New Canaan Police at 10:09 a.m. on Dec. 24 received a report of a vehicle (with keys inside) stolen from Hoyt Farm Drive home. It was recovered in Bridgeport.
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Join the New Canaan YMCA by Jan. 31 to earn a $0 joiner fee and a free month. Details here.
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L-R: Jackie Siegel, Abby Gaudreau, Ella Gibb and Sofia Gibb with one of the new benches honoring Art Brown. Contributed
In an effort led by New Canaan High School ‘23 grad Jackie Siegel, Parks officials last Monday placed two benches in Waveny Park in honor of the late Art Brown, a 15-year cross-country and track coach for the Rams. In addition to Siegel and three other former NCHS cross-country runners, those in attendance included Brown’s wife, two daughters and grandchildren. One bench is engraved from the New Canaan cross-country girls, the other bears a message from Brown’s daughters.
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Get tickets ($25 for members, $30 mon-members) while you can to the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society’s New Canaan Sports Trivia Night, hosted by Terry Dinan, to be held 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10. Details here.
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St. Aloysius Church said in a bulletin that its parish building and renovation project is on track for a July finish, with religious education to be held there in the fall. “The Saint Aloysius Catholic Preschool will open in Fall 2026, with the likelihood of the ‘two’s’ starting in January 2026,” the bulletin said.
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Police at 2 p.m. on Dec. 24 received a report of two safes stolen from a known Butler Lane home. It’s potentially a domestic or civil matter, police said.
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Kindergarten registration for next year (2025-26) is open for New Canaan Public Schools. Info here.
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Looking to get rid of your Christmas tree? Planet New Canaan’s tree recycling continues to run daily at the lot for the Steve Benko Pool in Waveny, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Jan. 12. Details here.
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Attorneys representing Canaan Parish on Dec. 24 denied a tenant’s claim that she has a written lease in effect. She’s being evicted for nonpayment of rent, as per a complaint filed in state Superior Court earlier in December.
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The Silvermine Art School’s winter session starts next week. Details here.
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Bobcat seen at a South Avenue residence on Jan. 1, 2025. Photo courtesy of Timothy Dann
The bobcat pictured at left was spotted on New Year’s Day morning in a South Avenue yard near Talmadge Hill Road. The normally reclusive animals have been seen in New Canaan in greater numbers in recent years.
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Fee training to join the New Canaan Community Emergency Response Team or “CERT” will be held starting in February. Details here.
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Now showing at the Playhouse movie theater on Elm Street: “A Complete Unknown” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 3.” There also are three special screenings planned for 6:30 p.m. next weekend (Jan. 10 to 12) of “From Life to Life,” written, directed, co-produced and starring New Canaan’s Beka Sikharulidze.
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This is not a town or police sign. Photo published with permission from its owner
A posted sign saying “Warning Cameras in Use, 24/7 Security, Criminals Will Be Prosecuted” has appeared in the neighborhood of Turtle Back Road at West Road. The sign includes the name Flock Safety, which bills itself on its website as “the tech company eliminating crime.”
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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):
- New Canaan Beautification League Winter Houseplant Care with Joy Dibiase (January 8 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am)
- New Canaan Sports Trivia Night (January 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
- Reflect & Renew – A Half Day Mini Retreat with Grounded Meditation (January 12 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Boozy Candle Making Workshop at the Carriage Barn (January 15 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm)
- Rev Martin Luther King, Jr. Service (January 20 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am)
- Lunch and Learn: John Rogers, a prolific American Sculptor (January 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm)