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New Canaan There & Then: Chester B. “Chet” Hansen, a Ringside Seat to The Greatest War

By Nick Williams, Board Governor, New Canaan Museum and Historical Society | 18 hours ago

‘New Canaan There & Then’ is sponsored by Brown Harris Stevens Realtors Bettina Hegel, Joanne Santulli and Dawn Sterner. 

The opening scene of the 1970 Academy Award-winning movie “Patton” is one of the most iconic in cinema history. 

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What You’re Saying …

  • “Chet was an amazing man and close friend of my father’s as they both experienced WWII all the way through…”

    — Norm Sweeters on New Canaan There & Then: Chester B. “Chet” Hansen, a Ringside Seat to The Greatest War

  • “"If New Canaan backs down on forcing Karp to comply with 830-g, Karp will just keep playing the same game…”

    — Betty J. Lovastik on Op-Ed: Deceit on Weed Street

  • “Chet Hansen was our public relations person on the New Canaan Adopt-a-Minefield Committee which in 2001 raised $50,100 to remove…”

    — Peter Hanson on New Canaan There & Then: Chester B. “Chet” Hansen, a Ringside Seat to The Greatest War

  • “Thank you for the time and effort you put into your well written articles Laura. Any development built by…”

    — Christy Bonner on Op-Ed: Deceit on Weed Street

  • “Another well written and fascinating story about a New Canaan resident. I don’t know if it was…”

    — Inger (Jensen ) Stringfellow on New Canaan There & Then: Chester B. “Chet” Hansen, a Ringside Seat to The Greatest War

  • ““Chet Hanson was an incredible man whose stories and experiences from World War II touched everyone who heard them. It…”

    — Jenny Esposito on New Canaan There & Then: Chester B. “Chet” Hansen, a Ringside Seat to The Greatest War

  • “Everything you said Was sent to here back In July 2025 Including the case You sited.…”

    — Richard P Vachula on Op-Ed: Deceit on Weed Street

  • “Incredible writing and excellent research (and education for us). Hold the line, intervenors!”

    — Michael Jackson on Op-Ed: Deceit on Weed Street

  • “Thank you, Laura, for writing this piece and putting words to concerns many residents have been feeling.…”

    — Nika Sequeira on Op-Ed: Deceit on Weed Street

  • “If Ms. Carlson states that the Town, Intervenors and Karp Assoc. are negotiating, does this mean there could be a…”

    — Regina Walsh on Op-Ed: Deceit on Weed Street

  • “John, thanks. It should really be considered as an option. My reading of an Eminent Domain condemnation is that…”

    — Lars Neubohn on Op-Ed: Deceit on Weed Street

  • “In her 2026 e-Newsletter addressed to Members of the New Canaan Community, First Selectman Dionna Carlson states:…”

    — Betty J. Lovastik on Op-Ed: Deceit on Weed Street

  • “With trash of this magnitude, composting makes so much sense. It is a wonderful project for teachers, students and the…”

    — Eileen Boyd on Letters to the Editor

  • “Removing food scraps from our waste stream will reduce hauling fees and improve our environment. It's time for NCPS to…”

    — Lynn Canaan on Letters to the Editor

  • “Thank you, Laura, for another great Op-Ed! Karp is nothing more than a bully, and he couldn't give…”

    — Jeff Stevens on Op-Ed: Deceit on Weed Street

  • “While the Vue was not proposed as an affordable housing project, Arnold Karp did affirmatively threaten to use 13-g to…”

    — James Hill on Op-Ed: Deceit on Weed Street

  • “The Vue was never an 8-30g affordable housing application, though I believe P&Z felt the threat of such an application…”

    — Michael Dinan on Op-Ed: Deceit on Weed Street

  • “Nailed it, Laura! Intervenors, stay strong.”

    — Neele Stichnoth on Op-Ed: Deceit on Weed Street

  • “Up until Planet New Canaan brought composting to the transfer station I was unaware of how much of our trash…”

    — Gaby Beecher on Letters to the Editor

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  • Op-Ed: New Canaan Chose Compromise; Two or Three Neighbors Shouldn’t Stop That
  • Op-Ed: Deceit on Weed Street
  • Op-Ed: Was it Ever About Affordable Housing at Weed & Elm?
  • Police: TikTok Posts Directed at NCHS Originated Out-of-State; FBI Joins Investigation [UPDATED]
  • Mid-Divorce from Convicted Sex Offender, New Canaan Man Seeks To Evict In-Laws
  • New Canaan Women Launch ‘On Brookside’ Tabletop Rentals
  • ‘That Just Wasn’t Honest’: Selectmen Call for Full Accounting of Delayed Waveny Elevator Project
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