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This week, we talk to Lauren Patterson, president and CEO of the New Canaan Community Foundation, about the need of human services and other organizations here amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and what the Community Foundation is doing to address those needs

This week, we talk to New Canaan Town Clerk Claudia Weber and League of Women Voters of New Canaan President Miki Portaabout the upcoming election.

This week, we talk to theRev. Scott Herr, newly installed pastor at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan. 

This week, we talk to Robin Bates-Mason about two matching funds from Sustainability CT that will support separate eco-friendly efforts of the Friends of Bristow Bird Sanctuary and Planet New Canaan, and we also talk about a CT Green Bank loan program of which New Canaan organizations and businesses have yet to avail themselves

This week, we talk to Paul Reinhardt, a town resident and founder of the New Canaan Parent Support Group. The organization's 4th Annual Addiction Awareness Vigil will be held in a virtual format starting at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2.

This week, we talk to Laura Budd, who is taking over as executive director of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce, about the So Long Summer Sale that will run downtown 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

This week, we talk to New Canaan Selectman Kit Devereaux, who announced Monday that she's moving out-of-state.

This week, we talk to New Canaan's director of health, Jenn Eielson, about COVID-19 data, contact tracing, mask-wearing and how local businesses are faring. 

This week, we talk to Bankwell CEO Chris Grusekeabout how the bank is faring through the public health emergency, its experience with PPP applications and the widely anticipated launch of a new company headquarters here in New Canaan.

This week, we talk to New Canaan LibraryExecutive Director Lisa Oldhamabout the organization's offerings for the summer and how she anticipates the library will operate as public health-related restrictions are relaxed in the future.