersey.
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Parking Downtown: Town Weighs Changing Main Street to Paid Spaces

Town officials say they’re thinking about installing eight more parking kiosks in downtown New Canaan, on Main Street and possibly part of Locust Avenue.
‘Part of Our Family’: Ann Cheney Retires from Walter Stewart’s After 20 Years

Ann Cheney remembers her first day at work at Walter Stewart’s Market, an August morning 20 years ago.
The Playhouse: P&Z Issues Favorable Report for New Lease/Operator

The Planning & Zoning Commission this week voted unanimously to make a favorable referral for the town to enter into a new lease for The Playhouse—a key step ahead of the Feb.

“Here’s a thought : maybe only allow leaf blowers when there actual leaves to blow? How did we become obsessed…”
— Andrew Ault on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“The technology is not there for cordless commercial blowers yet. Wait till everyone's bill goes up to offset the cost…”
— Larry Barnett on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“What’s next banning motorcycle noise, sports cars, chirping birds, your neighbors kids yelling with joy in their pool, planes landing…”
— Roy A Abramowitz on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“I'm with Eric Thunem on not restricting electric blowers. (BTW, if you haven't tried one of the newer models, they…”
— Deborah Shaw on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“How about the time limits---most of the real world thinks that starting at 8 weekdays and 9 on weekends works…”
— Arnold Karp on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“landscapers aren't using leaf blowers just to annoy people they are doing their job. I would like to take peoples…”
— Dave Peters on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“I'm curious if any of these appeals were successful? I don't even understand the town hall parking ticket -…”
— Julie Gilbert on ‘We Do Not Get the Advertiser These Days’: Parking Ticket Appeals
“The new electric blower are as powerful as the gas. I know I bought one a year ago. I…”
— Richard P Vachula on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“I strongly agree with a summer ban on gas powered leaf blowers. They are incredibly polluting to our environment…”
— John Fusek on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“Increasing costs for landscapers will increase the cost for clients. There is no way the landscapers, many of them smaller…”
— James Yao on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“Look, here's the deal with this gas-powered equipment issue. The town's been using these blowers and mowers for ages, and…”
— Scott J Tarlow on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“Longing for those peaceful summer afternoons lounging on the patio with nary a peep from the dreaded leaf blower undistracted…”
— Ben Ognibene on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“Electric lawn care equipment has been a great addition for homeowners. They’re cleaner, quieter, require less maintenance and can do…”
— Dave Leopold on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“Please ban electric and gas blowers from Memorial to Labor Day and all day on the weekends. How many times…”
— Chris Burns on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“I think the committee needs to differentiate between landscapers using 3-6 blowers and a home owner using one blower. Also,…”
— Avinash Phillips on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“Charlie Milot was such a special man! He ran the Lake Club beautifuly and we enjoyed so many…”
— Aniela McCool on Charles E. Milot Jr., 95
“Bravo to the Ordinance Committee leadership for taking this first step forward towards quieter enjoyment of our outdoor time in…”
— Chris Schipper on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“How will this ordinance be enforced? Last year Greenwich police received 536 calls about gas leaf blowers. Do we…”
— Margaret Saunders on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“An important point in this conversation is that a summer restriction happens at a time when gas blowers are less…”
— Irene Hendricks on Town Council Committee Nears Proposed Ordinance Banning Summer Use of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

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