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New Canaan Police at 7:14 a.m. on July 26 received a report of a vehicle stolen from a Brinckerhoff Avenue driveway. The investigation is ongoing, police said. ***
Police are investigating a report of jewelry missing from a Middle Ridge Road home, received at 12:53 p.m. on July 24. ***
New Canaan Public Schools has appointed Kasey Diotte as the district’s director of finance and operations, effective Aug. 17.
The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by the New Canaan Racquet Club
New safety measures have been put in place at Waveny Pool following the vehicle crash that sent a car through the facility’s fence earlier this summer, officials say. The most significant change is the installation of large rocks around areas where vehicles could potentially access the pool grounds, according to New Canaan Parks & Recreation Director John Howe. The Highway Department placed the rocks before the pool reopened after officials realized a car had been able to pass through a narrow gap between two trees during the crash, he said. “We ‘hardened’ the pool, so to speak,” Howe said. “We filled in any gaps because the car went between two trees.
The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. A North Stamford mother of two who said she did not realize the section of the Playhouse Lot where she parked required payment had her $30 ticket voided by the New Canaan Parking Commission on a divided vote at its most recent meeting.
Valerie Storr, told commissioners July 8 that she had just come from a pediatrician’s appointment with her young children and was trying out the New Canaan office for the first time. She received a ticket on June 16 at 2:37 p.m. in the Playhouse Lot. In a written appeal, Storr said she had not noticed the upper and lower portions of the lot were different. “I’m very sorry.
Philip Goddu Ives, a longtime resident of New Canaan, passed away peacefully after a short illness at the age of 91. Philip was born in 1935 in Winchester, Massachusetts, to Frederick and Aleda Ives. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Joan, and his brother, Rick. Philip grew up in Winchester and spent as much time as possible at Kezar Pond in Fryeburg, Maine, fostering a lifelong love for the outdoors. He was extremely proud of his New England heritage and his family.
The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. A new specialty shop has opened at 70 Main St. in New Canaan, bringing technical running, cycling and ski apparel from independent and emerging brands to the former gallery space that sat vacant for several years. Alex Holmes, founder of The Amateur, said the store has been decades in the making. “It’s been a dream of mine since I was a kid to find a space with all of the endurance-focused sport brands that are driven by culture and performance and put them in one place,” Holmes said.