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198 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 13 ratingsLocal news from New Canaan, Connecticut.
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0684-Radi0: Chamber Director Laura Budd on This Weekend's Sidewalk Sale (July 15, 2021)
July 14, 2021 11:02 - 8 minutes - 9.67 MBThis week we talk to Laura Budd, executive director of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce, about the Sidewalk Sale, which will be held this Saturday, July 17th, on Elm and Forest Streets, after local merchants kick it off outside their storefronts on Friday night. We hear from Laura about what to expect this year in terms of vendors, as well as activities, food, and Sidewalk Sale do’s and don’ts. All parking is free on Saturday.
0684-Radi0: Podcast: Zumbach's Coffee Owner Doug Zumbach (July 8, 2021)
July 07, 2021 11:14 - 7 minutes - 8.96 MBThis week, we talk to Doug Zumbach, owner of Zumbach’s Gourmet Coffee at Pine and Grove Streets downtown, and founder of Caffeine & Carburetors, the popular car show that is to return to New Canaan at Waveny this October, after taking a year off due to COVID-19. Zumbach tells us how his business navigated the pandemic and what the community response has been like, and he hints that there may be more than one Caffeine & Carburetors this year.
0684-Radi-0: New Canaan Land Trust’s ‘Firefly Sanctuary’ (July 1, 2021)
June 30, 2021 17:24 - 11 minutes - 12.9 MBThis week, we talk to Aaron Lefland, executive director of the New Canaan Land Trust, about the organization’s “Firefly Sanctuary.” Located off of Sleepy Hollow Road, the Sanctuary is now at its most active, and has grown so popular that the donor-supported Land Trust for first time has set nightly attendance limits for those seeking to view the unique meadow when the fireflies come out. Lefland says the Firefly Sanctuary is probably the first of its kind in the nation.
0684-Radi0: 'Swirl' Frozen Yogurt Shop Owner Sonny Yi (June 24, 2021)
June 23, 2021 13:21 - 10 minutes - 12.3 MBThis week, we talk to Sonny Yi, the well-known owner-on-site of Swirl, a frozen yogurt shop on Cherry Street that just turned 10 years old, and spent the stretch of that time navigating the pandemic, outlasting a nearly 60% decline in revenue at one point and changing his operation meet the public health restrictions that just now are lifting.
0684-Radi0: Melody Libonati of Summer Theatre of New Canaan (June 17, 2021)
June 16, 2021 19:14 - 10 minutes - 12.2 MBThis week we talk to Melody Libonati, artistic director of the Summer Theatre of New Canaan, about the 2021 season which kicks off July 16 with a benefit barbecue and features a new venue in Waveny Park that many of our listeners likely have already spotted, with the big tent on the soccer fields. Summer Theatre’s big show this year is The Honky Tonk Angels, and we hear from Melody about that, as well as You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and StoopKids Stories Live.
0684-Radi0: Podcast: NCHS School Counseling Chair Cynthia Rivera (June 10, 2021)
June 09, 2021 18:13 - 18 minutes - 21.1 MBThis week, we talk to Cynthia Rivera, department chair of school counseling at New Canaan High School, about the highly unusual and stressful college search, application and admissions processes for the class of 2021. Scheduled to graduate next Tuesday, the seniors had just started preparing for the big college push—with searches, test prep and scheduling—when the pandemic hit in march of their junior year, throwing everything into uncertainty for the students and for the counselors who stoo...
0684-Radi0: ABC House of New Canaan President Alicia Meyer (June 3, 2021)
June 02, 2021 18:03 - 18 minutes - 21.3 MBThis week, we talk to Alicia Meyer, president of A Better Chance of New Canaan, known locally as ABC House. Meyer tells us about the organization’s mission, how its scholars come to the New Canaan program, how ABC House navigated this past year of pandemic-related restrictions, and what she learned from a webinar series that ABC scholars and alumni put on last year in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis. Here’s a link to “A Chance To Unpack,” a webinar series presented by ABC st...
0684-Radi0: Doug Stewart of Walter Stewart’s Market (May 27, 2021)
May 26, 2021 18:48 - 7 minutes - 8.17 MBThis week, we talk to Doug Stewart of Walter Stewart’s Market, about how the past year of COVID-19-related restrictions has gone, what are store policies now that many of those state-mandated restrictions for businesses are lifting and how the Walter Stewart’s team is faring.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Music Owner Phil Williams (May 20, 2021)
May 19, 2021 14:59 - 7 minutes - 8.79 MBThis week we’re talking to New Canaan Music owner Phil Williams, as the state lifts most of its COVID-19-related restrictions for businesses. We hear from Phil about the mask policy at his own Main Street shop, what he’s learned from the pandemic and about a rise in the popularity of musical instruments and lessons in the past year.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski on Fatal Shooting, Resources (May 12, 2021)
May 11, 2021 14:47 - 8 minutes - 9.18 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan PoliceChief Leon Krolikowskiabout last week’s fatal shooting on Down River Road, status of the investigation and resources available to residents—including the Police Department itself, whose officers are specially trained to respond to psychiatric calls.
0684-Radi0: NCHS Junior and 'Sweet Krackerz' Founder Sage Fuhrman (May 6, 2021)
May 05, 2021 17:33 - 10 minutes - 11.7 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan High School junior Sage Fuhrman, who one year ago launched her own company. Born out of the high school’s Mitzvah Club, which she founded, Sweet Krackerz are pieces of unleavened mitzvah bread with different types of sweet toppings, such as chocolate, sprinkles, marshmallow, Oreos and Heath bars. Fuhrman in what she calls “acts of sweetness” gives the tasty treats away—to police, firefighters, EMTs, animal rescue groups and others. To keep it going, she also ...
0684-Radi0: Suzanne Adam of the Domestic Violence Crisis Center (April 29, 2021)
April 28, 2021 22:05 - 18 minutes - 20.9 MBThis week, we talk to Suzanne Adam, executive director of the Domestic Violence Crisis Center, about the nature and prevalence of domestic violence in New Canaan and the wider region, resources available to victims—they are extensive and range from immediate support and consultations to safe housing—and how the DVCC is funded. The organization’s 19th annual Voices of Courage spring luncheon is to be held May 20th. Details on the virtual event, including auction information and ticket sales,...
0684-Radi0: Manda Riggs of Elm Street Books (April 8, 2021)
April 07, 2021 16:15 - 13 minutes - 15.9 MBThis week, we talk to Manda Riggs, co-manager at Elm Street Books, about how the locally owned bookshop is faring amid the pandemic and what sort of in-store activity it’s seeing now, as well as some good fiction and nonfiction recommendations this spring.
0684-Radi0: ‘Plum Plums Cheese’ Owner Gayle Martin [April 1, 2021]
March 31, 2021 17:47 - 10 minutes - 12.2 MBThis week, we talk to Gayle Martin, who with husband Michael Riahi, is opening New Canaan’s newest business, a cheese and charcuterie shar-coo-tree shop that originally opened in 2014 in Pound Ridge and has moved here. Plum Plums Cheese opens its doors at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 1st, at 149 Cherry St.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Animal Control Officer Allyson Halm (March 25, 2021)
March 24, 2021 12:58 - 10 minutes - 11.5 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan Police DepartmentAnimal Control Officer Allyson Halm, about the wildlife that town residents can expect to see now that spring is underway.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Police Community Impact Officer Kelly Coughlin (March 18, 2021)
March 17, 2021 20:44 - 14 minutes - 16.2 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan PoliceOfficer Kelly Coughlin, who started in January in the ‘Community Impact Officer’ role, assigned to the downtown.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan’s Steve Haberstroh and MLB’s ‘Lou Gehrig Day’ (March 11, 2021)
March 10, 2021 20:39 - 31 minutes - 35.6 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan resident Steve Haberstroh. Known to many in town as a member of the Parks & Recreation Commission, Steve also is a member of a rather extraordinary family. His mom, Patty, was diagnosed about three-and-a-half years ago with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ‘ALS.' In the midst of the viral Ice Bucket Challenge that swept across the world at the time, his family designed a Hot Pepper Challenge that raised more than $700,000 in its own right for ALS Therapy Dev...
0684-Radi0: Faith Kerchoff of the New Canaan Beautification League (March 4, 2021)
March 03, 2021 19:52 - 9 minutes - 11.3 MBThis week, we talk to Faith Kerchoff, the New Canaan Beautification League’s co-chair of civic beautification, about the organization’s plans for the spring, ongoing work around town and membership, which has risen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The League is donor-supported organization. Here’s an interview from two years ago with Kerchoff on the Lee Memorial Garden.
0684-Radi0: Elaine Young of the New Canaan Dance Academy (Feb. 25, 2021)
February 24, 2021 21:19 - 11 minutes - 13.4 MBThis week, we talk to Elaine Young, owner and director of the New Canaan Dance Academy. Like other local businesses, the Forest Street dance academy has had to adjust during the COVID-19 pandemic—changing the way it offers lessons, attends competitions and puts on performances. Keep an eye on this area of the NCDA website for news about its June performances, to be held on the campus of the New Canaan Museum and Historical Society.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Health Director Jenn Eielson on COVID-19 Virus, Vaccinations (Feb. 23, 2021)
February 22, 2021 17:18 - 10 minutes - 12.6 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan Health Director Jenn Eielson about COVID-19 virus—how the town is faring in reducing infection rates and getting residents vaccinated, what are some common misconceptions regarding coronavirus, and whether Jenn has enough peanut butter and chocolate to get through these next few months.
0684-Radi0: Jen Essigs on the NCHS Scholarship Foundation 'NC Color Drop' (Feb. 18, 2021)
February 17, 2021 18:18 - 12 minutes - 13.9 MBThis week, we talk to Jen Essigs, who along with Steffi Loomis, is co-chair of a New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation committee that has organized the first-ever ‘NC Color Drop,’ an important fundraiser for the organization that will be held on the morning of March 31st. Sponsors for the NC Color Drop include Walter Stewart’s Market and April + Kelly luxury property specialists. Starting March 1, supporters can click here to purchase a ball that will be dropped during the event, an...
0684-Radi0: Kate Simone and New Canaan High School Theatre’s ‘Oklahoma!’ (Feb. 11, 2021)
February 10, 2021 23:24 - 14 minutes - 16.8 MBThis week, we talk to Kate Simone, a 2005 New Canaan High School graduate and professional actress who recently moved back to town and is making her directorial debut with NCHS Theatre’s winter musical—“Oklahoma!”—which will be performed via livestream on March 18, 19 and 20.
0684-Radi0: Stacey Walker of New Canaan CARES and Officer Jeff Deak of NCPD on Vaping (Feb. 4, 2021)
February 03, 2021 21:07 - 13 minutes - 15.2 MBThis week we talk to Officer Jeff Deak of the New Canaan Police Department and Stacey Walker of New Canaan CARES about vaping, a substance abuse issue that remains a major local health concern, especially as it relates to New Canaan youth.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan's John Walsh (Jan. 27, 2021)
January 27, 2021 20:27 - 19 minutes - 22.5 MBThis week we talk to New Canaan resident John Walsh, owner of Voice Over Walsh. A career sales professional, Walsh launched a second career in voice over work after having an revelation at church—though not exactly the type of epiphany you might imagine
0684-Radi0: Podcast: Exchange Club of New Canaan President George Benington (Nov. 18, 2020)
November 18, 2020 23:46 - 7 minutes - 8.17 MBThis week, we talk to Exchange Club of New Canaan President George Benington about the service organization and its annual Christmas Tree and Wreath Sale. An important fundraiser benefitting local charities, it will run a little differentpodcly this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Bryan Luizzi (Oct. 28, 2020)
October 27, 2020 20:20 - 15 minutes - 17.3 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Bryan Luizzi. The administration, staff and faculty have successfully opened this academic year by phasing the schools in, sometimes grade-by-grade, from a combined remote and in-person learning or hybrid model, to full in-person learning, K through 12. Yet the town and county also are starting to see a rising infection rate of COVID-19, meaning that much-desired and carefully planned full reopening might not last, at least n...
0684-Radi0: NCHS SLOBs Co-Presidents Will Galvan and Payton Welch (Oct. 15, 2020)
October 14, 2020 16:21 - 11 minutes - 13.4 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan High Schoolseniors Will Galvanand Payton Welch, co-presidents of the Service League of Boysor 'SLOBs.' The largest club at NCHS is finding new ways to do its volunteer work amid the pandemic.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Music Owner Phil Williams (Oct. 8, 2020)
October 07, 2020 20:55 - 7 minutes - 8.08 MBThis week, we talk to town resident and Planning & Zoning Commissioner Phil Williams, owner of New Canaan Music. The Main Street fixture, like so many of our local businesses, has been through the ringer in 2020—with a forced closure followed by a restricted reopening, and new operational requirements.
0684-Radi0: Dr. John Kerchoff on New Canaan Rotary Club's 'Lobsterfest' (Oct. 1, 2020)
September 30, 2020 15:10 - 8 minutes - 9.88 MBThis week, we talk to Dr. John Kerchoff, a longtime town resident and member of the New Canaan Rotary Club. This year, the club’s 35th annual Lobsterfest, a major and important fundraiser to be held Oct. 16th & 17th, will run a little differently amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan's Human Services Needs Amid COVID-19 (Sept. 24, 2020)
September 23, 2020 15:50 - 10 minutes - 11.7 MBThis week, we talk to Lauren Patterson, president and CEO of the New Canaan Community Foundation, about the need of human services and other organizations here amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and what the Community Foundation is doing to address those needs
0684-Radi0: Claudia Weber and Miki Porta on Voting in Election 2020 (Sept. 17, 2020)
September 16, 2020 19:41 - 15 minutes - 17.2 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan Town Clerk Claudia Weber and League of Women Voters of New Canaan President Miki Portaabout the upcoming election.
0684-Radi0: The Rev. Scott Herr of First Presbyterian Church (Sept. 10, 2020)
September 09, 2020 17:28 - 12 minutes - 14.1 MBThis week, we talk to theRev. Scott Herr, newly installed pastor at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Sustainability Team Leader Robin Bates-Mason (Sept. 3, 2020)
September 02, 2020 16:55 - 13 minutes - 15.4 MBThis week, we talk to Robin Bates-Mason about two matching funds from Sustainability CT that will support separate eco-friendly efforts of the Friends of Bristow Bird Sanctuary and Planet New Canaan, and we also talk about a CT Green Bank loan program of which New Canaan organizations and businesses have yet to avail themselves
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Parent Support Group Founder Paul Reinhardt (Aug. 27, 2020)
August 26, 2020 19:11 - 8 minutes - 9.33 MBThis week, we talk to Paul Reinhardt, a town resident and founder of the New Canaan Parent Support Group. The organization's 4th Annual Addiction Awareness Vigil will be held in a virtual format starting at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
0684-Radi0: Laura Budd of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce (Aug. 20, 2020)
August 19, 2020 19:54 - 10 minutes - 12.2 MBThis week, we talk to Laura Budd, who is taking over as executive director of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce, about the So Long Summer Sale that will run downtown 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan's Kit Devereaux (July 23, 2020)
July 22, 2020 16:33 - 9 minutes - 10.7 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan Selectman Kit Devereaux, who announced Monday that she's moving out-of-state.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Health Director Jenn Eielson (July 16, 2020)
July 15, 2020 21:28 - 14 minutes - 16.8 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan's director of health, Jenn Eielson, about COVID-19 data, contact tracing, mask-wearing and how local businesses are faring.
0684-Radi0: Bankwell CEO Chris Gruseke (June 18, 2020)
June 17, 2020 19:00 - 15 minutes - 18.1 MBThis week, we talk to Bankwell CEO Chris Grusekeabout how the bank is faring through the public health emergency, its experience with PPP applications and the widely anticipated launch of a new company headquarters here in New Canaan.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Library Executive Director Lisa Oldham (June 11, 2020)
June 10, 2020 20:24 - 10 minutes - 11.9 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan LibraryExecutive Director Lisa Oldhamabout the organization's offerings for the summer and how she anticipates the library will operate as public health-related restrictions are relaxed in the future.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski (May 29, 2020)
May 28, 2020 19:44 - 9 minutes - 10.3 MBThis week we talk to New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski about the very unusual and unnerving violent assault on a woman walking in a residential neighborhood in broad daylight on Monday.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan's Rick Franco (May 21, 2020)
May 20, 2020 17:10 - 13 minutes - 15.6 MBThis week, we talk to Rick Franco, an owner of Francos Wine Merchants on Elm Street who had served for decades on the New Canaan Parking Commission.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bryan Luizzi (May 14, 2020)
May 13, 2020 16:46 - 22 minutes - 25.7 MBThis week, we talk to Dr. Bryan Luizzi, superintendent of New Canaan Public Schools.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Community Foundation and COVID-19
May 06, 2020 21:39 - 12 minutes - 14 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan Community Foundation President and CEO Lauren Patterson.During our conversation, we touch on the nonprofit organization's COVID-19 Response Fund.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Fire Co. Assistant Chief Russ Kimes (April 30, 2020)
April 29, 2020 21:11 - 15 minutes - 18.1 MBThis week we talk to Russ Kimes, assistant chief of the New Canaan Fire Company.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan EMS Capt. Phil Sheibley (April 23, 2020)
April 22, 2020 19:29 - 13 minutes - 15.1 MBThis week, we talk to Capt. Phil Shelby of New Canaan Emergency Medical Service, a local volunteer agency of EMTs that’s taken on an increasingly important role among responders during the COVID-19 virus public health emergency.
0684-Radi0: Doug Stewart of Walter Stewart's Market (April 16, 2020)
April 15, 2020 21:55 - 8 minutes - 9.4 MBThis week, we talk to town resident Doug Stewart of Walter Stewart's Market about how the Elm Street business is operating, serving customers and observing health and safety protocols during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
0684-Radi0: First Selectman Kevin Moynihan on COVID-19 Emergency (April 9 ,2020)
April 08, 2020 19:13 - 8 minutes - 9.55 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan First Selectman Kevin Moynihan about the COVID-19 emergency, how municipal officials are faring and next steps for the town.
0684-Radi0: Wellbeing of New Canaan Youth and Families During COVID-19 Emergency (April 2, 2020)
April 01, 2020 20:04 - 11 minutes - 12.9 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan CARES Executive Director Ellen Brezovsky about what local youth and families are facing during this COVID-19 emergency and strategies for getting through it.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan's Betsy Magratten (March 26, 2020)
March 26, 2020 00:30 - 19 minutes - 22 MBThis week, we talk to Betsy Magratten, a New Canaan mom of two who, like so many residents, is adjusting to life during the COVID-19 crisis. Her young kids are home instead of in school, her husband is working rom home instead of New York City, and she’s observing the health- and public safety-related social distancing restrictions. What’s life like for this New Canaan resident now?
0684-Radi0: Emergency Management Director Mike Handler on COVID-19 in New Canaan (March 19, 2020)
March 18, 2020 21:29 - 21 minutes - 24.2 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan Emergency Management Director Mike Handler about the state of the town as locals adjust to measures designed to help stop transmission of COVID-19.