New Canaan News

Theater of STARS performers practice for the show. Pictured are Elvira, Jessica Foltz, Nancy Armstrong , Zee Benn, Terry LePage and Ariel Levy.

After John Michael Farren failed to show up for his civil damages trial two days in a row, a Stamford judge on Tuesday granted a motion finding the former White House attorney culpable for the horrifying injuries his wife suffered when Farren attacked her in their New Canaan mansion nearly four years ago.

Jeffery B. Fager, of New Canaan, has joined the board of directors of the Trustees of Reservations, one of Massachusetts' largest statewide land conservation organizations.

Continuing with the theme of keeping it local this holiday season, New Canaan's Ten Thousand Villages is making the idea more enticing by hosting a holiday shopping event next week that will benefit the New Canaan Library.

A Norwalk man was charged in an incident in which he was alleged to have been yelling obscenities near youths in the parking lot of the New Canaan YMCA, police said this week.

This is the day that many people have been waiting for since March 8, when the last measurable snowfall fell over the region.

Stamford and New Canaan Police were searching for a man who robbed the First County Bank at 1110 Hope St. in the Springdale neighborhood of Stamford on Tuesday morning in the snow, according to the New Canaan Advertiser.

With the closure of New Canaan Public Schools this morning , the snow is still coming down.

A Stamford landscaping crew conducting work on Middle Ridge Road in New Canaan reported a theft of equipment to police while the crew was in a backyard working, police said this week.

New Canaan's Waveny LifeCare Network will host a caregiver's support group beginning in December and going through February.

Town Council member Kathleen Corbet was hit by a pickup truck in downtown New Canaan Friday, Dec. 6, police said.

The Darien Arts Center's Children's Chorus charmed the crowd with holiday favorites at Darien's Holiday Magic at Grove Street Plaza on Saturday.

An Osborn Lane resident was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 3, on several charges following a family dispute that police said turned physical.

New Canaan Town Councilwoman Kathleen Corbet was struck by a truck in town Friday, Dec. 6, suffering head injuries, according to the New Canaan Advertiser.

Morgan V. Frawley, a former youth group leader at the Congregational Church of New Canaan, applied for accelerated rehabilitation Monday, Dec. 9, in Norwalk Superior Court.

Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tucker Murphy and First Selectman Robert Mallozzi join Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and Elf on the stage at the ninth annual Holiday Stroll in New Canaan on Friday, Dec. 6. Photo: Nelson Oliveira Students of The Studio perform Christmas carols at the ninth annual Holiday Stroll in New Canaan, Conn., on Friday, Dec.

Those visiting Stamford's Abahgumi between Monday , Dec. 9, and Friday , Dec. 13, will help support over 20 Fairfield County schools, including some in Darien and Stamford .

Paige Sadyan, Steve Ford and Dan Murphy enjoy a meal Saturday at Mama's Boy Southern Table and Refuge, one of seven stops on the first-ever SoNo Santa Crawl.

A veteran salutes during recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance during a ceremony marking Pearl Harbor Day at Norwalk City Hall on Saturday.

Steven I. Risbridger, CPA, managing partner of Reynolds & Rowella, LLP's New Canaan office, recently participated in a panel discussion sponsored by the XPX Connecticut Exit Planning Exchange.