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New Canaan Police are investigating a complaint of a package stolen from a Huckleberry Hill Road home’s mailbox, reported at 7:27 p.m. Tuesday. 

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Congratulations to the NCHS girls varsity tennis team on notching an FCIAC title by defeating Greenwich High School 4-3. Led by coach Catherine Walker, they will head into the state tournament this weekend. ***

The 2024 New Canaan Old Timers Golf Outing will be held Tuesday, June 25 at Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course in Fairfield. The ​New Canaan Old Timers Association’s outing benefits the Vin Iovino Scholarship and New Canaan High School athletic scholarships. Shotgun start at 1 p.m., scramble format with dinner to follow—$175 per golfer includes golf, cart and dinner.

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New Canaan Police are investigating two more instances of graffiti in town: spray paint on a fence near train tracks behind an Old Studio Road home (complaint received at 9:35 a.m. on May 11) and graffiti on a garbage can in front of Joe’s Pizza on Locust Avenue (11:45 a.m. on May 9). ***

The annual sale is on at Black Creek Designs on Grove Street: 20% off all furniture in inventory—from the business’s homepage, hover over “Portfolio” and select “Available”—through June 15. Here’s some background on furniture designer/maker Tom Throop, owner of Black Creek Designs and a 1982 New Canaan High School graduate. He’s been in business since 1992. ***

Staying Put in New Canaan’s “Summer Soirée” will be held at 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 6 at Waveny House.

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New Canaan Police at 7:56 a.m. on April 30 received a report of a vehicle stolen from an Old Studio Road driveway. It was recovered in West Hartford. ***

Congratulations to New Canaan resident Justina Marque, a ninth-grader at King School, on winning a 2024 Global Education Benchmark Group Salomon Prize. The award recognizes students who effectively use writing or other media to illustrate/reflect their intercultural and global growth through classroom study, travel programs, or other school experiences. ***

The 2024 New Canaan CARES Home Tour will be held Friday, May 31 (home tour 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., patron party 2 to 4 p.m.).

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New Canaan Police are investigating smash-and-grab thefts from Waveny (reported at 5:57 p.m. on April 22) and Mead Park (5:59 p.m. on April 22). In each case, a purse with a wallet was stolen through the smashed window. Police have no suspects. ***

Get your tickets now: New Canaan Sports Trivia Night will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 1 at the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society (tickets here, $15). Emceed by Terry Dinan, the contest is open to New Canaan sports fans of all ages and features prizes donated by local legends.

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New Canaan Police are investigating a reported illegal entry of a vehicle on Field Crest Road, received at 7:24 a.m. on April 13. No items were reported missing from the car. ***

“Alice in Wonderland” opens Friday at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny, presented by the Town Players of New Canaan. Background on the show here. Tickets here. 

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Speaking of live theater: There are free tickets available to the Connecticut Stage Company’s production of “Little Women” this weekend at New Canaan Library.