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For Pastore the engineer and director, work has been about the people
Director of Public Works Michael Pastore is a professional engineer, and yet, as he prepares to retire from a career of drawing plans and directing large projects, he reveals that what he cares...
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Jerome Roberts named Pacific House Employee of the Year
Pacific House, a leader in the fight against hunger and homelessness in lower Fairfield County for more than 30 years, has announced that Jerome Roberts, associate executive director/director of...
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New Canaan Modernism talk Oct. 27
Glass House Presents is an ongoing series of public programs – including conversations, performances and gatherings that sustain the site’s historic role as a meeting place for artists, architects and...
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Parking Commissioner Franco stepping down after 23 years
Rick Franco is stepping down from his seat on the Parking Commission effective Nov. 10 after 23 years of service. The co-owner of Francos Wine Merchants on Elm Street, Franco told the Advertiser on...
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EXCLUSIVE: Glazer tells Advertiser plans for Roger Sherman property
Andy Glazer in his home office next door to the Silvermine Inn.—Michael Catarevas photo Seated behind a desk in his multi-windowed office of the house he constructed next to Norwalk’s Silvermine...
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Four police department promotions
The New Canaan police department announced four promotions Monday, Oct. 17. Lieutenant Andrew Walsh was promoted to captain. Walsh has served with the NCPD for 16 years, filling many roles, including...
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Retail branding CEO talks to Men’s Club Friday
David R. Jaffe, CEO, Ascena Retail Group Inc., will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 28, in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Church. Jaffe will talk about retail branding from the...
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Elderly resident rues likely loss of Roger Sherman in heart-rending plea to P&Z
New Canaan’s Roger Sherman Inn. Anyone who has been to a Planning & Zoning meeting would likely agree that it can be quite clinical, as presentations are usually accompanied by graphs, numbers,...
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Lindstrom retires after 34 years with Historical Society
New Canaan Historical Society Executive Director Janet Lindstrom puts finishing touches on a costume exhibit. The New Canaan Historical Society announced on Tuesday, Nov. 1, that Executive Director...
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St. A’s students win at Science Olympics
On Saturday, Sept. 17, two teams of girls from the St. Aloysius School in New Canaan, competed in the Lauralton Hall Science Olympics at Lauralton Hall in Milford, with the sixth grade team winning...
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Allison S. March and Ryan M. Tillar married at St. Mark’s
Allison Sweeney March and Ryan Michael Tillar were married Saturday, Sept. 17 in an intimate ceremony surrounded by family and friends at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in New Canaan. Reverend Dr. Martha...
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2016 Voters Guide
Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Polls in Connecticut are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. This voters guide is presented as a service of the New Canaan Advertiser and League of Women Voters. The League and...
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Town’s Sara Tiani to wed Scott Loftus
Patrick and Linda Tiani of New Canaan announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Elizabeth Tiani, to Scott Michael Loftus, son of Paul and Barbara Loftus, of Brookfield. The future bride graduated...
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Franco offers advice for life as he resigns Parking Commission
Rick Franco is stepping down from his seat on the Parking Commission effective Nov. 10 after 23 years of volunteer service. As he reflected on his tenure and on parking in general, it became evident...
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Pen + Brush publishes work by local poet
Pen + Brush in New York City has just published Paper Aperture and Other Poems, by New Canaan’s Gwen North Reiss, as part of their new e-publication program. Two of Reiss’s poems fall into the category...
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Soundwaters president at AAUW event
AAUW (The American Association of University Women) welcomes as its guest speaker Dr. Leigh Shemitz, president of Soundwaters, on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 9:45 a.m. at Waveny House. Soundwaters was founded...
View ArticleAmerican Cancer Society hosts Women Leading the Way to Wellness Breakfast
The American Cancer Society will host the third annual Women Leading the Way to Wellness breakfast on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., at The Inn at Longshore at 260 Compo Road South in...
View ArticleCandidates offer ideas for attracting businesses to Connecticut
How can our state leaders improve Connecticut’s business climate that has received a ranking of 39th on Forbes list of Best States for Business? Here’s what the candidates running for General Assembly...
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Angels on Earth author speaks
The New York Times bestselling author Laura Schroff’s An Invisible Thread is follow up by Angels on Earth, which has just been released. New Canaan presents Schroff on Tuesday, Nov. 15, as she speaks...
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Himes time again as incumbent wins easily, but he backed a loser for president
Victorious Congressman Jim Himes speaks with HAN Network’s Michael Catarevas moments after Joihn Shaban conceded the race.—Frank Granito photo Republican Congressional challenger John Shaban may have...
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