Benko Pool News Today

The Board of Selectmen at its most recent meeting approved a $114,235 contract with a Newtown-based company to make repairs to the Steve Benko Pool and kiddie pool in Waveny. The pump motor on the kiddie pool umbrella feature died over the summer and the town was “very fortunate to find one of three motors […]

At about 1 p.m. Tuesday, NewCanaanite.com passed 2 million pageviews for this calendar year—the earliest that the local news site has achieved the milestone. So far in 2022, traffic is up 9.8% over 2021. Here’s a snapshot of total pageviews per-year over time, including the projection for 2022: The single most-read article so far this […]

The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday approved an approximately $27,000 contract with a Bridgeport-based company that will include removal and installation of line striping throughout town. Part of the work that Safety Marking Inc. will do under the $27,527.32 contract will add one disabled parking space at the Steve Benko Pool lot and create accessible […]

The architects’ original specifications for the popular community pool in Waveny Park were for a certified Olympic competition pool that could play host to official state, regional and national swim meets, according to Steve Karl. Citing an anecdote from Assistant Recreation Director Bill Kapp, Karl told more than 200 people gathered poolside Saturday morning that […]