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Bethany Zaro, Captain John Raidt, Community, Department of Health and Human Services, Enza Albano; Robin Boccuzzi, Joe Dilorio, Lt. Duffy Sasser, new canaan, New Canaan Professional Fire Fighters Local 3224, VJ Belletto, Walter Stewart's Thanksgiving

Fire, Human Services departments bring Thanksgiving to seniors

December 12, 2018

The New Canaan Professional Fire Fighters Local 3224 purchased and teamed up with the Department of Health and Human Services to provide Walter Stewart’s Thanksgiving meals to seniors in the community. Back, from left, Joe Dilorio, Lt. Duffy Sasser, Captain John Raidt, VJ Belletto; front, from left, Enza Albano; Robin Boccuzzi and Bethany Zaro. — Contributed photo The post Fire, Human Services departments bring Thanksgiving to seniors appeared first on New Canaan Advertiser.

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Bethany Zaro, Community, Enza Albano, Firefighter Kevin Vetti, firefighter Michael Sasser, Lt. Don Gesualdi, new canaan, New Canaan Department of Human Services, Police & Fire

Firefighters provide trees for families

December 12, 2018

New Canaan Career Firefighters donated 16 Christmas trees to the New Canaan Department of Human Services to give to families in need of a tree for the holiday. In front, from left, are firefighter Kevin Vetti, Lt. Don Gesualdi, Enza Albano and Bethany Zaro of New Canaan Department of Human Services, and firefighter Michael Sasser; back, from left, are firefighters Paul Wilson and Charlie Bentley. — Contributed photo The post Firefighters provide trees for families appeared first on New Canaan Advertiser.

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New office, deadlines for Advertiser

November 29, 2018

The New Canaan Advertiser has a new office, and deadlines. The New Canaan Advertiser office has moved. The Advertiser can now be found at Hearst Connecticut Media, on the first floor at 301 Merritt 7 in Norwalk. Although the office space is out of town, Advertiser reporters will remain regular fixtures around New Canaan. Editorial Director John Kovach has taken over as editor of the Advertiser, a position he held from 1997 to 2008. He can be reached at [email protected] or 203-842-2750. Submissions should still be sent to [email protected] Sports submissions can be sent to [email protected] Deadlines for submissions are changing effective this week. All submissions must be received by…

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Community, Lead News, Recreation Soccer, This Weekend & Coming Up, Town Government, town of new canaan, Waveny Park

SLIDESHOW: This is New Canaan

October 26, 2018

A quintessential part of New Canaan is children’s soccer at Waveny Park on Saturday mornings in the fall. Nothing but fun for the youngsters, and parents enjoy relaxing and chatting with coffee along the sidelines. Dads and others coach the teams in the Town of New Canaan program, and all enjoy the autumn air with changing colors. — Greg Reilly photo [Photos by Greg Reilly. To stop slideshow rotation, put cursor over a photo. To resume rotation, remove cursor.] The post SLIDESHOW: This is New Canaan appeared first on New Canaan Advertiser.

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SLIDESHOW: A few more businesses opened during Caffeine & Carburetors

October 26, 2018

The number of non-food downtown New Canaan businesses that opened during the Caffeine & Carburetors car show last weekend was six, according to the Advertiser’s count, and that was up from two that were open during the September C&C event. The car enthusiast attraction, which was held last Sunday, Oct. 25, between Main Street and Grove Street between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., drew its usual crowd of nearly two thousand people. Specialty cars line the streets and Elm and Pine become pedestrian malls with people of all ages. Albert hair salon, Heather Gaudio Fine Art, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and New Canaan Toy Store were opened during the car show,…

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Parks & Rec thinking pickleball or volleyball in place of two tennis courts

October 15, 2018

Two of the Mead Park Tennis Courts getting early morning use by a men’s group in July. — Greg Reilly photo With the sale of Mead Park Tennis permits declining from 400 to 150 over the past decade, the Parks & Recreation Commission is considering the idea of converting perhaps two of Mead’s nine tennis courts for other uses. The topic first came up at the Parks & Rec meeting in September, and it rose again at the group’s Oct. 10 meeting. One of the reasons for the discussion now is that there is money in the Park’s budget to renovate the eight tennis courts that are a “Har-Tru” surface.…

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Nikki Bongaerts marries Pete Magrath in Utah

October 15, 2018

New Canaan: Nikki Bongaert recently married Pete Magrath in Utah. Nikki Bongaerts and Pete Magrath Alexandra Bongaerts-DuVal and Joost Bongaerts of Summerland, Calif., formerly of New Canaan, announce the marriage of their daughter, Nicolien Alexandra, to Peter Ford Magrath. The groom is the son of Julie and Ken Magrath, of Richmond, Va., formerly of Ridgefield. The ceremony and reception took place at the Alta Peruvian Lodge in Alta, Utah, on Sept. 22 and was officiated by Tim Brown of New Canaan, an uncle of the bride. The bride is a 2007 graduate of New Canaan High School and graduated from St. Lawrence University in 2011 with a B.A. She is…

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Girls told to try ‘scary’ things for confidence

October 15, 2018

New Canaan: Girls were recently told to try ‘scary’ things for confidence. Girls attend The Confidence Code at New Canaan Library. — Contributed photo The Confidence Code for girls drew a packed room of 400 girls and young women to New Canaan Library where Jill Ellyn Riley, co-author of The Confidence Code for Girls, urged them to take risks. “The most critical thing to building confidence is to take risks. Try new things, try scary things. You can’t build confidence unless you try.” Girls played confidence — building scenarios. Each of the 75 girls received a copy of the book, funded by New Canaan Health & Human Services. The League…

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Cartoon from the New Canaan Advertiser

October 4, 2018

Here is the cartoon from the New Canaan Advertiser’s Sept. 27, 2018 edition. The post Cartoon from the New Canaan Advertiser appeared first on New Canaan Advertiser.

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