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New Canaan Police at 1:31 p.m. Tuesday received a report of a vehicle stolen from a Mariomi Road home while its owner was unloading groceries. The investigation is active, police said. Here’s a social post from NCPD regarding vehicle thefts:

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It’s almost here: New Canaan Chamber Music’s next concert, titled “Americans in Paris,” will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6 and 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan.

‘How Lucky I Am’: New ‘Jim Bach Special Collections Museum’ Opens at NCM&HS

Mark Markiewicz, an architect and member of the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society’s Board of Governors, recalled on Wednesday afternoon how the widely anticipated new structure near the northwestern corner of the campus came to be. Addressing dozens of locals on hand for a dedication of the new building, Markiewicz said that 10 years ago, the Board “began to question the role of the Historical Society in New Canaan and quickly realized that the organization was in reality becoming a museum.”

“It was becoming a place that required public engagement greater than the existing … [Historical] Society offered,” Markiewicz told the gathering. “Thanks to our amazing [Executive Director] Nancy [Geary] and a very forward-looking Board of Governors, the campus blossomed during the ensuing years. Beginning with the highly popular terrace at the side of The Town House, the repainting of the buildings, to new paved walkways and seating areas, the pollinator garden, and of course the recent Bartlett Gallery [Center for New Canaan History], and the superb restoration of the Rogers Studio, the campus acquired a splendid glow, obvious to all. And so the stage was set to complete the northern edge of the campus.

‘It’s a Really Nice Event’: Selectmen Approve 2025 Season for New Canaan Farmers Market

The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday approved the dates for the upcoming New Canaan Farmers Market downtown. The Farmers Market will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays from April 26 to Dec. 20 in the Lumberyard Lot by the train station. “I am constantly told how great it is,” Selectman Steve Karl said during the meeting, held at Town Hall and via videoconference. “You get over there and it’s like its own little microcosm.

‘We Need To Think about How We Can Close That Gap’: BHA Shares Community Health and Well-Being Survey Results

Though a high percentage of New Canaanites responding to a recent survey say they live in financial comfort, with most participating in high numbers in sports and faith-based groups and volunteering generously, nearly half (47%) are unsure or unaware of where to seek help for mental health issues, officials say. And an even higher percentage of respondents (55%) don’t know where to seek help for substance use issues, according to the widely anticipated results of the 2024 Community Health and Well-Being Survey. “We do understand that we don’t expect there to be 100% awareness around all of these issues, as most people would go seek help when they’re faced with that particular issue,” Nina Chanana of Chanana Consulting told about 100 people who attended the first public presentation of survey results, held Monday night in the Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium at New Canaan Library. 

She continued: “But we did feel that there were opportunities to raise awareness for some of the supports that are out here in New Canaan. … Those residents who indicated their concern about their own substance use were less likely to be aware of the supports around substance misuse available to them when compared to those who did not have any concerns. Respondents who reported poor mental health were also less likely to be aware of supports for adult mental health services in New Canaan than those who reported ‘strong’ or ‘good’ mental health.