First Presbyterian welcomes new director of music
First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan has announced the appointment of Victoria Shields as its new director of music. She is only the third music director in the 60-year history of the church. She...
View ArticleBoston wedding for Amanda Buttolph and Andy McNulty
Amanda Lynn Buttolph, daughter of Kim Marie Buttolph and David Daniels Buttolph of New Canaan and Naples, FL, was married to Andrew Arthur McNulty III, son of Patricia Anne McNulty and Andrew Arthur...
View ArticleAt St. Luke’s: Wit and wisdom from the White House
Former White House press secretary and St. Luke’s parent Ari Fleischer filled the Fireplace Commons during a recent Center for Leadership Lunch & Lead. Fleischer shared stories — growing up in...
View ArticleHTG’s Connell earns CFP designation
HTG Investment Advisors is pleased to announce that Kerry Connell has earned the Certified Financial Planner designation. CFO certificants must pass the comprehensive CFP Certification Examination,...
View ArticleCould New Canaan tech titan Rich Riley take the helm at embattled Yahoo?
Shazam CEO and former Yahoo exec Rich Riley in his New Canaan home office.—Michael Catarevas photo It’s been another year of success for New Canaan’s Rich Riley. The CEO of Shazam Entertainment was...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Mallozzi explains Town Hall safety issues to workers in e-mail
New Canaan First Selectman Rob Mallozzi III. After New Canaan Town Hall workers were told they could leave the building for the day last Tuesday, Feb. 9, when a suspicious odor spread through the...
View ArticleNew Connecticut Commuter Rail Council chairman
Jim Gildea of Derby was elected chairman of the Connecticut Commuter Rail Council at their recent organizational meeting. Gildea has been on the Council for three years and previously served as vice...
View ArticlePromotion at Bankwell
Bankwell announced that Shawn Gelin has been promoted to first vice president of deposit operations. Gelin has managed Bankwell’s deposit operations department since joining the firm in 2002. She has...
View ArticleMallin gets New Canaan Country School post
Meaghan Mallin has been named the next head of lower school for New Canaan Country School. “We were looking for an experienced leader with a passion for education to bring energy and vision to our...
View ArticleResident rallies to support local kids with cancer
For New Canaan resident Matt Russo and members of the Northwestern Mutual Russo Financial Group in New York, the commitment to supporting children with cancer has been an investment made over several...
View ArticleRotary provides youths opportunity to learn overseas
During a Rotary Club meeting at the Roger Sherman Inn on Feb. 11, Caileigh Murray, a 17-year old junior at New Canaan High School, spoke about her experiences in the Rotary Youth Exchange program in...
View ArticleNew Canaan’s Christopher Thomas weds Pritha Mitra
With family and friends scattered around the world, Pritha Mitra, daughter of Pijush and Purnima Mitra, of Toronto, Canada, was married to Christopher Gregory Thomas, son of Richard and Marianne Thomas...
View ArticleOperation Fuel’s Executive Director Pat Wrice to retire
Pat Wrice After more than 18 years as executive director of Operation Fuel, Patricia Wrice will be retiring effective June 30. “This has been a difficult decision. My time at Operation Fuel has been a...
View ArticleRaveis announces awards for January
William Raveis Real Estate, at 4 Elm St. at the corner of Main and Elm in New Canaan, said honors went to Laura Danforth, Kelly DeFrancesco, Maria Miller and Mary Jane Swanson for excellence in...
View ArticleTown’s Abigail Wallace marries Edward Malone
Abigail Laura Wallace and Edward Raheem Malone were married on Sept. 19, 2015, at the bride’s family home on Shelter Island, NY. Rev. Kelly Hough-Rodgers officiated an evening ceremony. Abby graduated...
View ArticleHusband tends bar, son performs music to support DePuy’s ALS battle
Warner Depuy served as “celebrity” guest bartender at Elm restaurant on Feb. 25, during his family’s ALS Cosmo Challenge. During February, the restaurant donated all proceeds to Warner’s wife, Ann, who...
View ArticleFive NCPD officers lauded at ceremony
On Feb. 23, five members of the New Canaan police department were given awards. The following citations are supplied by New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski, who said, “We are all very proud of...
View ArticleCall for Nominations: National Medals of Science, Technology
The call for nominations for the 2016 National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation are underway. National Medal of Technology and Innovation nominations are being...
View ArticleSee it! The incredible story of town Vietnam War hero getting lost dog tag back
Rick Tilghman, second from left, about to receive his old Vietnam War dog tag from Charles Thompson, center, on Fox & Friends.—Fox & Friends photo An email he almost deleted thinking it was...
View ArticleBoston Marathon survivor Victoria McGrath of Weston is killed overseas
In an iconic photo, James Plourde carries Victoria McGrath from the scene of two explosions near the Boston Marathon finish line. — AP/MetroWest Daily News, Ken McGagh Weston native Victoria McGrath,...
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