New Canaan Police are investigating a report received at 4:04 p.m. Monday about a credit card stolen from a mailbox on Lambert Road.
New Canaan Beautification League members have been busy decorating the Chamber Window on Elm Street, to showcase the start of their Annual Appeal. The window highlights the work of NCBL, including maintaining over 30 triangles and municipal areas in town, the mailbox garden on Pine Street, the plaza garden in Mead Park, over 220 hanging baskets in town and more. To donate or for more information, including becoming a member, go to: newcanaanbeautification.org
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The New Canaan Beautification League’s annual appeal is underway and runs through March.
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Police at about 7:59 p.m. on Feb. 23 euthanized a rabbit that sustained severe injuries after becoming entangled in a soccer net in the area of 314 Main St.
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Police at about 11:02 a.m. on Feb. 18 received a report of a motorist passing a stopped school bus in the area of Bank Street and South Avenue.
April Kaynor (William Raveis), William Egan (NCHS Principal & Chairman of NCSF), Kelly DeFrancesco (William Raveis), and Chris Farley (NC Color Drop)
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For the fifth year, April Kaynor & Kelly DeFrancesco of William Raveis Real Estate are sponsoring the NCHS Scholarship Foundation for its major spring fundraiser. The second annual NC Color Drop is to be held March 26. Details here.
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A reception will be held 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4, at Carriage Barn Arts Center for “Through Our Eyes X,” the 10th annual New Canaan High School exhibition. It will feature selected work from NCHS alumni artists, as well. The exhibition runs through March 19. More information is available here.
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Check out Kelley Franco Throop’s latest article in Sound Watch Magazine, a funny and touching memory from a spelling bee at St. Aloysius School.
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Speaking of the Francos, here’s this week’s “Wine Minute” from Francos Wine Merchants of Elm Street:
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The cell tower that went up at the end of Soundview Lane, a dead-end street in northeastern New Canaan, is “electrified” and should offer service through AT&T “very soon,” First Selectman Kevin Moynihan said during a general update to the Town Council at its Feb. 16 meeting.
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Congratulations to the New Canaan High School girls ice hockey team, FCIAC champions for the ninth time, and the third time in four years after beating the Stamford/Westhill/Staples co-op 5-1 on Feb. 26 at the Darien Ice House. CT Insider’s Dave Stewart named both Kaleigh Harden and Nikki Ferraro among top tournament performers. Here are their citations:
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NCHS girls hockey goalie Nikki Ferraro with her dad, Jason Ferraro.
Nikki Ferraro: Freshman goalie collected 52 saves while allowing just one goal in two games to help the Rams win the FCIAC title. She made 23 stops while earning her ninth shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over Greenwich in the semis, and then had 29 saves in a 5-1 victory against Stamford/Westhill/Staples in the final.
- Kaleigh Harden: The senior forward had a hat trick and was named the MVP of the FCIAC final on Saturday when the Rams defeated Stamford/Westhill/Staples 5-1 to repeat as conference champions. Harden scored four of New Canaan’s seven goals in two playoff games.
Here’s a video spotlighting the team’s championship.
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Police at about 11:11 p.m. Monday received a report of a barking dog in the area of Weed Street between Richmond Hill and Frogtown Roads.
Volunteers are back at Waveny LifeCare Network. Contributed
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Volunteers are back at Waveny LifeCare Network. “We grateful to welcome our wonderful volunteers—human and canine—back on campus in person and look forward to resuming all volunteer activities in the coming weeks,” the organization said in a press release. To learn more about volunteering at Waveny, email Stella Clarke, Executive Director of Community Engagement and Volunteering at sclarke@waveny.org.
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The owner of a Garibaldi Lane home on Feb. 10 filed eviction papers in state Superior Court, saying a tenant who had agreed to pay $1,400 in monthly rent failed to pay starting in October.
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Moynihan said during a Feb. 22 Board of Selectmen meeting that a portion of the town’s legal bills—which had been on track to go over-budget for the second straight fiscal year—were re-classified so as to be removed from the budget line where they’d been since July. “You’ll notice we pulled out all the expenses related to the 220 Elm St. acquisition, so that we are on track budget-wise for our legal fees for the fiscal year,” he said.
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Here’s some info from Rucci Law Group about free talk at 12 p.m. on March 10 called “Everything You Need to Know About Estate Planning” with attorney Michelle Gartland:
On Thursday, 3/10 at 12:00pm either at HAYVN in Darien or virtually, join us to listen to RLG’s Michele Gartland speak about “Everything You Need to Know About Estate Planning”. Attendance is free. Register here: https://t.co/pl2ysRnqDN#estateplanning #darienct #darien pic.twitter.com/xlOkdZKb9m
— Rucci Law Group (@ruccilawgroup) March 2, 2022
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Finally, Moynihan told the Town Council on Feb. 16 that Eversource is expected to start bringing natural gas to businesses on upper Elm, Grove and Pine Streets as soon as the asphalt plants open in the spring.