New Canaan Police at 9:22 p.m. on Aug. 23 received a report from an individual saying someone has been intentionally putting nails into his car tires while parked at the YMCA. An investigation revealed no sign that this was happening at the Y, police said.
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New Canaan Public Schools is offering $150 per day for substitute teacher working three-plus days within the same week. More info here.
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Classes and workshops start up next week at the Carriage Barn Arts Center. There is some space available in After School Art Adventures (Thursdays) and After School Drawing for Teens (Tuesdays). Also coming up for adults: Copperplate Calligraphy Workshop, Yoga & Soundbath Series and Drop-In Sketch Nights. Visit https://carriagebarn.org/events/.
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Following a discussion about the likelihood of goats living on the property, the Planning & Zoning Commission voted 8-0 during its regular meeting Tuesday in favor of a farm designation for a Brookwood Lane estate where an apiary and flower and vegetable farm are planned. P&Z conditioned the approval on adequate screening between a goat paddock and Brookwood. Those voting included P&Z Chair Dan Radman, Secretary Krista Neilson and Commissioners John Kriz, Tom Benton, Dick Ward, Kent Turner, Art Casavant and Paul Knag. (Radman asked a Commission regular member, John Engel, to recuse himself after it emerged that the latter had exposed himself to communications from neighbors—Engel did participate in P&Z’s discussion up to that point. “The problem is what you just stated, that you talked to neighbors about this application,” Radman said.)
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Save the date: The Fairfield County Trauma Response Team is hosting its first fundraiser, “Beyond the Call: Supporting the Mental Health of First Responders,” on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 12 at Waveny House. Here’s some background on the organization. More details on the fundraiser here.
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The New Canaan Building Department on Aug. 28 received an application to demolish a 1943-built, 1,125-square foot Cape-style home at 921 North Wilton Road.
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The New Canaan Farmers Market is running this weekend—10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lumberyard Lot by the train station downtown. Trains will be running again while the market is on, state officials have said.
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Police at 12:32 p.m. on Aug. 23 received a report of an upstairs neighbor making a lot of noise at a condo complex on Locust Avenue. The parties will resolve the matter as a civil issue, police said.
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Tickets are available for The Fantasticks, the new Town Players of New Canaan show running through Sept. 30 at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny. The full 2023-24 schedule is out.
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New Canaan Library will be closed Sunday and Monday for Labor Day. Town Hall also will be closed Monday.
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Parks & Recreation Commission members said during the appointed body’s most recent meeting that Phoebe Knowles has stepped down as executive director of the Waveny Park Conservancy. Michelle Crookenden has succeeded her in the role, according to Parks & Rec Chair George Benington.
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Almost here: Tickets are on sale for Lobsterfest 2023, scheduled for Sept. 29 and 30 at the Steve Benko Pool in Waveny. Lobsterfest is a major fundraiser for the New Canaan Rotary Club. More background here.
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Local commuters are getting an extra three months out of their parking permits, the New Canaan Advertiser reported.
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Get them before they’re gone: Tickets are available for Planet New Canaan’s second annual Green Gala, to be held 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14 at Carriage Barn Arts Center. Tickets here.
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The annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony will be held starting at 9:59 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 11 on the front lawn of Town Hall.
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Here are some photos from Wednesday night’s 7th Annual Community Addiction Awareness Vigil downtown:
7th Annual Community Addiction Awareness Vigil
Credit: Michael Dinan
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Finally, here are more events worth checking out (add your event to the Community Calendar here and we’ll share it with fellow residents):
- Lapham Community Center Open House (September 6 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
- Chair Dance: Therapeutic and Fun Movement with Claudia Devita (September 7 @ 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm)
- Introduction to Copperplate Calligraphy (September 9 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Screening of “The First Monday in May” Documentary Film followed by Q&A with the Creative Producer (September 10 @ 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm)
- Chef Julia Deane: Late Summer One Pot Dinner Demo at the Library (September 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
- 2023 New Canaan Old Timers Honoree Ceremony (September 17 @ 11:00 am – 2:30 pm)
- Author Talk: Fiona Davis Presents The Spectacular (September 19 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm)
- Author Talk: Fred Landman Presents Sleepy Cat Farm (September 24 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
- Combining Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for a Better Quality of Life (September 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm)