Newly Located Varnum’s To Become ‘New Canaan Pharmacy’

The refresh of New Canaan’s last independently owned pharmacy will include a new name as well as new digs when it moves next week within our downtown, owners say. Varnum’s, a Main Street fixture and the last of its kind in town since Lang’s on Elm closed two years ago, will become ‘New Canaan Pharmacy’ when it relocates to the northwest corner of Cherry and East Avenue. A grand opening is planned for July 11, and the pharmacy will hold a special event again as New Canaan picks up when school resumes, owner Ajay Desai said. “We’re excited about everything that is going on,” Desai said. “We’re the only independently owned pharmacy in town and we want to promote the town of New Canaan [in our name].