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As we close out the year 2020, we do so with an immense sense of pride for the New Canaan Public Schools. Thank you to our school administrators, teachers, and staff for your unwavering dedication to our students this year. Your courage, compassion, and wholehearted commitment have lifted up our students and our entire community during this time. Our students have benefited greatly from consistent in-person and remote learning, robust health and safety mitigation strategies, and a collective sp...

stafford Dec 21, 2020 Connecticut State Police have arrested a man who is accused of putting one of their K9s in a headlock while attempting to evade troopers in Stafford on Saturday. Troopers were called to a home on Orcuttville Road around 7 p.m. after getting a report of someone who had taken a vehicle without the owner’s permission. According to state police,... stafford Oct 5, 2020 A dump truck fire has closed Route 190 in Stafford on Monday. State Dept....

UpdatedThu, Dec 17, 2020 at 6:20 am ET Reply Winter Storm Gail is expected to dump significant amounts of snow in Darien and Connecticut by Thursday afternoon. (Shutterstock) DARIEN, CT — Darien Public Schools are on a remote learning schedule on Thursday, as this winters first major storm dumped a significant amount of snow in town and throughout Connecticut. District officials made the final decision and announcement Thursday morning, and posted it on the school district website. On Wednesd...

Between working as an EMT, working at Saugatuck Sweets and an elementary school, Jamie Bairaktaris ’16 never envisioned having time, or an interest, to start a news website. However, a passion for photography and the closure of WestportNow led him to his newest adventure, The Westport Local Press. Bairaktaris worked as one of the main photographers for WestportNow. However, the site closed after the passing of former First Selectman, editor and publisher, Gordon Joseloff. Bairaktaris felt tha...

December 15, 2020 192 Pictured is one of the holiday tableaus along the drive, a replica Santa that was sponsored by the Parkhurst family. Contributed On a nearly balmy early evening, the Morris Holiday Celebration opened for visitors who could drive around the town green to enjoy a collaboration of lighting, tableaus of reindeer, in-person Santa and Mrs. Claus, decorated tractors, music and free books for children.  The Library and Reading Room, Beach & Rec Department, Morris Volunteer Fire C...

Written by Amanda Cordano Ms President US, a girls’ civic leadership program based in Ridgefield received a $4,200 grant from the Fairfield County Community Foundation’s Fund for Women and Girls to support scholarships and programming for 2020-2021 sessions. “This generous grant enables girls to participate in the program regardless of their ability to pay, and ensures we have more diverse representation from all demographics -- this year, 40% of enrollees are receiving a full schol...

Ridgefield COVID-19 update Thursday; testing available Macklin Reid FacebookTwitterEmail The parking lot by Yanity Gym off Prospect Street was the site for drive-thru COVID-19 testing Tuesday, Dec. 8.Macklin Reid / Hearst Connecticut Media RIDGEFIELD — A comprehensive update on COVID-19 in Ridgefield is planned Thursday night, and drive-thru testing remains available weekday mornings outside Yanity gym. There will be a Zoom COVID-19 Task Force webinar on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. All resid...

Coronavirus Case Rise In Bethel Is A Family Affair: Knickerbocker - Bethel, CT - Restaurants and retail operations are not the reason coronavirus cases are on the rise in Bethel, First Selectman Matt Knickerbocker said.

>> certainly people are grieving and healing in different ways. ive been struck by leadership from town leaders, first selectman pat llodra, enter faith clergy, monty frank leading the charge with rides to washington, attention to this issue. saturday a private memorial mass that the community will be participating in. ill be joining them in that and marking with a day of service and kindness. ill be helping at a veterans cemetery this weekend. that is what the community has asked. they have ask...

Without the presence of all the media. here is what pat llodra, said like the mayor of the town, the first selectman. >> were trying to respect the worlds interest in us and weve certainly blisted from that interest in many ways but we also have a real need for our community to gain its foothold a little bit, particularly around this very difficult time. so -- and we pay a price when the media is here because were a small community. theres many of you and not so many of us. so we may pay that em...