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Prochilo Custom Tailor Shop changes hands
Salvatore Prochilo, owner of Prochilo Custom Tailor Shop, has been a tailor in New Canaan for 15 years and is now selling his shop so he can retire. But Prochilo, 80, isn’t just turning over his tape...
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Realty Guild names Engel partner
John Engel John Engel of New Canaan has joined Barbara Cleary’s Realty Guild’s management team as a partner, vice president and sales manager. Additionally, his mother, Susan Engel, a top producer,...
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A young and buzzing friendship
William Sweet of New Canaan with some of his bees. William Sweet of New Canaan loves bees. He loves them so much, he’ll hold them in his bare hands, his mother, Olga, said. She said they are gentle...
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Two high school seniors recognized for leadership
Among a graduating class with no shortage of noteworthy individuals, New Canaan High School seniors Katherine “Kit” Mallozzi and John “Jack” Robey have been recognized as leaders among their peers. At...
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Future 5: Helping students connect to brighter futures
Connection. It’s the one-word mission behind Future 5, an organization New Canaanite Clif McFeely started for connecting disconnected high school students to bright futures. McFeely began Future 5 in...
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Alternative learning leader named assistant principal
When you make the current high school principal the interim superintendent, it’s going to lead to a shuffling of other school district positions. The latest shuffle has Steven R. Bedard, the current...
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Four Democrats from afar find happy home here
Ideologically, the U.S. Democratic Party has been the right fit for them, but it was the community here in New Canaan — which historically is known more for its strong Republican base — that drew in...
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New Canaanite climbing for kids
Harrison Newlin of New Canaan is planning quite a hike. The 15-year-old is heading to Africa in July to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for Child’s Play, a charity that seeks to improve the...
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Fifth grader writes award-winning essay on the flag
The Knights of Columbus celebrated Flag Day by honoring the winners of their annual essay-writing competition for fifth graders in Stamford schools at the Knights of Columbus Center on Sunday, June 8....
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Police investigate mysterious package
A New Canaan woman reported to police on Monday afternoon, June 16, a strange incident involving an unexpected package. The woman, 66, who lives on Oekoke Ridge, arrived home on Friday, June 13, and...
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New principal takes over St. Aloysius School
Bardhyl Gjoka St. Aloysius School has a new leader, the Bridgeport Diocese announced this week. After 10 years as the New Canaan Catholic school leader, Dr. Donald Howard retired June 30, and was...
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Dirk Hart, 1971-2014: Friends raising money for dad’s family
It’s a cruel irony that Dirk Hart had to die during the 2014 World Cup, because soccer was his passion. He starred on the New Canaan High School soccer team (Class of ’89), the only sophomore to make...
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Police officer sworn in, night shift honored
Officer David Rivera, formerly of the Bridgeport Police Department, was sworn in as a New Canaan Police officer Tuesday morning, July 1. He’s one of three new, already-certified officers New Canaan has...
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South School student one of ‘the brightest young students in the nation’
John Breitfelder of New Canaan, a student at South Elementary School, was recently honored as one of “the brightest young students in the nation” at a regional awards ceremony for academically advanced...
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200 happy birthdays
John Chesney and Dorothea Williams each celebrated their 100th birthdays recently at Waveny Care Center. John Chesney and Dorothea Williams each celebrated their landmark 100th birthday recently at...
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Bishop looks to open church transparency this year
As he prepares to celebrate the first anniversary of his installation, the new leader of the Diocese of Bridgeport continues to open doors of communication between the leaders of the church and area...
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Housing foundation, Himes honor New Canaanites
George and Carol Bauer, of Wilton, formerly of New Canaan, will be presented with the “I Have a Dream” Award from the Norwalk Housing Foundation at its scholarship awards ceremony on Friday, July 18,...
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Rosdahl returns from Chile today; talks about Mormon mission
Veronica Rosdahl, daughter of New Canaan residents Vince and Diana Rosdahl, returns home on Tuesday, July 29, after serving for 18 months in the Santiago, Chile, West mission as a volunteer missionary...
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Staying Put salutes departing director
Over 160 members, volunteers and friends of Staying Put came to the recent annual picnic fundraiser to say farewell to Staying Put’s departing executive director, Jane Nyce, who is moving with her...
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Allison Williams is next ‘Peter Pan’
New Canaan native Allison Williams will star as Peter Pan alongside Christopher Walken’s Captain Hook during a live broadcast of the popular children’s tale on NBC this fall. “Peter Pan” is set to be...
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