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Letter to the Editor

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NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letter. Send letters to editor@newcanaanite.com to have them published here. ***

Dear Editor,

As New Canaanites enjoy our backyards on this quiet Memorial Day afternoon, the town seems to be breathing a collective sigh of thanks to our Town Council, for passing by overwhelming majority one of the most important quality-of-life ordinances yet: a restriction on commercial gas-powered leaf blowers during the height of summer, from June 1 through Labor Day. Commercial electric-powered leaf blowers can of course still be used all summer. The ordinance enables homeowners to continue using gas-powered blowers on patios,  pool areas, tennis courts and driveways, and lets the town continue using gas-powered blowers for storm clean-up, emergencies, and other necessary situations, while overall creating quieter streets, cleaner air, and healthier working conditions during the months when people most want to enjoy being outside. 

To understand why the switch to electric leaf blowers will be such an improvement, it’s important to know about the type of sound and pollution gas-powered leaf blowers produce, compared to electric. 

Gas-powered leaf blowers spew out one-third of the contents of their gas tanks, aerosolizing the gas itself along with the burned fuel exhaust.

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Dogwood Lane Colonial Sells for $3,750,000

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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. ***

May 15

76 Dogwood Lane

$3,750,000
John P. Holland to George A. Davala

May 14

757 Oenoke Ridge

$5.7 million
757 Oenoke Ridge LLC to Colin John Reid Smith & Anna Knowles Rogers

47 Bank St. $1.8 million
Paul Stein to Maureen Schwartz

2 Vitti St., Unit 304

$2,025,000
CH Vitti Street Associates, LLC to Paul Schilpp

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Letter to the Editor

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NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letter. Send letters to editor@newcanaanite.com to have them published here. ***

Dear Editor,

I would like to thank the Affordable Housing Committee for the thoughtful and well-executed workshop held Tuesday evening at the Lapham Center. Approximately 80 residents attended, reflecting a strong level of community interest in this important issue. The discussion was both informative and constructive, with residents engaging in meaningful dialogue around the trade-offs associated with where and how additional affordable housing might be developed in New Canaan.

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Edward Allen Kangas, 81

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Edward Allen Kangas, 81, of New Canaan, Connecticut, passed away peacefully at home on May 14, 2026 with his wife Cathy and son Scott by his side. He was born on May 22, 1944, in Wichita, Kansas. Ed earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Business Administration from the University of Kansas in 1967, where he was President of Delta Chi Fraternity and VP of the interfraternity council. He went on to build an extraordinary 33 year career in business and finance at Deloitte, first as a Partner and culminating in his role as Global Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until his retirement in 2000. After retiring from Deloitte, he continued his distinguished career, and served on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards, including Hovnanian Enterprises — a company he was particularly proud of — as well as United Technologies, Deutsche Bank USA, Intelsat, Tenet Healthcare, and Intuit.

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Letters to the Editor

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NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letters. Send letters to editor@newcanaanite.com to have them published here. ***

As the current chair of St Mark’s May Fair I would like to support the goal of making composting a basic procedure at all our town schools. We have been fortunate to have Planet New Canaan be on site for the past few May Fair events and the fairgoers are most appreciative of the composting initiative . 

Thanks for all your efforts, Planet New Canaan. John Kennedy

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Dear Editor,

I’m writing to urge New Canaan parents of young children (birth through age five) to make their voice heard this week through a short, anonymous survey. 

Last year, the state passed a variety of early childhood legislation.