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The town on Jan. 10 received a notice of intent to sue on behalf of a woman said to have sustained multiple injuries when tree branches fell on her one evening last month. Rachel Coder Matthews sustained head laceration, fractured spine, headaches, concussion and brain hemorrhage as a result of the incident along Lapham Road at Waveny, according to attorney Steven Landis of Stamford-based The Pickel Law Firm LLC. It happened at about 7 p.m. on Dec. 17, he said in a Notice of Claim filed with the Town Clerk’s office.

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Congratulations to New Canaan’s Bradley Edward Newton, who made the Fall 2019 Dean’s List at Elon University. Congratulations also to Jordan Paterson on making the Dean’s List at Belmont University for the Fall 2019 semester.

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Police at 9:09 p.m. on Saturday cited a Wilton man and woman, both 19, for possession of less than .5 ounces of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after finding the pair driving in Lakeview Cemetery after hours.

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Ronald Balzano, Peter Bridgman, Marian Curtis Blair, Mary Franco, David Hunt and Penny Young have been elected to Waveny LifeCare Network’s board of directors, officials say. The board also unanimously elected Kathleen A. Corbet as chairman, Leo Karl III as vice chairman, Curtis Blair as secretary and Hunt as treasurer. 

Steve Benko, Rona Siegel and Steve Dayton “hit the switch” on the solar project at Waveny Pool. Contributed

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The town’s solar panel installation at the Waveny Pool pavilion has been completed. The project is expected to reduce the electrical load from use of pool equipment and motors and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. 

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Complaints related to juveniles increased sharply in 2019, up to 62 from 22 the prior year, according to statistics released Wednesday at the Police Commission’s regular meeting. Larcenies declined from 81 to 54 in the same period, while total incidents declined from 17,459 to 13,755.

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New Canaan’s Brad and Vandy Reh—owners of an eponymous fine jewelry store on Elm Street—will be both show managers and exhibitors at the 5th annual Art, Design & Antiques Show to be held Jan. 24 to 26 in New York City.

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The Board of Finance on Tuesday unanimously re-elected Todd Lavieri as chair and Judy Neville as secretary.

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