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It all started with a book club. The origin story of Ella Barnette and Jessica Merrill’s tabletop rental service is the stuff of small business dreams.

Greenology on Main Street Closes

A plant-based restaurant that opened five years ago in downtown New Canaan closed this past weekend.
NCHS Q3 Honor, High Honor Rolls

What follows are the New Canaan High School third quarter Honor and High Honor rolls, as provided by the district.
‘Next to Normal’ in the Next Station to Heaven

[Paula Winicur is a marriage and family therapist licensed in Connecticut and New York, with a private practice in New Canaan.] Long known for its warmth, friendly vibe and strength of community, New Canaan was monikered in the late 1800s as the Next Station to Heaven; all attributes that continue to characterize it today.
Man, 66, Arrested in Connection with Year-Ago Incident

Police last week arrested a 66-year-old homeless man who had been charged one year ago with threatening and breach of peace.
Dans Highway Colonial Sells for $2.8 Million

The following property transfer(s) were recorded recently in the Town Clerk’s office.
New Canaan There & Then: Philip Johnson and Country Living in New Canaan

‘New Canaan There & Then’ is sponsored by Brown Harris Stevens Realtors Bettina Hegel, Joanne Santulli and Dawn Sterner. Philip Cortelyou Johnson had a mischievous, even wicked sense of humor.
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Man, 74, Charged in Theft of Eyeglasses

Police last week arrested a 74-year-old Stamford man in connection with the theft of eyeglasses. (more…)
‘That Just Wasn’t Honest’: Selectmen Call for Full Accounting of Delayed Waveny Elevator Project

Saying delays and cost overruns on the Waveny House elevator project are unacceptable, members of the Board of Selectmen this week called for more transparency from Public Works officials, a specific number for how much it has already cost and regular updates on the widely anticipated installation. (more…)
D.A.R. Plants Cherry Trees at Lakeview Cemetery on Earth Day

Representatives from Lakeview Cemetery, the New Canaan Department of Public Works and the Hannah Benedict Carter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution gathered outside the cemetery’s Main Street entrance on Wednesday morning to plant a pair of cherry trees on Earth Day.
Letters to the Editor

NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letters.
‘May Fair’ Is Coming May 8-9 [Q&A]

One of New Canaan’s best-loved community events, May Fair at St.
New Canaan Man, 36, Charged with Breach of Peace

Police last week arrested a 36-year-old Elm Street man and charged him with second-degree breach of peace.
Ivan Zoltan Szanto, 100

Ivan Zoltan Szanto, a resident of The Inn in New Canaan, passed away April 19th. (more…)
Letter to the Editor

NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letter.
‘The Art of the Clash’ Book Party Set for Thursday at Carriage Barn [Q&A]

The Carriage Barn Arts Center on Thursday evening is hosting a book party for New Canaan-based interiors and textile designer Sophie von Oertzen Williamson (register here). Her book, “The Art of the Clash: A Manifesto Against Mundane Design,” was published last week.

“The irony is that the town by all means is very happy to host an event that sees 700-1500 high…”
— Ben Ognibene on Letter to the Editor
“This is so patently absurd. Some people just take the steps. Others really should. Some people can't…”
— Chris DeMuth Jr on ‘That Just Wasn’t Honest’: Selectmen Call for Full Accounting of Delayed Waveny Elevator Project
“Excited to see a $4 million elevator. Imagining Trump Tower style gold.”
— Chris DeMuth Jr on ‘That Just Wasn’t Honest’: Selectmen Call for Full Accounting of Delayed Waveny Elevator Project
“It’s still so funny to me the whole “but the impact on landscapers!” defense, as if that is reason enough…”
— Andrew Ault on Letter to the Editor
“Wonderful article and photos! New Canaan is so lucky to have the Glass House campus! Both Philip Johnson…”
— Terry Spring on New Canaan There & Then: Philip Johnson and Country Living in New Canaan
“Gas-powered leaf blowers should be restricted for the same reason smoking was ultimately banned on airplanes: one person’s convenience should…”
— William Butler on Letter to the Editor
“Highlights further that the proposed ban is nothing more than a symbolic gesture. More about idealogy than noise or health.”
— Richard Condon on Letter to the Editor
“Agree with Ben. Chainsaws fall in the same category as blowers. Mowers are similar with bigger engines and are noisier.…”
— Avinash Phillips on Letter to the Editor
“Nick, for an M&A lawyer you’re a pretty darned good writer. Thanks for this addition to your fine string…”
— John Clarke on New Canaan There & Then: Philip Johnson and Country Living in New Canaan
“Thank you John. Chainsaws are basically the same 2-stroke engines as in a leaf blower. Generators, and backhoes…”
— Ben Ognibene on Letter to the Editor
“Great story Nick! Informative, historical, evocative and unique to New Canaan. Always enjoying Friday's There & Then - thanks.”
— Tom Reynolds on New Canaan There & Then: Philip Johnson and Country Living in New Canaan
“$4M for an elevator is ludicrous. Just because it is on budget, doesn't make it right. No one in their…”
— Avinash Phillips on ‘That Just Wasn’t Honest’: Selectmen Call for Full Accounting of Delayed Waveny Elevator Project
“Irene, Over 10 years ago during a community coffee I asked why our 5-person Recreation Department could not…”
— Betty J. Lovastik on ‘That Just Wasn’t Honest’: Selectmen Call for Full Accounting of Delayed Waveny Elevator Project
“I’d be interested to know what legal counsel reviewed and signed off on the town’s contract with the manufacturer and…”
— Irene Hendricks on ‘That Just Wasn’t Honest’: Selectmen Call for Full Accounting of Delayed Waveny Elevator Project
“He’s a local Stamford guy who was handed over a slew of slum-like apartments to manage from Daddy and now…”
— Marie Colon on ‘A Fundamental Mismatch’: Neighbors Voice Concerns About Proposed Parade Hill Road Development
“The recent project he built was on Hope Street Stamford in Springdale across from the Twin Rinks where he…”
— Marie Colon on ‘A Fundamental Mismatch’: Neighbors Voice Concerns About Proposed Parade Hill Road Development
“Roy you have been on top of this from day one. What good is an audit committee…”
— Richard P Vachula on ‘That Just Wasn’t Honest’: Selectmen Call for Full Accounting of Delayed Waveny Elevator Project
“Ben, gas leaf blowers are far noisier and more polluting than other lawn equipment, generators, backhoes etc. Chainsaws are…”
— John Seel on Letter to the Editor
“Seems grossly inconsistent when the effort is focused on one particular machine that produces the same amount of noise and…”
— Ben Ognibene on Letter to the Editor

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