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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. ***
Aug. 6
99 Forest St.
The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by the New Canaan Racquet Club
A New Canaan High School student is spending part of her summer raising money to help more students gain access to hands-on education about the Long Island Sound. Sofia Brooks, a rising senior at NCHS, launched a fundraiser Aug. 1 to benefit SoundWaters, a Stamford-based nonprofit focused on protecting the Long Island Sound through environmental education and community programs. Brooks has set a goal of raising $5,000 by Aug. 31. Brooks said her connection to SoundWaters began nearly two years ago, when she participated in two of the organization’s SoundWaters Research Intensives programs.
The two-week programs, held at SoundWaters’ Harbor Center, give high school students the opportunity to conduct hands-on marine research using professional-grade laboratory equipment, she said.
The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. Four town-owned buildings sustained flood damage during the July 21 storm that dropped roughly four-and-a-half inches of rain in approximately 35 minutes on New Canaan, with Waveny House suffering what one town official called the worst basement flooding ever recorded there. “This is the worst that we’ve ever seen it where it flooded the whole basement,” Buildings Superintendent Bill Oestmann told the Board of Selectmen at its regular meeting Aug. 4 at Town Hall. “We got it all cleaned up and dry.”
New Canaan Police are investigating the theft of jewelry from a Smith Ridge Road home recently occupied by new owners, reported at 7:41 a.m. on Aug. 6. ***
The fall session at Silvermine Art School opens Sept. 14, see classes and workshops here. ***
Police at 9:32 a.m. on Aug.
The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. The New Canaan Chamber of Commerce will host its 15th annual Taste of the Town Stroll on Thursday, Aug. 20, giving participants a self-guided food and drink tour through downtown while raising money for the New Canaan Food Pantry. “We call this ‘the triple win,’ ” said Laura Budd, executive director of the Chamber. “Strollers get amazing food and drinks, the stores and restaurants get to greet existing customers and meet new ones, and the Food Pantry gets well stocked.”