Business

Varnum’s Pharmacy Moving Down the Hill in Mid-March

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The widely anticipated move of Main Street fixture Varnum’s Pharmacy down the hill to where East Avenue meets Cherry Street likely is one month away, a clerk at the store tells us. Dorrie Plotnick says Varnum’s will open in a newly renovated space with all new fixtures and additional products. The move will happen over a weekend and customers will experience no down-time, she said. Dorrie Plotnick says Varnum’s Pharmacy will occupy a completely renovated space after its move down to the corner of Cherry Street and East Avenue. Credit: Michael Dinan

“We wanted to remodel the store inside and it was a lot easier to sort of make a transition, rather than close the pharmacy down,” Plotnick said.

Around Town

New Canaan Roads Turn Nasty on Weekend

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NEW CANAAN – Many residents have skipped town for undoubtedly warmer environs. Even so, for New Canaanites who remained behind for this winter break, the tune of “Winter Weather Advisory” is a familiar one from the National Weather Service. The area is supposed to get 2-4 inches of snow accumulation with wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour on Saturday. With temperatures dipping below freezing at sunset, it could make for some hazardous Saturday night travel on the roads with black ice becoming an issue. As of now the main roads – including Oenoke Ridge and Route 123 – are in decent shape, as are the downtown streets.

Business

Weed & Duryea: ‘What We Have Left, We Have Left’

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By Michael Dinan

The pet-friendly rock salt is flying off of the shelves at Weed & Duryea, a manager of the downtown New Canaan mainstay said Saturday afternoon. On Thursday, Weed & Duryea brought in seven additional pallets of salt—various mixtures as well as pure rock salt—and then seven more on Friday, Barry Coleman told NewCanaanite.com. “But now we’re winding down,” Coleman said as customers hustled into and out of the store before the snow arrived on Saturday afternoon. “What we have left, we have left.”
The Mobil Station also is selling rock salt. Credit: Michael Dinan

The store closes at 5 p.m. Saturday and is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The National Weather Service is calling for up to four inches of snow in New Canaan by night’s end.

Around Town

Presidents’ Day: What’s Open & Closed in New Canaan

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For New Canaanites hanging around town for George Washington’s birthday—recognized each year on the third Monday in February, though our first President was in fact born Feb. 22—here’s a list of what’s open and closed in town. Want your business or organization added? Just let us know by emailing editor@newcanaanite.com. Schools: Closed (all week, it’s February break)
Town Hall: Closed
Post Office: Closed
New Canaan YMCA: Open regular hours, though classes will not be held
New Canaan Library: Closed
DMV: Closed on Mondays—also closed Saturday Feb.

Around Town

In the Storm’s Wake, Waters Rise in New Canaan

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Take a look at how much water already is collecting in the dip on Ponus Ridge just above Greenley. The Public Works Department has a truck pushing the slush and snow aside as fast-traveling motorists come to a halt along this stretch up near the reservoir. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz0piAMRVwM]

New Canaanites launching into February break will have plenty of wet stuff to negotiate Friday as temperatures exceed 40 degrees and Thursday’s two waves of snowfall melt down along with much of the snow from earlier in the week. Downtown, saw horses are set up along some storm drains as mini-rivers travel down either side of Elm Street. As most New Canaanites have heard by now, up to three inches of snow is expected to fall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.