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This week, we talk to Kelley Franco Throop , a New Canaan native and local attorney who has expertise in our national pastime. Franco Throop has been a guest lecturer at the Baseball Hall of Fame and is receiving wide attention from the sport for a video series that she launched last year on Twitter and Instagram . 

This week, we talk to  Steffi Loomis , a board member at the New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation , about the organization and its major fundraiser coming up this weekend. The Color Drop will take place at Waveny, at 10 a.m. Saturday, featuring a helicopter courtesy of New Canaan resident John Kjekstad , owner of HeliNY Sightseeing . The Color Drop's sponsors include Walter Stewart's Mark...

This week, we talk to Tiger Mann , director of the New Canaan Department of Public Works , about current and upcoming infrastructure and utility projects that will bring partial or full road closures in the coming months.  

This week, we talk to Adam Fielding , the principal at St. Aloysius School . 

This week, we talk to ABC House of New Canaan Executive Director Jamie Boris . The nonprofit organization's Spring Luncheon is scheduled for April 5 at the Country Club of New Canaan ( more information and tickets here ).

This week on 0684-Radi0 , our free podcast ( subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to longtime New Canaan resident Peter Hanson who, along with his wife, Karen , and many others in town, continue to observe strict COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions. We talk to Peter about his experience and reasons for precaution, as well as what would trigger his re-emergence.

This week, we talk to New Canaan Library Executive Director Lisa Oldham . The new library building opened Tuesday, to wide applause from the community, and we get Oldham's insights on the first 24 hours of operation.

This week, we talk to Waveny LifeCare Network about its telemedicine program . We hear from Waveny's chief sales and marketing officer, Terry Henry, and the executive director of the telemedicine program, Kathleen Benevento.   

This week, we talk to Farrell Lindeman, the She Cares program manager at LiveGirl . A 1-on-1 mental wellness mentoring program, She Cares is making an immeasurable difference in the lives of dozens of girls at a critical time in their lives.

This week, we talk to the new K-9 officer at the New Canaan Police Department , Officer Sebastian Obando . The K-9 program is supported entirely by donations— here's the GoFundMe page for Apollo , who was introduced to the community eight years ago. Obando and New Canaan's K-9 dog can be found here on Instagram . Obando can be reached at sebastian.obando@newcanaanct.gov . 

This week, we talk to New Canaan CARES Executive Director Judy Phillips and New Canaan Police School Resource Officer Jeff Deak about substances now accessible to local kids and their effect on youth. Please note that Deak and Yale School of Medicine Research Assistant Tricia Dahl are speaking during a program to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19 in the Saxe Middle School auditorium. " Kids Menu...

This week, we talk to Dr. Andrew Gerber , president and medical director of Silver Hill Hospital , and Bethany Zaro , director of New Canaan's Department of Human Services , about their partnership in developing and operating the Urgent Assessment Program . This is the second of a two-part series that focuses on mental health. The first part, an interview with Silver Hill and the Town Players of N...

This week, we talk to New Canaan Police Officer Annamaria Ceci —known to locals simply as 'Ceci'—who has taken over the role of Community Impact Officer for the department. In the role, Ceci is assigned to downtown New Canaan.

This week, we talk to Deborah Burke , director of an upcoming Town Players of New Canaan production of " Ordinary People ," as well as Dr. Michael Groat , chief clinical officer at Silver Hill Hospital , about how their organizations are working together on a very unique and important show.

This week , we talk to Jeffrey Williams , board chair at the New Canaan Community Foundation .

This week, we talk to John Winter, executive director of the New Canaan Land Trust .

This week, we talk to Felicia Gray Alford , the volunteer, community outreach and special projects director at New Canaan Mounted Troop .  Those interested in volunteering at the Carter Street organization can email the Mounted Troop at volunteer@newcanaanmountedtroop.org . 

This week we talk to James Bakal , president of the Exchange Club of New Canaan . The volunteer organization's hugely popular Christmas Tree sale—benefitting the club's grant program in support of local nonprofits—is underway at Kiwanis Park.

This week, we talk to Katie Owsley of Planet New Canaan about the "Swap Shop," which is on track to open next Thursday (Nov. 17) at the Transfer Station .

This week, w e talk to Katherine Laffoon , the newly hired children's collection coordinator at New Canaan Library .

This week, we talk to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bryan Luizzi about Renovate the Dome , a public-private partnership to renovate the planetarium at New Canaan High School . Discussed in recent years within the Board of Education and with the town , plans to not only refurbish but also reimagine "The Dome" at NCHS are well underway.

This week, we talk to Suzanne Adam , executive director of the Domestic Violence Crisis Center , about domestic violence in New Canaan and the wider region that the nonprofit organization serves. The DVCC's " Harvest Fest " will take place Oct. 21 at Shorehaven Golf Club in Norwalk . 

This week, we talk to Terry Flanagan , the new director of music and fine arts at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan . We hear from Terry about how he started playing the organ, how he entered his professional field and what a typical workweek is like in such a specialized and unique job. Also a reminder that First Presbyterian Church's " Cherub Choir " for pre-K through second-graders runs a...

This week, we talk to New Canaan Nature Center Executive Director Bill Flynn about its Community Garden . The Oenoke Ridge organization is hosting its popular Harvest Festival from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday.

This week, we talk to New Canaan residents Tina Kramer and Shawnee Knight , co-founders of Filling In The Blanks . Created in 2013, the nonprofit organization fights childhood hunger by providing children in need with meals on the weekends.