Government

Mead and Kiwanis Playgrounds Set for Update

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Following a plan brought forward earlier this year, the Board of Selectmen has approved the request from the Recreation Department to update the playgrounds at Mead and Kiwanis Parks. Recreation Director Steve Benko said during the selectmen’s meeting May 19 that most of the equipment is very old. “Some of the beams are from 1997,” Benko said during the meeting, held in the Training Room of the Police Department. “They are 18 years old and some of them are worn and scratched, so we need to replace them.”

The contracts with M.E. O’Brien & Sons, Inc. will install a new toddler swing set in Mead with single post swing set with two full buckets seats, including installation for a cost of $1,515. “Basically we are going to add a toddler swing to the park,” Benko said.

Government

Town to Switch to Single-Stream Recycling July 1

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Starting July 1, the Department of Public Works will switch over to single-stream recycling for New Canaanites who drop off their recyclables at the Transfer Station at Lakeview Avenue. Many other towns in the Fairfield County area such Darien, Norwalk and Stamford have already switched to single-stream to make it easier on residents. New Canaan is now trying to do the same, officials say. Right now, residents sign on with private haulers to collect trash and (many) bring their own recyclables to the Transfer Station to sort them. In single-stream recycling, a contracted company could send a collection truck to pick up from a designated, distributed bin commingled paper, plastic, glass and other recyclable materials.

News

Office Buildings at Forest and Locust Sell for Combined $11.8 Million

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The following property transfers were recorded this week in the Town Clerk’s office:

May 18

85 Arrowhead Trail 

$1,995,000
Michael Soccio to Collis and Melissa Boyce

May 19

96 Louise’s Lane

$2,925,000
Robert B Leask to M. Cassin Maloney Jr., trustee

May 20

235 Brushy Ridge Road

$3.1 million
Mark Arnold to Thomas B. and Allison C. Mangas

31 Riverbank Court

$487,500
Seller: Norwalk Community College Foundation

108 Charter Oak Drive

$900,000
Malcolm J. Robertson to Shelia L. C. Arabolos

651 Silvermine Road

$1,547,500
Marcia B Blod Revocable Trust to Michael J. Crane

May 21

49 Charter Oak Lane

$2,665,000
Kamal S. Hamadan to Xiokun Lin and Song Yang

7 Kimberly Place

$1,950,000
Robert O’Haver and Laura Clifford to Samantha Epstein

39 Locust Ave. 

$5,087,218.30
Harlan E. Anderson to FJL Holdings, LLC., whose principal is New Canaan’s Jack F. Liebau Jr., according to records on file with the Connecticut Secretary record of the state. 49 also known as 49-51 Locust Ave. $6,751,781.70
A company, Locust Realty Company LLC., whose principal is Harlan E. Anderson, to FJL Holdings, LLC.

News

NCHS Seniors Thank Parent Post-Prom Volunteers for Wonderful Night

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In New Canaan, Senior Prom Night is more than a few awkward pictures taken by parents as high schoolers make their way out the door and onto the dance floor. Many of the memories of Senior Prom begin after the prom is over at the Annual Post Prom held at the Waveny House. Last Friday night, the doors opened at 11:59 p.m. and food, games, shows, and raffles continued on until the sun was rising at 5 a.m. The theme of the night was Flashback Friday in which the seniors were taken on a journey through their childhood in New Canaan. The New Canaan High School class of 2015 would like to thank all of the parents that spent over a year putting together this unforgettable night. The event was organized by Post Prom Chairs Whitney Legard Williams, Cam Hutchins, and Sue Kammler, along with many other parent volunteers.

News

Investigations: Larceny at the High School; Burglary on Hawks Hill; Theft in Morse Court

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Police received a report of a larceny at New Canaan High School last Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m.

During a track and field meet at the high school on Saturday, May 9, two starter pistols were stolen, according to a police report. The pistols were left on the scorer’s table, and around 6 p.m. when the pistols were to be retrieved, it was noticed that they were gone. The pistols are valued at $125 apiece. They are described as black and are revolver style. One has an orange tip at the top, while the other does not, police said.