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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. ***

On May 27th, the New Canaan Land Trust honored Chris Schipper with the Jack Gunther Legacy Award at the sold-out Legacy of the Land Celebration, held at the Roger Sherman Inn. The event welcomed 182 guests who gathered to recognize Chris’s extraordinary leadership and lasting contributions to open space protection and conservation in New Canaan. Both Jack Gunther, co-founder of the New Canaan Land Trust, and Chris Schipper served as Chairs of the Conservation Commission and shared a deep commitment to preserving open space.

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. ***

I love our town.  We are all so fortunate to live here.  The natural beauty and community resources are outstanding.  We are a community who cares, and we are a community who gets involved.  I also want us to be a community who engages in a civil manner, particularly online.  

Some of the comments made by readers of this news outlet as well as comments made elsewhere online regarding community issues are awful to read. Whether discussing Arnold Karp and affordable housing, the future of Valles pool at the Y, leaf blower regulations, or anything else that gets us worked up, we need to practice self regulation. To agree on issues is not the goal.  You have a right to speak up, to disagree, to share your perspective.  That makes our community better.  But the snarky comments aimed at individuals and the online “arguments” are exhausting to read and totally unproductive.  Before you hit send, please ask yourself: Is this comment productive?

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, June 4 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. Those who would like to receive a friendly reminder email about the coffee—held the first Thursday of each month—should email Dinan at editor@newcanaanite.com.

News

South Avenue Split-Level Sells for $1.8 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 21

788 South Ave. $1.8 million
Evelyn M. Sultan to Evgeny Tarasov

30 Elm Place

$4 million 
Brian & Elizabeth Wilhelm to David & Sarah Andrias

May 20

48 Green Meadow Lane

$2,850,000
David Miller to Liya Gu

Opinion

Letter: Thank You, New Canaan

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I have been privileged to serve the residents of New Canaan for the past 25 years. I began in 2001 as a part-time employee with the New Canaan Fire Department, working as an administrative assistant to the volunteer fire chief. During those early years, while my children were young, I also volunteered for many sports and school programs in our community. Around 2005, I transitioned to full-time work with the town. Over the years, I’ve worked with several First Selectmen and across a few departments.