New Canaan Police at 8:25 p.m. on Sept. 11 received a report of $5 stolen from the New Canaan Laundromat. The investigation is ongoing.
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Tickets are available for the Fairfield County Trauma Response Team’s fundraiser, called “We’re Going In.” To be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6 at the Fairfield Theatre Company, it will include barbecue and live music. More info here. (Background on FCTRT here.)
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Police are investigating a bike reported stolen from a porch on Main Street, at 2:27 p.m. Sunday.
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Coming Saturday: “Youth Audition Workshops” for 10- to 16-year-olds through the Town Players of New Canaan. Register here.
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L-R: Sophie Dunlap, Chandler Wagner, Caroline Palmer, Abby Dunlap, Raina Shah (not pictured, Lucy Casey)
Congratulations to Sophie Dunlap, Chandler Wagner, Caroline Palmer, Abby Dunlap, Raina Shah and Lucy Casey of the National Charity League, New Canaan Chapter on earning special recognition by the office of U.S. Rep. Jim Himes in place of the suspended Presidential Volunteer Service Award Program during a ceremony at Waveny. Sophie Dunlap and Chandler Wagner received top honors with the Gold Award for volunteering more than 100 hours for local philanthropies.
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The town will install 18,000 bricks as part of the Pine Street repaving project, officials said during Tuesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting.
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Coming at 11:30 a.m. Sunday to First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan’s Adult Forum, following 10 a.m. worship service: Chris Hays on “The Widening of God’s Mercy: Sexuality within the Biblical Story” (lunch and childcare provided).
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Happy 23rd birthday (last Wednesday) to Anna, barista at The Farmer’s Grind at New Canaan Library.
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The Parking Commission at its Sept. 3 meeting upheld a $35 ticket issued to a Norwalk man at 12:02 p.m. on Aug. 15 (a Friday) for parking in a “No Parking Zone” at the Center School Lot. In a written appeal, the man said, “2 big truck blocking drive making it not possible to park in lot.”
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Mark A Weber
The New Canaan Preservation Alliance last week announced the election of Mark Weber to its Board of Directors. He held several positions at the New York Landmarks Conservancy retiring as director of the New York City Historic Properties Fund. Prior to that, he held positions at the World Monuments Fund and Preservation Society of Newport County. In addition he also founded and managed a preservation consultancy. Weber holds a master’s degree in Historic Preservation from Boston University and lives in Darien with his wife, Christina.
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The selectmen on Tuesday appointed Ian Rasmussen to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
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Project Pink New Canaan, raising awareness during Breast Cancer Month, is entering its third year. The lampposts downtown will be decorated with bows, pink lights and personalized dedication tags. Purchase a dedication tag here. The deadline to purchase is Sept. 23 (they go up Sept. 26).
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The selectmen on Tuesday approved the hiring of Adrienne Vitti as assistant to the Town Clerk, Michael Burns as groundsman II, and Joseph Vitti, Darius Kirkland and Peter Veltri as equipment operators in the Highway Department.
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The 40th annual Lobsterfest is coming Sept. 25 and 26. Reservations here.
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L-R: Leo Karl, Tom Stadler, Tucker Murphy, Bill Egan (NCHS Principal), Wendy Hilboldt, Scott Hobbs (Gridiron President), Eric Thunem, Dave Hunt, Robert Doran.
The Gridiron Club of New Canaan recently presented the New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation with a donation of $5,000, proceeds from Gridiron’s annual show. This year’s April 2025 event recognized Wendy Coleman Dixon Hilboldt for her outstanding example and many years of community service to New Canaan.
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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):
- Fall Citizen Science Bird & Natural History Walks — September 19 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am (also 8:30 am on Oct. 9 and 23, and Nov. 6)
- Hope Rocks: A Community United — September 19 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm (and Sept. 20 @ 1:00 pm)
- Bankwell to Host Community Shred Day in New Canaan (September 20 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm)
- Chess Fest (September 20 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm)
- 41st Annual NC Old Timers Honoree Ceremony (September 21 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Spotlight on The Met (September 21 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
- Early Morning Bird Walks @NCNC — September 24 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am (every Wednesday through Nov. 12)
- Glass House Presents Women, Modernism, and Philip Johnson (September 24 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm)
- New Canaan Nature Center Hiking Group — September 25 @ 9:15 am – 12:30 pm (also 9:15 am on Oct. 15 and Nov. 5)
- Balance and Beyond: Strategies for Preventing Falls (September 25 @ 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm)
- Author Jane O’Connor and illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser: Fancy Nancy Besties for Eternity (September 25 @ 4:15 pm – 6:00 pm)
- An Evening with Peter Greenberg, CBS News Travel Editor and Best-Selling Author of ‘The Travel Detective’ (September 25 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm)