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New Canaan architects honored for Newport mansions restorations
The Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island, presented its Laurel Award to New Canaan residents Rose-Scott Long and her husband Carl Rothbart at the annual meeting of the PSNC at...
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Class of ’49 still getting together 65 years later
The New Canaan High School Class of 1949 had their 65th reunion luncheon at Oak Hills Restaurant on the Green at the Oak Hills Golf Club in Norwalk back in September. The class had its 10th, 20th and...
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Marines celebrate 239 years of the few and the proud
Leathernecks of Connecticut celebrated the U.S. Marine Corps’ 239th birthday on Monday, Nov. 10, at Giovanni’s Restaurant in Darien. In keeping with Marine Corps tradition, Col. Mike Di Scipio used his...
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Meet the New Canaan BBQ king
Steve Ackley’s award-winning pork butt shown as it would be presented to judges for ‘appearance’ scoring. When Steve Ackley fires up the grill for some barbecue, he doesn’t mess around, as any night...
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New Canaan dancers in Westport’s ‘Nutcracker’
Ballet Etudes Company announced the return of their time honored production of The Nutcracker to the Westport Country Playhouse. Tickets are on sale now for BEC’s full-length performance on Saturdays,...
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Congregational Church salutes long-time worker
The Congregational Church of New Canaan has had a long emphasis on outreach. The yearly budget designates a percentage to helping those beyond their walls and their member volunteers take very...
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Laszlo Papp resigns as P&Z chairman
Longtime New Canaan Planning & Zoning Chairman Laszlo Papp is stepping down as chairman of the commission he has led for 12 years and served on for 24. Papp, an architect, sent a letter to his...
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New Canaan’s sweetheart set to soar
New Canaan native Allison Williams. (Jason McDonald photo) There will be something sweetly poetic about Allison Williams playing her beloved Peter Pan live before millions of adoring American eyes. As...
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The Y’s man at the front desk turns 101
Leo Karl III shakes Dante Chicatell’s hand at Dante’s 101-year birthday party at the New Canaan YMCA. When November 24th came around last year for Dante Chicatell, so too did a local TV news crew....
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Local authors have the ‘write’ stuff
Jamie Beck New Canaan residents and authors are well represented this holiday season, with three distinctly different books just published. A romance novel, a historical houses hardcover and a...
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Exhibit explores fragility, vulnerability, danger and healing
In her recent work now on display at Silvermine Art Guild in New Canaan, town resident June Ahrens has explored the issues of fragility, vulnerability, danger and healing. “What’s Left” is a...
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Bury appointed town engineer
Steve Bury Steve Bury, who has served as the town’s senior engineer for the past four years, was named the official town engineer on Tuesday, Dec. 16, by the Board of Selectmen. “It’s been four years...
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Lots of moving parts in NAPA family affair
The new location of New Canaan Auto Parts, at 26 Cross St. (Michael Catarevas photo) Like father, like son. The career paths have been strikingly similar for Rich Marra Sr. and son, R.J., who own and...
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Women’s business organization certifies area media company
Brenda McKenna The national certification organization, Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), has recently certified BCM Media a private media-consulting firm in Darien that was...
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Resident honors late grandfather with spin on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
Theresa Petrucci For years and years, while growing up in New Canaan, Theresa Petrucci knew where she’d be and what she’d be doing weekdays at 7:30 p.m. — watching “Wheel of Fortune” with her beloved...
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New Canaanite spins ‘Wheel’ for big bounty
Winning money and prizes was, of course, the goal for New Canaan native Theresa Petrucci when she appeared as a contestant on “Wheel of Fortune” last Monday, Jan. 5. And she accomplished that...
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2014 Person of the Year: Chief Krolikowski
New Canaan Police Department’s command staff of Capt. John DiFederico, left, Police Chief Leon Krolikowski and Capt. Vincent DeMaio. “It should be the department of the year,” Police Chief Leon...
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New Canaan actor in ‘Beau Jest’
When “Beau Jest” opened on Friday, Jan. 9, in Stamford’s Curtain Call’s Dressing Room Theatre, theater-goers were treated to a comic look at what happens when a new boyfriend or girlfriend is...
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Town could use more like Bill Walbert
If there’s a runner-up (by a hair’s breadth) for 2014 Advertiser Person of the Year, it’s got to be Town Council Chairman Bill Walbert. When an avowed Republican can maintain balance and a respectable...
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New Canaan singer releases first EP
Lizzie Pettee, an aspiring New Canaan pop artist, just released her debut EP with two songs: “Other Side of the World” and “Path in the Stars.” “Lizzie’s catchy songs have a fast beat and fun chorus,”...
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