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New Canaan Police at 8:26 a.m. Monday received a report of a vehicle (unlocked, keys inside) stolen from a White Oak Shade Road home.

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The Long Ridge School in Stamford is booking tours and accepting applications. 

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Congratulations to New Canaan resident Susan Serven on her soon-to-launch travel company, Wild Blue Sky Travel (January). The company is here on Instagram and here on Facebook.

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Tennis Ball Recycling, a project from New Canaan resident and St. Luke’s School junior Luke Riley, will see a collection bin for disused balls set up at New Canaan Library from Nov. 1 to 16. More info here.

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Police are investigating a number of burglaries in New Canaan from this past weekend, reported to authorities as follows:

  • Canoe Hill Road—back patio door, forced entry (7:19 a.m. Sunday)
  • Rosebrook Road—forced master bedroom window (12:26 a.m. Sunday)
  • Dan’s Highway—forced entry first-floor window (1:02 a.m. Saturday)

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The word ‘education’ was misspelled in a political mailer sent around New Canaan this week.

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Deadline nearing: Student art is due this Sunday, Nov. 2, for the Fairfield County Student Social Justice Art Showcase. An opening reception for “Through Your Looking Glass” exhibition will be held 1 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 8 at the Carriage Barn Arts Center in Waveny. 

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Become an EMT: New Canaan EMS training classes start in January. Info here.

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Melinda Meyer

New Canaan Public Schools has promoted Melinda Meyer as the new director of innovation and technology. In the role, she’ll oversee use of emerging technologies across district programs, including evolving initiatives A.I. and The Dome.

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Police at 2:32 p.m. Saturday received a report of a vehicle (unlocked) stolen from a Hemlock Hill Road home. It was recovered in Hartford, police said. 

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The Friends of Irwin Park, part of the nonprofit New Canaan Garden Club, is raising funds for restoration and planting in the popular Weed Street park, an important piece of the local “greenlink” trail. More information here.

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A ‘No Parking’ sign was reported stolen from a Forest Street condo complex at 10:32 a.m. on Oct. 24. 

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Congratulations to New Canaan resident Catie Hogan, author of a musical parody of “Grease” that’s opening off-Broadway. Several years in the making, the project saw Hogan’s team win a long legal battle against the rightsholders of “Grease.”

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Police are investigating a report of cash stolen from inside a Fieldcrest Road home, received at 12:19 p.m. on Oct. 21. 

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New Canaan Beautification League members at the Farmer’s Market, L-R: Maureen Flanagan, Geri Rhoades, and Kathleen Murphy.

The New Canaan Beautification League’s annual appeal is underway.

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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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