🌱 Patch AM: Can New Canaan keep its shutout streak alive on the road?

Hey there, New Canaan! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Can New Canaan keep its shutout streak alive on the road?
• How one Fairfield professor built his family life in New Canaan

Also on today's calendar: Free College Admissions & Financial Aid Workshop and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Windy; rain becoming steadier, with a high of 65 and low of 59 degrees.
• Monday: Occasional rain and drizzle, temps: high: 64, low: 58.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Inside Week 3 of CIAC football: Breakthroughs, change-ups and defending champions fall (middletownpress.com) — New Canaan's football team remains undefeated, posting a third straight shutout in a 49-0 win over McMahon and holding the top spot in the state poll. The article recaps key Week 3 results statewide and previews New Canaan's upcoming road test at New Britain, along with other notable Connecticut High School Football Alliance matchups.
   

• Fran Reed '86, P'23: Rooted in Stag Country (fairfield.edu) — A Fairfield University finance professor and alumnus shares how his education and career path ultimately led him and his wife to settle in New Canaan, where they raised their three children. His story highlights strong ties between New Canaan families and Fairfield, from Wall Street careers to teaching and advanced degrees, and underscores the personal connections that keep him rooted in the region.
   

📸 Around New Canaan

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Canaan

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Free College Admissions & Financial Aid Workshop →
  Norwalk Public Library, 1 Belden Ave, Norwalk
  6:15 pm
Friday October 2
• 26 Ways of Looking a Black Man: Free concert with Sidney Outlaw at UU Westport →
  The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport, 10 Lyons Plain Rd, Westport
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Greenwich High School Homecoming Social →
  Bosco's, 148 Sound Beach Ave, Greenwich
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• The Bard At Bristow - An Immersive Stroll →
  Bristow Bird Sanctuary, entry via Mead Park: 241 Park St, New Canaan, CT, 06840,
  11:00 am
• All School Open House →
  New Canaan Country School, 635 Frogtown Rd, New Canaan
  11:00 am
• Open House - PreK-12 →
  King School, 1450 Newfield Ave, Stamford
  1:00 pm
Friday October 23
• The Space Between: A Clinician's Guide to Divorce, Emotional, Legal and Financial Readiness →
  Westport Library Café, 20 Jesup Rd, Westport
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 27
• OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder →
  Powerhouse Theatre Performing Arts Center, 679 South Ave, New Canaan
  2:00 pm
• New Canaan Democrats to host annual barbecue →
  Carriage Barn Arts Center, 681 South Ave, New Canaan
  4:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• After School Art Adventures, Fall 2026 →
  Carriage Barn Arts Center, 681 South Ave, New Canaan
  4:00 pm
Friday October 2
• OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder →
  Powerhouse Theatre Performing Arts Center, 679 South Ave, New Canaan
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Yoga & Sound Bath, Fall Series →
  Carriage Barn Arts Center, 681 South Ave, New Canaan
  9:00 am
• Yoga and Movement with Pilin Anice →
  Grace Farms, 365 Lukes Wood Rd, New Canaan
  10:30 am
• The Waypointe Trivia Challenge! →
  The Waypointe Retail Courtyard, 515 West Ave, Norwalk
  11:00 am
• OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder →
  Powerhouse Theatre Performing Arts Center, 679 South Ave, New Canaan
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ASML Holding N.V. posted a job opening for Material Handler, Alternate 1st Shift (10am-6:30pm) in Wilton. Apply here.
• HealthMarkets posted a job opening for Insurance Agent in Stamford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Canaan here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wilton

• Wilton Police Gather Pimpewaug Traffic Data Amid Light Push (goodmorningwilton.com)
• GOOD To Go: WHS Honors, Kiwanis Pumpkins and a New Garden (goodmorningwilton.com)
• Wilton Storm Prep: Wind, Heavy Rain and Outage Risk (goodmorningwilton.com)

Stamford

• Stamford Health Offers New Prostate Cancer Treatment At Stamford Hospital (patch.com)

Ok New Canaan! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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