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The latest from New Canaan:
‘It Is Beyond Time’: Councilmen Urge Board of Ed To Reach Decision on Drug-Sniffing Dogs in Schools
By Michael Dinan
The Board of Education has put off a decision on allowing drug-sniffing dogs in schools for too long, according to a longtime and prominent member of New Canaan’s legislative body. Advocates have been urging district officials to give access to a New Canaan Police Department K-9 dog for years, Town Councilman Steve Karl said Wednesday […]
More than $35,000 has been raised toward a $50,000 goal to support the 5-year-old daughter of Michelle Pavia, who died Jan. 25 in a Maine snowmobiling accident. Pavia is the niece of former New Canaan High School Principal Tony Pavia and also the niece of town resident Michelle Guarnieri. The GoFundMe page “Making It Happen […]
Letter: Earlier School Start Times for New Canaan Students
By James Yao
Perhaps many have heard the New Canaan Board of Education touting its plan for later school start times for students and how it would be a great win for “our” students. More sleep for our children sounds like a great thing, right? What Board of Ed members don’t mention is that it would be solely […]