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Country School grad makes Equity stage debut
Claire Thompson Claire Thompson made her Equity debut in the world premiere of Love in the Wars, at New York City’s Bard SummerScape Festival. She is a 2006 graduate of New Canaan Country School, and...
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Nicole Anthony, Graham MacKenzie marry
Mr. and Mrs. Graham MacKenzie Nicole Anthony and Graham MacKenzie were recently married on Saturday, June 7, on the beach at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven. The couple met on the job at Stamford...
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On safari in… New Canaan
For South African Les de Villiers, the moment of truth in life came on a hunting trip long ago, when he had a big antelope dead to rights. “He was in my sights, my rifle trained on him,” recalls de...
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Allison Williams learning to fly
New Canaan native Allison Williams, who was recently picked to star in a live version “Peter Pan” on NBC this fall is learning to fly. Williams will star alongside Christopher Walken’s Captain Hook on...
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St. Louis firefighter hired by NCFD
The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved the hiring of a new career firefighter in town: Brian Doane comes to the New Canaan Fire Department from another department in St. Louis. Doane was one of...
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Silk Purse store owner bidding a fond farewell
Karen Whitman, owner of the Silk Purse is happy to be retiring this fall. (Michael Catarevas photo) There aren’t many happy endings when it comes to store closings. But for Karen Widmann, 85, who...
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Milunovich upsets top seed on way to national tennis semis
Lexi Milunovich in the 2014 USTA Juniors National Hard Court Championship in San Diego. It was a week to remember for New Canaan tennis star Lexi Milunovich, who surprised some fellow junior tennis...
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New orthopedist joins Philip Physical Therapy
Orthopedic clinical specialist Marisha Tamakuwala, MSPT, OCS, CSCS, recently joined Philip Physical Therapy on Vitti Street. She joins the current team of owner Dr. Peter Philip and clinician MaryAnn...
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Timeless Treasures, in Silvermine, to close its doors by Sept.
Timeless Treasures, a popular Silvermine antiques shop owned by Wiltonians Tom and Helen Olson, is preparing to close. The shop will hold a clearance sale through the end of the month. Though the...
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Collagraph prints exhibit opens this weekend
‘Full Moon’, a 2014 collagraph monoprint by Cynthia MacCollum of New Canaan. Her work will be on display at the library this month. New Canaan artist Cynthia MacCollum opens an exhibit, “Continuum,”...
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Former NCHS principal ready to lead district
There’s one for-sure thing New Canaan’s new interim superintendent of schools, Dr. Bryan Luizzi, knows will be a big change for him — the quiet. Sitting last Friday in his spacious, well-appointed...
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Casali’s run in Majors over (until Monday)
New Canaan native Curt Casali, who has been catching for the Tampa Bay Rays since July, was sent down to the Class A Charlotte Stone Crabs on Tuesday, Aug. 26, after the Rays reactivated veteran...
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Roger Sherman owners: Times have changed
So many people say how much they love the Roger Sherman Inn, and so many people talk about the big occasions that they have celebrated there, according to Joseph Jaffre and Nesreen Jaffre, the owners....
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Summer Theatre actress wins critics’ award
Janelle Robinson has won the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical award for her role as Bloody Mary in the 2013 summer season production of “South Pacific” from the Connecticut Critics Circle, the...
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Town teen learning to fly
There aren’t many people who knew what they wanted to do with their lives at age 18 months, but Peter Lavieri was one of them. “My mom says that’s when I saw a plane in the sky for the first time, and...
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Retired St. A’s man stops by to say hi
Francesco Cicchini shows off some of his homegrown tomatoes in New Canaan in August. (Michael Catarevas photo) Norwalk resident Francesco Cicchini, who worked in maintenance at St. Aloysius R.C....
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Newtown child’s dream gets lots of sweet help here
Reagan Bajus, her family and friends raised more than $6,000 for the Catherine Violet Hubbard’s cause. Catherine was killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. When 10-year-old...
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Mission over, Checketts back at BYU
Elizabeth Checketts, daughter of long-time New Canaan residents David and Deb Checketts, and graduate of New Canaan High School in 2011, returned home from her volunteer missionary service for the...
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Artist’s work is moving, and moves
Multi-dimensional artist Matthias Alfen posed for pictures while inside one of his “Body Mobile” creations in New York’s Times Square. In the driveway of artist Matthias Alfen’s Norwalk house is a...
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New Canaanite off to college after Saxe UN effort
Last year, Saxe middle school kicked off its maiden involvement with The Middle School Model UN, under the guidance of New Canaan High School senior Connor Gress. Deborah Line, 6th grade social studies...
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