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A 27-year-old Waterbury man turned himself in to New Canaan Police at about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 28 on an arrest warrant connected to an investigation that started at the end of May. NCPD had been notified by Connecticut State Police about a vehicle wanted for thefts from the U.S. Postal Service. In New Canaan, he was charged with reckless driving, violating a no passing zone and failure to drive in the proper lane. The man was released on $15,000 bond and scheduled to appear Sept. 8. 

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Opening night is here: 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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L-R: Beka Sikharulidze and Dean Norris at the Chandler Film Festival.

Congratulations to New Canaan resident Beka Sikharulidze on his award-winning film, “From Life to Life,” becoming available on Amazon Prime. The film from Georgian-born Sikharulidze, who produced it with his wife, Maia Gusharashvili, is available as a dubbed English version. “From Life to Life” was screened this year at The Playhouse, featuring Q&As with Sikharulidze following each showing.

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Two big art exhibitions are opening this weekend in New Canaan, with receptions that are free and open to the public:

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A 55-year-old New Canaan man charged by local police with driving under the influence last summer and then charged with DUI by Fairfield Police in May—both active legal matters—was arrested by warrant and charged with second-degree failure to appear at about 8:52 p.m. on Aug. 29 when an officer spotted him walking on Main Street, according to a police report.

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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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Ira Bloom

New Canaan’s town attorney since 2012, Ira Bloom, senior partner at Westport-based Berchem Moses P.C., has been awarded the national Marvin J. Glink Private Practice Local Government Attorney Award by the International Municipal Lawyers Association. It “recognizes an exceptional private practice attorney serving municipal clients who demonstrates the traditional qualities of excellence in the practice of law, along with providing outstanding service to the public, and who possesses an exemplary reputation in the legal community, the highest of ethical standards, who is devoted to mentoring young lawyers, and who is devoted to educating lawyers in local government law,” a press release said. A past James W. Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation, Bloom has held leadership roles in bar associations, including membership in the House of Delegates of the Connecticut Bar Association, President of the Connecticut Bar Association Planning and Zoning Section, and as treasurer of the Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys. 

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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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Here’s an updated voter count:

New Canaan Voter Count—Sept. 2, 2025

 DemocratRepublicanUnaffiliatedOtherTotal
Sept. 2, 20253,8185,1215,57515614,670
% of total Sept 202526%34.9%38%1%
% of total July 202327.0%36.2%35.5%1.2%
% of total Nov 202126.4%38%34.4%1.2%
% of total Nov 201923.2%43.6%32.5%1.3%
Source: New Canaan Registrars of Voters

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In eviction papers filed Aug. 21 in state Superior Court, a New Canaan man is seeking to evict two grown kids from a house in town, identifying the following as a “Serious Nuisance” in a Notice To Quit Possession: “A. Willfully showing disrespect to their father (who owns the property) and [one of them] spit in his face during a visit to the house. B. The house during their time of occupancy has been totally destroyed during violent outbursts of fighting. The furniture has also been trashed and a number of cats have been allowed to run wild, soiling the premises.” In a formal answer to the complaint, one defendant said, in part, in listing reasons that eviction is not warranted: “Simply because it is my right.”

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The 40th annual Lobsterfest is coming Sept. 25 and 26. Reservations 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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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):

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