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New Canaan Police at 11:44 a.m. on Dec. 26 received a call about a dead cat found in a South Avenue backyard near the Merritt Parkway. ***
Pre-registration is open for kindergarten for the 2024-25 New Canaan Public Schools academic year. Click here. ***
Members of the Parking Commission during a discussion about a ticket during their regular meeting Wednesday called for clarity about which spaces are designated for New Canaan Library patrons and which are paid.
New Canaan Police are investigating a report of a burglary and vehicle stolen from a Cross Street mixed-use building, lodged at 5:28 p.m. on Dec. 14. ***
Congratulations to Saxe Middle School eighth grader Henry Buczkiewicz placed 10th in the nation among eighth graders at the U.S. Chess Federation’s 2023 National K-12 Grade Championships in Orlando last weekend. ***
The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday voted 3-0 in favor of updating the town’s Employee Handbook, which now includes a cannabis policy (page 57 here). It reads, in part: “The Town prohibits the possession, use or other consumption of cannabis by employees, whether on-duty or off-duty, except as otherwise required by Connecticut law for palliative use.”
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Together, the New Canaan High School Student Coalition and Charity Link members collected and donated more than $3,500 worth of toys to the Marine Toys For Tots organization.
First Selectman Dionna Carlson said during an update to the Town Council on Wednesday night that state officials will vote Friday on a $2 million bond to help offset the cost of renovating The Playhouse movie theater on Elm Street. Carlson thanked New Canaan’s delegation to the General Assembly, the governor and the state for the funding. The cost estimate for the project this year doubled to about $8 million, due primarily to the expense of a new HVAC system. ***
Supporting local kids through Christmas shopping, in partnership with the New Canaan Police Department:
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Heads-up: Planet New Canaan will accept New Canaanites’ discarded Christmas trees for recycling, drop off will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 30 to Jan.
New Canaan Police closed Forest Street temporarily Wednesday morning while responding to a medical call on the roadway’s single-lane, one-way stretch downtown. Forest was reopened to all traffic at about 11:30 a.m., police said. ***
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will hold its “Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols for Christmas” at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17, with a reception to follow at Morrill Hall.
Pre-registration is open for kindergarten for the 2024-25 New Canaan Public Schools academic year. Click here. ***
Due to predicted rain showers, the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce has decided to move the evening portion of the Holiday Stroll from Friday Dec. 1 to Saturday Dec. 2.