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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: New Canaan's Brenda and Shaun McKenna (March 12, 2020)
March 11, 2020 22:11 - 20 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, we talk to longtime New Canaan residents Brenda and Shaun Mckenna. Seven years ago this month, Brenda founded BCM Media, a strategic media planning and buying agency. And recently, BCM hired Shaun as its SVP of New Business Development. We talk about the founding and growth of the agency, what it’s like for the couple to work together and where BCM is heading.
0684-Radi0: NCHS Senior and ABC Scholar Adrian Davis (March 5, 2020)
March 04, 2020 22:04 - 15 minutes - 18.1 MBThis week, we talk to Adrian Davis, a senior at NCHS who came here as a freshman under the ABC program.
0684-Radi0: Preserving the 1913 Library Building (Feb. 27, 2020)
February 26, 2020 22:57 - 16 minutes - 19.4 MBThis week on 0684-Radi0, we talk to local preservation architect Rose Long Rothbart and landscape architect Keith Simpson about New Canaan Library’s rebuilding plans, and why they feel the original 1913 core of the existing building should be preserved.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Police Chief on Allowing a Drug-Sniffing Dog in the Schools (Feb. 20, 2020)
February 19, 2020 20:31 - 12 minutes - 13.8 MBThis week we talk to New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski about a long lingering question that appears to be before the Board of Education and town again, whether to allow a drug-sniffing K-9 dog in the schools.
0684-Radi0: What's New at 'Staying Put in New Canaan'
February 12, 2020 21:11 - 11 minutes - 12.6 MBThis week, we talk to Barb Achenbaum, executive director of Staying Put in New Canaan, about how the organization is meeting the evolving needs of its clients and their adult children.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Library's Rebuilding Project (Feb. 6, 2020)
February 05, 2020 21:02 - 15 minutes - 17.8 MBThis week, we talk to Lisa Oldham, executive director of New Canaan Library, about the organization’s recently unveiled and dramatic rebuilding plans.
0684-Radi0: Nancy Geary of the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society (Jan. 30, 2020)
January 29, 2020 22:58 - 14 minutes - 16.5 MBThis week, we talk to Nancy Geary, executive director of the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan's Meghan and Molly Cioffi (Jan. 23, 2020)
January 22, 2020 23:08 - 12 minutes - 14.8 MBThis week we talk to Meghan and Molly Cioffi, a mother-daughter duo from New Canaan, about their involvement with STAR, a local nonprofit organization that serves more than 600 individuals with disabilities and their families.
0684-Radi0: Opposition to Waveny’s Proposed Senior Living Facility on Oenoke Ridge (Jan. 16, 2020)
January 15, 2020 21:08 - 15 minutes - 18 MBThis week on 0684-Radi0, we talk to Bill Frank and Joby Gray of the Oenoke Ridge Neighborhood Association about the group's opposition to Waveny LifeCare Network's proposed senior independent living facility on Oenoke Ridge.
0684-Radi0: Waveny’s Proposed Senior Living Facility on Oenoke Ridge (Jan. 9, 2020)
January 08, 2020 21:49 - 19 minutes - 22.5 MBThis week, we talk to Waveny LifeCare Network Board President Kathleen Corbet and president and CEO Russ Barksdale Jr. about the nonprofit organization’s proposal to build an independent senior living facility on Oenoke Ridge. Available for view as a to-scale model in the lower of Town Hall, the proposed facility has been before the Planning & Zoning Commission since last summer, first in an informational session and then, more recently, for three rather lengthy and impassioned public hearin...
0684-Radi0: NCHS Grads Rebecca and Kara Kimball of Combine-X Fitness (Jan. 2 , 2020)
January 01, 2020 18:33 - 13 minutes - 15.4 MBThis week, we meet up with Kara and Rebecca Kimball of Combine-X Fitness. A 2004 New Canaan High School graduate, Rebecca in August acquired Oxygen Fitness on Pine Street and there installed her own local business, which already had been rapidly growing in New Canaan for two years. A personal trainer, sports conditioning specialist and group fitness instructor for more than 12 years, Rebecca quickly brought in her trusted older sister Kara, a 2002 NCHS graduate, to help manage the business. ...
0684-Radi0: Christmas Eve Caroling at God's Acre (Dec. 19, 2019)
December 18, 2019 20:54 - 12 minutes - 14.4 MBThis week, we talk to lifelong resident Leo Karl III, one member of a group that formed a year ago to ensure that one of New Canaan's beloved annual traditions—Christmas Eve caroling at God's Acre—continues.
0684-Radi0: Sheri and Olivia West of LiveGirl (Dec. 12, 2019)
December 11, 2019 22:22 - 16 minutes - 18.4 MBThis week, we talk to Olivia and Sheri West, the mother-daughter team behind one of New Canaan’s best stories in recent years. LiveGirl is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to “empower and equip the next generation of brave, inclusive leaders with the skills, community, and connections so that all girls may thrive and make a positive impact on the world.” The Wests recently launched a biweekly podcast called “Confident,” and it’s terrific—in the new episode they interview state Sen. ...
0684-Radi0: 15th Annual 'Holiday Stroll' (Dec. 5, 2019)
December 04, 2019 20:18 - 9 minutes - 11.4 MBThis week on 0684-Radi0, we talk to Tucker Murphy of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce about the Holiday Stroll, a favorite annual event that will kick off at 6 p.m. Friday in the heart of the downtown and continue Saturday.
0684-Radi0: First Selectman Moynihan's Second-Term Priorities
November 13, 2019 20:57 - 13 minutes - 15.1 MBThis week we talk to First Selectman Kevin Moynihan about priorities for a second term following last week’s municipal election, starting with guidance on taxpayer spending for the upcoming budget season.
0684-Radi0: How New Canaan's Elected Bodies Are Formed (Oct. 31, 2019)
October 30, 2019 18:05 - 12 minutes - 14 MBThis week, we talk to League of Women Voters member Kathleen Corbet about the number of candidates running for local office this year, how they’re elected to their various seats – it’s not as straightforward or uniform as you may think – what the ballot itself looks like and recent changes to New Canaan’s Charge around elections.
0684-Radi0: Miki Porta of the League of Women Voters of New Canaan
October 23, 2019 22:37 - 11 minutes - 13.2 MBThis week we talk to Miki Porta, present of the League of Women Voters of New Canaan, about the nonpartisan organization and its efforts to educate local residents ahead of Election Day, which will fall on Nov. 5.
0684-Radi0: First Selectman Candidate Craig Donovan (Oct. 17, 2019)
October 16, 2019 20:56 - 23 minutes - 26.6 MBThis week on 0684-Radi0, we talk to Craig Donovan, a New Canaan Democrat running for first selectman. He's challenging Republican incumbent Kevin Moynihan on Nov. 5.
0684-Radi0: First Selectman Kevin Moynihan (Oct. 16, 2019)
October 15, 2019 20:13 - 20 minutes - 23.9 MBThis week on 0684-Radi0, our free weekly podcast, we talk to the incumbent Republican first selectman of New Canaan, Kevin Moynihan. He's seeking re-election on Nov. 5. Moynihan is being challenged by Democrat Craig Donovan.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan's Craft Beer Expert and Entrepreneur (Oct. 10, 2019)
October 09, 2019 16:24 - 15 minutes - 18.1 MBThis week on 0684-Radi0, we talk to New Canaan resident Kevin Mardorf. After tasting his first craft beer at a New Canaan Nature Center event, Mardorf about eight years ago founded Fests LLC, an events company whose brands include CTBeer.com and BeerFests.com. His business has grown exponentially, with more than 100 events per year and hundreds of thousands of social media followers.
0684-Radi0: Restoring the Ponus Ridge Chapel (Oct. 3, 2019)
October 02, 2019 21:20 - 16 minutes - 19.4 MBThis week, we talk to those behind a conspicuous and widely anticipated historic preservation project in western New Canaan. The Ponus Ridge Chapel has stood along Ponus between Frogtown and Davenport Ridge for more than 100 years, a stone structure that began its life as a place of worship and became a hub of neighborhood activity, for much of its life owned and operated by an association. In the past five decades, as the association and Chapel’s use became inactive, the building fell into...
0684-Radi0: Town Council Candidate Colm Dobbyn (Sept. 19, 2019)
September 18, 2019 20:29 - 10 minutes - 11.7 MBThis week, we talk to Colm Dobbyn, a longtime Inland Wetlands Commissione who is seeking election to New Canaan’s Town Council this fall. Following the July caucuses, Dobbyn and his fellow Democratic nominees—Robin Bates-Mason, and Mark Grzymski—are entering a contested race versus Republican nominees Steve Karl, Mike Mauro, Maria Naughton and Cristina A. Ross.
0684-Radi0: Town Council Candidate Cristina A. Ross (Sept. 12, 2019)
September 11, 2019 18:49 - 13 minutes - 15.8 MBThis week, we talk to Cristina A. Ross, an incumbent on the Town Council who is seeking re-election to the legislative body this fall. Following the July caucuses, Ross and her fellow Republican nominees—Steve Karl, Mike Mauro and Maria Naughton—are entering a contested race versus Democratic nominees Robin Bates-Mason, Colm Dobbyn and Mark Grzymski.
0684-Radi0: Remembering New Canaan's Mikey Czech (Sept. 5, 2019)
September 04, 2019 19:51 - 12 minutes - 14.2 MBThis week, we talk to Steve Czech, who in 2008 co-founded the Mikey Czech Foundation with his wife, Jennifer, as their son, Mikey, battled an aggressive and incurable brain tumor that would take his life on Sept. 7 of that year.
0684-Radi0: Town Council Candidate Mark Grzymski (Aug. 29, 2019)
August 28, 2019 17:06 - 9 minutes - 11.3 MBThis week on 0684-Radi0, we talk to Mark Grzymski, a 12-year resident of New Canaan who is seeking election to the Town Council. Following the July caucuses, Grzymski and his fellow Democratic nominees— Robin Bates-Mason and Colm Dobbyn—are entering a contested race versus Republican nominees Steve Karl, Mike Mauro, Maria Naughtonand Cristina A. Ross.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan Police Back-To-School Traffic Enforcement (Aug. 22, 2019)
August 21, 2019 19:44 - 9 minutes - 10.3 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan Police Deputy Chief John DiFederico about the department’s efforts to intensify enforcement of traffic violations near schools, which open next Thursday.
0684-Radi0: Town Council Candidate Steve Karl (Aug. 15, 2019)
August 15, 2019 00:23 - 13 minutes - 15.6 MBThis week, we talk to Steve Karl, a New Canaan native, 1980 graduate of NCHS and three-term incumbent on the Town Council who is seeking re-election to the legislative body this fall. Following the July caucuses, Karl and his fellow Republican nominees—Mike Mauro, Maria Naughton and Cristina A. Ross—are entering a contested race versus Democratic nominees Robin Bates-Mason, Colm Dobbyn and Mark Grzymski.
0684-Radi0: Town Council Candidate Mike Mauro (Aug. 8, 2019)
August 07, 2019 19:24 - 15 minutes - 17.9 MBThis week, we interview Mike Mauro, a New Canaan resident since 2016 who rapidly got involved in town government and raised his hand to join the Town Council when a Republican seat was vacated early last year. He’s served on the Town Council for 18 months and will seek re-election this fall along with Steve Karl and Cristina A. Ross, as well as Maria Naughton, who is seeking election to the legislative body. They’re entering a contested race versus Democratic nominees Robin Bates-Mason, Colm...
0684-Radi0: Restoring New Canaan’s Long-Forgotten Bird Sanctuary
July 31, 2019 20:07 - 18 minutes - 21.3 MBThis week we talk to New Canaan Conservation Commission Chris Schipper about plans to restore a bird sanctuary in New Canaan—a 17-acre town-owned property completely unknown to most locals. In fact, the Bristow Bird Sanctuary and Wildwood Preserve is the third of its kind in the United States, and a master plan now underway calls for its full restoration in time for a centennial anniversary in 2024.
0684-Radi0: Town Council Candidate Robin Bates-Mason (July 25, 2019)
July 24, 2019 21:01 - 14 minutes - 16.6 MBThis week on 0684-Radi0, we talk to Robin Bates-Mason, a New Canaan resident for 19 years seeking election to New Canaan’s local legislative body, the Town Council. Following last week's caucuses, Bates-Mason and her fellow Democratic nominees—Colm Dobbynand Mark Grzymski—are entering a contested race versus Republican nominees Steve Karl, Mike Mauro, Maria Naughtonand Cristina A. Ross.
0684-Radi0: Board of Ed Member and Town Council Candidate Maria Naughton (July 18, 2019)
July 17, 2019 20:21 - 15 minutes - 17.5 MBThis week on 0684-Radi0, we talk to Maria Naughton, who just as she finishes a full four-year term on the Board of Education, is now seeking election to New Canaan’s local legistative body, the Town Council. Following Tuesday night's caucuses, Naughton and her fellow Republican nominees—Steve Karl, Mike Mauroand Cirsinta A. Ross—are entering a contested race versus Democratic nominees Robin Bates-Mason, Colm Dobbynand Mark Grzymski. We talk to Naughton about what made her want to seek a sea...
0684-Radi0: Here Comes the New Canaan Sidewalk Sale (July 11, 2019)
July 10, 2019 18:38 - 13 minutes - 15.5 MBThis week, we talk to Tucker Murphy of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerceand Steve Karl of Karl Chevroletabout the planning, activities and uniqueness of the Sidewalk Sale & Village Fair, which will be held Saturday.
0684-Radi0: The New Canaan Police Department’s International Accreditation (June 27, 2019)
June 26, 2019 21:22 - 10 minutes - 11.9 MBThis week, we talk to Chief Daniel Mills of the Portage, Michigan Police Department. Along with Retired Assistant Chief Eric Kerns of the Burlington, North Carolina Police Department, Mills has been in town since Sunday, looking closely at our own police in New Canaan. They’re here as assessors with a 40-year-old credentialing authority called the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies or CALEA. In Fairfield County, only the Bethel and Norwalk Police Departments are CALEA-a...
0684-Radi0: The Rise of the New Canaan Athletic Foundation (June 20, 2019)
June 19, 2019 23:40 - 19 minutes - 22 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan Athletic Foundation Chairman Mike Benevento about the organization’s efforts over the past several months not only to formalize a partnership with the town, but to sketch out—for the very first time—a detailed, sustainable master plan for youth and varsity sports facilities in New Canaan.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan's 'Pollinator Pathway' (June 13, 2019)
June 12, 2019 19:15 - 14 minutes - 16.1 MBThis week, we talk to Grace Farms Nature Initiative Director Mark Fowler about a local effort designed to increase pollinator-friendly habitat for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and various other insects and wildlife.
0684-Radi0: Talking To Your Kids About the Jennifer Dulos Case (June 6, 2019)
June 05, 2019 19:32 - 9 minutes - 11.3 MBThis week, we talk to New Canaan CARES Executive Director Ellen Brezovsky, about strategies that local parents may employ in speaking to their children about the tragic case of Jennifer Dulos, a missing New Canaan mother of five.
0684-Radi0: New Canaan High School Senior Interns (May 23, 2019)
May 22, 2019 21:18 - 10 minutes - 12 MBThis week, we interview Olivia Flaherty-Lovy and Angel Negron, our stellar New Canaan High School seniors who are here through an internship program organized through the school.
0684-Radi0: Fixing New Canaan's Roads After Natural Gas Installation (May 16, 2019)
May 15, 2019 20:46 - 9 minutes - 10.7 MBWe talk to Public Works Director Tiger Mann about long-term plans to return New Canaan's roads to their pristine condition in the wake of the natural gas main installation.
0684-Radi0: Hidden Gem of New Canaan (May 9, 2019)
May 08, 2019 19:13 - 17 minutes - 19.6 MBWe interview Faith Kerchoff of the New Canaan Beautification League about Lee Memorial Garden on Chichester Road.
0684-Radi0: School Start Times in New Canaan (May 2, 2019)
May 01, 2019 20:50 - 16 minutes - 18.8 MBWe interview Karen Willett of Healthy School Start Times New Canaan about the group's goal of starting school later for 7th to 12th graders.
0684-Radi0: Wild Springtime in New Canaan (April 25, 2019)
April 24, 2019 21:21 - 12 minutes - 13.9 MBWe talk to Officer Allyson Halm, head of the New Canaan Police Department's Animal Control Section, about what locals should expect in wildlife now that spring has arrived in earnest.
0684-Radi0: Mobilizing New Canaan's Volunteers and Donor Dollars (April 17, 2019)
April 18, 2019 03:04 - 20 minutes - 22.9 MBWe talk to New Canaan Community Foundation President and CEO Lauren Patterson.
0684-Radi0 — Mobilizing New Canaan's Volunteers and Donor Dollars (April 17, 2019)
April 18, 2019 03:03We talk to New Canaan Community Foundation President and CEO Lauren Patterson.
0684-Radi0: The Future of the Playhouse on Elm Street (April 11, 2019)
April 10, 2019 16:26 - 16 minutes - 19.3 MBThe Town Council last week removed a $225,000 capital item from next year's budget to replace the flat roof on The Playhouse. Public works identified the need to replace the roof several years ago, and the first selectman in the wake of the budget cut called the situation at The Playhouse "dangerous." We talk to lifelong New Canaanite Beth Jones about the building and its future ownership and use. Jones while serving as a selectmen sat on the Playhouse Committee, and now sits on the Fire Com...
0684-Radi0: Pay To Park on Elm Street? (March 28, 2019)
April 03, 2019 13:43 - 18 minutes - 20.8 MBWe talk to Parking Commissioner Peter Ogilvie about his idea of requiring motorists to pay for parking on Elm and Main Streets. Then, we talk to New Canaan Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tucker Murphy and Rick Franco of Francos Wine Merchants about what they think of his idea.
0684-Radi0: The Road through Waveny (March 21, 2019)
April 03, 2019 13:22 - 24 minutes - 27.6 MBThe main road through Waveny divides the park in an important way. We talk to Steve Karl about the profound difference to property "above" and "below" it. We also talk to local landscape architect Keith Simpson about the history of the road, and to Caroline Garrity, head of the Waveny Park Conservancy board, about the group's projects.
0684-Radi0: Public-Private Partnerships in New Canaan (March 14, 2019)
April 03, 2019 13:09 - 22 minutes - 25.2 MBOne of the things that weighed on Selectman Nick Williams as he cast a decisive vote regarding the "Mead Park Brick Barn" was the importance of respecting an offer from local preservationists to create a public-private partnership. We talk to Williams about that, as well as to Leo Karl III about the state of philanthropy in New Canaan.
0684-Radi0: PR Out of Town Hall (March 7, 2019)
April 03, 2019 01:58 - 22 minutes - 26 MBFirst Selectman Kevin Moynihan launched an initiative to improve communications from Town Hall, in part through press releases to be issued to local and area news organizations. Part of the idea is to place the PR in news outlets that are increasingly under-staffed and need the content. We talk to Moynihan about his initiative, as well as UConn Associate Journalism Professor Marie Shanahan about the state of community news.