Opinion

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 New Canaanite,

I just wanted to give a shout out to an amazing evening, an amazing organization and the amazing talent of all the people involved with the first annual New Canaan Dance Academy Foundation Gala, held this past weekend at the New Canaan Library (which, btw, makes for a GREAT event space). A lifetime ago, I was lucky enough to work with Bono and Bobby Shriver to get the (RED) organization off-the-ground to address the global AIDS crisis. What Scarlett Stewart and Elaine Young pulled off, and pulled together, Saturday night reminded me of the “making-a-difference” excitement we had during those early days. 

What she did (along with her great group of supporters and collaborators) was nothing short of awe-inspiring.

Around Town

Coffee’s on for Thursday

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Join fellow residents and NewCanaanite.com editor Michael Dinan for the monthly Community Coffee, to be held 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 in the Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium at New Canaan Library. The Coffee is presented in partnership with the library, and the brew is supplied by Zumbach’s Gourmet Coffee (thank you, Doug). Salon Anastassia provides cookies and muffins. The free, public coffee is a group conversation about what’s happening around town, moderated by Dinan. Topics come from attendees and we spend no more than 10 minutes per subject.

News

Old Norwalk Road Home Sells for $1.5 Million

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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. ***

Sept. 18

211 Old Norwalk Road

$1.5 million
John Gesualdi to Michael Dimitriou

113 Heritage Hill Road, Unit 113

$975,000
Karen Bodick to Nataliya Melnyk

Sept.

News

Gretchen Schafer Scott, 86

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Gretchen Schafer Scott—dear wife, loving mother, devoted grandmother, and caring friend to many—passed away in Savannah, Georgia, on September 12, 2026. She was 86. Gretchen loved her family and friends wholeheartedly and spent her life nurturing these relationships with tender kindness. Those fortunate enough to call her a friend knew her loyalty, generosity, warmth, and gift for making others feel special. The daughter of Agnes Ball Schafer and Erwin August Schafer, Gretchen was born on July 19, 1940, in Indianapolis, Indiana, grew up on the city’s Northside, and was in the first graduating class of North Central High School.

Opinion

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. ***
Just a few weeks before New Canaan Public Schools students returned to class in August, the Connecticut State Board of Education issued new guidance urging school districts to limit screen time and use technology only when it adds educational value. For parents concerned about the surge in iPads and Chromebooks since Covid, the guidance is a breath of fresh air. It should also be a wake-up call for New Canaan Public Schools.