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Podcast: Bristow Centennial Celebration Set for Sept. 7-8

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This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to John Winter, executive director of the New Canaan Land Trust, about the Sept. 7-8 centennial celebration of Bristow Park, New Canaan’s bird sanctuary and wildwood preserve (register here for free events). The centennial includes a silent auction (now live) and sale of limited editions of the new book, “A Songbird Heaven: The 100 Year History of Bristow Park.”

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Broadway Bound: ‘Project Sankofa’ Runs Thursday and Friday at Powerhouse Theatre

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The Broadway Bound Theater Festival (background here) is running through Sept. 1 at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny, presented by the Town Players of New Canaan. We put some questions to Karl O’Brian Williams, a contributing playwright whose work, “Project Sankofa,” runs 7 p.m. Thursday and 5 p.m. Friday (tickets here). Here’s our exchange. ***

New Canaanite: Give our readers some of your own background.

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Meet ‘CERT,’ the New Canaan Community Emergency Response Team

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This month, NewCanaanite.com is publishing Q&As with local service organizations—volunteer groups that give back to the community while offering connection, camaraderie and fun. Today we feature the New Canaan Community Emergency Response Team, or ‘CERT.’

Here’s our exchange with the nonprofit organization’s public relations officer, Kevin McIntosh. ***

New Canaanite: Please give us some background on the Community Emergency Response Team or CERT. How and when did the organization start? Kevin McIntosh: The Community  Emergency Response Team or “CERT” concept was developed and implemented by the City of Los Angeles Fire Department in 1985.

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Did You Hear … ?

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New Canaan Police at 1:42 a.m. Sunday arrested a 68-year-old Southport, Maine man for urinating on a room door at the Roger Sherman Inn. He was charged with disorderly conduct. ***

The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday approved two promotions within the Department of Public Works. Congratulations to Lou Boice, now Equipment Operator III/Crew Leader, and James Peck, Interim Superintendent of Highway. 

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Fall program registration is open at the New Canaan YMCA. Join by Sept.

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‘Taste of New Canaan Stroll’ Kicks Off Thursday Evening

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This year’s Taste of New Canaan Stroll kicks off at 5 p.m. Thursday at Stewart’s Wine & Spirits on Elm Street (tickets available here). Presented by the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce, the annual event sees participants choose their own self-guided foodie (and beverage) tour of the downtown. We put some questions to longtime participant and sponsor Doug Stewart of Walter Stewart’s Market and Stewart’s Wine & Spirits ahead of the Stroll. Here’s our exchange. ***

New Canaanite: For those who have not experienced it before, describe the Taste of New Canaan Stroll.