YMCA introduces new sports director
The New Canaan YMCA introduced its new sports director, Will Schwartztein. He joins the Y having graduated from Emory & Henry College in Emory, VA with a Bachelor’s degree in sports management....
View ArticleBook signing with Pulitzer Prize finalist
Alan Schwarz will present and sign copies of his new, highly acclaimed book, ADHD Nation on Nov. 14 from 7-9 p.m. at The Darien Community Association (DCA), 274 Middlesex Rd., Darien. A panel...
View ArticleLocal students in talent search event
Pear Tree Point School in Darien, announced that 70% of fourth, fifth and sixth grade students qualified for the 2016 Johns Hopkins University Talent Search, including six students from New Canaan....
View ArticleAuthor Alyssa Satin Capucilli visits South School
The South School PTC welcomed Alyssa Satin Capucilli, children’s author of the Biscuit series and many other titles, to South School in New Canaan, on Oct. 26. She visited with the kindergarten and...
View ArticleLocal’s mini-mansion finds permanent home in world-renowned museum
In a 175-room mansion on an estate in Delaware, there is a tiny house inside. In that tiny house, there is a tiny dining room, and on the wall of that dining room, hangs a tiny portrait of someone...
View ArticleThe owner of this Westport house cost Hillary Clinton the presidency, she says
FBI Director James Comey’s house in Westport. FBI Director James Comey’s house in Westport could become a tourist attraction of sorts, as Hillary Clinton blames the owner for her stunning loss to...
View ArticleNew Canaan’s Lana Coffey wins Miss Connecticut Teen USA pageant
Lana Coffey, winner of Miss Connecticut Teen USA. Lana Coffey, 18, of New Canaan was crowned the winner of Miss Connecticut Teen USA Sunday, Nov. 13 at the competition in Stamford. The Pageant...
View ArticleLocal girl wins at horse show
New Canaan’s Hayley Hewitt, 9, with her pony Splash of Color, aka Lexi, was champion in the Zone 1 Children’s Hunter Pony Small/Medium, and won the Zone 1 Horse of the Year Sept. 15-17 in West...
View ArticleHetherington named one of America’s top wealth advisors
Merrill Lynch announced that financial advisor and New Canaan resident Brian Hetherington has been nationally recognized as one of 200 Top Wealth Advisors by Forbes Magazine in its inaugural ranking of...
View ArticleJenna Deluca weds Ryan Podskoch
Beverly and Reed Deluca, formerly of New Canaan and now residing in Stamford, announce the marriage of their daughter Jenna Leigh to Ryan Burton Podskoch, son of Lynn and Martin Podskoch of East...
View ArticleResident makes music, and EP
New Canaan’s Stan Olshefski goes by the name Seneko when he’s making music. A toy sales rep by day at Melissa and Doug in Wilton, and a songwriter by night, at age 56 he released his first EP, Seneko....
View ArticleBeer talk at Men’s Club Friday
On Friday, Nov. 18, Scott Vallely, president and owner of the Charter Oak Brewing Company, will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club at 10 a.m. at St. Mark’s Church. He will talk on the history of beer,...
View ArticleSt. A’s honors Monsignor Scheyd
A celebration of the priestly life of Monsignor William J. Scheyd will be held on Sunday, Nov. 20. As he retires after 52 years of service to the priesthood and his community, a Mass of Thanksgiving...
View ArticleAwards for volunteering point toward the greater good
The New Canaan Community Foundation Volunteer Recognition Awards last Thursday brought attention not only to locals who have been outstanding in their kindness and service but also to the general...
View ArticleNAACP New Canaan may reactivate
Those who are interested in reactivating the New Canaan chapter of the NAACP are invited to contact Sandra Ross at Zan14@optonline.net or 203-972-0819, or contact the NAACP directly. The post NAACP New...
View ArticleNew members elected to Silvermine board
On Oct. 17, three new members were elected to the board of directors at the Silvermine Arts Center. Robin Jaffee Frank, Shirley Leung and Mark Carta will each serve a three-year term. “I am very...
View ArticlePublic Schools highlighted Veterans Day with district-wide programming
On Veterans Day this year, New Canaan Public Schools honored our veterans with programs throughout the district that included several dozen veterans visiting schools as guests of honor speaking to...
View ArticleSt. Luke’s Service Symposium with Special Olympics speaker
On Nov. 8, St. Luke’s Center for Leadership’s, in New Canaan, held its 6th Annual St. Luke’s Service Symposium. The goal was to encourage Upper School students to find meaningful ways to make a...
View ArticleArt Workshop for Children authors in town Sunday
Come and meet local authors Barbara Rucci, right, and Betsy McKenna this Sunday, Nov. 27, at Elm Street Books from 12-2 p.m. Barbara grew up in New Canaan, and now raises her three children here. Betsy...
View ArticleResident Lavieri appointed to board of CTNext
Todd Lavieri, a New Canaan resident and president of ISG Americas, Australia and New Zealand, based in Stamford, has been appointed to the board of CTNext, a subsidiary of Connecticut Innovations, the...
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