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New Canaan Police at 6:33 p.m. on Nov. 21 received a report of $200 stolen from a purse in the Verizon store on Elm Street. The investigation is ongoing. 

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The Glass House Design Store is open for holiday shopping, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday (and will keep the same hours for Dec. 16 to 22).

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Here’s the new installment of the “Dance Diaries” in the New Canaan High School student newspaper, The Courant, by Valentina Baldini, a senior who interned at NewCanaanite.com this past summer.

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Lea Allen Gebauer with a painting at the Carriage Barn Arts Center. Contributed

For her 90th birthday, Lea Allen Gebauer—a resident of The Inn, Waveny LifeCare Network’s independent living community—asked that her sons’ art work be presented in the gallery there. “Waveny is proud to honor Lea’s wish by displaying this art work,” the organization said in a press release. “It celebrates not only her 90 years of life but also the creativity she has inspired in those around her. It also marks the first time the brothers have shown their work together.” The art will be on display at The Inn Dec. 8 to Jan. 30, and can be viewed 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

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The New Canaan Community Foundation’s annual appeal is underway. Details here.

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The cause of death in the case of a New Canaan woman who died in September at a Lakeview Avenue apartment complex has yet to be established pending an investigation, according to the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

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The Exchange Club of New Canaan’s annual Christmas tree and wreath sale is up and running at the Kiwanis Park lot, 77 Old Norwalk Road. A fundraiser for local and area charities, the sale runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. More info here.

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Jorge Velez, the friendliest lifeguard at the Darien YMCA, will graduate next spring from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He’s seeking an internship in that field. Jorge is a hard worker—he transferred to Storrs after two years at UConn-Stamford. Here’s his resume and here’s his LinkedIn profile. Would appreciate any help from readers guiding him toward an internship.

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“Deck the Walls,” a new exhibition at the Carriage Barn Arts Center featuring holiday wreaths, small works and a holiday artisan marketplace, will run Nov. 30 to Dec. 14.

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The Board of Selectmen during its Nov. 18 meeting appointed Sven Englund and Mike Socci to the Fire Commission, and Tracey Hamill to the Health & Human Services Commission.

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Reminder: VFW Post 653 is seeking help laying wreaths and planting flags beside the gravestones of veterans interred in New Canaan. All are welcome to help from 8 to 10 a.m. on Nov. 29 at Lakeview Cemetery, at the veterans section (in from the Main Street entrance, on the right). The effort is supported financially by the Exchange Club of New Canaan.

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The First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan’s “Deck the Halls Advent Party” will be held 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday.

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Winter program registration at the New Canaan YMCA is open. Info here. Classes start Dec. 1.

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The town has issued a press release regarding last week’s denial of Eversource’s proposed sale of Aquarion to the South-Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority.

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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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