Spotted in New Canaan last month, the black bear known as “211” for the state tags attached to his ears, was euthanized after being struck by a car in Easton.
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Police are investigating a vandalism complaint from 3:07 p.m. on July 21, when a vehicle parked at a Summer Street residence had eggs and mustard thrown onto it.
Ellen Peterson is retiring. Credit: Michael Dinan
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One of Town Hall’s friendliest workers, Assistant Town Clerk Ellen Petersen, is set to retire at month’s end. “I’ve certainly enjoyed my time working here and I am also very happy to have more time and flexibility in my life now that I have reached my 70s,” Peterson told NewCanaanite.com Wednesday. She will work part-time in the office in the future.
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Congratulations to swimmer Kate Douglass, granddaughter of New Canaan’s Ed Vollmer, on earning a bronze medal in the 200 Individual Medley this week at the U.S. Olympics in Tokyo.
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Police at 5:59 p.m. on July 20 received a report of mail stolen from mailbox on Logan Road.
Here are the New England Regional champion New Canaan Cal Ripken 9U All Stars. Front row: Sammy Abdelwahab, Henry Kane, Luke Cannon. Back row: Luke Bennett, Luke Lehman, Jackson Stainer, Austin Niedermeier, Sam Ericson, Brian Gallagher, Nick Frisch and Adam Tomsky.
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Congratulations to the New Canaan Cal Ripken 9U All Stars, who last week won the New England Regional at Mead Park.
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Motor vehicle accidents with property damage were up 74% year-over-year through June, from 97 to 169, according to data shared Monday at a Police Commission meeting. Traffic complaints are up 55% in the same period.
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Caitlin Esse, a 2019 New Canaan High School graduate who rows at the University of Michigan, won a silver medal in the women’s pair at the World Rowing 2021 Championship in Prague this month.
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Newcomers Club President Karlie Reitano said 169 families joined the organization in the fiscal year ended June 30— a 60% increase from the prior year. The club’s first vice president is Jane Crawford and its treasurer is Anna Satzinger.
Here’s the Wellis hot tub.
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New Canaan’s Angela Kelleher is selling a Wellis hot tub for $4,500. It’s an Orion model, grey-silver in color, with steps and a cover and cover lifter. She can be reached at franang52@hotmail.com.
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Grace Farms will reopen to the public Sept 8.
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This is the Summer Theatre of New Canaan’s final week of performances in Waveny for its summer season.