New Canaan Police are investigating the theft of a package containing an iPhone, reported stolen from a Brushy Ridge Road home at 8:16 a.m. on June 3.
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The new softball batting cages at Waveny are back up and running after Eversource inadvertently dug through some wires, Parks & Recreation Director John Howe said Wednesday.
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Police are investigating the theft of a wallet, stolen from a purse left near the gym at the YMCA, reported at 8:53 p.m. on June 2.
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The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday appointed Christy Bonner as an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals.
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Here’s the new “Stewart’s Wine Club” installment from Stewart’s Wine & Spirits on Elm Street:
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2007 New Canaan High School graduate Curt Casali, catcher for the San Francisco Giants, made the first phase of the MLB All-Star ballot—vote here.
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Click here to check out “Rev’d Up,” the St. Mark’s Episcopal Church clergy’s podcast.
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Put it in your calendar: The New Canaan Fire Department is holding an educational event form 1 to 3 p.m. June 15 on Elm Street.
L-R: Carolyn Giampe, Director of Environmental Management – Aquarion Water Company and Izzy Kaufman, New Canaan High School student.
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Congratulations to New Canaan’s Izzy Kaufman on winning a 2022 Aquarion Environmental Champion Award during a June 4 ceremony at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo.
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Here are some more local events worth booking:
- “Moonlight and Magnolias” is running through 26 at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny, ticket info here
- 15th Anniversary Summer Party at The Glass House, 12 to 4 p.m. on June 11
- New Canaan’s Kelley Franco Throop is giving a free talk—“A Whole New Ballgame: 10 Ways That Baseball Has Changed Since We Were Kids“—to be held at 1 p.m. on June 13 at Lapham Community Center.
- An Evening Under the Fireflies—New Canaan Sculpture Trail Opening Celebration—7 to 10 p.m. on June 17—presented by the New Canaan Land Trust and Carriage Barn Arts Center—click for ticket info
- Stand Together Against Racism’s “Hearts of Freedom: A Juneteenth Community Celebration” will be held 4 to 7 p.m. on June 19 at the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society.
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Here’s the new “Wine Minute” from Francos Wine Merchants on Elm Street:
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The New Canaan Community Foundation recently announced $635,299 in grant investments supporting a total of 78 nonprofit organizations in New Canaan and neighboring communities.
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Police in the past two weeks received reports of motorists passing stopped school buses as follows:
- Park and Maple Streets at 4:43 p.m. on June 7
- Jelliff Mill Road and Ponus Ridge at 4:54 p.m. on June 7
- 182 Weed St. at 4:8 p.m. on June 6
- 11 Farm Road at 4:44 p.m. on June 6
- Ferris Hill Road and Pepper Lane at 12:27 p.m. on June 2
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The St. Mark’s Gospel Garden received the Good Citizenship Award from the New Canaan Garden Club.
L-R: Elizabeth Reed, LiveGirl intern, Sheri West, Founder & Chief at LiveGirl, Courtney Biernesser, SVP, Director of Human Resources at Bankwell and Lorrie Solonynka, LiveGirl intern.
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Bankwell is supporting LiveGirl’s SHE WORKS program, which helps young women with career-readiness skills and connects them to internships at companies with strong female leadership. This year’s group is comprised of 100 diverse college-aged women, including 74% women of color. Bankwell hired paid interns for this summer’s program. “We are thrilled that SHE WORKS interns have joined us,” Bankwell Director of Human Resources Courtney Biernesser said in a statement. “What better career experience for them than to be part of a high performing, diverse organization where they will witness women leadership in action. We’re excited about working together and learning from one another.”
The 2022 NCHS Girls Golf team. Contributed
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The NCHS Girls Golf team just completed an undefeated season with winning its 5th straight FCIAC title with a 9 stroke win over 2nd place Greenwich in horrible weather conditions, last Thursday at Fairchild Wheeler. Sophomore Amanda Vigano was medalist with an 83. To top it off, they won their 4th state title in 5 years, by a 28 stroke margin also over 2nd place Greenwich, on Monday at Tashua Knolls Golf Course in Trumbull. Senior Molly Mitchell earned medalist honors with a 75. Vigano shot a 79, while Sofia Carlberg and Faith Hobbs came in with matching 85s. Carielle D’Elisa also competed for the Rams. Also, for the second year in a row they, along with the NCHS Boys Golf team, qualified for the National Invitational Golf Tournament in at Pinehurst. The girls’ tournament will be played June 27 to 29, while the boys will be competing July 11.
Walker Bright
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Finally, congratulations to New Canaan resident Walker Bright, who will attend the USA Hockey National Development camp this summer. A member of the 2006 birth year group, he’s representing the New England District for the second year in a row. Bright grew up at the New Canaan Winter Club and plays for Mid Fairfield. He currently attends Berkshire School and is a 2021 graduate of New Canaan Country School.