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Eight Summer Reading Picks from Elm Street Books

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. Looking for your next great read this summer? The team at Elm Street Books has put together a list of eight titles they’re loving and recommending this season, from beach bag page-turners to Booker Prize contenders. Here are their picks. The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson

“From the bestselling author of Pineapple Street, comes this character-driven story centered around a close-knit group of millennial friends living in a coastal town in Massachusetts.

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Warrant: Man, 42, Charged with Assault, Strangulation, Impersonating Police Officer

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by the New Canaan Racquet Club. A 42-year-old Syosset, N.Y., man is facing multiple felony charges after New Canaan Police allege he assaulted a woman during a domestic violence incident, strangled her until she lost consciousness and later impersonated both the woman’s brother and a retired New York Police Department lieutenant in phone calls to the NCPD. According to the affidavit of NCPD Officer Matthew Blank, which forms the major part of an arrest warrant application obtained by NewCanaanite.com, the man is charged with second-degree assault, second-degree strangulation or suffocation, disorderly conduct, criminal impersonation and impersonating a police officer. The investigation began June 22, when a woman arrived at New Canaan Police headquarters to report that the man had assaulted her the previous day at her parents’ home, where the couple had been living. Police learned there was an active protective order involving the two individuals.

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Catherine Socci Scheurle, 56

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Catherine Chandler Scheurle (née Socci), a devoted wife, mother, educator, and woman of faith, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2026, in North Richland Hills, Texas. Born May 23, 1970, in Norwalk, Connecticut. Catherine was the cherished daughter of Susan Candini Socci and the late Vincent Socci.  

Catherine grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut and graduated from New Canaan High School in 1988. She went on to earn her degree from Wheelock College in 1992, embarking on a lifelong career as an educator. Most recently, she served as a Pre-K teacher and the lower school S.T.E.M. teacher at Fort Worth Christian School, where she inspired countless students with her passion for learning and innovation.

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Property Owner Sues Town After P&Z Denies Affordable Housing Proposal

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by the New Canaan Racquet Club. The applicant behind a proposed 14-unit affordable housing development on Parade Hill Road is suing the town following the Planning & Zoning Commission’s unanimous decision to deny the application. The Commission voted June 23 to reject the proposal for 30 Parade Hill Road after determining it did not qualify as “assisted housing” under Connecticut’s affordable housing statute, known as 8-30g. Because of that finding, commissioners concluded the project was not exempt from the town’s active affordable housing moratorium. The proposed development drew concerns from neighbors and commissioners during public hearings over its size and compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood, as well as traffic, public safety, flooding, noise, aesthetics and screening.

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John Robert Hagan, 92

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John Robert Hagan was born in Stamford, CT to parents Robert and Hannah Hagan on September 5, 1933, and had a brother William. 

While attending Stamford High School, he was the All-State center on the 1950 State Championship Football Team. His education continued at The University of Connecticut where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education and was a member of the 1952 Yankee Conference Championship Football Team. He continued his education at Fairfield University earning a master’s degree in education. 

He met Joan Marie Hardiman on a blind date to see the Jackie Gleason Show in New York City. She became his wife of 69 years where they lived in Stamford and raised their family of 4 children. They were faithful members of St.