New Canaan Police at 2:05 p.m. Monday received a report of graffiti on the vacant commercial building at 112 Main St. downtown.
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Tickets are on sale now for the terrific New Canaan Mounted Troop’s “Breeches & Bowties” spring gala, to be held on Friday, May 19 at Wee Burn Beach Club. Details here.
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Attention local business owners: The New Canaan Fire Department is starting its annual “preplanning” for the downtown, visiting establishments during their regular hours of operation to obtain critical information that emergency responders need. Designed to limit fire and property damage to buildings, the preplanning is required by the Insurance Service Organization, whose evaluation sets property insurance rates. Visits start this month and are focused on Elm Street. More information here.
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The “new” New Canaan Library had 24,000 people come through its doors in the first 17 days.
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Book it: The First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan will welcome Miroslav Volf as guest preacher and adult forum speaker, discussing his book “Life Worth Living” on Sunday, March 19 (10 a.m. worship service, 11:30 a.m. forum).
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Police are investigating a residential burglary on Hawks Hill Road where a rear window had been forced open, reported at 9:22 a.m. on March 3.
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United Methodist Church is hiring a part-time office administrator. Details here.
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The Board of Selectmen during its regular meeting Tuesday reappointed Ian Hobbs, Brock Saxe, Claire Tiscornia, Paul Tully and Bethany Zaro to the Blight Review Board.
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A unique new listing from local Realtor Denise Gannalo:
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Police at 10:47 p.m. on March 4 received a report of loud kids in a hallway at Millport Apartments. It’s a juvenile, domestic matter, police said.
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Doug Stewart, (Vice President/Owner Walter Stewart’s Market), Chris Farley (NC Color Drop) Alex Stewart, (President/Owner Walter Stewart’s Market), Bill Egan (Principal NCHS, Chair NCSF)
The NCHS Scholarship Foundation this week welcomed Walter Stewart’s as a title sponsor for the third annual NC Color Drop to be held at 10 a.m. on March 25. That Saturday morning, a Bell407 helicopter, courtesy of HeliNY, will fly over the skies of New Canaan and hover over Waveny, safely releasing 2,000 colored golf balls over a designated target. Each golf ball will have an assigned number. The lucky winners, whose ball lands closest to the target, will win one of the following special prizes: a Momentum Transend Electric Bike, a pet portrait by artist Emma Sims, a season pass to the Steve Benko Pool, or an 84 Sports gift basket. The winning balls will be announced immediately. All proceeds will be donated to the NCSF for need-based scholarships given to NCHS graduates.
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The New Canaan Beautification League’s annual appeal is underway. Details here.
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The selectmen during Tuesday’s meeting held an executive session to discuss a real estate matter out of the public eye. When the public meeting resumed, First Selectman Kevin Moynihan said the Board would not vote on the matter because it “requires more discussion and negotiation.”
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Auditions for the Town Players of New Canaan’s June production of “12 Angry Men” will be held 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 12. Details here.
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Waveny LifeCare Network on Employee Appreciation Day 2023
Waveny LifeCare Network celebrated Employee Appreciation Day “to thank its caring, dedicated and hardworking employees and staff who strive to provide the very best care to residents, patients and their families throughout the entire Network,” organizers said. “The fabulous Ice Cream Emergency food truck visited all Waveny campuses to dish out ice cream sundaes for all.”
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The Playhouse movie theater on Elm Street turns 100 this year.
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Waveny LifeCare Network on Employee Appreciation Day 2023
At Town Hall, Selectman Kathleen Corbet on Tuesday also noted that it was Employee Appreciation Day last week. “Just a shout out to all Town Hall employees and the school board employees, really appreciate what they do each and every day and thank you for serving our town.” Selectman Nick Williams said, “Hear, hear,” and Moynihan said, “I second that.”
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Finally, we received the following write-up titled “New Canaan High School Alpine Ski Team Finishes the Season Strong at CISL State Championships”:
The NCHS Alpine Ski Team (Full Varsity team: 2022/2023 season plus two coaches – Chandler Brill & Bill Kleinmann)
Building on five years of growth, the New Canaan High School Alpine Ski team completed another successful season with a strong showing on February 27th at the CT Interscholastic Ski League (CISL) Championships at Mount Southington.
Led by Coaches Chandler Brill (USSA level 300 coach) and Bill Kleinmann, the two teams continued to see incredible improvements, including two racers who qualified for the CISL CT All-State Team.
2022/2023 – NCHS ALPINE SKI TEAM Captains (from left to right: Hari Joshi, Paxton Belladino, Rory McCarthy, Ned Ravenesi and Myles Gropper)
At the State Championships, the New Canaan Girls Varsity team finished fourth out of seven “S” class teams and had several standout performances by their lead racers. In a field of 135 racers, Senior Co-Captain Paxton Beladino led the New Canaan Girls Team with a 10th place finish. Beladino was followed by Junior Kailin Downey, who placed 25th. Freshman Claire Stallings had an excellent second run, earning her an impressive spot in the top 50 racers. Senior Co-Captain Rory McCarthy completed her fourth and final CT State Championship placing in the top 50th percentile while building team spirit amongst her fellow racers. For outstanding performances throughout the season, Beladino has earned CISL All-State Team Honors, and Downey will receive CISL All-State Team Honorable Mention.
NCHS ALPINE SKI TEAM at CISL State Championships.
The NCHS Boys Varsity team was led by a triumvirate of Senior Co-Captains Myles Gropper, Hari Joshi, and Ned Ravenesi. The Ram boys program expanded this year to find new talent in two seasoned freshmen, James Bakal and Max Boccoccio, who raced competitively alongside veterans Matthew Angilletta, Slade Lodgson, and Henry Ravenesi. Throughout the warm winter, the boys pushed themselves to achieve several Personal Best race times on the courses, with total team scores placing them in the top 50 nearly all season. By filling the ranks and growing as a team, they have laid a strong foundation for next year’s program to continue competitive racing.
Co-Captain, All-State Racer – Paxton Belladino in action
Despite the warm temperatures and lack of snowfall, the NCHS Alpine Girl’s and Boy’s teams completed another successful season. Congratulations to NCHS Alpine Ski Girls Team for a fantastic CISL CT State Championship and all our racers for a terrific season. This strong performance and team growth of both teams provides a solid foundation for the future of the NCHS Alpine Ski Team and the 2023/2024 season.