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New Canaan Police are investigating two smash-and-grabs reported Sunday night at New Canaan High School (7:59 p.m.) and Waveny (8:49 p.m.). At 8:24 p.m. the same night, police received a report of an unlocked vehicle at NCHS being entered with a purse stolen. ***
The Carriage Barn Arts Center’s 2024 Member Show is open for entries. Submission deadline is Aug. 4.
New Canaan Police at 4:29 a.m. on June 29 received a report of a burglary from a Parade Hill Road residence. Items were reportedly taken from the kitchen and a vehicle was stolen from the driveway.
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There’s a new “New Canaan Darien + Rowayton” magazine on the racks. ***
Check out former New Canaan Library Director Lisa Oldham’s travel blog. ***
New Canaan resident Steve Haberstroh, whose mother Patty passed away last year following a six-year battle with ALS, was one of eight competitors in a 100-hole match play golf challenge held June 18 at Great River in Milford, raising money to fight the disease. All of the golfers competing had been impacted by ALS (Haberstroh’s two-man team won the golf portion).
New Canaan Police are investigating the theft of a moped from the train station on Elm Street, reported at 6:20 p.m. Monday. ***
Tickets will go very fast: Community Day 2024 at The Glass House—free for New Canaan residents—will be held Thursday, July 11. Check back here for details on reserving your spot using the code ‘NCDAY2024’. ***
Police at 3:14 p.m. Monday received a report of a package containing an iPhone stolen from the front steps of a Weeburn Drive home. ***
The Town Players of New Canaan and Open Arts Alliance of Greenwich are partnering to put on two performances of “Willy Wonka KIDS”—featuring New Canaan residents Teddy and Wesley Benenson as well as Miles and Izzy Langrick, joined by other students from Greenwich, Darien, Stamford, and Norwalk—at 3 and 5 p.m. Friday at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny.
New Canaan Police received a report at 8:47 p.m. Sunday of an unlocked vehicle (keys inside) stolen from the Country Club of New Canaan. There are no suspects yet in the active investigation. ***
Congratulations to Bob and Sarah Seelert, who on June 20 will mark their 60th wedding anniversary. ***
It’s almost here: The 2024 New Canaan Old Timers Golf Outing will be held next Tuesday, June 25 at Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course in Fairfield (background here). The New Canaan Old Timers Association’s outing benefits the Vin Iovino Scholarship and New Canaan High School athletic scholarships.
New Canaan Police are investigating the theft of hair treatment products from Walgreens on Pine Street, reported at 11 a.m. on June 1. ***
Join the New Canaan Land Trust for “Fireflies Take Flight,” a season kickoff party for the Firefly Sanctuary, to be held 8 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 27. Tickets and info here. ***
The Board of Finance during its meeting Tuesday night approved a mill rate of 16.144 for fiscal year 2025, down 14.76% from the current budget year. The amount to be raised from taxation for fiscal year 2025 will be $158.1 million, a 5.27% increase from the fiscal year 2024 amount of $150.18 million, according to a press release issued by the town.