New Canaan Police are investigating the theft of an unlocked vehicle with the keys inside, stolen from a Wahackme Lane driveway.
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The Holiday Stroll is here, kicking off at 5:30 p.m. Friday. The hot “pregame” ticket is at The Glass House Design Store (199 Elm St.). It will be open with a 10% off sale from 1 to 5:30 p.m., with Prosecco served during a special presentation at 4 p.m. by store manager and buyer Dominica P. Baharian. Here’s some good background on the Holiday Stroll.
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A dog found roaming that was secured and brought to the town’s Animal Shelter at the dump at 12:31 p.m. on Nov. 27 has been returned home.
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L-R: Kelley Franco and Ron Darling in October 2023. Credit: Kristine Kumpf
Congratulations to New Canaan’s Kelley Franco Throop, who has been invited to speak Saturday at the Queens Baseball Convention, attended by former New York Mets players and managers. Then on Sunday she’ll fly to the MLB Winter Meetings in Dallas. Franco Throop, the “Three Inning Fan” whose background in baseball media can be found here, will be posting from her social accounts (X, Instagram, YouTube).
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A wallet and watch was reported stolen from an unlocked car (keys inside) at Waveny near the soccer fields at 5:29 p.m. Sunday.
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The New Canaan Community Foundation’s annual appeal is underway.
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Now showing at the Playhouse movie theater on Elm Street: “Wicked” and “Moana 2” as well as special holiday screenings throughout the weekend (these are selling out): “Elf,” “The Polar Express,” “Love Actually” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
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The Canaan Parish Redevelopment Partnership on Monday filed to evict two tenants from the Lakeview Avenue housing complex for failure to pay rent, according to the complaints.
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L-R on Nov. 26, 2024: Teddy’s dad, Buck Balkind, Jacob O. Kozar, Lou Kozar. Contributed
During the past year, New Canaan Bicycles—owned by Lou Kozar, whose family is close to New Canaan’s Balkind family—asked customers to donate bicycles that they were no longer using to support donations to the charity that keeps alive the vision and passions of its namesake, Teddy Balkind. Teddy died Jan. 2, 2022 at age 16. During this calendar year, due to what Kozar calls “the generosity of all of the folks that donated bikes for the charity,” New Canaan Bicycles raised $4,250 for the Teddy Balkind Charitable Foundation. “I am hopeful that with further perseverance and promotion we can greatly increase the donations of bikes and build upon our initial success,” he said. [Store hours at New Canaan Bicycles is 10 to 5, Monday through Saturday.]
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A website called ‘The Connecticut Centinal’ that in the past has referenced lower Fairfield County towns (including New Canaan) has been deemed “an extreme right-biased imposter website,” according to a Media Bias Fact Check cited by the Greenwich Free Press.
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Coming up:
- Holiday Concert with Whim n’ Rhythm—3 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Carriage Barn Arts Center;
- “Home for the Holidays” with Edmund Bagnell—6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12 benefiting Summer Theatre of New Canaan;
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Silver Hill Hospital this week named Dr. Alexis Briggie as its director of psychology. “A Connecticut native, Briggie earned her master’s and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology from the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Barnard College, Columbia University,” a press release said. “She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York and has research experience in anxiety, addiction psychiatry, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other related fields.”
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NewCanaanite.com “Who Knew?” columnist Laura Ault, far left, with the Book Group at Staying Put in New Canaan. Photo courtesy of SPNC
Laura Ault, columnist for the New Canaanite, on Wednesday brought in a large crowd at Staying Put in New Canaan’s Book Talk group.
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The New Canaan Nature Center’s annual appeal went in the mail last week. “We deeply appreciate the support of our community in helping us execute our mission to inspire people of all ages to respect, protect, and enjoy the world of nature,” it said.
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Finally—courtesy of event section sponsor April Kaynor & Kelly DeFrancesco of William Raveis—here are more local happenings worth checking out (add your event to the Community Calendar here and we’ll share it with fellow residents):
- Children’s Committee Holiday Party (December 6 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
- Get Ready for Elf JR. The Musical! (December 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm — also shows on December 7 @ 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm)
- Charis Holiday Concert (December 8 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm)
- Candlelit Soundbath at the Carriage Barn (December 9 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm)
- Children’s Holiday Ornament Painting (December 10 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
- Pivoting With Purpose – How To Navigate Career Changes With Confidence and Clarity (December 11 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm)