New Canaan News

The weekend of December 6, 7 and 8 is filled with holiday events taking place all over the area.

Joan Gildea, Darien EMS-Post 53 adult advisor and CPR director, teaches the staff at Playdates Preschool CPR, AED and first aid.

Megan Palladino, left, and her sister, Lauren, are making their dream come true with The Candy Scoop, which recently opened in downtown New Canaan.

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

The Washington and Lee University student killed in a morning crash was identified as Kelsey Durkin, of New Canaan, Connecticut.

Charles Eckert , 57, of 12 Devon Ave., Norwalk, was arrested Nov. 27 on charges of driving under the influence and driving unreasonably fast.

The US Post Office reaffirmed its commitment to servicing the town and people of New Canaan Monday after some confusion during the Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday morning in which their desire to remain in town was questioned.

A group of New Canaan Town Hall employees voted to unionize on Monday, bringing union representation to 34 employees across 24 job titles, associates of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees confirmed Tuesday morning.

Togs, a women's clothing store at 66 Elm St., was one of the most crowded shops in downtown New Canaan on Black Friday.

The independent investment firm, which provides customized asset management service for women and baby boomers, received the award from Five Star Professional.

Overnight work on the Merritt Parkway near the New Canaan-Stamford border will cause lane and road closures, the Connecticut Department of Transportation said.

Shoppers Roseanne Conheeny and Tina Kramer have their hands full at the Young Women's League Holiday Market Preview Party at Waveny House on November 20, 2013 in New Canaan, Conn.

New Canaan residents have one more option for grabbing some tasty grub these days following the official grand opening of the Connecticut Sandwich Company, open now at 78 Pine Street.

A car that had been stolen out of the driveway of a Mill Port Avenue home while the owner had been away on vacation was recovered by New Canaan police Monday, police said that morning.

The following was a submission to Patch as a Letter to the Editor. The ideas and opinions presented here, without editing and as-received, are solely the opinion of the author - though the idea of Connecticut having some terrible drivers may be less "solely the opinion of the author" than some of the other letters I've posted.

After several years of above normal temperatures, the 36th running of the Pequot Thanksgiving Day five-mile race was run in the cold.

The Young Women 's League of New Canaan and Walter Stewart 's Market teamed up again this year to donate 100 turkeys and more than 15 Thanksgiving meal tote bags to Person-to-Person's annual Thanksgiving Dinner Drive.

New Canaan resident Megan Joyce was honored Nov. 3 by the Chicago-Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Science during its annual Emmy Award celebration.

As the official start of winter nears with the start of December, residents of Fairfield County should brace for chilly temperatures, the National Weather Service said.

Wilton resident Maxine Berg, left, and Lindsay Prospect have opened a second location for their store, Jade, in New Canaan.