New Canaan News

A West Haven city councilman charged with embezzling $172,000 from two accounts at Chase Bank in New Canaan, has asked for a jury trial in state Superior Court in Stamford, the New Haven Register reports .

Elliott L. Maynes, 23, of 283 Buttery Road, New Canaan, Conn., is facing charges of second-degree possession of child pornography and violation of probation.

By John Totaro. Riding 190 miles on a bike in two days is quite a challenge. New Canaan's John Murphy will be taking that challenge for a good cause in the 10th annual CT Challenge Bike Ride which started Friday morning and continues on Saturday.

A 71-year-old New Canaan Public Works Department employee died in the hospital Thursday after he was struck by a vehicle late Wednesday morning while working, police said.

July 25--Gov. Dannel P. Malloy hailed the appointment Thursday of a Cheshire man who will come onboard to oversee long-overdue improvements to Metro-North Railroad's problematic Waterbury branch.

Dorothy Shergalis, director of the Cherry Lawn Community Gardens, has planted one rose bush for each of her five grandchildren.

4 Hemlock Trail in Fairfield is hosting an estate sale between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Kiwanis Treasurer Jerry Miller, far right, presents three of the five 2014 Kiwanis Scholarships to Eugene Constandaki, Samuel Kramer and Lauren Perone.

Jazmine Damato, a professional studies major in education, was named to the dean's list at Mount Ida College for the spring semester.

Villanova University student Margie Hahn and Youth and Family Services Coordinator Jacqueline D'Louhy discuss campus sexual violence at a meeting at the New Canaan Police Department, in New Canaan, Conn., Monday, July 21, 2014.

New Canaan police are searching for a suspect in the theft of a wallet at Dunkin' Donuts, 88 Elm St., New Canaan, Conn., July 15, 2014.

Tarkeisha L. Valentine, 25, of 520 Kershaw St., Aiken, SC, charged by New Canaan Police in connection with an alleged fraud at Walgreens.

That's one of the goals of a new technology initiative by New Canaan Public Schools, which increases mobile device use in all levels, starting in the elementary schools, Director of Digital Learning Robert Miller told the Board of Education Monday.

A man attempted to use a fraudulent prescription to buy oxycodone at Walgreens, 36 Pine St., New Canaan police said.

Twelve days after a jury convicted J. Michael Farren of the attempted murder of his wife in their $4.5 million mansion over four years ago, Farren was released from custody until his sentencing in September.

J. Michael Farren, former White House attorney, hides behind a box of his belongings as he leaves State Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, on $1 million bond.

The New Canaan YMCA recently launched Togetherhood, a community service program.

A New Canaan Public Works employee suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a car while spray painting the intersection of New Norwalk Road and East Avenue on Wednesday morning, according to police.

The New Canaan Preservation Alliance would like to apply to have Waveny House listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

New Canaan's Kathy Salvo realized the benefits yoga could have on cancer survivors long before it became mainstream.