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Friends and family of a 2009 New Canaan High School graduate who died suddenly this summer honored their loved one at a fundraiser on Saturday.

Participating in a rappelling event in Stamford to raise funds and awareness for Shatterproof, “Team E” was named by Andrea Reinhardt for her brother Evan, who passed in July at age 24. Together with fellow New Canaanite Miles Turpin, Sara Sparks of Fairfield and Dan Egan of Norwalk, “Team E” rappelled 21 stories down Landmark Square as part of Shatterproof’s national movement to fight drug and alcohol addiction. With offices in Norwalk and New York City, Shatterproof is holding 26 rappelling events nationally this year.

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Two miniature ponies from Comstock Hill Road got loose on a recent evening and ran in the road to a nearby residence. It happened at about 5:13 p.m. on Sept. 29, and the animals ended up in the back yard of a Heather Drive home where they came upon deer fencing and were secured. No humans or animals were hurt, officials say.

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Demolition on Locust Avenue 10 12 15

Uploaded by Michael Dinan on 2015-10-13.

Demolition is underway at 16-18 Locust Ave., an Italianate-style building that historians say went up prior to 1851 with later additions, and which now will make way for the planned new Post Office.

According to town resident Mimi Findlay of the New Canaan Preservation Alliance: “New Canaan Land Records indicate that the earliest section of the house was built by merchant Seymour Comstock sometime prior to 1851 at which time he sold it to Peter G. Sherwood who does not appear in local historical materials. Subsequent owners included clothing cutter James Guthrie who acquired it in 1882 and clothing manufacturer Henry B. Rogers who acquired it in 1884. The building is an excellent example of a mid-19^th century architecture to which additional wings were added as the building’s use changed.”

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The next Basic CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training course will be held on four Wednesday evenings (Oct. 21, Oct. 28, Nov. 11, and Nov. 18) from 7 to 10 p.m., and two Saturdays (Nov. 7 and Nov. 21) from 8 a.m. to noon. Registration for the free, six-session course is required. To enroll, please go to the New Canaan CERT website at www.newcanaancert.org to find the registration forms. Questions can be directed to newcanaancert@gmail.com.

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Fire officials say a 16-year-old New Canaan girl who had her license for just one week on Oct. 2 drove across Route 123 near Parade Hill Road and jumped a guardrail. It happened at about 1:13 p.m. and the new car was hanging up on the guardrail and had to be pulled down. No serious injuries were reported.

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Some news here from LiveGirl, the summer camp and extended program developed by New Canaan’s Sheri West and her family: Middle school girls from Bridgeport, New Canaan and Stamford came together for the LiveGirl Leadership Summit held Friday at the Wakeman Clubhouse in Bridgeport. The Girls’ Night In! featured leadership training with LitWorld, a career mentor (FBI Special Agent), and fun activities (games, arts & crafts, LiveGirl photo booth) in a diverse, team-based environment.  Registration is now underway for the next LiveGirl Leadership Summit to be held Nov. 3 at the New Canaan Nature Center. The summit will include a ropes course, leadership training with New Canaan CARES, a career mentor, and more. The program is open to girls in grades 6-8. Register online: http://www.golivegirl.com/leadership/ or email LiveGirl@optimum.net

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Police are monitoring a barking dog complaint on Forest Street. Two different neighbors of homes just north of the intersection at Locust Avenue complained to Animal Control separately about the animals, according to a police report.

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Join experts Susan Morrow of SwickPix, LLC of New Canaan and Karen Herman of Organized Photos Forever, LLC Weston to learn about archiving of both physical and digital memories and converting home movies from both film and tape to a digital format. Find out how to begin the process of organizing your photos and the importance of backing-up your computer files. Have a plan to protect your photos before a disaster hits. Event to be held 12 to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16 at Westport Library.

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Finally, here are some photos, from Kimberly Norton, of South School Walk to School Day and Slow Down in Our Town. Re-launched by Norton last year, SDOT is a community-wide initiative that strives to improve pedestrian safety, reduce speeding and eliminate texting and driving in New Canaan. Police, fire, public works and traffic officials are part of the initiative. On Friday, SDOT participated in South School Walk to School Day by giving out pedestrian and bike safety coloring books to raise awareness about these issues, especially for our elementary school age children and families. Safe School Walking routes are part of our priorities.