New Canaan News

The annual New Canaan Memorial Day Parade starts at 9:30 Monday morning in front of St.

The New Canaan Board of Selectmen vote on an item during the May 21 BOS meeting.

Board of Education member Mary Freiberg had questions about the Common Core State Standards at the May 20 New Canaan BOE meeting.

More wet, stormy weather is likely today -- and right on through most of the holiday weekend -- according to the National Weather Service .

With more rain in the forecast for Friday, a flood warning was issued for for Fairfield County, the National Weather Service said.

The increase of 337 people in the first year and a half since the last national census in 2010 was a 1.7 percent gain for the town, data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau said.

A perspective rendering of the proposed improvements to the Waveny Park athletic fields.

The New Canaan Library , 151 Main St., purchased adjacent property at 56 South Ave.

Felipe Rodriruez stands at the reception desk by the main entrance to Saxe Middle School.

New Canaan resident and founder of the Norwalk-based Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Kathy Giusti received an honorary doctorate from the University of Vermont.

In a "Hazardous Weather Outlook" issued early today, the weather says that downpours of 1 to 2 inches an hour are possible, which could trigger flash flooding in southwestern Connecticut.

The Boy Scouts of America's Connecticut Yankee Council, which includes many towns in Fairfield County, will allow openly gay people to join, the council president said in a letter on its website .

It was a clean sweep for the Staples High School boys and girls track and field teams at the FCIAC championships on Tuesday.

New Canaan Registrar of Voters George Cody joined colleagues from around the state May 16 in their annual lobbying effort in the state Legislature.

The celebratory event featured the famous DJ Cassidy on the turn tables as the special entertainment, LAVO's signature hors d'oeuvres and cocktails and an auction of highly covetable items and experiences.

Westport's Staples High School was recently recognized as one of the best high schools in the state and nationwide by The Daily Beast and Newsweek Magazine.

Four New Canaan teenagers have been charged in an eBay scheme in which they had people bid on an item but then sold only its user guide, Sgt.

New Canaan Police will continue to be highly visible on town roadways to make sure people are wearing their seat belts as part of the nationwide "Click It Or Ticket" campaign through June 2. Police will be setting up checkpoints throughout town as part of the campaign, a police department statement said.

In this local election, the following positions will be on the ballot: first selectman, selectman, town council, town clerk, town treasurer, Board of Education and Board of Assessment Appeals.

DARIEN, Conn. With Metro-North rail lines expected to be congested due to last Friday's train derailment and crash, New Canaan will allow Darien residents to park at the Waveny Park swimming pool parking lot, 677 South Ave., if they want to commute from the nearby Talmadge Hill Station.