Family welcomes Fresh Air Fund child back for visit
Alicia and Brad Meyer — and their children Annie, Watson, and William — first welcomed Helen of Queens into their New Canaan home last summer through the Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Program....
View ArticleRealty Guild awards New Canaan agent with top-producer award
Nicole Steel Barbara Cleary’s Realty Guild announces that Nicole Steel of New Canaan has received the firm’s top producer award for 2013. She sold property last year in New Canaan, Darien, Greenwich...
View ArticleAshley Kammerer weds Leiland Stevens
Ashley Bridget Kammerer, a New Canaan High School graduate and daughter of Brian Gerard Kammerer and Glenda Mason Kammerer of Rowayton, was married to Leiland Harris Shiner Stevens on Nov. 9, 2013, at...
View ArticleMonet, Renoir among art owned by late New Canaan heiress on auction
Huguette Clark Paintings by Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir are among 400 items that will be sold from reclusive copper heiress’ Huguette Clark’s private trove this spring. The late Ms. Clark,...
View ArticleJacqueline Conese and Matthew Johnson plan June wedding
Eugene and Marianne Conese of New Canaan have announced the engagement of their daughter, Jacqueline Anne, to Matthew Barnett Johnson, son of Michael and Mary Johnson of Montclair, N.J. and Nantucket,...
View ArticleNew Canaan’s Harry is a hit on ‘Idol’
Singer/actor Harry Connick Jr. of New Canaan is now charged with uttering those infamous words — “You’re going to Hollywood!” — on the 13th season of “American Idol,” where he is the new judge on the...
View ArticleCancer survivors celebrate at YMCA
The New Canaan YMCA held its first session of the national program Livestrong this past fall. The 12-week program for adult cancer survivors within our community came to an end on Dec. 18 with a...
View ArticleNew Canaan woman plans Kilimanjaro climb
Emily Kelting For my 59th birthday, my sister gave me a copy of Mark Adams’ best-selling book, “Turn Right at Machu Picchu,” about his adventures re-tracing the steps of Hiram Bingham, who discovered...
View ArticleSeveral New Canaan students make deans’ lists
Alexa Ozimek The following New Canaan residents have been named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges/universities for the fall semester: Olivia Bochicchio, high honors; University of New...
View ArticleNew Canaan twins create kids’ libraries in Africa
New Canaan High School freshmen Emma and Jack Dahill. New Canaan High School freshmen Emma and Jack Dahill recently collected children’s book’s to create school libraries in Botswana through the...
View ArticleNew Canaan man graduates from James Madison
Kurt Andrew Clauss graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physics from James Madison University during the Dec. 14, 2013, commencement exercises. James Madison University commons.
View ArticleGolden Dreams: New Canaan’s Max Pacioretty in Sochi
New Canaan native Max Pacioretty, a forward with the Montreal Canadiens, will begin chasing the Olympic dream this week as he heads to Sochi, Russia, as part of the U.S. men’s ice hockey team. And...
View ArticleEast School principal Potts to retire
Alexandra “Bunny” Potts, principal of East School since 1999, is retiring at the end of the school year, Dr. Mary Kolek, superintendent of New Canaan Schools, announced. Potts’ retirement date is July...
View ArticleResident brings Hollywood special effects to town
Brandon Graham It began with one New Canaanite and his vision. Now, resident Keith Laska is bringing that vision — mixed with a little bit of Hollywood flare — to the global business world. This past...
View ArticleNew Canaan resident’s first place artwork in Rowayton
High-quality works by some of the region’s artists, including Elizabeth Nagle of New Canaan, are on view through Saturday, Feb. 22, during ‘Inspiration,’ a juried all-media exhibition at the Rowayton...
View ArticleGridiron Club to roast Hetherington this spring
John Hetherington is set to be honored for his many years of community service as the “Fall Guy” at the 54th annual New Canaan Gridiron Club dinner and roast on Friday, April 25, at the Country Club of...
View ArticleMore New Canaan students make deans’ lists
Christy Coco, during her senior year at New Canaan High School reads to some South School students. She recently made the Boston College dean’s list. The following students from New Canaan were named...
View ArticleAdvertiser’s first female editor rethinks ‘happily ever after’
Laura Kenyon So you danced at the ball, the slipper fit and your fairy tale life actually came true, or so you thought. Only these days — now a decade later — your prince-turned-king seems more...
View ArticleAttorney splitting time between New Canaan and New York
W. Macy Johnson Davidson, Dawson & Clark LLP announces that W. Macy Johnson, a partner in the law firm’s New York City office, will now be practicing in the firm’s New Canaan office as well. He is...
View ArticleTeam USA, Pacioretty play for bronze in Sochi Saturday
New Canaan-native Max Pacioretty and the Team USA men’s hockey team will play Finland in the bronze medal game after losing to Canada, 1-0, in the Olympic semifinals on Friday. After the US’s first...
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