By Michael Dinan
Local news from New Canaan, Connecticut.
This week, we talk to Peter Green, director of “Alice In Wonderland”—and a different version than many are familiar with—which opens April 26 at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny (tickets here). Presented by the Town Players of New Canaan, the...
This week, we talk to Colleen Prostor, executive director of New Canaan CARES, about important upcoming programs—namely, Destigmatize Mental Health For Teens (9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on March 14) and ‘Social Media and Your Kids’ Featuring Max Stossel...
This week, we talk to New Canaan resident John Kao, a former Harvard Business School professor and current Turing Fellow at Yale’s center for new media who also is a best-selling author and expert on jazz music. His presentation—titled “The...
This week, we talk to Janet Dinger, program and events manager at the Carriage Barn Arts Center, and Lexi Gazy, market master of the New Canaan Farmers Market, about the second annual Farm To Table Brunch. Launched last year to...
This week, we talk to New Canaan High School Principal Bill Egan about the NCHS Scholarship Foundation and the major fundraiser coming up to support it, the Color Drop, scheduled for Saturday, March 23.
This week, we talk to Lenore Skomal, co-founder and director of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, and Deborah Burke, creative director at the Town Players of New Canaan, about a partnership that will see 10 new plays—written by locals—produced at...
This week, we talk to Deborah Burke, a local actress, director, producer, set decorator and costumer, who works as creative director for the Town Players of New Canaan. She’s leading a new 8-session acting class that’s set to start Jan....
New Canaan’s Gwen North Reiss this year saw one of her poems, “After Watching Film Clips of Calder and His Circus,” published in the Connecticut Literary Anthology.
This week, we talk to Mike Benevento, chairman of the New Canaan Athletic Foundation. Those interested in learning more about how to support the NCAF can find its Guide To Giving here.
This week, we’re publishing our interviews with two candidates for New Canaan’s highest elected office. Today we hear from Democrat Amy Murphy Carroll. We interviewed her as well as Republican Dionna Carlson at New Canaan Library on the morning of October...
This week, we publish our interviews with two candidates for New Canaan’s highest elected office, starting with Republican Dionna Carlson. We interviewed her as well as Democrat Amy Murphy Carroll at New Canaan Library on the morning of October 13th.
This week, we talk to Anne Tseng. With Jeff Fuhrman, she’s one of two New Canaan residents who serve on the board of Make-A-Wish Connecticut and next Tuesday, they’ll sit on a panel at New Canaan Library to talk about...
This week, we talk to Ned Lazaro, associate curator of costume and textiles at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford. Lazaro is delivering a keynote address titled “What's the Uproar? The Dress that Rocked the ‘50s—The Scandal with the Sack” during...
This week, we talk to Board of Education candidate Matt Campbell. The Republican is seeking one of four four-year seats up for election. There’s also a contested two-person race for a two-year Board of Ed term.
This week, we talk to Board of Education incumbent Brendan Hayes. The Democratic candidate is seeking to retain one of four four-year seats up for election. There’s also a contested two-person race for a two-year Board of Ed term.
This week, we talk to New Canaan CARES Executive Director Colleen Prostor. The organization has put together a talk next week that’s sold out. There are dozens of people on the waiting list for fireside chat with Jennifer B. Wallace,...
This week, we talk to Board of Education candidate Matt Wexler. The Republican is one of eight total candidates seeking a seat on the school board Nov. 7. He’s seeking one of four four-year seats up for election. There’s also...
This week, we talk to Board of Education candidate Giacomo Landi. The unaffiliated candidate is one of eight total candidates seeking a seat on the school board Nov. 7. He’s seeking one of four four-year seats up for election....
This week, we talk to Board of Education candidate Josh Kaye. The Democrat is one of eight total candidates seeking a seat on the school board Nov. 7. He’s in a contested two-person race for a two-year Board of Ed...
This week, we talk to Board of Education candidate Hugo Alves. The Republican is one of eight total candidates seeking a seat on the school board Nov. 7. He’s in a contested two-person race for a two-year Board of...
This week, we talk to Board of Education candidate Lauren Connolly Nussbaum. The Democrat is one of eight total candidates seeking a seat on the school board Nov. 7. There are four four-year seats up for election. There also...
This week, we talk to Board of Education candidate Lara Kelly. The Republican is one of eight total candidates seeking a four-year term on the school board Nov. 7. There are four four-year seats up for election....
This week, we talk to Robin Bates Mason, president of Planet New Canaan, about efforts to install a pollinator garden dedicated to the memory and legacy of former Conservation Commission Chair Cam Hutchins in Bristow Park. Those efforts include...
This week, we talk to Bonnie Rumilly, a longtime and former EMT with New Canaan Emergency Medical Services who also is a social worker and therapist. In addition to running her own private practice, Bonnie serves as a board member and...
This week, we talk to New Canaan Library Executive Director Lisa Oldham about the relocation of the legacy 1913 building on the organization’s campus.
This week, we talk to New Canaan resident Michael Chen. Known on the pickleball courts at Mead Park as “Hammer Mike,” he’s a co-founder of the rapidly growing National Pickleball League.
This week, we talk to New Canaan’s Chris Falsetta about the Gracie Fund for Pediatric Cancer. Founded by the Falsetta family following a recent diagnosis of leukemia in their 12-year-old daughter, the Gracie Fund is the designated beneficiary for this...
This week, we talk to Jack Winalski, a New Canaan resident and St. Luke’s School sophomore who has taken on a unique Eagle Scout project, installing beehives on New Canaan Land Trust preserves throughout town.
This week, we talk to Lauren Patterson, president and CEO of the New Canaan Community Foundation, about the organization’s newly launched Community Behavioral Health Fund.
This week, we talk to New Canaan resident Rob Fryer following publication of his book, “Running For Your Life: Exploring the Amazing Benefits of Regular Exercise.”
This week, we talk to Randy Ferguson and the Rev. Scott Herr of First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan about the 49th annual “Scottish Heritage Day,” which will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday on the church’s Oenoke Ridge campus.
This week, we talk to Claire Ayoub, a New Canaan High School graduate and comedy writer whose award-winning solo show, “The Gynokid,” is coming to town next month. Presented by the Town Players of New Canaan, “The Gynokid” will be performed...
This week, we talk to Karen Nissenson, executive director of the Women Empowering Women Institute. The New Canaan-based nonprofit organization serves as a resource for women, offering practical skills-based education and professional counseling.
This week, we talk to Kelley Franco Throop, a New Canaan native and local attorney who has expertise in our national pastime. Franco Throop has been a guest lecturer at the Baseball Hall of Fame and is receiving wide attention...
This week, we talk to Steffi Loomis, a board member at the New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation, about the organization and its major fundraiser coming up this weekend. The Color Drop will take place at Waveny, at 10 a.m. Saturday,...
This week, we talk to Tiger Mann, director of the New Canaan Department of Public Works, about current and upcoming infrastructure and utility projects that will bring partial or full road closures in the coming months.
This week, we talk to Adam Fielding, the principal at St. Aloysius School.
This week, we talk to ABC House of New Canaan Executive Director Jamie Boris. The nonprofit organization’s Spring Luncheon is scheduled for April 5 at the Country Club of New Canaan (more information and tickets here).
This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to longtime New Canaan resident Peter Hanson who, along with his wife, Karen, and many others in town, continue to observe strict COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions....
This week, we talk to New Canaan Library Executive Director Lisa Oldham. The new library building opened Tuesday, to wide applause from the community, and we get Oldham’s insights on the first 24 hours of operation.
This week, we talk to Waveny LifeCare Network about its telemedicine program. We hear from Waveny’s chief sales and marketing officer, Terry Henry, and the executive director of the telemedicine program, Kathleen Benevento.
This week, we talk to Farrell Lindeman, the She Cares program manager at LiveGirl. A 1-on-1 mental wellness mentoring program, She Cares is making an immeasurable difference in the lives of dozens of girls at a critical time in their...
This week, we talk to the new K-9 officer at the New Canaan Police Department, Officer Sebastian Obando. The K-9 program is supported entirely by donations—here’s the GoFundMe page for Apollo, who was introduced to the community eight years...
This week, we talk to New Canaan CARES Executive Director Judy Phillips and New Canaan Police School Resource Officer Jeff Deak about substances now accessible to local kids and their effect on youth. Please note that Deak and Yale School...
This week, we talk to Dr. Andrew Gerber, president and medical director of Silver Hill Hospital, and Bethany Zaro, director of New Canaan’s Department of Human Services, about their partnership in developing and operating the Urgent Assessment Program....
This week, we talk to New Canaan Police Officer Annamaria Ceci—known to locals simply as ‘Ceci’—who has taken over the role of Community Impact Officer for the department. In the role, Ceci is assigned to downtown New Canaan.
This week, we talk to Deborah Burke, director of an upcoming Town Players of New Canaan production of “Ordinary People,” as well as Dr. Michael Groat, chief clinical officer at Silver Hill Hospital, about how their organizations are working together...
This week, we talk to Jeffrey Williams, board chair at the New Canaan Community Foundation.
This week, we talk to John Winter, executive director of the New Canaan Land Trust.
This week, we talk to Felicia Gray Alford, the volunteer, community outreach and special projects director at New Canaan Mounted Troop. Those interested in volunteering at the Carter Street organization can email the Mounted Troop at [email protected].
