New Canaan News

A perspective rendering of the proposed improvements to the Waveny Park athletic fields.

The New Canaan Library , 151 Main St., purchased adjacent property at 56 South Ave.

Felipe Rodriruez stands at the reception desk by the main entrance to Saxe Middle School.

New Canaan resident and founder of the Norwalk-based Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Kathy Giusti received an honorary doctorate from the University of Vermont.

In a "Hazardous Weather Outlook" issued early today, the weather says that downpours of 1 to 2 inches an hour are possible, which could trigger flash flooding in southwestern Connecticut.

The Boy Scouts of America's Connecticut Yankee Council, which includes many towns in Fairfield County, will allow openly gay people to join, the council president said in a letter on its website .

It was a clean sweep for the Staples High School boys and girls track and field teams at the FCIAC championships on Tuesday.

New Canaan Registrar of Voters George Cody joined colleagues from around the state May 16 in their annual lobbying effort in the state Legislature.

The celebratory event featured the famous DJ Cassidy on the turn tables as the special entertainment, LAVO's signature hors d'oeuvres and cocktails and an auction of highly covetable items and experiences.

Westport's Staples High School was recently recognized as one of the best high schools in the state and nationwide by The Daily Beast and Newsweek Magazine.

Four New Canaan teenagers have been charged in an eBay scheme in which they had people bid on an item but then sold only its user guide, Sgt.

New Canaan Police will continue to be highly visible on town roadways to make sure people are wearing their seat belts as part of the nationwide "Click It Or Ticket" campaign through June 2. Police will be setting up checkpoints throughout town as part of the campaign, a police department statement said.

In this local election, the following positions will be on the ballot: first selectman, selectman, town council, town clerk, town treasurer, Board of Education and Board of Assessment Appeals.

DARIEN, Conn. With Metro-North rail lines expected to be congested due to last Friday's train derailment and crash, New Canaan will allow Darien residents to park at the Waveny Park swimming pool parking lot, 677 South Ave., if they want to commute from the nearby Talmadge Hill Station.

For a second consecutive day, dense fog blankets most of southwestern Connecticut early today, and increasingly warm, humid conditions has prompted the state to issue an air-quality alert.

As we begin to find our footing as moms, we develop some unexpected skills. Maybe we bake the most delicious brownies, throw incredibly elaborate birthday parties or sew beautiful dresses.

Metro-North train service for today remains suspended between South Norwalk and New Haven until further notice.

New Canaan's Bill Torgerson is looking to tell the story of his dad and his friends in a film called "The Mushroom Hunter." But first he is looking for help by receiving donations through Kickstarter.com. "Even if hunting the roonies isn't your thing, I think this story will have surprise gifts for you, too," Torgerson writes on his Kickstarter ... (more)

Michael Nowacki has been restricted from New Canaan's Town Hall offices without appointment and from communication with all but two town officials.

Town Councilman Bob Hamill considers the mill rate. The council approved a 14.586 mill rate, a 3.62% over last year.