New Canaan Police late Saturday charged a local 20-year-old man with the murder of his mother, as reported in sister news site NewCanaanite.com Continue Reading →
New Canaan Police Charge 20-Year-Old in Mother’s Murder
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New Canaan to Make Significant Changes to Town Facilities to Comply with the ADA
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The settlement agreement resolves a complaint filed by an individual alleging that some of New Canaan’s parks and sports facilities as well as parts of the Town Hall campus were inaccessible to individuals with mobility disabilities. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, ADA, New Canaan
Benjamin “Teddy” Balkind, 16
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There will be a private service held in Teddy’s honor at Temple Shalom in Norwalk, and a celebration of his life will be held at a date to be determined. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Obituaries, New Canaan, Teddy Balkind
Hockey Community Mourns Loss of High School Player Who Died Thursday in Greenwich
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The hockey community is using the hashtag #sticksoutforTeddy on social media to support one another after the death of a young player in a freak accident Thursday night. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Sports, #sticksoutforteddy, Brunswick School, Cam Atkinson, Greenwich Skating Club, New Canaan, NHL
77-Year-Old New Canaan Man Charged in Wife’s Fatal Shooting
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Police on Thursday charged a 77-year-old New Canaan man in the fatal shooting of his wife at home, officials say. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Police & Fire, New Canaan, NewCanaanite.com
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Could Help Greenwich Achieve 8-30g Moratorium
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The idea of an affordable housing trust fund had been proposed to the RTM in 1988, but it was tabled. A year later the state affordable housing statute, 8-30g, was approved. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, affordable housing trust fund, BET, Fred Camillo, Greenwich Communities, Housing Authority, Jill Oberlander
Feathers Ruffled after New Haven Mayor Points Finger at Greenwich during Hearing on Zoning Legislation
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In Greenwich, where a .1 or .2 acre lot located downtown with a “tear down house” fetches well over $1 million, some argued the result of 1024 would be a proliferation of expensive condos or rental apartments. It might not create affordable units, but instead erode what little remains of downtown’s middle class housing stock. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Alex Kasser, Anika Singh Lemar, Dan Quigley, Danielle Dobin, Francis Pickering, Fred Camillo
Marathon Hearing Draws 340+ to Testify; Republicans Mostly Oppose, Dem’s Mostly Favor SB 1024 “The DeSegregate CT Bill”
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These proposed bills not only ignore the economic reality of home pricing in high opportunity towns, but their adoption will suffocate efforts in affluent communities to create actual affordable units via private sector development.” – Danielle Dobin, Westport P&Z chair Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, accessory dwelling units, ADU, affordable housing, Danielle Dobin
A Window into the Crafting of DeSegregate CT State Zoning Legislation
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On Jan 21 Sara Bronin of Hartford was the featured speaker on a Zoom talk titled “Making Urbanism Antiracist,” organized by YIMBY Action. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, #blacklivesmatter, accessory dwelling units, accessory units, ADU, affordable housing, DeSegregate CT
Democratic Town Committee Issues Statement on Alex Kasser’s Re-election
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“Alex Kasser’s result in Greenwich stands as a watershed moment in our Town’s electoral history.” – Greenwich DTC Continue Reading →