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Popular Fairfield County Restaurant Draws Praise For 'Nice Mix' Of Farm-To-Table Offerings Popular Fairfield County Restaurant Draws Praise For 'Nice Mix' Of Farm-To-Table Offerings
Popular Fairfield County Restaurant Draws Praise For 'Nice Mix' Of Farm-To-Table Offerings If you are looking for a true farm-to-table experience then dinner at a popular Fairfield County restaurant is a must. Aptly named the Farmer's Table in New Canaan, the restaurant is based on a few simple ideas --  use fresh ingredients from reliable and responsible sources, grow or raise them whenever possible, and prepare them using time-tested techniques. During the season the restaurant's owners grow vegetables organically in a garden in Pound Ridge. They also purchase all-natural beef, pork, chicken, ducks, and vegetables from John Boy's Farm, which is owned and operated by the chef's…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Farm-to-Table Pizza, Tacos Among Food Sourced On-Site At New Canaan Cafe Farm-to-Table Pizza, Tacos Among Food Sourced On-Site At New Canaan Cafe
Farm-to-Table Pizza, Tacos Among Food Sourced On-Site At New Canaan Cafe The vegetable-centric tacos and pizzas served at The Commons cafe are mostly grown in a community garden on-site at Grace Farms in New Canaan. The Commons is inside the River Building and used as a community central gathering place. It has long communal tables and serves lunch every day except Monday. From there you can see the meandering landscape that slopes gently upwards to the top of the building which looks like a river. The cafe is open every day except Monday for a "quick bite" or lunch menu. You order at the counter and pick up your food. Area workers can be in and out within a o…

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by Donna Christopher
Police & Fire
Estranged Husband, Girlfriend Charged In Missing New Canaan Mom Case Estranged Husband, Girlfriend Charged In Missing New Canaan Mom Case
Estranged Husband, Girlfriend Charged In Missing New Canaan Mom Case Two people have been charged in connection to the missing person case of Jennifer Farber Dulos, the mother of five from New Canaan who has not been heard from since Friday, May 24.  New Canaan Police announced on Sunday, June 2 that Dulos' estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, 51, of Farmington, Connecticut, and his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, 44, also of Farmington, are facing charges with each being held on a $500,000 bond. The two have each been charged with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, and hindering prosecution in the first degree. "Based on facts and evidence gat…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Three Injured In Mill Plain Road Crash Three Injured In Mill Plain Road Crash
Three Injured In Mill Plain Road Crash This story has been updated. Three people were injured during an early morning two-vehicle crash that required one to be extricated.  The crash took place around 12:20 a.m. Thursday in the area of the Duchess Restaurant on Mill Plain Road, said Danbury Fire Department Spokesman James Gagliardo. First arriving police units found three people injured with one victim entrapped in a vehicle, he said. Danbury Police said a preliminary investigation indicates that Juan Antonio Pacheo, 26, of Pound Ridge, was driving a Ford F250 when he hit a Mercedes-Benz C63 sedan driven by Catriona O'Hagan, 2…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Linda McMahon Replaces Tom Brokaw As Sacred Heart Commencement Speaker Linda McMahon Replaces Tom Brokaw As Sacred Heart Commencement Speaker
Linda McMahon Replaces Tom Brokaw As Sacred Heart Commencement Speaker Television news anchor Tom Brokaw, formerly of Pound RIdge-- who is facing charges of sexual misconduct -- has been replaced by Linda McMahon of Greenwich, a presidential Cabinet member, as Sacred Heart University’s commencement speaker.  The change was announced on Friday, April 27 in a memo to the university community by Sacred Heart President John Petillo. “This morning Tom Brokaw informed us of his decision to withdraw as our undergraduate commencement speaker,” Petillo wrote. “Given events in the news, Mr. Brokaw did not want to distract from the intended and most important focus of th…

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by Jon Craig