New Canaan Police are investigating a complaint of a package stolen from a Huckleberry Hill Road home’s mailbox, reported at 7:27 p.m. Tuesday.
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FCIAC champion NCHS girls tennis team, 2024. L-R, top: Natalia Lundberg, Amy Meng, Lucy Bench, Liza Sieghart, Layla Zuwiyya, Claire Pellegrino, Camryn Lee, Christina Carr, Coach Walker. Bottom, L-R: Sophie Adamczyk, Leah Zheng, Sophia La Magna, Aaciya Sonthonnax. Contributed
Congratulations to the NCHS girls varsity tennis team on notching an FCIAC title by defeating Greenwich High School 4-3. Led by coach Catherine Walker, they will head into the state tournament this weekend.
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The 2024 New Canaan Old Timers Golf Outing will be held Tuesday, June 25 at Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course in Fairfield. The New Canaan Old Timers Association’s outing benefits the Vin Iovino Scholarship and New Canaan High School athletic scholarships. Shotgun start at 1 p.m., scramble format with dinner to follow—$175 per golfer includes golf, cart and dinner. Register here.
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Ferraro holds the NCAA D3 National Championship trophy on the field at Fenway Park as the Red Sox honored the Panthers before their game on Sunday, May 12th. Contributed photo
Congratulations to NCHS alumna and Middlebury College freshman field hockey standout Shawna Ferraro on winning a D3 title.
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The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday voted 3-0 to approve the hiring of Alison Keena as tax assessment technician. Keena submitted one of 25 applications for the job in the assessor’s office. She’s a Realtor who has worked for the town of Darien in Human Services since 2021, according to New Canaan Human Resources Director Cheryl Pickering Jones.
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Police at 1:22 p.m. on May 17 responded to a report of a sick raccoon on Lambert Road, and put the animal down.
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Great story here from the Yale News about New Canaan’s Vanessa Landegger, who earned a master’s degree in nursing from the Yale School of Nursing, which she attended in her final year with her son Dylan Antonioli.
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New Canaan resident Alexis Brooks, an attorney, has joined local law firm Lampert, Toohey and Rucci, LLC in its corporate and general business law practice. Brooks received her law degree from Suffolk Law School and bachelor’s degree from Penn State University. She lives in New Canaan with her husband, Jeff, and their three children.
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The New Canaan Democrats’ “Time To Shine” cocktail party and fundraiser will be held 4 to 7 p.m. on June 1. Tickets here.
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Kids 8-and-older who have memberships to Steve Benko Pool at Waveny can learn to play water polo through a program sponsored by the town and run by CT Premier, headed by Scholl Schulte. Practices for coed teams typically run later mornings on weekdays, from the end of June through early August. More info here.
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The New Canaan Men’s Club on May 10 presented member Keith Richey with its 2024 Distinguished Service Award, in recognition of his exceptional, long-term service to the club, town and greater community.
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Reminder: Staying Put in New Canaan’s “Summer Soirée” will be held at 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 6 at Waveny House. It’s $75 per person—tickets here. Attendees at the nonprofit organization’s annual fundraiser will enjoy a buffet dinner and lively music. Summer attire is encouraged. Tickets also can be purchased by calling the Staying Put office at 203-966-7762.
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Carolyn Corcoran receiving her gavel from International P.E.O. representative Lydia Bangert. Contributed
Carolyn Corcoran of New Canaan on May 18 was installed as CT State President of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She will oversee the local chapters of P.E.O. for the next year. The organization’s mission is to help women around the world advance through education. Since its founding in 1869, P.E.O. philanthropies have provided approximately $432 million in financial assistance to more than 125,000 women in the form of loans and scholarships at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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It’s upon us: The 2024 New Canaan CARES Home Tour will be held next Friday, May 31 (home tour 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., patron party 2 to 4 p.m.). Tickets here.
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The owner of a Butler Lane home last week filed another set of papers in state Superior Court to evict his ex-wife, Catherine Palmer. She pleaded guilty in 2021 to animal cruelty after three puppies died while in her care at the house, and another 12 dogs were found to be neglected and were seized (and successfully rehomed) by the town.
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The annual sale is on at Black Creek Designs on Grove Street: 20% off all furniture in inventory—from the business’s homepage, hover over “Portfolio” and select “Available”—through June 15. Here’s some background on furniture designer/maker Tom Throop, owner of Black Creek Designs and a 1982 New Canaan High School graduate. He’s been in business since 1992.
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“Draw Until You Drop,” a day of nonstop drawing, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 9 at Silvermine Arts Center. Register 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):
- “Groove on the Green” – Free Music and Dance Party on the Library Green (May 25 @ 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm)
- A Conversation About New Canaan’s Invisible Crisis: Domestic Violence (May 30 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm)
- 2024 New Canaan CARES Home Tour (May 31 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm)
- Art in the Windows Kick Off & Art Stroll (May 31 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm)
- Celebrate New Canaan! (May 31 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm)
- New Canaan High School Presents “Cinderella” (May 31 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm & Saturday, June 1 @ 12 pm and 5 pm)