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Here’s the List of Winners from the Taste of the Town Stroll

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More than 550 people at the Taste of the Town Stroll on Thursday contributed items to restock the shelves at the New Canaan Food Pantry, and quite a few were winners of prizes at area stores. Here’s the list of winners, posted on Facebook by the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce, which organized the event:

Le Boudoir Grand Prize: Christie Harnett
Aetheria Relaxation Spa: Cathy Yancy

Baldanza market cafe: Jennifer Lapolla

Bankwell: Kathryn Pasternak

Baskin-Robbins: Ben Bognon

Brad and Vandy Reh: Leo Karl III

Caren Forbes & Co.: Audrey Bloom

Chase Bank Gift Certificate to Pimlico Home: Becki Kay

Ciel Eau $600 Spa Package: Kathleen Redman

Kitchens by Deane Deane Culinary Works: Paula Eldred

Design Solutions: Denise Luccarelli

Earth Garden: Kara Simko

Elm Street Books: Lizzie Kuchinski

Fjord Fish Market: Tina Kramer

Francos Wine Merchants: Patrick Leeber

J. McLaughlin $500 Gift Certificate: Sandra Melsen

Jade: Jane Ellwanger

Lyn Evans Potpourri Designs: Jennifer Busak

More & More: Blanca Romano

New Balance New Canaan: Randy Ferguson

New Canaan Diner: Andy Ward & John Walsh

New Canaan Healthfare: Liza Cuoco

New Canaan Music: Charlie Lampen

Oxygen Fitness Eleanor Meredith

Peachwave of New Canaan: Kevin Dwyer

The Philip Johnson Glass House: Danielle Sibilia

Polo Ralph Lauren: Fred Corrado

Sara Campbell – Fashion Designer: Anne-Lise Brown

Scout & Molly’s of New Canaan: Amy Wilkinson

Severed Ties Antiques and Quality Consignments: Beth Rowley

Shen New York: Yuwuen Martinez

Shoes ‘N’ More: Cindy Peiser

Sole Restaurant: Andrea Peterson

Suburban Couture: Robin Busch

TOGS: Jan Scaefer & Josephine Vernon

Vineyard Vines New Canaan Brian Moran

Rosie New Canaan: Tom Nissley

Around Town

The Town Tasted Good Thursday Night

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The Fifth Annual Taste of the Town on Thursday tickled tastebuds and tempted shoppers as they strolled through downtown, stopping in stores to sample some food (even in stores that don’t sell food) and get a checkoff on their special map to get a chance for a prize. A “Lobster Off” from 5 to 6 p.m., which emcee Chef Plum called a “Lobster Roll Off” had three judges from town pick which food establishment in town made the choicest lobster roll, with five nominees to choose from. The overall winner: Nube Siguenza of Cava restaurant. These other contestants also won prizes:

Sandy Baldanza of Baldanza’s Cafe: “Best Looking Lobster Roll”
Scott Kaluczky, co-owner of Silvermine Market (which plans to offer pizza, starting in September): “Meatiest Lobster Roll”
Justin Sullivan, a chef from Fjord Fish Market: “Most Classic Lobster Roll”
Fish Tales: “Best Balance of Flavors”

The week before the Stroll, Walter Stewart’s Market sold “pre-packaged” bags to donate for $15 and $25 each (they had a retail value of $25 and $40, respectively, and were made available thanks to the local market’s generosity). “Strollers” who spent more than $200 in stores on the evening of the event had a chance to win prizes, including a Grand Prize from Le Boudoir Salon on Main Street.

Government

Town to Spend $275K for a Truck that Sucks: Replaces Vacuum Truck

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For many years, New Canaan’s Department of Public Works has been using a vacuum truck consisting of an old plow truck built in 1980 with a vacuum engine built in 1967. Soon, that will be replaced. In its stead, the town is getting a 2016 stainless steel, “top of the line” vacuum truck, said Mose Saccary, the town highway superintendent. The new truck costs $276,121.88, with a trade-in of the current truck of $1,121.88, with the town paying $275,000. The Board of Selectmen at its Tuesday meeting approved the purchase.

Public Safety
NCPD

Police: Man Suspected of Fraud in Trying to Cash $2,100 Check

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New Canaan police say they were called to the Bank of America branch on Elm Street when the bank reported a man suspiciously tried to cash a check, then wasn’t able or willing to prove who he was. Police gave this account, based largely on statements from bank employees:

The man, described as being in his early 20s, entered the bank at 94 Elm St. on Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, sometime before 10:21 a.m. (when police were called). He tried to pass a check for $2,100, but said he didn’t have valid identification.

News

Town Councilman: Heroin Has Killed Six Young People from New Canaan

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In the past 18 to 24 months, five or six young people from New Canaan overdosed and died from heroin, says Town Council Member E. Roger Williams.

The deaths occurred almost entirely outside of town, after the young people had entered their 20s and had moved to places like Wilton, Norwalk and Stamford, Williams said — but he said the introduction into substance abuse tended to happen when the young people were teenagers growing up in this town. “In the last year and a half, we’ve had six of our children die,” Williams said at a Town Council meeting on Wednesday. After the meeting he amended that statement — he meant to say five or six young adults, and the deaths may have started as much as two years ago, he said. He was reluctant to provide any details, citing the embarassment and concerns of the grieving families, but he said the source of his information was a reliable person in the community who had kept count of the deaths. Williams spoke immediately after hearing a brief report from fellow Town Council Member Penny Young, chairman of the council’s Health and Human Services Committee, that town officials and local groups were working in a revived “New Canaan Coalition” to focus on helping the town’s youth.