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Oak Grove Place Home Sells for $1.3 Million

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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. ***

May 9

54 Oak Grove Place

$1.3 million
Catherine Seton to 54 OGP, LLC

1 Meeting Grove Lane

$83,330.31 
David Friedman to the Stephen W Palmer Revocable Trust

May 8

321 Frogtown Road

$2,755,000
Todd Challe to Elizabeth Littlefield

May 7

48 Brooks Road

$1.5 million
Kelly Magner, executrix, to Ryan O’Rourk

1052 Oenoke Ridge

$2,825,000
Ellen Crovatto to Corey Ingerson

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New Canaan Resident’s ‘Mayflower Home Organizing’ Marks One Year in Business

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The process of home organization is considered a chore by many, but for Stephanie Radman, it has become a nationwide business. A serial entrepreneur, Radman is no stranger to running a business, but Mayflower Home Organizing may be her most successful venture to date. Formerly known to New Canaan residents as the Town Greeter, and prior to that, founder of The Sweet Baker, Radman says it was during her time as Town Greeter that she was inspired to start her organization business. 

“A lot of my newcomers were telling me, ‘Stephanie, I have two young children, the dog’s barking, the baby’s crying, boxes are up to the ceiling,’ in their homes in New Canaan, and they would ask me, ‘Do you have someone who could help me get organized?’ ” Radman told the New Canaanite. “I thought this is something I could definitely do. I’m a very meticulous person myself, and it just really happened organically.

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Giulietta Palladino, 88

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On Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Giulietta Palladino, age 88, a New Canaan resident for over 70 years, was called to heaven, with her loving and adoring family at her side. Born in Panni, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Francesco and Maria Bianco. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Domenico. She is survived by her three children, Maria Arduini and her husband Sebastian of New Canaan, Linda Baker and her husband Ken of Milford, Ralph Palladino and his wife Toni of New Canaan

She is survived by her brother, Michael Bianco. She is also survived by ten loving grandchildren, Michael, Christina, Lauren, Ashley, Elisabeth, Julia, Megan, Dominick B., Domenic P. and Nicole.

Albe Bassett

New Canaan Fire Department Introduces ‘Community Connect’ To Improve Resident Safety

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The New Canaan Fire Department has announced the launch of a new digital system called ‘Community Connect,’ which allows residents to save personal information that may be vital for first responders during an emergency. 

Community Connect is a website that allows residents to create personal accounts with information that could be needed in an emergency. Users can toggle between functions to personalize their experience to the information that is most important to them. 

“Residents can input gate codes, alarm codes, information about pets, and any special needs that would get displayed on our response tablets during an emergency,” Bassett said during the May 13 meeting of the Fire Commission, held at the firehouse on Main Street. 

First responders can use the information that residents add to the system, allowing them to better prepare for the emergency at hand. 

For example, New Canaanites can input the location of a “meeting place” where all members of a household may congregate to escape an emergency. “Another good aspect of the system is the ‘meeting place’ function which allows us to quickly make sure that everyone is accounted for and help coordinate where to deploy our first responders,” Bassett said. 

The system is also adaptable and can easily accommodate changes, he added. 

“The system does an annual reminder for residents to update their information on a regular basis,” Bassett said. “People move, which is a challenge we foresee, but annually updating the system will help us.”

Fire Commission Chair Jack Horner asked about implementing the system with Realtors in town so that it can accurately capture information from individuals who move. Basset replied that integrating the system in many areas throughout town, such as with Realtors and businesses is part of the roll-out plan. 

The system is password secured and only accessible by first responders, such that sensitive information such as codes for gates and alarms is protected, Bassett said. 

The new system is now available to New Canaan residents, officials said.

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Four-Townhouse Development Planned for South Avenue

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The New Canaan Building Department between April 9 and 16 received applications to build four townhouses on South Avenue. Among the four townhouses planned for 116 South Ave., three will include four bedrooms and one will have three bedrooms, according to building permit applications. They each will include three full bathrooms (the four-bedroom units will additionally have a half-bath), a finished basement, fireplace and two-car garage—3,000 square feet of living space, according to building permit applications. One of the four-bedroom dwellings will be freestanding, according to the application. 

They’ll each cost $650,000 to build, the applications said. The contractor on the job is Sillo Construction LLC, they said, and the architect Steven Lecher Associates LLC, both of New Canaan.