Police are investigating an online fraud case reported on the morning of Jan. 6 by a Comstock Hill Road resident.
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The Board of Finance during its regular meeting Tuesday voted unanimously to re-elect Todd Lavieri as chair and Judy Neville as secretary.
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New Canaan Public Schools is hiring substitute teachers at an increased rate of $125 per day. Details here.
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New Canaan-founded dil figaro, a dietician-approved personalized meal delivery service, is offering its first three meals free for a limited time.
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The Board of Education during its regular meeting Monday morning held a moment of silence to honor and remember Teddy Balkind, a former South School student who died Jan. 6 after sustaining an injury while playing in a St. Luke’s School ice hockey game. Board of Ed Chair Katrina Parkhill said, “Our close-knit community is heartbroken and devastated by the tragic loss of this bright young man, one of our own.It is difficult to find words to express the tremendous grief and sorrow this community is feeling, and the depth of sympathy we have for his family, and for all those who knew and loved Teddy. we will continue to keep St. Luke’s School, Brunswick School, the hockey community and New Canaan community close to our hearts and in our thoughts and prayers. We that the big heart of this small town will continue to offer an outpouring of love and support for Teddy’s family, friends, classmates and teammates.”
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New Canaan-founded nonprofit organization LiveGirl is putting on a number of free programs this winter and spring for grades five through college. More info here.
Christmas Tree Recycling at the Waveny Pool lot, January 2022. Photo courtesy of Planet New Canaan
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Planet New Canaan‘s Christmas Tree collection ended this week with 648 trees mulched by the town of New Canaan and 20 trees delivered to Mianus River Park in Stamford for riverbank restoration led by the Mianus Chapter of Trout Unlimited. The Christmas Tree Recycling was sponsored by the New Canaan DPW and the Exchange Club of New Canaan. The event’s success was thanks to volunteers from NCHS SLOBs, who will also be spreading the mulch at New Canaan Nature Center in the near future.
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This week, Fire Commissioner Beth Jones, while offering to support the Fire Department during a budget presentation before the Board of Selectmen scheduled for later this month, said, “Although I’m not sure how popular I am with our first selectman, it might be better not to.” Jones appeared to be referring to an active ethics investigation regarding a complaint lodged against First Selectman Kevin Moynihan where she’d been listed as a witness. Fire Commission Chair Jack Horner, responding to Jones during the appointed body’s regular meeting Tuesday, said, “Well, Commissioner Jones, you are a former selectman and I think we would all appreciate your not only presence but wisdom, if you will. And there is more than one selectman.”
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New Canaan Public Schools (as well as Town Hall) will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Two handwritten signs bearing only the words “Dog Found” and a Miami, Fla. phone number appeared recently on utility poles on Talmadge Hill Road and Charter Oak Drive. It’s unclear whether it’s a scam. The phone number appears to redirect to a generic voicemail account.
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The “Women of Waveny” exhibit at the New Canaan Historical Society & Museum is open and runs through March 31. Some background here on the show.
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Here are some more upcoming local events (add yours to our calendar here, and we can feature it in our newsletter):
- Moynihan To Present State of New Canaan Remarks to Men’s Club (January 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am)
- ‘My West Side Story Story’: A Conversation with Professor Ernesto R. Acevedo-Muñoz via New Canaan Library Webinar (January 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
- Get Your Garden Ready for Spring (February 2 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am)
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A New Canaan woman said Wednesday in a court filing that her own sister is seeking to evict her from their mother’s Rilling Ridge home as an act of retaliation.
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Finally, a reminder from the Cathy Kangas Foundation for Animals that dogs and cats are susceptible to frostbite and hypothermia. Temperatures on Saturday are expected to drop below 20 degrees (Kangas, a New Canaan resident, is founder of locally headquartered cruelty-free skincare company PRAI Beauty):