The gallery above shows three prominent buildings downtown that are for sale through Stamford-based Cushman & Wakefield, at 25 South Ave., 191 Elm St. and 50 Pine St.
By SMBishop – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31422163
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A live bat found Jan. 9 on the floor of a Canoe Hill Road home tested positive for rabies, officials said. Though mammals are meant to be hibernating just now, the Animal Control section of the New Canaan Police Department has already sent 10 bats to a state laboratory for testing—it isn’t clear why they’ve been so active.
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Police at 12:35 a.m. on Jan. 28 cited a 23-year-old Westport man for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding after an officer on patrol clocked him traveling 40 mph on Ponus Ridge in a 25 mph zone. The officer found the pot and smoking gear in the driver’s car during a stop.
Emily Donahoe-O’Keefe
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Heads up to girls and women of all ages: A parent/daughter communications workshop, “Find Your Voice,” featuring Emily Donahoe-O’Keefe (CEO of WOMENSPEAK Training) is to be held 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at New Canaan High School. It’s organized by LiveGirl, a New Canaan nonprofit organization.
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The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday voted 3-0 to hire Michel Schiano as an equipment operator with the DPW. New Canaan’s human resources director, Cheryl Pickering-Jones, said Schiano was one of 55 applicants and 11 candidates interviewed.
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A Nursery Road dog is under a 45-day home observation period after tussling on the morning of Jan. 24 with a raccoon.
Colleen and Chris Hann of New Canaan.
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New Canaan’s Colleen Hann, a ’92 NCHS graduate, is about halfway toward her $10,000 fundraising goal for the 2018 Walk to End Lupus Now. Here’s her story.
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Here’ a breakdown from Rucci Law Group on the new tax reform act. Check out their newsletter here.
Congratulations to Kit, a 2014 NCHS graduate who has made the Dean’s List at Syracuse all seven semesters since going there.
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Congratulations to 2014 NCHS graduate Kit Mallozzi, who just earned her place on the Dean’s List at Syracuse University for the seventh straight semester. Mallozzi, who as a high school senior here won a Student Leadership Award from the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, also was one of four Orangemen nominated as Newhouse scholars.
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Friends of Mead Park Playground is presenting a screening of the hit movie “Wonder” at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 3 at the Playhouse. It’s presented in partnership with The Kindness Club Of New Canaan. All proceeds will go to the Friends of Mead Park Playground. More info here.
A reference to swinging in New Canaan, which never happens anymore.
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A “Jeopardy” question on Monday night mentioned New Canaan in connection with—spoiler—“The Ice Storm.” The game show clue referenced the key parties of the swingin’ 1970s.
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Bankwell Finance Group on Wednesday reported record year-end operating results and saw a 71 percent increase sequentially to its first quarter dividend.
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Acme on Elm Street will mark its grand reopening in style on Friday by presenting $1,000 gift card donations to the New Canaan Police Department, New Canaan Fire Department, New Canaan Public Schools and Strays & Others, New Canaan’s animal rescue.
That bat photo will live in my nightmares forever.
Agreed!
what’s the big secrete on 50 Pine street “Price not disclosed”
valued at $4,013,700 by the Town