The Heat Map
This is the heat map produced by Tighe & Bond for the Town of New Canaan as part of their most recent revaluation, October 2018. (Email me for the original…
This is the heat map produced by Tighe & Bond for the Town of New Canaan as part of their most recent revaluation, October 2018. (Email me for the original…
Chairman’s View: Town inconsistent when partnering with private funding SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 BY NEW CANAAN ADVERTISER [UPDATED WITH CORRECTION Sept. 14.] Town councilman Bill Bach gave us the Bach amendment…
Letter: Library is ‘thinking smart’ DECEMBER 10, 2018 BY ROBERT BUTMAN PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES NEW CANAAN LIBRARY Editor, Advertiser: This letter is in response to the Setting Priorities opinion…
Its getting harder and harder to find woods and meadows where a dog can roam off-leash. Under Article 6, Section 8 of the Town Charter, dogs aren’t allowed off-leash anywherein…
“Somewhere along the line that’s too much, way too much” BOE Chairman Henry Coleman said on March 28, 1974 about the school budget of $8 million, now $90 million in…
Chairman’s View: Picking priorities DECEMBER 6, 2018 BY JOHN ENGEL. CHAIRMAN, TOWN COUNCIL “I do have to pick my priorities. Nobody can do everything.” — Ray Kurzweil We held the…
Mead Park barn demolition plan remains in place after Council hears pitch to save it SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 BY GREG REILLY The brick barn at Richmond Hill Road and Mead…
Op-Ed: Advertiser, Hersams served New Canaan for a century NOVEMBER 21, 2018 BY BY JOHN ENGEL ‘A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself — Arthur Miller…
Op-Ed: New Canaan’s Fourth Estate NOVEMBER 15, 2018 BY JOHN ENGEL AND ROBERT DORAN We live in challenging times for news. The Internet and the information age, professional pundits, fake…
Chairman’s View: 11 resolutions for 2019 DECEMBER 31, 2018 BY JOHN ENGEL. CHAIRMAN, TOWN COUNCIL When Advertiser reporter Grace Duffield asked for a New Canaan resolution, I could hardly stop…
…Connecticut,” said Town Council Chairman John Engel. The Town Council’s budget takes into account the 2018 Revaluation as of October 1, 2018 where the town’s 2018 Grand List declined 7.64%…
…million in 2012. In 2018, 46 condos sold averaging, $778,962 and a median of $690,000. We had only one sale above $1.2 million last year. The high-end of the condo…
…2018 condos sold for $417 per foot,versus $420 per foot five years ago. This means that in 5 years average condo prices went down 1% and not up 8% to…
Recently renovated antique Colonial with stunning gardens and complete privacy on .38 acres opposite the Mead Park entrance. This beautiful, high site is reached by a sweeping, graceful driveway and…
…a belly-dancing performance, the Mad for Moderns gala, and the bi-annual Modern house Day Tour (Oct. 20, 2018). There’s a reason to go to 13 Oenoke besides the Advertiser Coffee….
Just 5 minutes from charming New Canaan this hilltop estate nestled on 4 secluded acres offers an oasis of serenity from the pressures of business or travel. Designed by a…
This elegant private Georgian style brick townhouse has been in the same family since new! An end-unit, it is adjacent to garages, with large stone terrace & awning, and convenient…
This immaculate 3-story antique with private deck and yard downtown invites comfort and exudes modern elegance. With 3 bedrooms & 2 baths, generous living space and an open plan you’ll…
If you are one of 26 million people who read the book “Who Moved My Cheese?” you know we are at an inflection point here in New Canaan, a moment…
Timeless elegance characterizes this stone & slate estate set on 3 manicured, private acres just 1 mile from town. Surrounded on 3 sides by 40-acres of Land Trust and renovated…