Animal 411

Seven Ducklings Rescued from Storm Drain at NCHS

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New Canaan Police Animal Control Officer Sean Godejohn on Wednesday morning rescued baby ducks stuck in a storm drain. At about 10 a.m., a passerby at New Canaan High School could hear the baby ducks calling out to their mom from the drain, Godejohn told NewCanaanite.com, and placed a call to responders. “If they had not been taken out of the storm drain they would have died,” Godejohn said. “Baby ducks don’t know how to properly preen themselves to waterproof their feathers.  So they become water logged and drown or become too cold and die.”

Godejohn was first on scene and called for the local Highway Department to help move aside a drain grate weighing about 200 to 300 pounds so he could get to the stranded ducklings. “I released the first duckling to the mother to try to keep her in the area,” Godejohn said.

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Did You Hear … ?

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New Canaan Police are investigating a reported illegal entry of a vehicle on Field Crest Road, received at 7:24 a.m. on April 13. No items were reported missing from the car. ***

“Alice in Wonderland” opens Friday at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny, presented by the Town Players of New Canaan. Background on the show here. Tickets here. 

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Speaking of live theater: There are free tickets available to the Connecticut Stage Company’s production of “Little Women” this weekend at New Canaan Library.

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‘An Evening with Lidia Bastianich’ To Be Held Thursday at New Canaan Library [Q&A]

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New Canaan Library at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 is hosting celebrity chef, TV host, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich. “An Evening with Lidia Bastianich” (tickets here) will include a discussion, Q&A and book-signing in the Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium. We put some questions ahead of the event to Ellen Crovatto, the library’s vice president of external affairs and philanthropy. Crovatto will moderate the Q&A with Bastianich. Here’s our exchange.

News

New Construction Coming to Overlook Drive

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The New Canaan Building Department this month issued a permit for a 5,200-square-foot home on Overlook Drive. The six-bedroom house planned for 131 Overlook Drive will include five full bathrooms, two half-baths and a 2,096-square-foot finished basement, according to the permit, issued April 5. It will have three fireplaces, 754-square-foot finished attic and three-bay garage, the permit said. The house will cost an estimated $1.2 million to build, it said. The contractor on the job is Stamford-based Dominic Altamura, according to the permit.

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Free ‘Pops In The Park’ Concert Set for June 9 in Waveny [Q&A]

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The third “Pops In The Park” concert from Norwalk Symphony is scheduled for June 9 in Waveny. A local nonprofit organization with two successful concerts under its belt, Pops In The Park is led by Doug Kerridge. We put some questions to Kerridge about the organization and the upcoming concert. Here’s our exchange. ***
New Canaanite: Before we talk about the upcoming June 9 concert, please give our readers some background on Pops in the Park.