Around Town

Coffee’s on for Thursday

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Join fellow residents and NewCanaanite.com editor Michael Dinan for the monthly Community Coffee, to be held 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 in the Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium at New Canaan Library. The Coffee is presented in partnership with the library, and the brew is supplied by Zumbach’s Gourmet Coffee (thank you, Doug). Salon Anastassia provides donuts, muffins and other baked goods. The free, public coffee is a group conversation about what’s happening around town, moderated by Dinan. Topics come from attendees and we spend no more than 10 minutes per subject.

Government

Zoning Board To Consider Non-Monetary Settlement in Pastures Lane Neighbor Dispute

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Town officials on Monday will consider approval of a non-monetary settlement in a dispute involving Pastures Lane neighbors. Multiple lawsuits have been filed since the town in 2024 issued a permit for a driveway gate at 78 Pastures Lane. That property, and an adjacent one at number 92, are owned by a Delaware-based limited liability company. In addition to the gate, neighbors have objected to stockade and deer fencing that appeared on the properties, saying the fencing violates local zoning regulations. The dead-end lane, a cul-de-sac of seven (soon-to-be eight) homes, runs south off of Silvermine Road between Canoe Hill and Valley Roads. 

Under an agreement that the Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled to consider at its 7 p.m. meeting, the driveway gate—still in dispute in state Superior Court following a successful ZBA appeal by neighbors—would remain while “certain landscaping modifications” would be made.

News

Selleck Place Colonial Sells for $1,870,000

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The following property transfer(s) were recorded recently in the Town Clerk’s office. For more information about each property from the assessor, click on the street address. To get the history of a New Canaan street name, click here. ***

Dec. 23

31 Selleck Place

$1,870,000
Carolyn Clark to Peter Moran & Taylor Lopez-Balboa

Dec.

News

Joy Hunt Luke, 96

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Joy Hunt Luke, age 96 and a long-time resident of New Canaan, CT, died peacefully with her family by her side on December 27th at her home in Redding, CT. She was born on November 13, 1929, in Shanghai, China, to George Penn Hunt and Mabel (Mavis) Wilson Hunt. She was predeceased by her parents and her husband of 65 years, Donald K. “Pete” Luke. 

Joy spent her youth living in China, the Philippines, California and Arizona before her parents settled in Wilmington, DE. After graduating from P.S. Dupont High School, she earned her associate degree from Green Mountain Junior College. Following graduation she worked in the legal department at DuPont.

Around Town

Top-10 Most-Read Stories of 2025

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Thank you to our NewCanaanite.com readers for helping us achieve record-high traffic and engagement in 2025. Thank you to our terrific advertisers for your steady support. Here’s a look at the most-read articles this year. ***

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