Library Project Update + 2021 Harvest Festival: New Canaan Weekly

Good morning, New Canaan! Hope you're doing well. Here's the latest local news, events and community posts courtesy of this weekend's issue of the New Canaan Weekly.

Here you'll find new stories, as well as stories you may have missed this week, among other helpful information relevant to New Canaan!

Let's get started, shall we?

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 76 Low: 63.

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Here are the top stories today in New Canaan:

1. New Canaan Coronavirus Infection Rate Improving (New Canaan Patch)
2. New Canaan Chamber Of Commerce: Harvest Festival (Press Release Desk)
3. New Canaan Chamber Of Commerce: Lunch4design With Frances Palmer (Press Release Desk)
4. Another referendum in New Canaan? Prerequisite filed to upend $10M from library project (Torrington Register Citizen)

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New Canaan Patch Notebook

• St. Luke's School: "It's #FlashBackFriday, and we're jumping back three months to the Class of 2021's Commencement. Check out the highlights video or full ceremony at www.stlukesct.org/commencement-2021. Link in bio. #stlukesct" (Instagram)
• New Canaan Chamber of Commerce: "It was awesome to be on hand at the New Canaan Food Pantry when the crew from Walter Stewart's Market started to deliver the food purchased from the donations from the 250+ Strollers who attended the Taste of New Canaan Stroll ! Overall ..." (Facebook)
• St. Luke's School: "Today, St. Luke's Executive Assistant to Head of School Christine Costello shared her 9/11 experience as a documentary and news producer in NYC with J.B. Barr '22 during an interview for Ms. Perry's Literature of War class. Read the full..." (Instagram)
• Silver Hill Hospital: "Such an important topic of discussion that our Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Michael Groat, gave this morning at the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders. Our goal is to help people to live to their fullest potential and to continue t..." (Facebook)
• Waveny LifeCare Network: "Rabbi Daniel Sklar lead Shabbat prayers with our residents, assisted by our volunteer Daniel Kraus. Shabbat Shalom!" (Facebook)
• New Canaan Softball: "NC Rams 14U team had a picture perfect day to start their fall season #ncsb #newcanaansoftball #newcanaansoftballtravel14u #gorams #softballsisters" (Instagram)
• New Canaan Police Department: "Members of our force stopped by Lapham Community Center yesterday to meet with residents for Coffee with a Cop! Special thanks to Marcy Rand (Human Services) and Officer Vartuli for organizing this event. Look out for the next event on 1..." (Facebook)
• The Glass House: "As part of a year-long residency, David Hartt (@david_hartt) is working on a film that reflects on the Arcadian ideals represented in the site's landscape as well as 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘯 (ca. 1648), a painting attribut..." (Facebook)
• New Canaan Softball: "It's hard to say goodbye to summer, but it is great to see Waveny softball fields come to life again. AAA Red, Minors White and Minors Red taking the field tonight! #newcanaansoftball #newcanaan #softballsisters" (Instagram)
• Young Women's League of New Canaan: "Up next in our "Meet the Board" series is our other Co-Vice President of Membership Juliet O'Brien!! Juliet has lived on the East side of New Canaan for over 9 years with her husband Kevin and 3 daughters (Mackenzie 7, Charlotte 5, and V..." (Facebook)
• New Canaan Library: "As the 20th anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001 approaches, we invite all to visit the Curtis Gallery, where one can reflect upon the events through a multi-media exhibition and special programming. The initiative is presente..." (Facebook)

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Events:

• 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Mass with Honor Guard (September 11)
• Family Faith Formation Registration Open! (September 12)
• High School Environmental Initiative: ALASKA! Join us Sunday at 11 AM (September 12)
• Noroton Church Hosts Fall Kickoff Celebration (September 12)
• POLO MATCH - Free Admission (September 12)
• CLC Announces 5th Annual Golf Tournament - September 13 at Tamarack Country Club (September 13)
• Town Hall with CT Attorney General William Tong on Sept 13 (September 13)
• Medicare Education Webinar (September 14)
• Managing the Emotional Rollercoaster of Divorce - Hosted by Strong Savvy Women (September 15)
• The Long Ridge School is offering In-Person Campus Tours for the 2022-2023 School Year (September 16)
• FCDS Kindergarten Play Day (September 18)
• KEYS invites you to "Come Together" for Music Education (September 18)
• Bandits on the Run (September 19)
• Classic Design Luncheon with Thomas Jayne & Pilar Viladas (September 23)
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Announcements:

• George A DiScala Jr Death notice. (Details)
• Janice L. Todd DiScala Death Notice (Details)
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For sale:

• Annual St. Luke's Parish Tag Sale! (Details)
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• Fulfillment Associate (Details)
• School Bus Driver (Details)
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• Moving/Tag Sale - Office & Multi Family (Details)
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About me: I'm RJ Scofield, a local Patch editor for Connecticut. I have been working in journalism since graduating from Roger Williams University with a degree in, you guessed it, journalism. I have lived in Connecticut for most of my life and love getting to share interesting local stories with readers and craft compelling features about the unsung heroes of a community.

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