Local Merchants

New Canaan Music: Banjo, Ukelele Trending in Town

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By Michael Dinan

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[NewCanaanite.com asked Jim O’Neill and Phil Williams of New Canaan Music to give townies something they’d like on a Tuesday morning, and they came up with “Rocky Top”—have a listen. Jim is on a “u-bass” and Phil a Martin D-41.]

Phil Williams, owner of New Canaan Music—located down the alley at the top of Elm Street—says two instruments are trending right now among musicians and aspiring musicians in town: ukelele and banjo. “People want to do something different,” Williams said Tuesday morning from inside the store he opened six months ago. New Canaan Music offers instrument rentals and sales, as well as lessons. Banjo lessons are trending especially among women in town, he said.

Real Estate

Huguette Clark Estate in New Canaan Set for $15.9 Million Sale

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By Michael Dinan

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After decades of dormancy and wide speculation on prospective buyers, the famed Huguette Clark property at 104 Dan’s Highway now has a buyer. “Le Beau Château” as it’s known, was constructed in 1937 and sits on a 52-acre estate, according to a website dedicated to the property and overseen by New Canaan’s Barbara Cleary’s Realty Guild. The listing went to pending on Tuesday, Realtors say. New Canaan Realtor Chris Sigg said: “After five years and five months on the market and a 33 percent price reduction, the famed Huguette Clark estate built in 1937 has now gone to contract. This 9-bedroom, 14,000-square-foot home is undoubtedly a lost treasure from a time of true grandeur.

Public Safety

New Canaan Police Investigate Reported Cellphone Theft

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Police are investigating the reported theft of a $100 cellphone that went missing somewhere between Stamford and New Canaan during a four-hour window last week. According to Sgt. Carol Ogrinc, an 84-year-old town resident at 6:07 p.m. on Feb. 6 told police that the device was taken from the side pocket of her purse somewhere between a CVS on Hope Street in Stamford and Walter Stewarts Market in New Canaan, between 12 and 4 p.m.

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At 4:18 p.m. on Feb. 5, a 56-year-old Chester, Conn.

Government

New Canaan Approves 5-Year Lease for Popular Food Concessions

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Town officials on Tuesday approved a 5-year lease with a local merchant who runs popular snack shacks at town parks. Emad Aziz owns and operates the Apple Cart Food Company, whose food concessions at Mead Park, Kiwanis and the Waveny Pool are fixtures among residents using the town facilities. “I can honestly say that I have never heard a complaint about his service or his food, he’s always positive,” New Canaan Administrative Officer Tom Stadler said during the Board of Selectmen’s regular monthly meeting, held at the Police Department. The board unanimously approved the lease, keeping it at $10,000 per year—half of which goes to the Waveny Pool fund, the other half to the town’s general fund. Raising the rate would simply pass that cost onto residents by forcing Aziz to raise prices, officials said.

Sports

New Canaan Rams Varsity Sports Schedule

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NEW CANAAN – It’s a big week for head coach Paul Gallo’s NCHS varsity wrestling squad, as they take on Norwalk in the regular-season finale on Tuesday before FCIAC’s start on Friday. Anne Tomaselli’s girl’s gymnastics team wraps up their regular season with a dual meet against Trumbull and Westhill on Tuesday, before the FCIAC championships. Both the boys and girls ice hockey teams have two games on tap this week. The boy’s basketball team will look to rebound from Friday’s loss to Trinity as they travel to Darien, while the girls look to make it two wins in a row as they face the Blue Wave at home. Tue., 2/11                  Wrestling @Norwalk, NHS Gym 7:15 p.m.

Tue., 2/11                  Girls Gymnastics vs.