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Though police say they’re not anticipating a substantial increase in attendees for this year’s Independence Day picnic and fireworks at Waveny, the volunteer committee that organizes the event is marketing it as “residents-only.” The Family Fourth Committee long has urged those planning to attend the event to buy parking passes, scheduled this year for Saturday, […]
New Canaan’s
VFW Post 653 has organized its annual placement of U.S. flags at the gravestones of veterans buried in local cemeteries for 8 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 22. All are invited to help. Those interested are to meet at 8 a.m. in
Lakeview Cemetery. The veterans area is located off the road through the cemetery from the entrance at
Main Street and
Millport Avenue, over the bridge and on the right. Anyone with questions about the flag placement can contact Frances Wilson at fcavalierewilson@gmail.com. The
Memorial Day Parade will be held Monday, May 31, starting at 9:30 a.m. It will turn at
Do you have this concern Jayne for elementary school kids starting at 7:45 under the current later start proposal that I assume you expressed for high school kids starting at 7:30: “Jayne Benton told the school board that she has a very straightforward safety concern about early start times because she is sending her child to the end of a driveway with trucks whizzing by while it’s still dark out, jus to be able to catch an early bus.” (https://newcanaanite.com/parents-advocate-for-later-school-start-times-before-board-of-ed-63506)
A 2-Tier solution (instead of the 3-Tier solution initially proposed by the Administration) would provide continuity in elementary school start times (South would start at the same time as current, East/West would start 5 minutes later than current), while high school would start 45 minutes later at 8:15 versus 7:30 currently a significant improvement for high school while conforming to CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines, while als
Patricia Wilson Scott passed away peacefully on Sept. 26, 2016, in Naples, Fla. She was 84.
Patty will be remembered by her friends and family for her genuine interest in other people, her sense of optimism and fairness, her wonderful laugh and sense of humor, her passion for racquet sports, international travel, entertaining, and her love of her extended family.
Born to Fredrick and Ruth Wilson in Bronxville, New York on Feb. 1, 1932, she was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John M. Scott, and first husband, Stanley R. Westberg. She was the granddaughter of Jacob Sechler Coxey of Massillon, Ohio.
Patty was a resident of Naples, Fla. since 1985, Chagrin Falls, Ohio since 1963 and Darien since 1938. She graduated from Greenwich Academy in 1949 and Mount Holyoke College in 1953, where she majored in political science. Patricia was also a 1954 graduate of Katherine Gibbs School in New York City.