Around Town

Divorce Support Group Needed in New Canaan, Officials Say

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New Canaan is in need of a divorce support group, human services officials say. The town had such a group years ago that met in St. Aloysius Church, and there also had been one at the Congregational Church, “but these things have kind of dried up,” according to Jackie D’Louhy, Youth and Family Services Coordinator in the New Canaan Department of Human Services. “I am interfacing more with moms in this situation but I’m sure there are dads out there, as well,” D’Louhy said during the Feb. 3 meeting of the Health & Human Services Commission. 

“I did find a resource that just started in Darien, which is great, it started at Noroton Presbyterian and I just referred three people in the last few weeks, but I’d love to see one here in New Canaan,” D’Louhy said during the meeting, held via videoconference.

Animal Control

Selectmen Approve Animal Shelter Agreement with Local Vet

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Town officials last week approved a lease with a local veterinarian for the temporary housing animals that are lost, abandoned or otherwise come into possession of the Animal Control section of the New Canaan Police Department. The Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 at its Sept. 21 meeting to approve the lease between the town and DBL-P, LLC, more commonly known as New Canaan Veterinary Hospital on Vitti Street. The three-page lease allows police to house animals at the vet at $50 per day per animal. “It’s kind of like a Plan B for us, right now,” Police Chief Leon Krolikowski told the selectmen at their meeting, held in Town Hall and via videoconference. 

“The shelter is adequate, but if a condition comes up where we believe it is not adequate due to the weather or some other circumstance, like when the water line broke several months ago, then we would be able to use this facility for our animals.