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At the 2016 NCHS graduation ceremony. Credit: Michael Dinan District officials said this week that they’re hopeful New Canaan High School’s class of 2021 will be able to have a graduation ceremony at Dunning Field with at least parents in attendance and possibly others. The state issued guidance on end-of-year events and it includes many of the strategies long in place at New Canaan Public Schools, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bryan Luizzi told members of the Board of Education during their regular meeting Monday night. Those strategies include wearing masks, social distancing, limiting ...

Officials investigating defacing of New Canaan school fence FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Graffiti seen on the corner of South Avenue and Farm Road in New Canaan has partially been removed.Grace Duffield Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of3 NEW CANAAN — Officials are investigating an incident Sunday in which a fence was covered in blue spray paint, police said. Town police had gotten a report Sunday morning regarding the defaced fence, according to an email from Lt. Jason Ferraro. New Canaan High School Athletics Director Jay Egan said he took down posters that were defaced with the ...

Selectmen weigh in on pesticides for New Canaan fields Grace Duffield FacebookTwitterEmail New Canaan's Alex Robey (10) controls the ball as Brien McMahon's Athila Dasilva (4) defends during a boys soccer game against Brien McMahon High School at Conner Field in New Canaan during a previous fall season. Addressing fears that students could be injured on non pesticide treated fields, the New Canaan Parks Superintendent John Howe will seek more money for fields in the future.Amy Mortensen / Hearst Connecticut Media What’s more dangerous: the effects of pesticides, or the risk of concussions o...

Saying it’s healthier for athletes, parks officials last week voted in favor of a recommendation to keep using pesticides on New Canaan athletic fields where it’s legal to do so. Referring to a consultant’s report that compared the surface hardness of a grass field treated with pesticides (Conner Field off of Farm Road) versus one that’s pesticide-free (Saxe Middle School’s), members of the Parks & Recreation Commission voted 7-1 during their regular meeting Dec. 9 to recommend to the Board of Selectmen that New Canaan continue a midsummer application of chemicals on fields at Conne...