▼ Menu

In the news

New Canaan Car Service Owner Makes Customers No. 1

by Lindita Lika   Comment

NEW CANAAN, Conn. – Calling a cab can be a game of chance. The driver can be lousy with directions, unsure of the route and prone to run into traffic. Lynda ...

Read more
Tags: Neighbors, Driver, Hoyt Livery, Limo Service, Lynda Silvestro, New Canaan Auto Body, Philanthropy ...

New Canaan Car Service Owner Drives, Makes Sandwiches

 Comment

When Hoyt Livery opened 25 years ago on Cross Street in New Canaan, it owned only two cars: a Lincoln stretch limousine and a Cadillac. The limousine and car ...

Read more
Tags: Business, Neighbors, Hoyt Livery, new canaan, New Canaan Auto Body, Santo Sylvestro ...

Norwalk Exchange Club President Looks to Future

 Comment

When she starts her term in July as president of the Norwalk Exchange Club, Angela Lepore plans to raise money for local groups that have suffered recent ...

Read more
Tags: Neighbors, Angela Lepore, Norwalk, Norwalk Exchange Club, Norwalk Oyster Festival

Creative Therapist Communicates Through the Arts

 Comment

Before Karen Nisenson started music therapy with one of her students who was on the autism spectrum, he barely spoke. Now, with the help of her New Canaan ...

Read more
Tags: Neighbors, Arts For Healing, Karen Nisenson, Music, TheatreWorks on Grove

County Woman Finds People the Perfect Pooch

by Jim Gerweck   Comment

GREENWICH, Conn. — Three decades ago, Donna Nives and several of her friends from Greenwich were concerned about the growing number of dogs winding up in pounds ...

Read more
Tags: Neighbors, Adopt-A-Dog, Donna Nives

Husband Keeps Wife's Bocce Dream Alive

by Joseph Cole   Comment

When David DiPanni leaves his New Canaan home for the Norwalk bocce courts, he brings more than just the equipment needed for a few rounds of the game. He brings ...

Read more
Tags: Neighbors, Bocce, Calf Pasture Beach, David DiPanni, Rebecca DiPanni

Couple Grew Hoyt Livery Through the Years

by Jim Gerweck   Comment

When Lynda and Santo Sylvestro bought a small limousine service from a New Canaan funeral home 24 years ago, they had no idea it would grow as much as it has. “We ...

Read more
Tags: Neighbors, Hoyt Livery, Lynda Sylvestro, Santo Sylvestro

Savvy Shoppers Leave the Driving to Hoyt

by Jim Gerweck   Comment

Despite the growth of online commerce, nothing quite compares to the reality of shopping, handling and trying on your purchases. And nothing quite compares to New ...

Read more
Tags: Neighbors, Hoyt Livery

9/11 Survivors Stress Resilience

by Joseph Cole   Comment

When Frank and Mary Fetchet talk about the tragic events of 9/11, there is one idea that surfaces again and again: resilience. For them, it is the key to ...

Read more
Tags: Neighbors

Hoyt Livery Takes Grid Fans to Game

by Jim Gerweck   Comment

The New Meadowlands Stadium, home to the New York Giants and Jets, may have every modern amenity a football fan could want, but the designers can't do much about ...

Read more
Tags: Neighbors, Hoyt Livery

Woman Works to Keep Bark in Park

by Jim Gerweck   Comment

Calling Harriet Plavoukos the godmother of Spencer's Run wouldn't be far off the mark. The popular dog recreation area, considered perhaps the best in the county, ...

Read more
Tags: Neighbors