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‘It’s Really Taken Off’: A Terrifying Fundraiser on Buttery Road

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Though many local homeowners opt to forgo Halloween decorations this time of year, for Dr. Dani Cohen and her family, it is a spectacle months in the making. What began with a 12-foot-tall skeleton in their front yard four years ago has slowly grown into an intricate display, featuring lights, sound effects and even motion-activated animatronics. And this year, Cohen has partnered with St. Jude Children’s Hospital and their Skeleton’s for Hope program, a fundraiser which provides avid Halloween decorators an opportunity to turn their displays into something more. “We have a QR code out in the front of the house for families who come by, they can enjoy and have a much larger global impact for those who are in need of it,” Cohen told the New Canaanite.

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Pulitzer-Prize Winning Photojournalist Edward Keating Exhibit Opens at Carriage Barn [Q&A]

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The Carriage Barn Arts Center has opened the first retrospective exhibition highlighting the late Pulitzer-prize winning photographer Edward Keating’s 40-year career, as well as his connection to New Canaan. “A Fearless Legacy” runs through Nov. 13. We put some questions about Keating and his work to Carrie Boretz, a photojournalist and Keating’s wife of 33 years. 

Here’s our exchange. ***

New Canaanite: Edward Keating was an important photographer at the New York Times and elsewhere.

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Did You Hear … ?

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New Canaan Police at 12:34 p.m. on Oct. 12 received a report of a residential burglary on South Avenue. Suspects gained entrance to the house though nothing was reported stolen. Police have no suspects at this time and the investigation is active. ***

Dr. Christy Lang Hearlson will preach at the First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan’s 10 a.m. Worship Service on Sunday, Oct.

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Podcast: US Modernist CEO George Smart

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This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to George Smart, CEO of US Modernist, an award-winning organization that documents, preserves and promotes Modernist residential architecture, and serves as home to the nation’s largest open digital archive of Modernist houses. Smart is giving a talk at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society. Register here for “Accidental Archivist: Preserving America’s Legacy of Modernist Houses.” (Sign up here for US Modernist’s weekly newsletter.)

Here are recent episodes of 0684-Radi0:

 

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Did You Hear … ?

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The First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan will hold its Blessing of the Animals at 10 a.m. Sunday. ***

New Canaan Police at 3:22 p.m. on Oct. 1 received a report of political yard signs stolen from a Smith Ridge Road home. There are no suspects and the case is closed. ***

Niche.com has ranked New Canaan Public Schools #1 in the state.