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Town Council To Push State Officials for ‘Passing Lane’ on New Canaan Rail Line

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Creating a short passing lane along Metro-North Railroad’s New Canaan branch line would double hourly train service to and from Stamford, a key step toward boosting the town’s desirability and quality of life, a resident told members of the Town Council last week. With a relative decline in jobs in Stamford post-financial crisis, access to Manhattan “is more important than ever,” Giacomo Landi said during the legislative body’s regular meeting Wednesday. “I encourage each and every one of you to reach out to our [state] senators, representatives and governor saying that this is a vital town priority,” Landi said during the meeting, held at Town Hall. “In terms of who pays, New Canaan already pays a good multiple of our population in state income tax, but I am sure some wheeling-and-dealing will need to be done.”

A New Canaan resident since last summer, Landi added: “I am new to town, I don’t have all the background on why we are where we are. But we are here.

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New Canaan Woman, 53, Charged After Domestic Dispute

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Police before dawn Monday arrested a 53-year-old New Canaan woman and charged her with disorderly conduct. 

At about 11:55 p.m. on Feb. 16, officers were dispatched to an Indian Rock Road home on a report of a domestic dispute between two occupants, police said. Following an investigation, police at 1:28 a.m. on Feb. 17 charged the woman with the misdemeanor offense. 

It’s unclear what the dispute involved, how it started, whether it turned physical, how the arrested woman is related to the victim or what injuries, if any, were sustained. Police withheld details, classifying the incident as a domestic matter.

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‘It Is Beyond Time’: Councilmen Urge Board of Ed To Reach Decision on Drug-Sniffing Dogs in Schools

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The Board of Education has put off a decision on allowing drug-sniffing dogs in schools for too long, according to a longtime and prominent member of New Canaan’s legislative body. Advocates have been urging district officials to give access to a New Canaan Police Department K-9 dog for years, Town Councilman Steve Karl said Wednesday night. “And I understand that there are two sides of this, but you have to come to some sort of decision and compromise at some point,” Karl said during the Town Council’s regular meeting, held at Town Hall. “The citizens of this town want this done. They do.

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Did You Hear … ?

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More than $35,000 has been raised toward a $50,000 goal to support the 5-year-old daughter of Michelle Pavia, who died Jan. 25 in a Maine snowmobiling accident. Pavia is the niece of former New Canaan High School Principal Tony Pavia and also the niece of town resident Mary Ellen Guarnieri. The GoFundMe page “Making It Happen for Mia” is here. Nearly 300 individuals donations have come in so far.