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The following property transfer(s) were recorded recently in the Town Clerk’s office. For more information about each property from the assessor, click on the street address. To get the history of a New Canaan street name, click here. ***
Aug. 20
85 Bittersweet Lane
$2,750,000
Frederick C. Bromberg Revocable Trust to Aleah Vickers
Aug.
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On August 5, 2026, Skip Hobbs wrote a letter to this publication pointing out that the parcel on the west side of Lapham Road (Parcel E), where Waveny Lifecare Network (WLCN) is seeking support to build an independent retirement living community, is in fact part of Waveny Park and subject to the deed restrictions governing the park. The comments from readers responding to Skip’s letter do not appear to be supportive of this location either; several are strongly opposed to the proposal. Some readers may recall that in 2019 WLCN sought approval to build an independent retirement community on the two small parcels it owns on Oenoke Ridge, between St.
Charles A. “Chuck” Cooper passed away peacefully at home in New Canaan, CT on Monday, April 20th at the age of 92.
Chuck was born on Dec. 23, 1933 to Art and Betty Greenabaum Shires. His father was a talented and colorful first baseman for the Chicago White Sox who called himself “Art the Great.” His mother was 22 and had dropped out of college at 19 to marry his father. When Chuck was two his parents separated and he never saw his father again.
In 1940 he was formally adopted by Betty’s second husband, S Robert Cooper, and raised in Highland Park, IL. He graduated from the Todd School for Boys in Woodstock, IL where a chance meeting with Orson Welles, a graduate of the same school, convinced him to attend a college with a highly-rated drama program.
The following property transfer(s) were recorded recently in the Town Clerk’s office. For more information about each property from the assessor, click on the street address. To get the history of a New Canaan street name, click here. ***
Aug. 14
760 Smith Ridge Road
$3,620,000
Gary Singer to William Elwood Steinman III
Aug.
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Thank you, New Canaan. A heartfelt thank you to the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce and Rock Paper Scissors Events for making the Taste of New Canaan Food Stroll possible for the 15th consecutive year! This community event continues to bring people together while supporting an important cause.