Brief Video Highlights from the Selectman’s Debate
The two candidates for the Republican Selectman seat, John Engel and Nick Williams, faced one another after the First Selectman debate. Video clips from all four candidates were posted on…
The two candidates for the Republican Selectman seat, John Engel and Nick Williams, faced one another after the First Selectman debate. Video clips from all four candidates were posted on…
Chairman’s View: Cap town spending for three years MARCH 28, 2019 BY JOHN ENGEL, CHAIRMAN, TOWN COUNCIL Town income is dependent on real estate values and the taxes…
…guests or private quarters. Must be seen to be fully appreciated. John Engel & Susan Engel c: 203.247.4700 – John jengel@halstead.com c: 203.247.5999 – Susan sengel@halstead.com ABOUT US John…
Chairman’s View: ‘Not to eliminate buildings, but to eliminate expense’ JANUARY 22, 2019 BY JOHN ENGEL, CHAIRMAN, TOWN COUNCIL In the fourth week of a federal government shutdown, it’s a…
…Full Listing John Engel Real Estate Broker O: (203) 889-5580 M: (203) 247-4700 john.engel@elliman.com Melissa Engel Real Estate Salesperson O: (203) 889-5580 M: (203) 858-0266 melissa.engel@elliman.com Engel Team at Douglas…
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…
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…
…Beds, 2,115 Sqft, Built in 1952 See Full Listing John Engel The Engel Team at Douglas Elliman O: (203) 889-5580 M: (203) 247-4700 john.engel@elliman.com 199 Elm Street, New Canaan CT…
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…
Chairman’s View: Improve our planning for Town building maintenance OCTOBER 18, 2018 BY NEW CANAAN ADVERTISER New Canaan Town Council Chairman John Engel’s weekly guest column. New Canaan Town Council…
Chairman’s View: On bags and budgets FEBRUARY 7, 2019 BY JOHN ENGEL, CHAIRMAN, TOWN COUNCIL The Town Council is considering a proposed townwide ban of supermarket plastic bags. Letters are…
…column by John Engel, recently published in the New Canaan Advertiser. We appreciate the early support for the Library that John is voicing in his column. We expect the new…
Chairman’s View: Seeking more transparency from school leaders JUNE 6, 2018 BY BY JOHN ENGEL, TOWN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, AND CRISTINA A. ROSS, TOWN COUNCIL When the Town Council met earlier…
Chairman’s View: Urging school board to resolve security camera issue MAY 24, 2018 BY NEW CANAAN TOWN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN JOHN ENGEL I wrote this column in February and pulled it…
…where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” –John Muir (1912) Fifty New Canaan residents gathered yesterday (Sunday) to open a GreenLink trail more than 50 years…
Moynihan, Engel pen letter to avoid 1802 Cobbler’s house’s demolition APRIL 13, 2018 BY GRACE DUFFIELD First Selectman Kevin Moynihan and Town Council Chairman John Engel signed a letter to…
…voice, who makes the time to connect, listen, and then lead in town hall, then please vote for John Engel for Selectman. New Canaan is a brand and I pledge…
Chairman’s View: Honing our zoning MAY 23, 2019 BY NEW CANAAN TOWN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN JOHN ENGEL In 1982, New Canaan matriarch Mabel Lamb is quoted in The New York Times…
Editor, Advertiser, We are all local business owners in New Canaan. A vote for John Engel is a vote to energize the downtown. Engel is an experienced local businessman who…