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Did You Hear … ?

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A car—unlocked, keys inside—was reported stolen from a Woodridge Circle residence at 5:47 p.m. on June 18. New Canaan Police are investigating. ***

New Canaan’s Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo joined New Canaan High School graduate and baseball media entrepreneur Kelley Franco Throop, the “Three Inning Fan,” on her popular podcast last week. Franco Throop (@threeinningfan) can be found here on X, Instagram and YouTube. The episode has already garnered more than 7,000 views on YouTube.

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Meet NewCanaanite.com Summer Intern Valentina Baldini [Q&A]

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Our summer intern, rising New Canaan High School senior Valentina Baldini, starts this week. Sponsored for the second straight summer by Karp Associates, the NewCanaanite.com Summer Internship Program sees developing journalists write a wide variety of community news stories for the site. Her debut article is about a new pilates studio coming to Elm Street. Joining Baldini as an intern this summer is Donovan West, a 2025 NCHS graduate whose byline is already familiar to our readers as a longtime contributor and recent high school Senior Internship Program participant. “We look forward to supporting local journalism,” Karp Associates Founder and President Arnold Karp said.

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PHOTOS: Caffeine & Carburetors Comes to Downtown New Canaan on Sunday

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Thousands of car-lovers packed into New Canaan on Sunday morning for this year’s downtown installment of “Caffeine & Carburetors.”

Through a drizzle on an otherwise comfortable day, visitors to the car show launched by New Canaan’s Doug Zumbach—owner of the eponymous coffee shop at Pine and Grove Streets—stopped to admire specialty and classic autos, take photos and videos, and chat with owners and vendors on Elm and Pine Streets, closed for pedestrians. “It’s going wonderfully,” Zumbach said as C&C was in full swing. “It proves one thing: That we have a very dedicated ‘fan base,’ you could say. Appreciative of everyone who has come out—sponsors, car owners, pedestrians. It’s just a wonderful show.

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Water Company’s Summer-Long Closure of South Avenue Starts Monday

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The dreaded closure of South Avenue starts Monday, town officials say. On June 23, the water company will start installing a 36-inch main along South Avenue between Harrison Avenue and Farm Road, closing a major north-south artery for more than two months, according to a press release issued Wednesday by the town. “Motorists are asked to find alternate routes for the summer during construction,” it said. A project that started three years ago, the installation of the water transmission pipe has already seen road closures and detours in eastern New Canaan, where the main comes in from Wilton and ultimately will feed toward Stamford and Greenwich. (New Canaan itself doesn’t stand to benefit from the work, officials have said, though the town will use the closure to update some pedestrian ramps along South Avenue/state Route 124 to code.)

The construction will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, and is expected to wrap up prior to Aug.

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Fourth of July Fireworks and Picnic at Waveny [Q&A]

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One of New Canaan’s most cherished community events—the Fourth of July fireworks and picnic—will be held July 4 at Waveny. Ahead of the widely anticipated event, we put some questions to its chair, David Shea. Here’s our exchange. ***

New Canaanite: This year’s Fourth of July fireworks and picnic at Waveny are happening on July 4 itself. Talk a little about this history of this New Canaan tradition.