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Gary Lansing Orelup, 78

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Gary Lansing Orelup, most recently of Fairfield, Connecticut and formerly of Katonah, New York and New Canaan, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2026, with family at his side at St. Vincent’s Medical Center after a brief illness. Gary was born on June 21, 1948, as the first son of Milton and Lillian Orelup. He spent his childhood in Easton, Connecticut with his brothers Grant and Jack.  He graduated from Joel Barlow High School and then went on to attend Cornell University in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. He graduated from Cornell with a degree in Architecture in 1970.

Around Town

‘Paint the Town Pink’: NCFD Launches T-Shirt Sale at the Firehouse in Support of Those Fighting Breast Cancer

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As it does for so many, cancer touches Silvana Freeland personally. A volunteer firefighter with New Canaan Fire Co. No. 1 for more than three years, Freeland lost her great aunt Lina “Lele” Aversa to breast cancer. “Breast cancer in particular is a cause that hits close to home for me,” Freeland, a New Canaan resident who grew up in Stamford, told NewCanaanite.com.

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Warrant: Surveillance Video, Cell Phone Data Show Man, 28, Stealing Backpack from NCHS Track

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New Canaan Police on Aug. 23 arrested a 28-year-old Norwalk man by warrant after surveillance video and cellphone data showed that he’d stolen a backpack from the outdoor track at New Canaan High School in June, according to court records. 

Reported stolen at about 2:38 p.m. on June 8 (a Monday), the Hurley-brand backpack had inside it a Macbook Pro laptop (worth about $1,000), Texas Instruments graphing calculator ($175) and Apple Air pods, among other items, according to an affidavit filed by New Canaan Police Officer Roy Adams that forms the major part of an arrest warrant application signed Aug. 19 by state Superior Court judge John Blawie. The victim “was jogging on the outdoor track located in front of New Canaan High School between 1330 and 1430 hours,” according to Adams’s affidavit, obtained by NewCanaanite.com. “He placed his backpack up against a fence that is located just above the track.

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New Canaan Fire Marshal: Fire Pit Safety

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[Paul Payne is New Canaan’s fire marshal.]

Enjoying a fire outdoors can be a wonderful way to gather with family and friends, but even a small fire can become dangerous when conditions or safety practices are overlooked. Before lighting your fire pit, chiminea, or campfire, please review these important guidelines from our New Canaan Fire Marshal’s office. Following these precautions helps protect your home, your neighbors, and our community while allowing everyone to safely enjoy an outdoor fire. 

 No building permit is required unless a permanent structure and/or lap or natural gas is installed. A burning permit is not required however the same rules would apply; Burning will not be permitted if the Forest Fire Danger is rated high, very high or extreme and/or high wind days. When the air quality index is high according to the DEEP no burning will be allowed.

Government

‘I Have Lived in NC Since 1973’: Parking Ticket Appeals

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The following appeals were recently filed with the Parking Department. Appeals are adjudicated by the Parking Commission. ***

“I honestly had no knowledge that we now have to pay to park on Elm Street. I never received mail on the new changes and rarely go on the computer. I never noticed the new signs you say are posted.