Retiring principal is going to miss New Canaan
After 25 years on the staff of East Elementary School and 15 of those as its principal, Alexandra “Bunny” Potts is retiring as of July 1 this year. New Canaan Public Schools (NCPS) Superintendent Dr....
View ArticleNorwalk Symphony concert features New Canaan student
The Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Ave., Norwalk, will be the venue for the Norwalk Symphony’s third annual family concert on Sunday, March 9, at 3. Pianist Gita Abhiraman, a senior at New Canaan High...
View ArticleGetabout welcomes new board members
New Canaan residents Kevin McMahon and Michael Glazer recently joined the board of Getabout, New Canaan’s van service for both seniors and those needing special assistance, according to Bob Witt,...
View ArticleInterim assistant superintendent becomes permanent
Dr. Mary Kolek, superintendent of the New Canaan Public Schools, announced that effective today, interim assistant superintendent Dr. Jill Correnty is “interim” no more, and has been named permanent...
View ArticleFrancos: 80 years as a New Canaan cornerstone
There is one place in the village where some of the finer wines and spirits in the world meets with the New Canaan’s rich history. Francos Wine Merchants, which opened more than 80 years ago — the day...
View ArticleMatthew Cantlon and Terresa Chen marry in New York City
Dr. Matthew Brian Cantlon, son of Angelica and Edward Cantlon of New Canaan, was married to Terresa Chen, daughter of Candice and Edward Chen of Taipei, Taiwan, at the Mandarin Oriental in New York...
View ArticleResident’s media company moves to Darien
Brenda McKenna Brenda McKenna of New Canaan, managing director of BCM Media, LLC, is moving her private media consulting firm to a larger space in Darien at 30 Old Kings Highway. With a little less...
View ArticleFormer resident produces ‘Jewvangelist,’ a ‘quirky’ web series
Kaitlin Walsh Kaitlin Walsh first ventured into television when she was a student at New Canaan High School. She wrote, directed and produced a TV pilot for her senior thesis. And nearly 11 years...
View ArticleJennifer Cavanaugh and Gregory Moroney wed in Florida
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Moroney Jennifer Ford Cavanaugh and Gregory James Patrick Moroney were married Nov. 9, 2013, at Christ Chapel in Jupiter Island, Fla. The bride is the daughter of Nancy and John...
View ArticleKathy Giusti is one of the world’s ‘greatest leaders’
New Canaan’s Kathy Giusti is one of the world’s greatest leaders, according to Fortune Magazine, which just released its list of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders.” The article, published on CNN’s Money...
View ArticleNew Canaan architect’s work on magazine cover
William D. Earls The work of local architect William D. Earls AIA, author of “The Harvard Five in New Canaan,” is featured on the cover of the March-April edition of Westport magazine. His clients met...
View ArticleNew Canaan attorney named ‘Super Lawyer’
New Canaan resident Thomas Parrino, co-founder and principal of Nusbaum & Parrino, PC, in Westport, has been selected to the 2013 Connecticut Super Lawyers Top 50. The Top 50 designation signifies...
View ArticleZangrillo dances her way to a standing ‘O’
New Canaanite Gina Zangrillo, president of Darien Sport Shop, gave a “dazzling” dance performance at ElderHouse’s “Dancing With the Stars” benefit held on Saturday, March 1, at the Inn at Longshore in...
View ArticleNew Canaan kid meets Demi Lovato
Julia Carpi, a fifth grader at Saxe Middle School, met one of her idols, Demi Lovato, at the famous singer’s Sunday, March 9, performance in Wallingford. Julie attended the concert with her mother,...
View ArticleSt. Luke’s science teacher wins environmental award
David Havens of New Canaan, a St. Luke’s School science teacher and environmental coordinator, just received the Excellence in Environmental Education award from the Connecticut Outdoor Environmental...
View ArticleNew Canaan’s DAR chapter inducts six new members
The Hannah Benedict Carter Chapter, NSDAR, inducted six new members on Thursday, March 13. Kitty Slattery, Rose Rothbart, Barbara O’Connor, Jean Grzelecki, Breanna Kulkin, and Lesley Cousley all...
View ArticleMeredith Landry marries Robert Oram in Greenwich
Meredith and Robert Oram Meredith Anne Landry and Robert Norman Oram Jr. were married on Saturday, August 17, 2013, at Stanwich Congregational Church in Greenwich. The ceremony was officiated by...
View ArticleMallory Denison engaged to John Bonarrigo
John Bonarrigo and Mallory Denison Toni and Timothy Morrissey of Madison, Wis., and Richard Denison of Cliffwood, N.J., announce the engagement of their daughter, Mallory Paige Buckingham Denison, to...
View ArticleClass of 2009′s Mary Escherich and James Laird to marry
James Laird and Mary Escherich Kyle and Carolyn Escherich of New Canaan announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Jewell, to James Henry Laird, son of Jim and Bernice Laird of New Canaan. Ms....
View ArticleEliza Reiss of New Canaan engaged to Michael Grant
Paul W. Reiss and Gwen North Reiss of New Canaan announce the engagement of their daughter, Eliza North Reiss, to Michael John Grant. Miss Reiss is a fourth-year veterinary student at the Cummings...
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