New Canaan Police are investigating the theft of landscaping equipment from a Valley Road home, reported at 3:14 p.m. Sunday.
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An online petition opposed to the West School cell tower proposal has garnered nearly 600 digital signatures. It says, in part: “Better cell coverage is a good idea, but not a tower 600 feet behind our school. Let’s not experiment with our kids. Let’s not take this risk. Young children, especially their brains, are more susceptible to non-ionizing radiation. Period. No study can say definitively that cell towers near kids are safe, and many say they’re not.”
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Local tax accountant Alexis Murphy, CPA, a Johns Hopkins University graduate whose professional background includes Ernst and Young, offers tax preparation services for individuals and small businesses, as well as small business accounting, tax planning and bookkeeping.
Here’s the Encore Hiking Group in front of Leatherman’s cave in the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River, N.Y. on Nov 9. L-R: Anita Waxberg, Peggy DeMayo, Liz Orteig, Lauren Dayya, Liz Marcal and Sue Benko.
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The Encore Hiking Group last week visited the cave where “The Leatherman,” a wandering hermit, was said to spend time every year on his circuit around the area until he died in 1889.
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The current schedule for the building project at the New Canaan Police Department, with the bid phase ending in July 2023 followed by 18 to 24 months of construction, would mean it finishes in the fall of 2025, the town’s senior engineer said at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting.
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State Sen. Ryan Fazio (R-36th) won his race versus Democratic challenger Trevor Crow, The Advocate reported.
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New Canaan Chamber Music’s next concert—“An Afternoon of European Musical Delight”—will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4 at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan. Musicians performing include Andrew Armstrong (piano), Demarre McGill (flute), Valerie Muzzolini (harp) and Edward Arron (cello). The concert will feature music by Haydn, Fauré, Poulenc, Saint-Saëns, Beethoven and Jongen. Details and ticket info here.
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The town since July 1 has spent $9,332 in legal fees with the town attorney‘s firm of Berchem Moses PC on the West School “cell tower lease,” according to a legal bill approved Tuesday by the Board of Selectmen.
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Here’s the new “Wine Minute” from Franco’s Wine Merchants on Elm Street:
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Police received three reports of motorists passing stopped school buses on Nov. 11, on Mariomi Road (at 6:39 a.m.), White Oak Shade Road and Putnam Road (10:11 a.m.) and Smith Ridge and North Wilton Roads (12:43 p.m.).
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The New Canaan Athletic Foundation’s Annual Bash will be held 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 22 at the Country Club of New Canaan. Details here.
Photo courtesy of Mike Hobbs
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The gravestone for New Canaan’s beloved longtime recreation director, Steve Benko, was set Oct. 20 in Lakeview Cemetery. It includes the appellation “Mr. New Canaan.”
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A lawyer representing the owner of an Urban Street residence on Tuesday filed papers in state Superior Court to evict a tenant there, saying the tenant failed to pay $2,000 in monthly rent in September and October.
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To kick off the holiday season and welcome friends and family who are in New Canaan for Thanksgiving, the downtown holiday lights will be turned on next Tuesday evening. The lights are an important New Canaan tradition that is paid for by local residents. Your family can contribute to this effort by donating to the New Canaan Chamber Charitable Foundation which is a 501 (c) 3.
Ice Skating for Everyone students, their families, teen mentors, instructors, and coaches, celebrated 15 weeks of skating lessons and fun with an awards ceremony and pizza party last Saturday. Contributed
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Congratulations to Ice Skating for Everyone on finishing its 2022 lessons, benefitting 56 students in the Horizons program. The organization was founded three years ago by New Canaan’s Emily Kelting, a former professional figure skater with the International Holiday on Ice, a women’s hockey player with the New Canaan Mother Puckers, and a local skating coach at the New Canaan Winter Club.
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Finally, here are some more worthwhile local events (upload your event to the Community Calendar here and we’ll share it):
- Family Dinner Night: Thanksgiving Feast (November 18 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm)
- New Canaan High School Fall Musical “Tuck Everlasting” (November 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
- Holiday Market at New Canaan Nature Center (November 19 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm)
- New Canaan Turkey Trot (November 20 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm)
- Friends of New Canaan Hockey hosting 42nd Annual Alumni Hockey Game (November 25 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm)
- Opening Day of “Deck the Walls” and Artist’s Sunday At The Carriage Barn (November 27 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
- NCBL Wreath and Greens Workshop (November 30 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm)