Animal 411

Dog Bites Woman, 87, at Waveny House

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A German shepherd dog about 10 days ago bit an 87-year-old Ridgefield woman at Waveny House, records show. 

At about 4:15 p.m. on Aug. 22, the victim called Animal Control Officer Sean Godejohn to report a bite that had occurred earlier that Friday, according to an incident report obtained by NewCanaanite.com through a public records request. At about 10 a.m., the woman “was bit by a dog at Waveny House,” Godejohn wrote in his report. The victim “told this officer that there were two German shepherds at Waveny House and one of them bit her left thigh,” the report said. The dogs “were accompanied by two males in their twenties, and an older female,” it said.

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, Sept. 4 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). 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.

Around Town

Man Falls on Main Street Sidewalk, Fractures Hip, Sues Town

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A Stamford man who fractured his hip after tripping and falling on a Main Street sidewalk five months ago is suing the town and state, records show. According to an Aug. 5 complaint filed by attorney Daniel Alginani of the Cheshire-based Alginani Law Firm, the fall that occurred at about 11:36 a.m. on March 27 (a Thursday) was caused by “the raised and uneven condition of the sidewalk” in the area of 140 Main St. The plaintiff, Arthur Lupinacci, “sustained injuries including, but not limited to, a right hip fracture requiring surgery, right hip pain, and pain and suffering, both mental and physical, some or all of which may be permanent in nature,” Alginani wrote in a Notice of Intent To Sue. The town failed to maintain and inspect the sidewalk, and officials “knew or should have known of the raised and uneven condition of the sidewalk, yet took no steps to fix the condition,” the complaint said.

News

Oenoke Ridge Home Sells for $6.1 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. ***

Aug. 22

29 Down River Road

$1,569,000
Fred Corrado to Kevin Allen

Aug.

News

Pamela L. Pedersen, 1952-2025

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Pamela L. Pedersen of Sherman, CT passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, August 21, 2025, surrounded by the love of her children and her son, Christian, by her side. Pam was a life-long resident of New Canaan, CT, having recently moved to Sherman in 2022 to be close to her children and grandchildren. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend and will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved her. Pam was predeceased by her husband, William S. Pedersen, III in 2023, and is survived by her three children and five grandchildren: William S. Pedersen, IV and his wife Heather and children Amber and Brooklyn, Kasey L. Diotte and her husband John and children John, Hadley, and Kaden, and Christian G. Pedersen.
A private burial service will take place at Lakeview Cemetery in New Canaan. Rest in peace, Mom.