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New Canaan Police at 12:43 p.m. on Sept. 20 received a report of a vehicle stolen from the Roger Sherman Inn. ***
Group exercise party: Free drop-in classes at the New Canaan Y, open to all with no registration, this Saturday and Sunday. Details here. ***
Tickets are now available for the Second Annual Hallo-Wine Party.
Elliott Kropf’s friends say he often was one of the first people to greet new kids at school, Monsignor Rob Kinnally, pastor of Saint Aloysius Parish, said Monday morning. The New Canaan High School senior also was a person who remained loyal to his friends “when it might be easier not to,” Kinnally told a standing-room-only crowd several rows deep, gathered for the teenager’s funeral Mass. “That he loved the game of hockey so much that he taught other kids how to play the game, so that they would have something to belong to,” the monsignor continued. “Something that made them feel like they were masters of the highest degree of destiny, and thus very much a part of something that at one point they thought maybe they could never do. Teachers of anything never do what they do for fame.
The second annual Waveny Park Arts Festival is less than two weeks away. Presented Oct. 6 in partnership with the New Canaan Parks & Recreation Department, and with support from the Waveny Park Conservancy, the Carriage Barn Arts Center’s festival features a juried collection from fine artists and artisans across a wide range of media. The Carriage Barn is looking to build on a very successful inaugural event, with live music, family activities, refreshments and food trucks and more—including a new “Young Entrepreneurs Marketplace.”
We put some questions to the organization’s executive director, Hilary Wittmann, ahead of the Oct. 6 festival.
New Canaan Police at 8:55 a.m. on Sept. 12 received a report of copper pipes stolen from a house under construction on Evergreen Road. The investigation is ongoing. ***
The Planet New Canaan Green Gala will be held 7 to 9 p.m. next Thursday at Carriage Barn Arts Center. Tickets and silent auction info here.
The New Canaan Chamber of Commerce is re-launching its annual awards for local businesses.
The 2024 New Canaan Chamber Awards will be held 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25 on the Anderson Terrace at New Canaan Library. We put some questions to the organization’s executive director, Laura Budd, ahead of the gathering, which features lite bites, appetizers and wine provided by Craftbottlz and Walter Stewart’s Market ($35 tickets here). Here’s our exchange. ***
New Canaanite: What went into the Chamber of Commerce’s decision to relaunch the Awards?