
By Russell R. Barksdale, Jr. When we think of cancer, our minds often gravitate toward those that dominate public discourse—breast, lung, prostate, and colorectal. These
By John Kriz The day started blustery as approximately 200 people – moms and dads, children, boy scouts and girl scouts, firefighters, police, town officials,
By Frank Gallo You were given a bird feeder for your birthday, and you have started feeding the birds. Now, after enjoying observing their antics
By John Kriz On a spectacular late Spring day, hundreds gathered in town for the annual Memorial Day parade to remember and honor those who
By Geri Rhoades The Canasta player asks the Bridge player, “Is this Canasta?” The Bridge player chuckles and replies, “No, that’s the noisy room
By Anne White The housing bill that started as a sentence became a novel overnight. With less than 24 hours’ notice, Connecticut lawmakers were handed
By Elizabeth Barhydt We only meant to stop for coffee. But outside Zumbach’s Coffee on Saturday morning, I saw two men at a
By Anne W. Semmes Grant Gregory Sr. was heralded last Friday at the Glen Arbor Golf Club he founded in Bedford Hills, N.Y. for his
By Mimi Santry I recently returned from an Assisted Living Locators Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. As we departed the airport for our hotel, we spotted
By John Kriz Two centuries in New Canaan. What organizations in town have such a long tenure? Well, New Canaan itself is older, chartered in
By Liz Leamy Last Friday, dozens of students from The Mead School, ranging from the Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) through the seventh grade, along with their friends,
By Russell R. Barksdale, Jr The cumulative attributes that once established the United States as a global leader in healthcare—groundbreaking medical innovation, world-class physician training,
By Tom Nissley There is a wonderful production, closing this weekend (so pay attention and call for tickets right now) playing in the Dressing Room
By Elizabeth Barhydt When Lexi Gazy talks about the New Canaan Farmers Market, she’s describing more than a place to buy peaches or pasture-raised pork.
By Elizabeth Barhydt Jessica Brenner moved to New Canaan from New York City, trading city life for the weekend farmers market. “Do you all like
By Dionna Carlson As First Selectman, a key responsibility is ensuring that our town’s infrastructure remains safe, functional, and prepared for the future. This spring,
By Lockey Coughlin Recently, my staff and I were kicking around an idea that we thought would help our students see themselves and their behavior
By Tyler Amorando By the time Toni Boucher hit “save” on the final draft of her latest book, The Husky Effect: How UConn Is Creating
New Canaan did something this Memorial Day that not every town does anymore. It remembered. It remembered with care, with intention, and with the kind of understated dignity that defines small towns that take their responsibilities seriously.
It was once said by Justice Louis Brandeis that “sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” By that measure, the legislative process surrounding Connecticut’s House Bill 5002 must be considered a petri dish cultivated in
It was once said by Justice Louis Brandeis that “sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” By that measure, the legislative process surrounding Connecticut’s House Bill 5002 must be considered a petri dish cultivated in
Picture walking through Waveny Park, finding needles, assorted filth, and scattered encampments. Imagine our towns beginning to mirror San Francisco’s
Using the pretext of providing more affordable housing for struggling Connecticut residents, the Connecticut General Assembly seems primed to trigger
A funny thing happened when I set aside time to review Raised Bill No. 6831, also known as “Work Live
As the mother of a young adult on the autism spectrum I am grateful for this month’s effort to spotlight
Is Connecticut poised to have the largest tax increase due to a new housing policy that the legislature may pass?
On April 3rd, the Town Council will approve a final budget for New Canaan Public Schools for 2025-2026. Inquiring minds
I am a parent of two New Canaan High School graduates; one who is out of college and in the
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to express my concern over very possible impacts to the New Canaan Public
In 2013, Connecticut enacted the so-called “Trust Act” to foster trust between illegal immigrants and state law enforcement. The idea
By Todd Lavieri This week, the New Canaan Board of Finance passed the FY 2025-2026 budget. This budget now goes
Dear Editor, Excellent coverage of the annual budget process in this week’s edition. The overview and message from the First
Dear Editor, As some of you may know, a mother from our community recently raised concerns about a book that
Dear Editor, I wanted to tell you what a well written and researched article you published in the New
By Kirk Carr, Alexis Harrison, & Maria Weingarten For the fifth time, developer lobbying group, DesegregateCT, has put forth their
On behalf of the Exchange Club of New Canaan, thank you to the New Canaan community and residents from nearby
Planet New Canaan would like to thank everyone that supported and participated in our fifth annual Tree*Cycling initiative. Our collective