New Canaan Police at 9:27 p.m. on Aug. 21 received a complaint of noise at a party in the area of Country Club and Lambert Roads.
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The 40th annual Lobsterfest is coming Sept. 25 and 26. Reservations here.
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The dog was found in a gazebo. Photo published with permission from its owner
A dog found in the area of 289 New Norwalk Road at 4:42 p.m. Monday is at the New Canaan Police Department’s Animal Control shelter, police said. According to a resident who saw the dog, the sweet and friendly female dog had been spotted on Route 123 earlier in the day. Anyone with information is asked to contact Animal Control at 203-594-3510.
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Just two days left to see “From Storage to Spotlight,” an exhibition featuring selections from the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society’s textile collection. Info here.
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Police at 4:31 p.m. on Aug. 23 received a report of a missing wallet on Southwood Drive, but it was later found.
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During a discussion of public dumpster use, Parks & Recreation Director John Howe said at the Aug. 19 Board of Selectmen meeting that the town once “had a full size couch” left in one at Mead Park.
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Here are some first day of school photos (Aug. 26), courtesy of New Canaan Public Schools:
First Day of School 2025
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The First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan’s “Rally Day Picnic and Celebration” (lawn games, live music, rides on Old Faithful antique firetruck) following the 10 a.m. service on Sunday, Sept. 7.’
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Police at 2:58 p.m. on Aug. 19 received a report of a dead cat on New Canaan’s stretch of the Merritt Parkway.
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The Town Players of New Canaan will present “The Effect” Sept. 4 to 14 at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny (background here). Tickets here.
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Fall program registration is open at the New Canaan YMCA (classes start Sept. 2). Join by Sept. 30 and there’s a zero joiner fee and a free month of membership included. Info here.
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The New Canaan Democrats will host the “Light the Way Forward” barbecue from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Carriage Barn Arts Center in Waveny. Tickets here.
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Police at 10:09 a.m. Monday received a report of a bat inside a Brushy Ridge Road home.
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Tickets for the 2025 Holiday House Tour—a fundraiser for the Newcomers Club’s charitable giving program—go on sale Sept. 3.
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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):
- Back to School Together: A Resource Fair for Special Education & Inclusive Activities (September 3 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm)
- Alzheimer’s Support Group with the Waveny LifeCare Network (September 3 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
- ‘Free’ Modern Square Dancing Lessons (September 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm)
- Annual Member Show Opens at the Carriage Barn (September 7 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
- 3rd Annual Tea Dance to Benefit Lighthouse, A Program of Kids In Crisis (September 7 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm)
- New Canaan Library Annual Meeting (September 9 @ 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm)
- Alka Joshi and Six Days in Bombay (September 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
- Community Mosaic Mural Project: Tiling (September 11 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm)
- Be in the Humans of New Canaan Portrait! (September 13 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm)
- Light the Way Forward (September 14 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm)
- Community Mosaic Mural Project: Grouting and Finishing (September 15 @ 10:30 am – 2:00 pm)
- Lunch & Learn: Jake Gorst, on his grandfather, Andrew Geller (September 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm)
- Navigating Inpatient Care for Mental Illness (September 17 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm)