New Canaan Police are investigating a report received at 4:18 p.m. Sunday of a woman stealing earrings from Found & Design on Elm Street.
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Bob VanDerheyden with Lou Marinelli
Homecoming weekend is here. The NCHS Rams football game versus Wilton (both teams are 4-1 overall) will start at 2 p.m. at Dunning Field. Please note that game time is 2 p.m., with a special celebration planned for halftime, honoring Bob VanDerheyden, who has stepped down after 65 years as PA at home football games. Plans include citations from the town and state, the latter of which will be presented by state Rep. Tom O’Dea (R-125th).
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The Town Council removed the reconsideration of Roy Abramowitz’s appointment to the Audit Committee from its meeting agenda Wednesday. Councilman Cristina A. Ross said the candidate had withdrawn his name from consideration. (He’d been voted down once already, earlier this year.)
South & Elm—Oct. 19, 2023
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Taylor Swift was in New Canaan on Thursday, photo at right.
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The First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan will hold its Blessing of the Animals at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29.
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There currently are nine trolls and similarly unwanted readers banned by IP address from accessing NewCanaanite.com.
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Filling in the Blanks cuts the ribbon on its new mobile pantry truck at an Oct. 14, 2023 food delivery event in Norwalk. The organization’s founders Tina Kramer (hand raised) and Shawnee Knight (left of her) can be seen in the center of the photo. Credit: Michael Dinan
New Canaan-based nonprofit Filling in the Blanks, which this year marks its 10th anniversary, on Oct. 14 launched its mobile food pantry in Norwalk, where the organization’s new truck will come out 9 to 11 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month. “It’s a great morning here in Norwalk,” New Canaan resident Tina Kramer, who co-founded FITB with Shawnee Knight, told NewCanaanite.com as dozens of people lined up with shopping bags. “We have a great crowd that’s come out to utilize the launch of the mobile food pantry. People started lining up at 8 o’clock. Delivery is supposed to start at 9, but people are excited about the ability to have fresh food in the community. The demand is very great right now. We’re doing our soft-launch today, we didn’t even put the word out to the multiple communities that we’re serving.”
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Police are investigating the theft of medications from Walgreens at 36 Pine St., reported at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 13.
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L-R: back row Russell Barksdale, Jr, President & CEO; Charlie Rose, CFO; Terry Henry, Chief Sales, Marketing & Advancement Officer; Paul Reynolds, Licensed Nursing Home Administrator; Mike Lutka, Purchasing Director. Front row, Rebecca Albrecht, Chief Human Resources Officer; Laurie Faust, RN, Telemedicine Services Program Nurse Manager.
Congratulations to Waveny LifeCare Network, which announced this week that it has been awarded LeadingAge Connecticut’s Spirit of Innovation Award for implementation of its Telemedicine Services Program in its Care Center’s short-term rehabilitation unit. The award was presented to Waveny’s President and CEO Russell Barksdale, Jr. at the 2023 LeadingAge Connecticut Annual Meeting on Tuesday.
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Saxe Middle School is pleased to present the 5th and 6th grade musical production of “Finding Nemo Jr.” There will be three performances in the Saxe auditorium on Friday, Nov. 10 at 7pm and Saturday, November 11th at 1pm and 4pm. “Finding Nemo Jr is a colorful, exciting show for families of all ages with 137 cast members and 32 student crew members,” organizers said. Tickets can be purchased online starting Friday Oct. 20.
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First Selectman Kevin Moynihan said in an update to the Town Council on Wednesday that the new ADA-compliant bathrooms at Waveny House are completed except for some hardware on their doors, and that work on the new elevator in the town-owned building is underway.
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Congratulations to New Canaan Realtor Denise Gannalo:
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Police at 4:43 p.m. on Oct. 12 received a report of a motorist passing a stopped school bus at Weed Street and Bickford Lane.
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The New Canaan YMCA is offering 100-plus group exercise classes each week, plus babysitting. Join by Oct. 31 and there’s no joiner fee and participants can get a free month of membership. Details here.
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Katharine MacLaren
The New Canaan Museum & Historical Society this week announced that Katharine MacLaren has started as the Assistant to the Executive Director. MacLaren graduated from the museum studies program at Rochester Institute of Technology in 2019. “Growing up in Litchfield inspired a great appreciation for community and historic preservation, and Katharine now concentrates her professional career on New England history and architecture,” NCM&HS said in a press bulletin. “She brings administrative, collections, and archives experience to the Museum. In her free time, Katharine loves to write creatively.
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Reminder that a Walk & Talk with select exhibiting artists from the 73rd A-ONE exhibition will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Silvermine Galleries.
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Referring to the water main project on Harrison Avenue, Moynihan told the Town Council during his update that it’s “a nightmare because they have a big leak there that they can’t find, but I think they just found it.” It’s one of several public works projects underway.
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Register here for “Wishes In Our Community,” a free panel discussion hosted by New Canaan residents and Make-A-Wish Connecticut board members Anne Tseng and Jeff Fuhrman, to be held 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at New Canaan Library.
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The New Canaan High School Senior Internship Program is looking for companies/organizations to host senior students for their spring 2024 Senior Internship Program. The Internship Program will run May 21 to June 7. Students intern 25 hours per week during school hours. The internship location should be within a 30 mile radius of New Canaan. For more information please email heather.bianco@ncps-k12.org.
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Police at 3:48 p.m. on Oct. 13 received a report of $20,000 in painting equipment taken from a Smith Ridge Road home by a painting company. It’s now a civil matter, police said.
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The new New Canaan Library ornament from this year at top. L to R standing: Gunilla Lawrie, Sharon Johnson, Rosa Palladino, and Yvonne Hunkeler. Sitting: Faith Kerchoff and Charill Pierce.
Meeting every Tuesday morning during the year at Lapham Center, the “Crafty Tuesday ladies have completed 510 handmade ornaments. There are five designs and roughly 100 of each design of these limited edition ornaments that are collectible and raise funds for the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society. The designs for this year are: the Train Station, the New Canaan Library, Bristow Bird Sanctuary at 100 years, Playhouse also celebrating 100 years and Summer Theatre of New Canaan, celebrating 20 years. Ornaments will be at the Farmers Holiday Market Nov. 18, and at Walter Stewart’s Market through the holidays, and NCM&HS, 203-966-1776. The ornaments are on sale now through the holidays. They are $25 each. The committee that makes them is headed by Faith Kerchoff and Tracey Karl, and includes Sharon Johson, Gunilla Lawrie, Charill Pierce, Yvonne Hunkeler, Karen Portanova, Rosa Palladino, Judy Wiley, Cindy Tye, Sue Benko, Anna Krolikowski, Tucker Murphy and Toni-Ann Vittoria.
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New Canaan Public Schools is hiring preschool teaching assistants. Info and applications here.
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Police at 1 p.m. on Oct. 14 received a report of a front license plate stolen from a vehicle on Church Street.
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One more week: The Town Players of New Canaan’s “The Toxic Avenger: The Music” is showing at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny through Oct. 28 (tickets here).
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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):
- Bristow Park Birding with an Expert (October 20 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am)
- CIA Officer To Describe Her Moscow Mission (October 20 @ 10:00 am)
- Loss and Stillbirth Bereavement Conference (October 21 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm)
- LWV of New Canaan Invites Voters to Attend and Submit Questions for Town Candidates Debate (October 23 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm)
- Halloween Cupcake Decorating Fun At The Carriage Barn (October 25 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm)
- After School Art Adventures At The Carriage Barn (October 26 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
- What’s the Big Deal about Mid-Century Architecture (October 26 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm)
- Troop 70 Halloween Pajama Movie Night (October 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)
- NCHS “All In The Timing” (October 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
- ‘Through Your Looking Glass’ Student Social Justice Showcase Opening Reception (October 28 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm)
- Pop! Art from the 1950s to the 1960s (October 29 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm)