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Lent and the Lunar New Year rarely arrive in the same week, but when they do, they offer New Canaan a quietly appealing invitation: celebrate,

By John Kriz February is Black History Month, declared in the Bicentennial year 1976 by former President Gerald Ford. Its precursor was Negro History Week,

The New Canaan Sentinel asked several members of Community Baptist Church for their views on: 1) What Black History Month means to them, and 2)

By Anne W. Semmes Thanks go to Peter Malkin, co-founder and president of the Greenwich Tree Conservancy for an alert coming from his alma mater’s

By Russell R. Barksdale, Jr. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was founded on July 1, 1946, in Atlanta, Georgia, with a narrow mission:

By Amelia Woodhouse As Valentine’s Day approaches, expressions of love appear in their most compressed form. The flowers, the chocolates, the cards, the bottled spirits,

By Mimi Santry The topic of aging and long-term care is avoided by most people. As an eldercare advisor, I have several clients whose status

By Icy Frantz I suppose one could say it’s a little cliché to write about love so close to Valentine’s Day. Call it what you

By Anne W. Semmes On a recent January afternoon in midtown Manhattan, prize-winning wildlife photographer Melissa Groo addressed some 40 attendees on how she was

By Emma Barhydt In May 2023, Heritage Crafts released the fourth edition of its Red List of Endangered Crafts, a comprehensive assessment of traditional craft

By Carl Franco The Super Bowl is here, and it’s time to pick a side. Are you Patriots or Seahawks? Do you spell it Super

By Stuart Adelberg Punxsutawney Phil just pissed me off! Six more weeks? Really?? Forty-two more days of this crazy cold! Maybe you want to throw

By Frank Gallo Amherst Island, Ontario, February 1984. It was -5°f and nearing dusk. Trudging back through the deep snow with icicles hanging from my

By Elizabeth Barhydt There’s an Irish phrase that came over the radio Sunday morning, just as we were pouring coffee and watching the snowfall build:

By Dr. Teresa Alasio If you’re in midlife, you have probably noticed some subtle changes in how your body feels. Maybe your energy dips more

By Annie Harrington As a parent, you’ve likely seen the classic teen routine: a whirlwind of early school starts, demanding extracurriculars, and late-night study sessions/phone

By Carl Franco Eat This. Drink That. Recipes, Wines, and some thoughts in between Now that the holidays are over, it’s nice to return to

Lent arrived this week. So did the Lunar New Year, which began February 17 with the Year of the Fire Horse. Two calendars, two traditions, both pointing in the same direction: pause, take stock, consider what matters,

In most towns, the story ends differently. The local movie theater closes. The marquee goes dark. The box office window collects dust. Eventually, a chain store moves in, or the space sits empty — a silent monument

New Canaan is a town that thrives on connection. Our schools, town events, volunteer networks, and neighborhood gatherings give life to a sense of shared purpose. But even in a place built on community, grievances accumulate. People
As the temperature edges above freezing and the memories of Christmas fade, we wanted to reach out and thank everyone
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I disagree with the Sentinel editorial board’s January 29, 2026, editorial, “What Works,” which relies heavily on comments made by
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To the Editor, As a recent transplant to New Canaan, I moved here expecting a charming town, but I wasn’t
Dear Editor, On behalf of the New Canaan YMCA Annual Campaign Committee, we are writing to ask our fellow community
Dear Fellow New Canaan Community Residents, As we enter this beautiful holiday season, we are reminded of how fortunate we
Transparency in public education isn’t optional. It never was. The Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission just made that crystal clear.
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To the Editor, I am proud to support Julie Toal for the New Canaan Board of Education. We need voices
Never in the history of New Canaan politics has an attack mailer singled out one individual from a slate of
I wish to enthusiastically endorse Hugo Alves, Philip Hogan and Julie Toal for their courageous track record of leadership at
This summer, the Board of Education unveiled a proposal to spend $328 million on constructing a new North School elementary
Dear Residents of New Canaan, Having served on the Town Council and other Town bodies for several years, I have
Please join me in voting for Incumbent Kim Norton for New Canaan’s Town Council on November 4th. On Town Council,