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Police Chief Leon Krolikowski shared the following letter of appreciation at the Feb. 16 meeting of the Police Commission. It was sent by St. Luke’s School Director of Safety and Security Gerald McMahon on Jan. 13, in the days that followed the death of Teddy Balkin:
“Chief Krolikowski, thank you and your department for the trends outpouring of support it has sent to St.
In today’s Q&A with a local business during this holiday season, we hear from Ron Bentley. The 1994 New Canaan High School graduate and career New Canaan Police Department officer co-owns Key Holder Services Inc. with his wife, Kelly. Here’s our exchange. New Canaanite: Ron, the description of Key Holder Services Inc. on your business’s Facebook page is that you provide “alarm response and vacation house check services” for local residents. Talk to us about the demand for your services here in New Canaan, especially given the rise in recent months of residential burglaries.
New Canaan native Ron Bentley was on a golf course with his uncle at the family’s regular outing in Vermont three years ago when he began to consider taking over the family business. His uncle, Bobby Thompson, had launched Key Holder Services Inc, an alarm response and vacation house check service, in 1990, and his aunt, Sue Thompson, had been an owner. “I started talking to him about selling the business to me, and I just said, ‘Please give me first opportunity to keep it in the family,’ ” Bentley told NewCanaanite.com on a recent morning. Today, Ron Bentley and his wife, Kelly, are about one year into ownership and operation of a business that sees them connect with area residents in a personal way to ensure their homes are safe and secure—already a priority for Ron Bentley as a longtime New Canaan police officer. “It was a risk but I think it’s a good risk,” Ron Bentley said of the decision to acquire the business from his uncle.
The following letters of commendation were reviewed at the Nov. 20, 2018 Police Commission meeting. They were presented by New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski. ***
Officer Clinton Jarvis
“Officer Jarvis, Thank you for much for your help tonight getting the van that was accidentally locked with the keys inside. Your speedy professionalism and assistance was very much appreciated and although this was a minor issue you represented the department well!”
—David & Carolyn Lewis
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Sgt.
According to a separation agreement obtained this week by NewCanaanite.com through a Freedom of Information Act request, a former assistant to the New Canaan High School athletic director had been overpaid $30,000 by the Board of Education during the 2015-16 academic year. Anne Tomaselli paid the school district back that money, under the agreement, and the Board of Ed accepted her resignation “in lieu of any proceedings” concerning the termination of her employment. The agreement also specified that she would not seek future employment with the schools. Many in town knew Tomaselli as ticket sales supervisor at Dunning Stadium. Asked how she came to be overpaid by $30,000, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bryan Luizzi said in an email: “When the district moved payroll in-house, a stipend that was given 3 [times] a year for additional facility support in athletics at NCHS was miscoded as a recurring payment.