Schools

Enrollment Roughly as Predicted for New Canaan’s Upcoming School Year

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Enrollment as of 10 days before the start of school in New Canaan is up 44 students for Saxe Middle School, down 14 students in the town’s elementary schools and up 38 students for the district as a whole. Those figures, as of Aug. 17, which is 10 days before the Aug. 27 first day of school, were part of enrollment tables shown by district officials to the Board of Education at its meeting on Monday. Those numbers can change before the school year begins, said Gary Kass, director of human resources for the district, who presented the enrollment data to the Board of Education at its meeting on Monday.

Public Safety
NCPD

Street Sign Theft Foiled, Two Males Get Away

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When two males carrying a street sign and its pole at 2 a.m., Friday at the intersection of Richmond Hill Road and Grove Street saw police, they dropped the item of town property and ran off, police said. Police saw them, too. That resulted in police recovering the sign and pole, but not the two males who had taken it. The pole actually carried two street signs — for Richmond Hill Road and Park Street, and had been taken from that intersection. The two males ran off toward Mead Park.

Government
Welcome To New Canaan Sign

‘Welcome to New Canaan’ Signs Approved for Two Spots in Town

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The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday approved spending $8,800 to buy and install two “Welcome to New Canaan” signs at two intersections close to where people drive into town, and at least one more may come later. Now that the board has given its approval, Assistant Public Works Tiger Mann said he hopes to get the signs installed within about a month. The signs are made from treated wood painted red with gold trim and finials, and with the statement “Settled in 1731” on the bottom. The town seal is on top. The signs are six feet wide and roughly four feet high

One sign will be installed at the intersection of South Avenue (Rt.

Public Safety
NCPD

Three More Thefts from Unlocked Vehicles in Town

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At least three motor vehicles parked in the same area town were entered and small amounts of money were taken out of two them from Sunday night to Monday morning, Aug. 9 to 10. In two cases, the owners noticed something unusual at about 3 a.m. All three vehicles were parked not far from the intersection of Hoyt Street and East Maple Street, just southwest of the downtown business district. In each case, the motor vehicle was left unlocked overnight. Several overnight break-ins to vehicles and homes were also reported on July 27 in New Canaan on Old Studio Road, Old Stamford Road and South Bald Hill Road.

Schools

New Canaan’s Diane Murphy-Kivell Named ‘Secondary Athletic Trainer of the Year’

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Diane Murphy-Kivell, athletic trainer at New Canaan High School since 1982, has been awarded the “Secondary Athletic Trainer of the Year Award” from the state association for athletic trainers in recognition of her work. At Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, Jay Egan, athletic director for New Canaan Public Schools, announced Murphy-Kivell’s award from the Connecticut Athletic Trainers Association. Egan called his announcement about the award, which was conferred last spring, “probably the best news that I have to share tonight.” “I think it is good news for all of the athletes at New Canaan High School,” Egan said. “We could not have a better person entrusted with their health and safety.”