07/06/09 The Raw New Canaan News Feed

Comprehensive News Feed for New Canaan, CT.

kitchen_remodeling_ideas_country_kitchen_featured.jpgposted on July 07, 2009 10:06:05 am... with Park Avenue chill," says kitchen designer Christine Donner, whose eponymous design firm is based in nearby New Canaan. "It has just the right amount of bling." Other key features play off the traditional with high style. The farmhouse sink, for ...

New Canaan Advertiserposted on July 07, 2009 06:05:25 amSign up for breaking news. Skies burst at Family Fourth Sunny skies and a calm breeze greeted the hundreds who gathered in Waveny Park Saturday for the annual New Canaan Family Fourth.

State maps improvements for cyclists, pedestriansposted on July 06, 2009 03:22:56 am... a new day is dawning. "I think this is one component of a step forward for Connecticut," said Richard Stowe, a New Canaan resident and cycling advocate. He is pleased to see the state go from lagging behind to cutting edge, at least in terms of its ...

National Train Show pulls into Hartfordposted on July 06, 2009 12:04:39 am... the show including the Tri-State Z-Scalers club of Wilton and Miller Engineering, makers of electric models from New Canaan. "This hall is a first class facility," said Tom Draper, chairman of the National Model Railroaders Association. "We have ...

News in a nutshellposted on July 05, 2009 09:32:12 pmThe Park and Recreation Commission last week approved the installation of temporary lights at the soccer fields beside New Canaan High School on Farm Road, on the condition that Waveny Care Center also gives its okay.

Westfield prepares for fireworksposted on July 04, 2009 09:35:25 pm... - 9:00 p.m. Lime Rock Park Middlebury - Quassy Amusement Park New Britain - 9:15 p.m. Stanley Quarter Park New Canaan - 9:00 p.m. Waveny Park New Haven - 7 p.m. New Haven Harbor/Long Wharf Park Norwich - 9:00 p.m. Brown Park Rowayton - 9:15 p.m. ...

Let them eat (cup)cakesposted on July 04, 2009 07:38:40 pmAfter nine long months of leavening public anticipation, Crumbs Bake Shop opened its doors Monday, bringing its gourmet cupcakes to Elm Street in New Canaan.

Charles Torpey, 78, was father of local womenposted on July 04, 2009 11:06:31 am... born Dec. 20, 1930, in Norwalk, son of the late Charles and Eunice (Morse) Torpey Sr. He was a 1949 graduate of New Canaan High School and served in the Army during World War II. Mr. Torpey enjoyed fishing and was an avid Yankee fan. He is survived ...

Concert Fence Jumper Assaults Cop: Policeposted on July 04, 2009 01:49:05 am... @ Five outdoor concert Thursday night was arrested, accused of assaulting a cop. A cop saw Ryan Casey, 21, of New Canaan, climbing over a fence to get in, rather than enter through the main gate and confronted him, police said. He was not only ...

Celebrating 60 years of New Canaan preparedness: Red Cross raises voiceposted on July 03, 2009 06:39:36 pmDuring World War I, hundreds of New Canaan residents joined together to sew comfort bags for soldiers overseas.

Outdoor dining servedposted on July 03, 2009 06:39:26 pm... of which was a widening of the sidewalk along the road's west side by six feet. The stated aim is to make what is New Canaan's oldest commercial district road look more like Elm Street, with a 12-foot-wide walkway composed of bricks and decorative ...

New Canaan Preservation Updateposted on July 03, 2009 06:57:34 amI was so excited to see that New Canaan Connecticut is making great strides in preserving its inventory of modern homes .

Former Teacher Returns As Reed Principalposted on July 03, 2009 06:14:53 am... 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 ...

GOP caucus July 21: School board race tightposted on July 03, 2009 02:50:52 am... as town clerk and V. Donald Hersam Jr. as treasurer. (Editor's note: V. Donald Hersam Jr. is publisher of the New Canaan Advertiser) "We are fortunate this year to have a unified party with no Republican challengers to the top half of the ticket," ...

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Oil Falls, Gasoline Drops to...posted on July 03, 2009 01:47:22 am... as the market would like," said Peter Beutel, president of Cameron Hanover Inc., an energy consulting company in New Canaan, Connecticut. U.S. Stockpiles U.S. gasoline stockpiles increased 2.33 million barrels to 211.2 million in the week ended June ...

Crude Oil, Gasoline Futures Fall After Report of Mounting U.S. Job Lossesposted on July 02, 2009 10:12:08 pm... as the market would like,a said Peter Beutel , president of Cameron
Hanover Inc., an energy consulting company in New Canaan, Connecticut. Crude oil for August delivery fell $2.24, or 3.2 percent, to $67.07 a barrel at 9:11 a.m. on the New York ...

Rita Ferri to become principal of Hindley Schoolposted on July 02, 2009 02:31:04 pm... to really understand children and get it when they are unhappy or struggling with a certain skill set." Ferri, a New Canaan resident, began her career in education in 1970 working for the Childcare Center of Stamford. There she helped to prepare ...

Clouds part as New Canaan graduatesposted on July 02, 2009 01:18:31 pmThe rain and clouds that plagued New Canaan cleared away just in time for the New Canaan High School graduation Friday evening, leaving the school's Dunning Field dappled in sunlight.

Family Fourth passes availableposted on July 02, 2009 01:17:46 pmThe Family Fourth Town Committee is encouraging New Canaan families to obtain their passes for the Fourth of July celebration and fireworks show at Waveny Park.