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New Canaan Lifeguards Katie Quill and Michael D’Urso Honored for Steve Benko Pool Rescue

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. On the morning of June 16, New Canaan lifeguards Katie Quill and Michael D’Urso were on duty at the Steve Benko Pool at Waveny, just before the facility’s usual 11 a.m. opening. Suddenly, a Tesla broke through the pool’s perimeter fence, raced past the diving board and crashed into the deep end. The pool was empty at the time and no one was hurt, officials said. On Tuesday, First Selectman Dionna Carlson presented Quill and D’Urso with individual proclamations honoring their roles in the rescue, reading each aloud at the regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen.

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NCHS Grad Launches ‘We Have a Guy,’ Connecting Families with Local Help

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. Mills Legge, a 2024 New Canaan High School graduate, has launched a website that connects local families with college students home for the summer for help with myriad odd jobs such as yard work, dog walking, moving and party help. We Have a Guy went live in late May. A Villanova University rising junior, Legge said the idea for the business came from watching posts pile up on a New Canaan babysitter swap Facebook group. 

“People miss posts and all sorts of things like that,” Legge said. “I knew my parents were always looking for help with odd jobs, and I knew it was the same with a lot of family friends around town.