Government

New Canaan Eyes Sidewalk Extension on Old Norwalk Road

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By Michael Dinan
Jogger on Old Norwalk Road, New Canaan
[Editor’s Note: The video above, from Feb. 9, shows a jogger making his way down the hill from Main Street toward Kiwanis. The town is looking into extending the (now snow-covered) sidewalk on the opposite side of the road.]

Town officials this week will decide whether to approve $8,600 for engineering work designed to extend the sidewalk that now comes down Old Norwalk Road from Main Street to the bridge over the File Mile River. The sidewalk, which runs along the south side of Old Norwalk Road and ends at the eastern end of the bridge, would be extended down the hill to Kiwanis. On Tuesday, the Board of Selectmen will take up an item on whether to enter a contract with Bridgeport-based Cabezas DeAngelis Engineers for a final survey and sidewalk design.

Sports

Pacioretty Injured, Will Travel to Sochi

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Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty left Saturday night’s game in the first period against the Carolina Hurricanes after a scary-looking collision with the net. Pacioretty was driving to the Hurricanes net and was ridden into the post by Carolina defenseman Brett Bellemore. After being attended to by the team’s medical staff on the ice for several, Pacioretty did not return to the game. A New Canaan High School Ram for one year before transferring to Taft in Watertown, Pacioretty assured reporters it was for precautionary reasons and that he should be good to go for the Olympics. “I went in pretty hard and I got the wind knocked out of me,” Pacioretty told NHL.com.

Sports

New Canaan 5th-Grade Girls Lose 18-15 to Wilton

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By Marty St. George

Despite leading for much of the game, New Canaan’s 5th-grade girls lost 18-15 in the last two seconds of their game Friday night against Wilton. The game started as a defensive battle until Quinn McKiernan opened up the scoring with a basket after a steal.  Holly Knight followed with another steal, but New Canaan was unable to convert.  Wilton scored twice to bring the game to 4-2. Strong defense by Brynne Harris kept New Canaan close, but they ended the first quarter down by a pair. The second quarter also opened with strong defense, including exceptional rebounding by Olivia West and Cameron Murphy.  Elizabeth St.

Public Safety

New Canaan Police Promote Ferraro, Casey

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New Canaan police have promoted two men within the department, Chief Leon Krolikowski said in a press release put out on Friday. Sgt. Jason Ferraro, a 15-year veteran of the department, was promoted lieutenant, while Officer Kevin Casey, a New Canaan police officer for two decades, is now a sergeant, the chief said. Congratulations to two of our town’s finest. Here are fuller biographies of both NCPD members.

Sports

New Canaan Falls to Trinity Catholic

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By Terry Dinan

STAMFORD – Many high school basketball coaches would be hard-pressed to find positives after losing a game by 13 points. That said, New Canaan’s Mike Evans was able to remain optimistic after watching his Rams fall 61-48 on the road against a tough Trinity Catholic squad Friday night. “When we execute our zone defense, we’re pretty good,” said Evans. “But it’s really hard to consistently get back into it against such a high-intensity team. They’re well coached and they read zones really well.