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This is our New Canaan news catch-all category—stories about traffic calming, public parks, local weather, human services efforts and other quality of life matters facing New Canaanites.
New Canaan Police are investigating the theft of a vehicle (unlocked, keys inside) from a Gower Road home, reported at 8:12 a.m. Monday. It was recovered in New Haven, police said. ***
The fall session at Silvermine Art School starts the week of Sept. 14. Here are course and workshop offerings.
A widely anticipated project to repair and restore a heavily used swimming and diving pool at the New Canaan YMCA is underway, officials say, with the first phase of “shoring” the facility expected to be completed by late November. The Y expects to reopen the Valles Pool—a 46-year-old facility in need of repairs—for this winter, though “we will need to make sure this can be done in a safe way with adequate space around the shoring,” according to Executive Director Margaret Riley. “Phase Two will include the actual roof repair work, which cannot begin until the risk of winter weather has passed,” Riley told NewCanaanite.com in an email in response to questions about the project. “We’ll be using the winter months to complete planning, permitting, bids, and material sourcing. It’s anticipated that the project will be completed and the Valles Pool will be reopened next summer.”
The Y closed the pool Aug.
Note: This headline and article have been updated to reflect the new (rain) date for the vigil. The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. Paul Reinhardt founded the New Canaan Parent Support Group in 2016, one year after losing his son Evan to a heroin overdose at age 24. His goal was straightforward: to give parents of loved ones struggling with addiction a safe, confidential place to share what they were going through, so no one had to face it alone. The following year, in August 2017, he held the first Community Addiction Awareness Vigil in downtown New Canaan.
The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by the New Canaan Racquet Club. The inaugural New Canaan Music Festival is set for Saturday, Sept. 19, at the New Canaan Nature Center, bringing what organizers call a full day of live music, food, children’s activities and community events to town. Festival director Michael-Louis Smith said the event has been about five years in the making. A lifelong musician who has organized concerts and other music festivals, Smith said he had been looking for the right opportunity to bring a festival to New Canaan.
The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. Couples who booked their weddings at Waveny House for 2027 say they were caught off guard this summer when the town informed them that the historic mansion will be covered in scaffolding during an exterior masonry restoration project scheduled to run from April through December of next year, leaving them scrambling to decide whether to upend months of wedding planning or proceed with construction surrounding their ceremony. The town sent letters to affected couples in June signed by the head of Parks & Recreation, telling them the facility would remain open and available for scheduled events, but that “there may be scaffolding and construction activity present on portions of the exterior of the building” during their event date. The letter offered couples a full refund if they cancel in writing by Aug. 15.