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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, Jan. 8 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 donuts, muffins and other baked goods. 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.

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Top-10 Most-Read Stories of 2025

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Thank you to our NewCanaanite.com readers for helping us achieve record-high traffic and engagement in 2025. Thank you to our terrific advertisers for your steady support. Here’s a look at the most-read articles this year. ***

10. Prosecutors: New Canaan Man, 20, ‘Bludgeoned’ Mother to Death (Oct.

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Did You Hear … ?

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New Canaan Police are investigating the theft of a vehicle (keys left in unlocked car) from East Avenue, reported at 1:22 p.m. on Dec. 22. ***

The winter session at Silvermine Art School opens next week. Details here. ***

At 3:21 p.m. on Dec.

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Planet New Canaan’s ‘Tree Cycle’ Opens Tuesday at Steve Benko Pool Lot in Waveny

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A New Canaan nonprofit organization’s free program for recycling Christmas trees opens Tuesday morning at the Steve Benko Pool parking lot in Waveny. Planet New Canaan’s “Tree Cycle” program will run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Dec. 30 through Jan. 11, when the discarded trees will be chipped for use on New Canaan Nature Center trails. The Parks & Recreation Commission during a special meeting held Dec.

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Song Sheet: Christmas Eve Caroling on God’s Acre

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Below please find the song sheet for Christmas Eve caroling on God’s Acre (6:30 p.m. on Dec. 24). These caroling sheets—here as a PDF, with a QR Code to donate to the God’s Acre Christmas Caroling Fund—will be handed out. Keep an eye out for Steve Benko’s star atop the caroling tree. Here’s a history of Christmas Eve caroling in New Canaan. ***

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Hark!