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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.

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White Oak Shade Road Antique Sells for $3.5 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. ***

May 7

135 Comstock Hill Road

$2,485,000
Steven Case to Peter Quinn

81 Locust Ave., Apt. 323

$480,000
John Gedney III to Elizabeth Derivan

May 6

105 White Oak Shade Road

$3.5 million
Gingerbread Cottage LLC to Gregory Breitbart

May 4

1038 West Road

$2.5 million
1038 West Road, LLC to Colin Bakey

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Herbert F. Aspbury, 81

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Herbert F. Aspbury, a longtime resident of New Canaan, CT and of John’s Island, Florida died on Tuesday May 12th aged 81. 

Herb spent his career in banking. He joined Manufacturers Hanover Trust in 1967. After leading MHT’s North American division in New York, he became the London-based head of Europe for Chemical Bank following the merger of those two institutions in 1992. After a subsequent merger, he retired from Chase Manhattan as the Senior Managing Director for Europe, Africa and the Middle East in 2000. 

After retirement, Herb returned to Connecticut and served on numerous boards, both corporate and non-profit. He was chairman of the Royal Oak Society, the American affiliate of the English National Trust, and was vice chairman of the Vero Beach Museum of Art’s board of trustees. 

In addition to donating his time, Herb was a generous financial supporter of numerous charitable causes.