New Canaan News

When best-selling author Nathaniel Philbrick set out to write a book about the ship Essex, which was rammed by a sperm whale in the middle of the South Pacific in the 19th century, he didn't want it to be a whaling story, but a story of survival.

The Planning & Zoning Commission , having shot down a state-licensed dispensary applicant for a special permit this week, is now going to consider joining other towns in enacting a moratorium on future marijuana proposals.

The New Canaan Town Council approved a $138 million budget during its meeting Wednesday, April 9, according to the New Canaan News.

New Canaan police charged an 18-year-old man with carrying a facsimile firearm and breach of peace on Wednesday, April 9, according to newcanaanite.com.

An 18-year-old New Canaan man is facing multiple charges after an argument with his mother turned physical on Monday, April 7, according to newcanaanite.com.

Wintry weather could make a return early Wednesday, with a chance that rain could turn to snow in northern parts of Fairfield County, the National Weather Service said.

At New Canaan High School Tuesday evening, folks were explaining how they created video games, websites, computers, 3D printers and animated movies, among other projects.

"The Anonymous People," an award-winning film about America's addiction epidemic, will be screened at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, at Wilton High School 's Little Theater, 395 Danbury Road.

Williams, who grew up in New Canaan, turns 26 on Tuesday. The actress, comedian, and musician was born April 15, 1988, in Connecticut.

A New Canaan man is the owner/manager of the company that bought the 50-acre Copper Beech estate on the Greenwich waterfront for $120 million, according to the New Canaanite.

The enormously expensive New Canaan mansion that the late Huguette Clark acquired but let stand empty for six decades has now been sold for $14.3 million, NBC News reports .

The Carriage Barn Art Center www.carriagebarn.org located on 581 South Park Ave. in New Canaan is showcasing works by emerging and established Cuban Artists in a new exhibition called Absolut Kuba! from April 26 through June 1, 2014.

New Canaan Florist Garden & Gifts will donate 15 percent of its proceeds April 17 and 18 in a special program to benefit the New Canaan Library .

Twelve-year-old Jimmy Curto and his father, Jim Curto, smooch the biggest catch of the day - an 18.5" rainbow trout - at the annual fishing derby held at New Canaan's Mill Pond on Saturday, April 12, 2014.

A 47-year-old man who grew up in New Canaan was killed in a recent motorcycle crash in Kalispell, Mont., according to the New Canaan Advertiser.

Children ages 15 and younger competed for prizes awarded in several categories, including the first boy and first girl to catch a fish and the largest fish caught.

The addition of new officers could potentially reduce overtime pay, according to the report.

Eduardo Miguel Abela Torras, whose "Absolut Kuba," a linoleum cut, will be among the pieces on display at a new exhibiton at the Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, beginning April 24, describes Cuba as a "country isolated by geography and under embargo from its nearest neighbor for more than 50 years, yet determined to show its strength of ... (more)

The annual circus, featuring new acts by the Zerbini Family Circus, takes place Saturday, June 21, at Saxe Middle School .

Fresh Air Fund information sessions will take place at 10 a.m. Monday, April 28, and at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, in the New Canaan Library's Plaut Room.