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Fire Log: Motorist Extricated After Crashing Off of Merritt Parkway Exit Ramp

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Firefighters last Wednesday responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident off of an exit ramp of the Merritt Parkway, officials say. At 4:20 p.m. on July 30, firefighters were dispatched to the southbound exit ramp at Exit 36, according to the New Canaan Fire Department. Arriving at 4:24 p.m., firefighters found that a car had been driven through the barrier and while airborne had hit a tree and come to rest on its side 20 feet down an embankment, according to a NCFD report. A single individual in the car required extrication, and while firefighters stabilized the car, an EMT stabilized the victim inside, and that individual eventually was removed through the front windshield, the report said. One other vehicle was involved in the accident, though no one in that car was injured and no damage was done to the second car, the report said.

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New Canaan Firefighters-Sponsored Mets Win NC Baseball A Division Crown

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New Canaan Firefighters Mets 14, Ed’s Garage Doors Marlins 4

An exciting 2015 New Canaan Baseball “A” Division season came to a close as the New Canaan Firefighters-sponsored Mets defeated the Ed’s Garage Doors-sponsored Marlins 14-4 in the championship game on Saturday, June 13. The final matchup featured the #1 seeded Mets (11-3) vs. the #3 seeded Marlins (8-5-1). Two of the three Mets regular season losses were to the Marlins which added to the highly anticipated final at Mead Park’s Mellick Field. After Mets starter John Bajaj held the Marlins scoreless in the top of the first, the Mets jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom half of the inning on RBI singles delivered by Bajaj, second baseman Harry Mayock, first baseman Quentin Pearl and a 2-RBI double from left fielder Ned Smith.

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Did You Hear … ?

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Congratulations to New Canaan’s Mitch and Erin Hoffman on the birth Monday of twins Brody Merrill and Cole Francis Hoffman. See the slideshow above, where the newborns are pictured on their own as well as with big brother Maddox. Son of the New Canaan High School varsity baseball coach, Maddox autographed baseballs for his new siblings. ***

“Everybody asks me, ‘How do you sleep at night, chief?’ And I say, ‘Like a baby: I sleep for two hours, wake up crying, then sleep some more.’ ”—That’s what New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski told the Town Council on the subject of overtime spending, during the legislative body’s March 25 meeting. ***

Congratulations to the New Canaan High School Debate Team, which sent three pairs of students to Saturday’s state finals at Wilton High School, and senior co-captains Casey Manzella and Steven Singer won the state championship varsity division.