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N. Canaan Board of Finance still struggling with budget cuts

NORTH CANAAN — Voicing concern about program sustainability in the face of cuts to the proposed 2017–18 budget, the Board of Finance met Wednesday, July 12, to hear how the boards of education and selectmen propose to lower the amount of total increase in the town’s taxes by 1 mill.  The original budget proposal carrying a 4 mill increase was rejected by voters at a June 7 town meeting.

The current mill rate is 27.5. 

The state has cut $1.4 million from the North Canaan allocation in state funding. To make up for that impact, the proposed budget...

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Fun for kids at Camp AHA!

Wed, 06/28/2017 - 3:56pm
By
Ashlee Baldwin

NORTH CANAAN — North Canaan’s weekly summer day camp kicked off on Monday, June 19. Camp AHA!, run by Lynn Nania, is located at North Canaan Elementary School in the middle-school classrooms, outside on the playground and over by the town pool.

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Bike and car show a roaring success

Wed, 06/28/2017 - 3:51pm
By
Ashlee Baldwin

Matt’s Ride to Recovery, a motorcycle ride and car show held on Sunday, June 25, at the Couch-Pipa VFW in North Canaan, benefited Matt Norton. 
Norton was injured in a motorcycle accident in Sharon on April 29 and has been moving between Hartford Hospital and a nursing hospital since. According to a post on the event’s page by Daniellea Abou-Hamzy (one of the organizers of the event), Norton is beginning to walk and talk again.

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Come on and get your free ride

Wed, 06/28/2017 - 3:42pm

NORTH CANAAN — The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville has donated bicycles to Pilgrim House/North Canaan Congregational Church/and Closets. The bikes will be cleaned and fixed up and then given at no cost to people who need them.  To get a bike, fill out an application any Wednesday at the Pilgrim House.

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Memories of a longtime town tradition: RR Days begins on July 5

Wed, 06/28/2017 - 3:39pm
By
Ashlee Baldwin

Railroad Days has been the event of the summer in North Canaan for as long as I can remember, which is only roughly 16 of the 53 years it has been running. As the daughter of a former North Canaan fire chief, the Firemen’s Parade has always been the highlight of my year. This year’s two-week-long celebration promises to be better than ever, with a number of new and returning events.

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Depot will be open for tours on July 15

Wed, 06/28/2017 - 3:37pm
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Cynthia Hochswender

Sixteen years have passed since the historic railroad depot in North Canaan burned down, leaving an emotional and physical gap in the center of town.
After years of fundraising and paperwork and setbacks, work is nearly complete. Sure, there have been plenty of delays. The original deadline has been pushed forward to Sept. 1.
But things are moving along and the depot will definitely be open for tours on July 15, probably from noon to 2 p.m., during the annual townwide Railroad Days celebration. 

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Starting over on budget plan

Wed, 06/21/2017 - 3:03pm
By
Leila Hawken

NORTH CANAAN — In the wake of the June 7 annual town meeting — when voters rejected the 2017–18 budget as proposed by the boards of education and selectmen — the finance board directed those boards to begin their budget processes again, and to reduce proposed expenditures by one mill, or $325,000. The decision was announced at the June 14 meeting of the Board of Finance.

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Passion, perseverance and friendship for Class of 2017

Wed, 06/21/2017 - 3:02pm
By
Maddy Longwell

NORTH CANAAN — The 29 students in the North Canaan Elementary School (NCES) Class of 2017 gathered on Friday, June 16, to celebrate the end of their eighth-grade year and their promotion to high school. 
Surrounded by family, friends, NCES faculty and staff, the eighth-graders began the ceremony with a procession into the gym and a welcome by classmate Jacob Simonds. 
“In many ways, we have been preparing for this day since our arrival nine years ago,” he said. 

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Songs and more celebrate the stars and stripes

Wed, 06/21/2017 - 10:42am
By
Ashlee Baldwin

NORTH CANAAN — The students of North Canaan Elementary School (NCES) celebrated Flag Day on Wednesday, June 14. 
The small ceremony started outside the school, where students, staff and parents gathered to watch the Boy and Girl Scouts, led by Eagle Scout and Housatonic Valley Regional High School senior Michael O’Connor (who is an NCES alumnus), salute as eighth-grade scouts Brandon Sorrell and Patrick Merrill raised the flag. Seventh-grader Joey Brennan played taps.

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Enriching the community, one trestle at a time

Wed, 06/14/2017 - 3:47pm
By
Morgyn Gasperini

NORTH CANAAN — The Couch-Pipa Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 6851 in North Canaan is a place full of laughter and camaraderie — with an undercurrent of solace and respect. Military veterans and their families as well as community members are welcomed with open arms by the 144 post members from surrounding towns and the post’s commander since 2012, Kirk Harrington.  

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North Canaan voters say ‘no’ to budget plan

Wed, 06/14/2017 - 3:46pm
By
Morgyn Gasperini

NORTH CANAAN — With 49 votes in favor and 67 votes against it, the North Canaan town budget did not pass. 
“I think most people knew how they were going to vote before they showed up,” said Board Of Finance Chair Nancy O’Connor. “It’s unfortunate.” 
The budget town meeting was held on June 7 at Town Hall; 116 people attended.

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