Town Councilman Sven Englund, a longtime volunteer firefighter in New Canaan, said during the legislative body’s regular meeting Wednesday: “I would just like to say, basically, that we are saying ‘goodbye’ to a couple of fire commissioners this month. Al DuPont has moved to California and everyone wishes Al well, and the family. And the other one we are saying goodbye to is Rip Munger, who was fire commissioner for an unprecedented 19 years. We will be having a memorial service Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Wilton Quaker Meeting House. See a lot of big red trucks and blue uniforms.”
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The town on Nov. 8 issued a permit for the fit-up at ‘White Buffalo,’ the hot-dog-and-brats restaurant to open down “the alley” next to the former Chef Luis restaurant on Elm Street, where Baldanza is now located. The $50,000 fit-up includes adding an ADA-compliant bathroom, and will be done by Powell Carpentry LLC of New Canaan.
NCHS musicians, L-R: Bart Codd, violin; Lillie Gray, violin; Cella Kove, viola; and Noah Dorfsman, cello. Contributed
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Four New Canaan High School students who perform with the Norwalk Youth Symphony played during a Fall Social event at the Carriage Barn Arts Center that drew about 75 parents and music educators from the region. The students (pictured and named at right) have recently formed the New Canaan String Quartet, which plays frequently at Waveny Care Center, and performed at the New Canaan Community Foundation’s recent Donor Appreciation Event.
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Buckle up! New Canaan Police are participating in this year’s “Click It or Ticket” campaign, to run Nov. 19 to 26.
Scenes from the Nov. 24, 2016 Turkey Bowl. Credit: Chris Cody
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Here’s where to buy tickets for the Turkey Bowl. The annual New Canaan-Darien rivalry football game will be played at 10:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, at Stamford High School’s Boyle Stadium. Tickets are $10 online and will also be available at the gate.
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A reminder that the Board of Education’s public hearing on later schools start times will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 19. Here’s a recent Op-Ed from New Canaan’s Barbara and David Rucci, signed by scores of New Canaan parents, urging the district to move quickly on starting school later.
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Police at 1:40 a.m. on Nov. 6 charged a 19-year-old Fairfield man with multiple drug-related offenses after stopping him on Route 123 for traveling at 62 mph in a 45 mph zone.
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“Take time to review your new assessment carefully and compare your assessed value to the sale price of similar homes that sold in your neighborhood in the past year.” —That’s some of the advice that well-known local land use attorney Amy Zabetakis of Rucci Law Group shares in this blogpost about the revaluation, assessments, appeals and the house market.
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The town on Nov. 8 issued a demolition permit for 51 Toquam Road, a 1951-built Cape on 1.02 acres in the two-acre zone.
U.S. Rep Jim Himes with New Canaan Library Director Lisa Oldham. Contributed
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Congratulations to New Canaan Library on being nominated for the 2019 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, an award recognizing institutions that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. The nomination was made by U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-4th).
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There’s a new date for New Canaan-based criminal defense attorney Matthew Maddox’s free information session “Navigating the Law and Social Policy in the Cannabis Culture.” It will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5.
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VFW Post 653 is calling for volunteers to help put out Christmas wreaths on all veterans’ gravestones in New Canaan. They’re meeting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24 in the veterans’ section of Lakeview Cemetery, just past the wooden bridge inside the entrance at Millport Avenue and Main Street. Coffee and donuts will be provided.
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Finally, police at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday arrested a 27-year-old Mamaroneck, N.Y. woman and charged her with second-degree failure to appear. A paperless re-arrest warrant had been issued in connection with motor vehicles charges out of Stamford from 2014, records show.
Thank you for acknowledging the New Canaan String Quartet. While my understanding of the arts is quite limited (non-existent), the focus required appears to be not much different than the focus required in athletics. Whichever the road, the participant needs to be locked on precisely the current play or piece. Looking to the finish does nothing for achievement on the assignment of the moment. Of course the athlete on occasion has pain but so does a dancer of ballet.
Rick Franco