Election 2021

Editorial: We’re Disabling Comments Until After the Election

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Starting this week, NewCanaanite.com is disabling comments on all articles related to the municipal election, and those likely to be misconstrued as such (referring here to coverage of public health, amazingly). What we’re here for

This is a local news outlet and we view the comments threads hosted on New Canaanite—where for nearly four years, we’ve required full and verifiable names—as an important part of our local coverage that’s in line with our mission. Since launching the site in 2014, the two criteria we’ve applied in deciding what qualifies as news here are:

It has to be local enough that a person would need to have a very strong tie to New Canaan to have any interest in reading it (from here, lives here, works here); and
It would look out-of-place on a news site covering any other town. We don’t cover New Canaan’s delegation to the state legislature because our representatives in the General Assembly also represent other towns. We don’t cover the weather, traffic on the Merritt, delays on Metro-North Railroad, multi-town agencies that encompass New Canaan or even locally based organizations whose work is so wide-ranging that they reach beyond town lines (until they come before the Planning & Zoning Commission).

Board of Education

Podcast: Board of Ed Candidate Julie Toal 

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This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Board of Education candidate Julie Toal. The Republican is one of eight total candidates seeking a four-year term on the school board Nov. 2. There are five four-year seats up for election. There also is a contested two-person race for a two-year Board of Ed term.

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Letters to the Editor

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NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letters for publication. 

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Thank you Katrina Parkhill, Jen Richardson and Patrick O’Connell.  With open doors for over 97% of the year, New Canaan Public Schools were a case study in coping with covid and delivering for New Canaan kids.  This success could not have been possible without your dedication and hard work.  It’s a legacy of which you should be proud and New Canaan grateful.  We certainly are. We are all too aware of the size of shoes we seek to fill.  As summer starts to wind down, our ears are open.  We are eager to learn from you, together building upon the strong foundation you created and serving the town we all love. Elections are difficult in small towns.  The institutions of government are better for an election’s tussle, but they bring heartbreak in their wake.  We are grateful for the grace shown by Katrina, Jen, Pat, and Jess Huetter.  New Canaan is lucky to have such committed volunteers. We hope to collaborate on a smooth transition and build upon your success. We look forward to working together,

Hugo Alves
Dan Bennett
Phil Hogan
Julie Toal

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Board of Education

Podcast: Board of Ed Candidate Penny Rashin 

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This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Board of Education incumbent Penny Rashin. The Democrat is one of eight total candidates seeking a four-year term on the school board Nov. 2. There are five four-year seats up for election. There also is a contested two-person race for a two-year Board of Ed term. 

Here are recent episodes of 0684-Radi0:

Board of Education

Podcast: Board of Ed Candidate Phil Hogan 

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This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Board of Education candidate Phil Hogan. The Republican is one of eight total candidates seeking a four-year term on the school board Nov. 2. There are five four-year seats up for election. There also is a contested two-person race for a two-year Board of Ed term.