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Top awards for St. Luke’s Students at poetry contest
St. Luke’s students triumphed in April’s COLT (Council of Language Teachers) Poetry Recitation Contest held in East Haven. This annual competition invites students from all around the state to memorize...
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Servicemen remembered
The New Canaan Historical Society’s newest exhibit honors the men and women from New Canaan who served in World War II. Lt. Henry Maitland’s Navy White Dress Jumper and hats, Sgt. Benjamin Charles...
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New Pastor meets St. A’s parishioners
At the recent St. Aloysius Parish Picnic, incoming pastor Father Robert Kinnally joined current pastor, Msgr. William Scheyd in an evening of fellowship,which included many activities for children and...
View ArticleAugust Wolf suspends senate campaign
August Wolf, a Stamford businessman petitioning to run for the U.S. Senate as a Republican, announced today that he is suspending his campaign. Wolf filed paperwork for his candidacy in May 2015, but...
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Bankwell intern works well
Like many businesses around town, Bankwell was lucky enough to have a NCHS intern, Cece Moyle, learning the business at the bank over the last month. Cece was a great help to the marketing, retail,...
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High School head custodian steps down
After 30 years of service at New Canaan High School, Mark Kimball had to step down from his position as head custodian. “Life gives you hurdles and obstacles,” Kimball told the Advertiser. Due to...
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Meet the actors giving STONC’s West Side Story its dramatics
Katie Stewart and Hector Flores Jr., playing Anita and Bernardo in West Side Story.—Michael Catarevas photo The music is timeless, the dancing legendary. But it is the tragic tale played out onstage...
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New Canaan resident attends U.S. Army War College
Denise McLaughlin, a New Canaan resident and retired director of research and business communications for Citibank, participated in the U.S. Army War College 62st Annual National Security Seminar in...
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On Philip Johnson’s 110th birthday
New Canaan, July 8, 2016 is the 110th anniversary of Philip Johnson’s birth. His long life — he died in 2005 at age 98 — spanned almost a century. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1906, he traveled east to...
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Lilly gets new Waveny post
Reverend Tom Lilly has been named director of spiritual services for Waveny LifeCare Network, a new role created in response to community feedback and the organization’s desire to provide on-site...
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Local women artists get awards
Two New Canaan women took prizes at the Rowayton Arts Center’s Marine and Coastal Exhibit. Over 90 artists entered the exhibit. Virginia Jennewein won second place for her painting, The Sea. Marianne...
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NCHS’s Dahill gets fellowship award
Emma Dahill, a rising senior at New Canaan High School, has been awarded the 2016 Social Innovation Fellowship from the Vennue Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded one year ago to advance...
View ArticleSidewalk Sale starts tomorrow; Village Fair and sale Saturday
Sidewalk Sales will start a day early this year with local stores putting merchandise out in front of their stores tomorrow, Friday, July 15, during regular business hours. Updated: July 14, 9:35 a.m....
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Son overdosed on heroin, but parents remain proud
Imagine waking up sweating through your third shirt of the night, your body is shaking, skin clammy, teeth chattering, perhaps you’re hallucinating. Then, just as you think it is over the vomiting and...
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Women chosen to sing in Austria
New Canaan: Berkshire Choral International has selected two local singers for the Vienna, Austria concert that will be performed July 16 at the famed Wiener Konzerthauser. Friends from New Canaan for...
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New members of Ambuland Corps
The New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps (NCVAC) recently elected four probationary members to the position of ‘active member.’ To achieve this new status new members were required to complete a series...
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Kathryn Jepsen to wed Lt. Michael Salerno
Mr. and Mrs. William Jepsen of Madison announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Mary Noël Jepsen, a New Canaan High School graduate, to Lieutenant Michael Nicholas Salerno, the son of Vice...
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Waveny hosts Japanese group
A distinguished group of international eldercare specialists from Japan visited The Village at Waveny, Waveny LifeCare Network’s assisted living residence that serves as a benchmark in Alzheimer’s...
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Exchange Club inducts new officers, directors
The Exchange Club of New Canaan inducted the 2016-2017 officers and directors of the club on Tuesday June 21 at its annual Inaugural Dinner at the Roger Sherman Inn. They are: Hans Dijs, president;...
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Carriage Barn seeks art entries
The Carriage Barn Arts Center, home to the New Canaan Society for the Arts, Inc., announces the prospectus for its annual celebration of artwork by its artist members. Submit your work now to be...
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