New Canaan Police are investigating the theft of a wallet from a vehicle at Mead Park, reported at 12:04 p.m. on Oct. 2.
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New member classes at the Congregational Church of New Canaan start Oct. 23.
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The salary for the town government’s new full-time grant writer will be $82,000, municipal officials said in response to a public information request.
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The next New Canaan Chamber Music concert—featuring pianists Andrew Armstrong and Orion Weiss—will be held Oct. 21 at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan. Details here.
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The 6.1-acre property at 688 North Wilton Road, which includes a 10,000-square-foot house, sold for $7.6 million, according to a property transfer recorded Sept. 30 in the Town Clerk’s office.
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The Newcomers Club of New Canaan is hosting an Open House for current and prospective members at the Mead Park Playground, from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8. More info here.
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Police are investigating a vandalism complaint that came in at 8:21 a.m. Tuesday—a damaged door at a Park Street residence.
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New Canaan’s locally owned coffee shop—Zumbach’s Gourmet Coffee at Pine and Grove Streets—is hiring.
Frances (foreground)
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Congratulations to a special dog—Frances, the pastoral pup at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, earned the “Paws-On” MVP Award during the Community Foundation Volunteer awards, co-chaired by Tracey Karl and Marley Thackray. St. Mark’s Church volunteers and Waveny LifeCare Network shared in the award. (Also congratulations to Tucker Murphy on being named the “Fall Guy” for the next Gridiron Club show.)
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Speaking of the Karls, the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday appointed Kevin Karl—son of Steve and Tracey Karl—to the Parking Commission. The “Karl family is very important to our town and Kevin is a very good person to add to begin with town government,” First Selectman Kevin Moynihan said at the meeting. Selectman Kathleen Corbet said during the meeting that the appointee’s dad, Steve Karl—now chair of the Town Council—also started his career in municipal government volunteering, on the Parking Commission.
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The Planning & Zoning Commission met for so long on Sept. 27—a marathon 6.5-hour session—that the lights went out in the Town Hall Meeting Room. The lights appeared to be on a timer and shut off at midnight.
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Police received reports of motorists illegally passing stopped school buses at Smith Ridge Road and Northolt Drive (9:44 a.m. on Oct. 4), 122 Cherry St. (9:45 a.m. on Sept. 30) and Weed Street (5:24 p.m. on Sept. 30).
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The New Canaan High School football team dedicated its Sept. 30 home game to help raise awareness of childhood and the Circle of Care, which provides emotional and financial assistance to families of children facing a childhood cancer diagnosis. The team wore gold for the game.
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Finally, here are some great local events worth booking (upload your event to the Community Calendar here and we’ll share it):
- A Concert for Young Children ‘Music with Miss Sarah’ (October 8 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am)
- Staying Put in New Canaan Annual Meeting (October 12 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm)
- New Canaan Downtown Gallery Stroll (October 13 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm)
- Lunch4design – Modern Migrations: Searching for the Next New Canaan (October 14 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm)
- NCHS Hall of Fame Induction Dinner (October 14 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
- Historic Walking Tour of New Canaan (October 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm)