New Canaan Police on Feb. 27 arrested a 37-year-old Bronx, N.Y. man by warrant after determining that he’d pretended to be a ...

Kevin O’Connor has taken over as parking manager in New Canaan, succeeding longtime department head Stacy Miltenberg, who retired. We put some questions to O’Connor by way of introducing him to the ...

The Board of Finance last week unanimously approved a $185.2 million budget for fiscal year 2027, a 2.3% rise over current spending.  The proposed spending plan includes a Board of Education expense ...

Following approval last month from the town’s funding bodies, Scene One New Canaan LLC will take over from CinemaLab as operator of the iconic and beloved Playhouse movie theater on Elm Street. We ...

Emily R. Pasqua, 97, a long-time resident of New Canaan, CT, walked peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus on February 27, 2026. Her loving son, Bruce, was by her side at the time of her passing.

October 19, 1968. It’s day two of the 1968 Olympic decathlon in Mexico City, and the 29-year-old American athlete is tired and discouraged, if not disconsolate. The prior day he completed the first ...

This year, Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 8th at 2 a.m. (Remember “Spring Forward – Fall Behind.”) In concert with the nationwide  “Change Your Clocks – Change Your Batteries,” the New ...

NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letter. Send letters to editor@newcanaanite.com to have them published here. I am writing to express my strong support for the proposed ordinance ...

Mary Katharine Lackey Stowell (affectionately known as “MK”) of Riverside, CT & formerly of Vero Beach, FL, died peacefully at Edgehill in Stamford on February 23, 2026. MK was born in New York City ...

An intact male Saint Bernard mix, 3, underwent a 10-day quarantine at the New Canaan Animal Shelter after biting someone, records show. Officers were dispatched at about 7:13 p.m. on Feb. 11 (a ...