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Town prepares for multi-day emergency response to storm

Message from the Town of New Canaan

1 pm Outcall Message
by New Canaan Office of Emergency Management on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 10:37 am

This is Mike Handler with a 1 pm update form the Emergency Operations Center. All indications from the Governor, CL&P and our Town crews in the field are that damage is much more extensive than anticipated. We currently have 187 roads impacted by trees and wires. Given the dangerous conditions, all New Canaan Public Schools will be advising children not to trick-or-treat…

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Underlying ethics of Mischief Night

Kit Clemente
Reporter

As the children of New Canaan excitedly prepare for a night of innocent trick-or-treating fun, others may be getting ready to participate in a night of traditional mischief, adequately dubbed Mischief Night.

Students on October 30 take part in pranks such as toilet papering trees, egging houses, and ding dong ditching. According to junior Duke Repko, it is typical to have previously arranged plans for the night. “The plans are very well thought out, usually there’s a plan B, or maybe even a plan C in case something goes wrong,” he said.

Sports

Dazed and Concussed

Gogo Jones
Sports Editor

Nick Shaw said his concussion felt like a “constant brainfreeze in both temples.” Photo by Cameron Lancaster
The last thing senior Wesley Rhudy remembers before waking up in an ambulance is the face of a running back: “I was about to make the tackle and then out the blue…bam, I was out cold,” he said. “I woke up sometime later and my head was spinning.”

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Top 10 teams in the NFL

John Berger
Reporter

We’re entering week 8 of the 2011 NFL season and the proverbial cream is rising to the proverbial top in the NFL. As legendary coach Bill Parcells would say, “You are what your record says you are.” Or not, because not all schedules are created equal, and quite frankly, some teams have just had fluky wins and losses. So this list won’t mirror the league standings. But without further ado, here are the top 10 teams in the NFL through week 7.

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