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New Canaan Police at 9:10 a.m. Monday received a complaint related to barking on Hickory Drive.

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One of the retail units created at the corner of Forest Street and Locust Avenue as part of new townhouse mixed-use development there sold for $721,000, according to a property transfer recorded Dec. 3 in the Town Clerk’s office. The buyer is a limited liability company whose principals are based in Stamford, according to Connecticut Secretary of the State records.

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Kindergarten pre-registration for next year is open on the New Canaan Public Schools website. Children entering kindergarten for the 2022-23 school year must be five years old on or before Jan. 1, 2023. More information is available here.

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At New Canaan High School, the Student Coalition and Charity Links student-run clubs set a record as they donated more than $3,500 worth of toys to the U.S. Marines Toy For Tots organization. The toys will be given out this weekend to other organizations who have received requests from families in need of toys for their children, that without these donations, would not be receiving any toys for Christmas.
“A big thank you to all of the New Canaan High School families that donated either toys or money to purchase the toys,” physical education teacher Priscilla Schulz said.

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The Board of Selectmen at its Nov. 30 meeting voted 3-0 to approve a draft purchase-and-sale agreement for 220 Elm St. The town’s $6.1 million acquisition would provide a new office space for the Board of Ed, under plans that First Selectman Kevin Moynihan unveiled in October. Plans include converting part of the building into condominiums and selling those off, Moynihan has said. Board of Ed sign-off is required for the plan. It isn’t clear whether the move has BOE approval.

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Some dates worth noting:

• The Congregational Church of New Canaan at noon on Wednesdays in December is hosting its Advent Musical Moments. More info here.
• The “Deck The Walls” exhibit and fundraiser at Carriage Barn Arts Center runs through Saturday.
• The Children’s School Open House will be held 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 10 (118 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford).
• The new “Women of Waveny” exhibit at the New Canaan Historical Society & Museum is open and runs through March 31.

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The Domestic Violence Crisis Center is seeking applicants to help raising awareness about teen dating violence by joining the organization’s new Teen Task Force. Members are asked to commit to a minimum of 10 hours of service with more hours available. More info here.

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Police at about 1:55 p.m. on Dec. 4 received a report regarding a dog that bit a delivery man in the arm on Adams Lane.

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Here’s the most recently updated flyover video for the New Canaan Library rebuilding project. Options for preservation of the 1913 building to be made to the Planning & Zoning Commission include one marked as “recommended,” moving it to the western property line, near the gas station, as seen at left.

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During its regular meeting Thursday, the Police Department Building Committee discussed the Town Council’s recent unofficial “straw poll” sense of the elected body that a future renovated police station be located where it is now on South Avenue. Moynihan said during the meeting that he was unsure whether the Board of Finance would take up a formal vote on the matter at its scheduled Dec. 14 meeting.

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The New Canaan Building Department on Dec. 2 issued demolition permits for buildings A through D at Canaan Parish, the next phase of the widely anticipated rebuilding project at Lakeview Avenue and Route 123.

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A motorist was cited for passing a stopped school bus at about 4:41 p.m. Tuesday on Jelliff Mill Road. Thirteen minutes later, a motorist was cited for the same thing at the intersection of Canoe Hill and Brushy Ridge Roads.

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Finally, police received a bank card found at about 7:20 p.m. on Dec. 3 in the area of 94 Park St., and placed it into property management at department headquarters. 

[A sentence and image referring to the 1913 building in this post have been updated.]