Angelina Hubertus (December 20, 2015) 8-year-old pianist playing Mozart ” Rondol Alla Turca”
Turkish March
Congratulations to West School third-grader Angelina Hubertus, 8, who on Dec. 20 played at Carnegie Hall (see video above). Though she’s only played piano for three years, the New Canaan resident this year was the “Honorable Winner” of the American Protégé International Music Talent Competition. In addition to Music, Angelina loves skating, swimming, tennis and golf, and is a member of New Canaan YMCA basketball Junior Eagle team. New Canaanite readers may remember her from an article that ran this past summer, after a 300-year-old apple tree fell on an Oenoke Ridge Road property.
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The Waveny Park Conservancy has a website.
Video surveillance from Dec. 2 shows this man stealing a New Canaan woman’s $2,000 Prada purse and $4,800 Gucci wallet—as well as credit cards and cash—from a shopping cart at Stew Leonard’s in Norwalk. Photo courtesy of the Norwalk Police Department
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Recognize the man pictured in the photo at right?
On Dec. 2, video surveillance shows him stealing a New Canaan woman’s $2,000 Prada purse and $4,800 Gucci wallet—as well as credit cards and cash—from a shopping cart at Stew Leonard’s in Norwalk. According to Norwalk police, he left the store in a white four-door vehicle with a sunroof. If you have any information that could help police, please contact Norwalk PD Officer Boyd at 203-854-3113. The Norwalk Police tip line can be tapped at 203-854-3111.
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Cal Kehoe | God Only Knows | Beach Boys (feat. Dogs)
Pet Sounds…Literally. All instruments/vocals performed & recorded by Cal Kehoe. Thank you to all of the dogs & their humans for being apart of this!
Wait till you see this video (above) by New Canaan’s Cal Kehoe, a tribute to man’s best friend that features a great rendition of what some people call the Beach Boys’ best song. (Check out Cal on Facebook, including upcoming live gig dates.)
Scenes from New Canaan’s 42-7 win over Fairfield Ludlowe, November 13, 2015. Credit: Terry Dinan
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University of Pennsylvania-bound New Canaan Rams QB Mike Collins threw at least one touchdown pass in every game he played in going back to the final three games of his sophomore season. By our count that makes it a streak of 27 straight games with a TD pass, good for yet another CIAC state record. The old mark was 22 set by Southington’s Dan Bruetsch from 1999 to 2000. With the new state-mandated restriction of 10 regular season games, this record should last a long, long time. Congrats to Michael on an amazing career under center for the Rams.
The home at 528 Main St. is one of the most recognizable in New Canaan. Credit: Michael Dinan
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The Planning & Zoning Commission at its most recent meeting approved the subdivision and text changes related to 528 Main Street, the prominent Victorian-style home (New Canaan’s first to be lighted by gas, historians say) at the corner of Old Norwalk Road.
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Here’s a touching post from a New Canaan blogger, a lesson in taking a little extra time for one another.
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The Wall Street Journal wrote a profile of New Canaan, here.
Lynn Koroser-Crane (CT Style competition winner) and L’Armoire Owner Diane Roth. Credit: Jeanna Shepard Photography
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CT Style Winner Lynn Koroser-Crane recently traveled from Bloomfield to visit L’Armoire in New Canaan to claim her consultation and makeover prize worth more than $3,000.
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Since September, the Young Women’s League of New Canaan has raised about $45,000 for its Giving Fund. The nonprofit organization’s sponsors include New Country Porsche of Greenwich, Stamford Hospital, Kristin Thomas—Love your Look, Toddlertime Nursery School and the Southfield Center for Development. Featured recipients of grants to be distributed in the spring include Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport and Open Door Shelter of Norwalk.