07/27/09 The New Canaan News Briefing By Robo Blogger (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for New Canaan, CT.

• Republicans: Wealthy Already Paying Their Fair Share On Income Taxes
  posted on July 27, 2009 07:32:36 pm
  ... million, according to state records. When Greenwich is added to three other lower Fairfield County communities - New Canaan, Westport and Stamford - the total jumps to more than 25 percent of all income taxes collected. Having only four of the 169 ...
• Students document 9/11 in New Canaan
  posted on July 27, 2009 08:06:28 pm
  Voices of September 11th, a New Canaan organization focused on support and advocacy for victims of 9/11, recently received a grant from the New Canaan Community Foundation that sponsors two local high school interns to work on the organization's 9/11 Living Memorial Project.
• Richard Chapman Acker, 86, of New Canaan, Conn., formerly of Ogdensburg
  posted on July 27, 2009 03:28:01 am
  Funeral services for Richard Chapman Acker, 86, of New Canaan, Conn., formerly of Ogdensburg, are incomplete with the Fox-McLellan Funeral Home.
• Bruce Platt McGhie
  posted on July 26, 2009 11:14:48 pm
  ... Ill., March 5, 1932, the son of the late Malcolm Stuart McGhie and Elizabeth (Platt) McGhie. He was raised in New Canaan and graduated from Harvard University in 1954. He was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force in 1955, and shortly after he received ...
• Salon creates early buzz
  posted on July 26, 2009 08:44:38 pm
  ... it. It's amazing to me how many don't listen; it's not a guessing game." Roina said he is also aware of what sets New Canaan apart from more cosmopolitan environments and that his "boutique service-oriented" approach meshes well with his new ...
• Moseying along the Merritt Parkway
  posted on July 26, 2009 01:35:15 pm
  Sculptures by Florence Suerig at Silvermine Guild Arts Center in New Canaan, Conn.
• Jeff Blumenfeld: Blazing paths for explorers
  posted on July 25, 2009 07:39:43 pm
  Much of the world is still waiting to be explored, and New Canaan resident, author and outdoor enthusiast Jeff Blumenfeld is eager to help pave the way.
• Nymex Gas Rises as Technical Traders Expect Rebound After Drop in Prices
  posted on July 25, 2009 09:12:43 am
  ... as bearish as it appeared, said Peter Beutel , president of Cameron Hanover Inc., an energy consulting company in New Canaan, Connecticut. a oeThe build was not as big as they have been,a Beutel said. a oeWea re not increasing the surplus.a ...
• Town not slowed by weather, economy
  posted on July 24, 2009 08:52:43 pm
  With a deluge of rain in May and June making sunny beach afternoons seem few and far between, and a steep economic recession compounding already gloomy days, New Canaan's summer season seemed to get off to a slow start.
• Norwalk Hospital performs first angioplasties
  posted on July 24, 2009 01:26:13 pm
  ... and another avoided longterm heart damage. Patients in the hospital's service area, which includes Norwalk, New Canaan, Weston, Westport and Wilton, used to require transport to St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport. Traffic and road congestion often ...
• New Reed Intermediate Principal Starts Work
  posted on July 24, 2009 01:23:07 pm
  ... where she taught first and second grade, before moving up to an assistant principal job at Saxe Middle School in New Canaan in 1997. In 2001, Dr Epple Beitel advanced again to Regional District 12, serving Roxbury and Bridgewater, respectively the ...
• Business People
  posted on July 24, 2009 10:30:10 am
  - Ridgefield resident Grazyna Maciejewska, an assistant manager for Stamford-based First County Bank's New Canaan branch, was promoted to manager of the bank's Springdale branch at 1110 Hope St., Stamford. A native of Poland, Maciejewska joined First ...
• Three charged in New Canaan marijuana delivery
  posted on July 24, 2009 04:54:26 am
  A police officer dressed as a FedEx deliveryman foiled a plan to deliver 14 pounds of marijuana to the Ralph Lauren clothing store on trendy Elm Street in downtown New Canaan on Tuesday.
• Short Tacks
  posted on July 24, 2009 01:02:27 am
  ... initial seven races, but faltered badly with results of 11 and 15 on Sunday. That opened the door for Arethusa (New Canaan, Conn.), which did not win a race but never finished lower than eighth. Annapolis resident Gary Jobson skippered Mustang to ...
• Piles Versus Files
  posted on July 23, 2009 11:30:00 pm
  Piles: Everyone gets them, and some of us admit it openly--and seek treatment. Christy MacLear, executive director of the Philip Johnson Glass House Museum in New Canaan, Connecticut, spent two years looking for an office desk that augments--rather than disguises--her piling ways.
• Trust funds for pets more secure under new law
  posted on July 23, 2009 01:42:48 pm
  ... supported the bill. In his practice at Rucci, Burnham, Carta, & Carello, which is based in Darien and New Canaan, he frequently deals with estates and trusts. He said his clients frequently inquire on what to do about their pets because they do not ...
• New Rochelle man arrested for possession of 14 pounds of marijuana
  posted on July 23, 2009 10:21:48 am
  ... a New Rochelle man who police said received a package filled with 14 pounds of marijuana at his Elm Street job. New Canaan police charged Ricky Sullins Tuesday with possession of marijuana near a school with the intent to sell or distribute. Sullins ...
• Mormon Times briefly
  posted on July 23, 2009 08:07:40 am
  ... Tape team included second-year MBA students Reed Quinn , of Falmouth, Maine, and his cousin Michelle Quinn , of New Canaan, Conn. The Xeromax Sciences team is made up of Chris Bryant , of Leesburg, Va.; Jason Huntsman , of Cedar City, Utah; and Jon ...