Around Town

Police Investigations: Vandalism and Fraud

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A 66-year old man told police last week that a rock came through the screen and shade of his Summer Street home and damaged the wall. The vandalism was reported at 3:20 pm on Friday, June 26, two days after the incident. It is not clear if the rock was thrown intentionally or accidentally, possibly during lawn-mowing, according to a police report. The approximate value of the damages is $75 dollars, the report said. ***

Police are investigating a reported fraud from a tag sale on Oenoke Lane last Friday afternoon, involving a fake $100 bill.

Around Town

Fourth of July Weekend 2015 in New Canaan: What’s Open and Closed

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You’re not the only one headed off to a July Fourth BBQ. Here’s a list of abbreviated merchant hours for the July Fourth Weekend (if you know of a merchant with special hours that we have missed here, please include the information in the comment section below). Something to Read:

Post Office

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
Closed Saturday & Sunday

New Canaan Library

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
Closed Saturday & Sunday

Morning Coffee

Zumbachs Gourmet Coffee

7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
Closed Saturday
8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Sunday

Connecticut Muffin

6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
Closed Saturday
7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday

Gingerbitz

Closed Friday – Wednesday

Le Pan Quotiden

7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday – Sunday

Starbucks

5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday
5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday
6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

Bruegger’s Bagels

5:30 a.m. to 5 p.m Friday
5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
6 a.m. to 3 p.m Sunday

Dunkin Donuts

5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday – Sunday

Cooking Out

Walter Stewart’s

7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday

Mrs. Green’s

Unreachable by phone, normal hours 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily

Food Emporium

Unreachable by phone, normal hours 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

Pet Needs

Pet Pantry

9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday

Specialty Items

New Canaan Olive Oil

Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday

New Canaan Music

10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday
Closed Saturday & Sunday

New Canaan Toy Store

9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday

Weed & Duryea

Closed Friday & Saturday
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday

Candy Nichols

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
Closed Saturday & Sunday

Grabbing a Bite

Connecticut Sandwich Co. 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday & Sunday

Joe’s Pizza

11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday

Closed Saturday & Sunday

New Canaan Pizza

11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday
Closed Saturday
11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m Sunday

Pinocchio Pizza

11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday & Saturday
12 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

Club Sandwich

6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday
Closed Saturday & Sunday

Tony’s Deli

6:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Friday
7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday

Garelick & Herbs

8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

Chicken Joe’s

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday

Something Stronger

Stewart’s Spirits

9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday

Francos Wine Merchants

8 a.m. to 8 a.m. Friday
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

New Canaan Wine Merchants

9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
12 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday

Something Sweet

Baskin-Robbins

11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday & Sunday
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday

Swirl

11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday
Closed Saturday
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

Gelatissimo Artisan Gelato

11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Sunday
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

Peachwave

12 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday & Saturday
12 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

Something to watch

New Canaan Playhouse – Saturday schedule

Magic Mike XXL (R) (Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer): 11 a.m., 1:45 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m. & 9:45 p.m.
Jurassic World (PG-13) (Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard): 12 p.m., (in 3D) 3:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m., (in 3D) 9:30 p.m.

Restaurants

South End

11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday
Closed Saturday
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday

Solé

12 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday
5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

The Farmer’s Table

5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday
Closed Saturday & Sunday

Chef Luis

11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday & Saturday
11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday

Cherry Street East

10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday & Sunday
Closed Saturday

Tequila Mockingbird

4:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday
Closed Saturday
4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday

Locali Pizza Bar & Kitchen

11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday & Saturday
12 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

Business

New Canaan Playhouse Committee Established to Identify Funding, Uses

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What’s the best way to operate the town-owned New Canaan Playhouse? That’s the heart of the question that the New Canaan Playhouse Committee is charged with addressing, members the Board of Selectmen said Tuesday as they formally appointed a panel of locals from the Town Council, selectmen and Board of Finance to make recommendations concerning future of the Elm Street fixture. While officials have said New Canaan is not in danger of losing the building, the committee will consider funding mechanisms to raise the estimated $3 to $4 million to bring the 1923-built structure up to code, as well as additional uses for the space. “The Playhouse Committee is tasked with the exploration of the public and private options leading to the funding of capital improvements, as noted in the 2015 budget review,” First Selectman Rob Mallozzi said during the meeting, held in the training room of the New Canaan Police Department. The committee is composed of John Engel, Steve Karl, and Joe Paladino of the Town Council, Neil Budnick of the Board of Finance and Beth Jones of the Board of Selectmen.

News

Campus Sexual Assault Safety Tips Highlighted at New Canaan Briefing

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High school students set to leave for college in the fall on Monday received expert counsel on ways to stay safe in the face of sexual assault. At the second annual “Know Before You Go” press conference, New Canaan’s rising college freshman were advised on precautions that need to be taken as they set out on their own. Margie Hahn, a New Canaan resident and rising Junior at Villanova University, provided these important tips on what every college student should know at the briefing, held in the Training Room at the New Canaan Police Department:

Supportive friends that you feel safe approaching when you are in an uncomfortable situation. Easy access to the phone number of a school counselor, as well as your RA (Room Advisor). A safe word. Margie stated that she has a “safe word” with both her parents and her friends that acts as an “SOS” signal that she could discretely text to them if in trouble.