0684-Radi0: GetAbout President Bill Post (Nov. 21, 2024)
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This week, we talk to Bill Post, president of the Board of Directors. Schedule a ride by calling 203-972-7433. Transportation are available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. an FAQ with the organization and on how to support GetAbout.
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0684-Radi0: Sheri West’s New Book ‘Confidence Unleashed’ (Nov. 14, 2024)
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This week, we talk to Sheri West, founder and CEO of , about her new book “.” (Signed copies are available through .)
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0684-Radi0: Dr. Andrew Gerber of Silver Hill Hospital (Oct. 31, 2024)
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This week, we talk to Dr. Andrew Gerber, president and medical director at Silver Hill Hospital, about the ’s .
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0684-Radi0: One Year After Rescue, Local Man Honors New Canaan’s Emergency Responders (Oct. 24, 2024)
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This week, we talk to New Canaan John Walsh. One year after benefitting from life-saving efforts by emergency responders here, Walsh is honoring police, firefighters and EMTs on National First Responders Day (Oct. 28). He also is planning to take the all-volunteer training (it’s being offered in January, ) to pay it back.
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0684-Radi0: US Modernist CEO George Smart (Oct. 17, 2024)
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This week, we talk to George Smart, CEO of , an organization that documents, preserves and promotes Modernist residential architecture, and serves as home to the nation’s largest open digital archive of Modernist houses. Smart is giving a at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the . for “.” ( for US Modernist’s weekly .)
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0684-Radi0: Rising Demand at ‘Person to Person’ (Oct. 3, 2024)
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This week, we talk to Nancy Coughlin, CEO of or “P2P,” a nonprofit organization known to many New Canaanites that supports families and individuals as they move toward stability with healthy food, clothing, housing assistance and a path to economic opportunity. Demand at the organization, which recently its second mobile food pantry, has grown by 2.5 times since the onset of the pandemic.
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0684-Radi0: ‘E-Bikes’ in New Canaan (Sept. 26, 2024)
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This week, we talk to New Canaan Police Officer Nicole Vartuli about electric bikes or “e-bikes,” whose misuse here is causing serious safety concerns. Please also note that Officer Vartuli will be at New Canaan Library from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 to educate the community on scooter and motorized bike safety. During that event——the organization will collect bicycles at an outdoor drop-off location. Please note that rusty bikes cannot be accepted, nor can scooters, plastic toddler bikes or skateboards.
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0684-Radi0: ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’ Opens Friday at the Powerhouse (Sept. 5, 2024)
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This week, we talk to Heidi Xethalis, a New Canaan resident who is directing and acting in “,” which opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny (). It’s presented by the and Norwalk’s .
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0684-Radi0: Bristow Centennial Celebration Set for Sept. 7-8 (Aug. 29, 2024)
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This week, we talk to John Winter, executive director of the , about the Sept. 7-8 of Bristow Park, New Canaan’s bird sanctuary and wildwood preserve ( for free events). The centennial includes a (now live) and of limited editions of the new book, “.”
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0684-Radi0: Waveny’s ‘Navigator’ for Alzheimer’s Caregivers (July 17, 2024)
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This week, we talk to Rachel Takacs, director of Navigation at . The program that she oversees for the nonprofit organization, called “The Navigator: Alzheimer’s at home in New Canaan,” provides services for caregivers, including assessments, education, insurance assistance, emotional support and more.
info_outlineThis week, we talk to Bobby Troup, who at 7 p.m. Friday at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny is performing “The Life and Times of Poppa Blue.” Presented by the Town Players of New Canaan, the show includes anecdotes shared by Troup about his own father, Robert Troup or “Poppa Blue” as scores of New Canaanites knew him.