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Checking In

By Russell Barksdale, Ph.D. Every emergency department visit or hospital discharge seems to end the same way: “Be sure to check in with your primary

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Arts Festival Has Huge Turnout

By John Kriz “It’s just been a beautiful day,” observed Hilary Wittmann, Executive Director of the Carriage Barn Arts Center. (https://www.carriagebarn.org) That aptly describes last

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The Summer I….

By Icy Frantz Last week I received a letter from an old friend — snail mail, on personalized stationery. Oh, how I still love that.

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The Truth About Vitamin B12

By Katie Takayasu, MD Here’s the truth: you need vitamin B12 in your diet to make healthy red blood cells and support your nervous system,

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Theater News

By Tom Nissley The Town Players of New Canaan have just begun performances of Lucy Prebble’s “THE EFFECT.” You can get tickets for Thursday, Friday,

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Pets and Purrfect Health

By Russell R. Barksdale, Jr. Have we ever taken a step back to consider why millions of people are unapologetic, borderline fanatical pet lovers? Maybe

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Cut the Ivy, Save the Tree

There is growing awareness in Connecticut of the damage caused by invasive plants, yet many homeowners, landscapers, and gardeners remain unaware of the serious threat

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EDITORIAL

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Our Flag Is Pink | EDITORIAL

Newspapers have their own language. Their top line, that bold declaration across the front page, is not called a masthead in the way most people think. It is called a flag. The word comes from the old

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Small Benedictions | EDITORIAL

Eight centuries ago, a man from Assisi stepped away from wealth and status and into poverty, prayer, and creation. Francis of Assisi did not write theological treatises; he lived them. He called the sun his brother, the

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Lobsterfest at Forty | EDITORIAL

There are events in small towns that are more than events. They become traditions, and then, in time, part of the fabric of a place—woven in with its history, its rhythm, its identity. In New Canaan, that

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