[Note: This article has been corrected to reflect the accurate vote count on a plastic bag ban ordinance.]
In an updated complaint that forms part of a lawsuit filed last year, the owner of a commercial property on Main Street said former tenant Garelick & Herbs now owes $173,225.80 in unpaid rent. The gourmet market and caterer’s New Canaan location has been closed since last summer.
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First Selectman Kevin Moynihan said during a Feb. 21 media briefing in his office that he’d spoken with his Wilton counterpart six months ago about joining up to create a shared firing range for the towns’ two police departments.
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Longtime and beloved New Canaan High School English teacher Ben Gordon died Feb. 17, according to an obituary posted to legacy.com. A celebration of his life is to be held at 4 p.m. on April 14 at the Redding Community Center.
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Following yet another public hearing, the Town Council on Wednesday night voted 9-2 in favor of an ordinance that will restrict the use of thin plastic bags at local retail establishments. The full ordinance can be found here. Those voting in favor were Chairman John Engel, Vice Chairmen Sven Englund and Rich Townsend, Jim Kucharczyk, Joe Paladino, Steve Karl, Christa Kevin, Cristina A. Ross, Tom Butterworth and Mike Mauro. Joe Paladino and Penny Young voted against. (Councilman Liz Donovan was absent.)
NCHS Choir performing locally in December 2018. Photo courtesy of Mike Horyczun
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Congratulations to members of the New Canaan High School Concert Choir and Madrigal Ensemble on being selected to perform “The Music of Eric Whitacre” in the Distinguished Concerts International New York Concert Series in New York City. They will perform at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 28 in the Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall under the baton of Grammy-award winning Composer/Conductor Eric Whitacre.
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Police at 2:45 p.m. on Feb. 25 arrested a 31-year-old Norwalk woman through a paperless re-arrest warrant and charged her with second-degree failure to appear. According to Connecticut Judicial Branch records, she had been arrested by state police in January 2017 and charged with evading responsibility, operating a motor vehicle without insurance and following too closely. She also had been arrested by Hartford Police in October and charged with disorderly conduct and third-degree assault, records show.
The tree warden posted this tree on Park Street on Feb. 25. Credit: Michael Dinan
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The tree warden on Feb. 25 posted a prominent tree out front of CVS on Park Street. It will be removed 10 days from that date barring an appeal.
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The Town Council on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of appointing Lisa Vasquez to the New Canaan Housing Authority Board.
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For the second time in six months, state officials suspended sales at Elm Street women’s clothing shop Hamptonite by revoking its sales and use tax permit, according to a notice posted in the store’s window.
Gina and Dennis Podlesak and Joy and Tom Cronin. Contributed
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Officials at the New Canaan Community Foundation offered special thanks to its annual appear co-chairs, Gina and Dennis Podlesak and Joy and Tom Cronin, “for leading our 2018 appeal and being exemplary ambassadors for the Foundation and the work we do.” Nearly 100 volunteers are mobilizing now to re-invest the funds in the community this spring, NCCF said.
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The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday voted 3-0 to appoint Nancy Upton to serve as the New Canaan’s representative to the Southwest Regional Communications Center, Inc., Coordinated Medical Emergency Direction Board of Directors. She replaces Katherine Nailor, who resigned.
Elizabeth Zea of New Canaan. Contributed
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Elizabeth Zea of New Canaan has joined the board of directors of nonprofit healthcare system Stamford Health. She currently serves on the boards of Horizons, the New Canaan Garden Club and Alexandra’s Playground. A Trinity College graduate with a bachelor’s degree in English literature, Zea is co-founder and managing partner at JUEL, an executive search firm and talent consultancy and agency search firm.
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Zumbach’s Gourmet Coffee on Pine Street is hiring a full-time morning worker, according to a Help Wanted sign in the window. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., it said.
L-R: Richard Trethewey, Tom Silva, Arnold Karp, Robin Carroll, Norm Abram and Nathan Gilbert. Contributed
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Arnold Karp and Robin Carroll of New Canaan’s Karp Associates are attending the 2019 International Business Show in Las Vegas. There, they met more of the team from “This Old House” as the local building firm works to present the program’s 2019 “Idea House”—4 Main St. on God’s Acre.
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Finally, we note for the record that an article published this week regarding a drunk driver found slumped over the wheel of their car drew no defenders on Facebook, as the last one did. Have a nice weekend.