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Waveny Fireworks Return July 4 with New ‘Launch Site’ and ‘Sensory Zone’ for the U.S. 250th

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. New Canaan’s Fourth of July fireworks, set for this Saturday at Waveny, are getting two changes this year, officials say: a relocated “launch site” meant to ease post-show traffic, and a new Sensory Zone for attendees sensitive to the noise. Parks & Recreation Commission member David Shea said organizers are “very happy with the improvements we’re doing, which is moving the location of the fireworks so that the South Lapham Road egress is going to be open, so people getting out will be faster. The town is also rolling out a new traffic notification system tied to this year’s entrance passes, he said,” Shea told fellow members of the appointed body during their June 10 meeting at Lapham Center. “The next [new feature] is the usage of the notification system, where all entrance passes sold will have a QR code on them to receive traffic notifications,” Shea said.

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Steve Benko Pool Rebounds After Unusual Start To Summer Season

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by the New Canaan Racquet Club. After a slow start brought on by colder weather, the Steve Benko Pool in Waveny is settling into a busy summer season, officials say. Aquatics Manager Steve Dayton said attendance has fluctuated so far, with colder days keeping some swimmers away before a recent stretch of heat brought crowds back. “The summer has been OK,” Dayton said. “We’ve had some cold weather, which kept people away, but then we had some really hot weather.

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NCM&HS Interns Create Local ‘History Trail’ at Irwin Park to Mark the Nation’s 250th

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. Five high school interns at the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society have created an informational exhibition at a popular local park to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 

“The History Trail” at Irwin Park will remain in place through July 4. It includes 80 informational signs with images celebrating New Canaan history and influential figures. A partnership between NCM&HS and the town, the trail went up over the course of the interns’ work from mid-May through mid-June, said Nancy Geary, executive director of the museum. The idea came from a similar trail in Darien, she said.

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Did You Hear … ?

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New Canaan Police at 9:07 a.m. on June 19 received a report of a vehicle stolen from a South Avenue home. It was recovered in Waterbury. The theft is under investigation. ***

New Canaan’s 250 Celebration Parade will step off from the Lumberyard Lot on Elm Street at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and proceed along South Avenue to Saxe Middle School. Details here.

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Kids at St. Mark’s Raise Funds for Bicycles in Impoverished Areas

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by the New Canaan Racquet Club. Children at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church raised enough money this spring to purchase dozens of bicycles for people in rural African communities. Created around Lent, the project was led by the church’s children’s ministry as part of its annual giving efforts in collaboration with Episcopal Relief & Development’s “Gifts for Life” program. 

Church leaders said the giving component of Lent was used to connect children’s interest in bicycles with the fundraiser’s goal of providing transportation to impoverished communities. “The season of Lent in church is a time for people to take stock and recenter ourselves on the basics of the Gospel, like giving, fasting and praying,” the Rev. Elizabeth Garnsey said.