Housatonic Valley Regional High School girls varsity basketball snapped Northwestern Regional High School’s eight-game win streak Feb. 3. HVRHS won 51-40 and held Maddie Topa, No. 22, to 13 points. Going into the game, Topa was 16 away from reaching 2,000 total varsity points. Northwestern remained atop Berkshire League standings with a record of 15-2, followed by Gilbert School at 13-4 and HVRHS at 12-5.
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Sharon to host free Repair Café Oct. 24
Ruth Epstein
Oct 14, 2026
SHARON — Residents can bring broken household items to Hotchkiss Library for free repairs at Sharon’s first Reuse and Repair Café Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There will be volunteers available to help with sewing, jewelry repair, bike repair, iron works, small furniture and appliance repair, as well as knife sharpening. No appointment is needed.
The Reuse and Repair Café phenomenon began in Amsterdam in 2009 by Martine Postma, who grew concerned about Western throw-away culture and the rapid accumulation of household waste. It was originally intended to be a community event bringing people together to fix household goods. It was a great success and today there are over 3,500 Reuse and Repair Cafes worldwide.
As a result of this worldwide success, the Reuse and Repair Café Foundation was founded with core goals including preserving practical skills, promoting a circular economy and fostering a sense of community while encouraging sustainability and saving the environment.
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Falls Village to celebrate ‘Autumn at the Town Farm’
Patrick L. Sullivan
Oct 14, 2026
FALLS VILLAGE — Families and community members are invited to celebrate the season at “Autumn at the Town Farm” on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Town Farm, located at 108 Route 63 in Falls Village.
The event is sponsored by the Falls Village Recreation Commission.
This family-friendly event will offer an afternoon of fall fun for all ages, featuring demonstrations, live music, hayrides, food, and activities for the whole family.
Attendees are invited to enjoy the Town Farm while celebrating the fall season and connecting with friends, neighbors, and the surrounding community.
Admission is free.
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Cardiac arrest survivor marks 10 years with free CPR class
Ruth Epstein
Oct 14, 2026
North Canaan resident Ashlee Baldwin, who survived sudden cardiac arrest in 2016, is offering a free CPR/AED training class on Oct. 25 in Falls Village.
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FALLS VILLAGE — Ashlee Baldwin’s life was saved by the quick action of those trained in emergency medical situations. Now she wants to be sure others may be as fortunate, so she and her family are offering a free class in lifesaving measures.
It was 2016 and Baldwin, a student at Quinnipiac University, had just finished playing in the pep band at a hockey game when she collapsed.
“My memory ends there,” said the North Canaan resident who was 18 at the time.
The teen had gone into sudden cardiac arrest suffering from ventricular tachycardia. Fortunately, there were paramedics stationed at the hockey arena who immediately began CPR.
As part of the immediate intervention they shocked her with an AED (automated external defibrillator) twice. She was then transported to Yale New Haven Hospital where she spent two days in an induced coma.
After being awakened, she underwent surgery to install a subcutaneous internal cardiac defibrillator, which continues to live in her heart today. She had the surgery on Halloween and was back at school a week later.
The defibrillator is different from a pacemaker, Baldwin explained, in that it monitors the heartbeat.
The cause of the incident has never been determined. She was an athlete at Housatonic Valley Regional High School and had not been doing anything strenuous beforehand.
To mark the 10-year milestone, the Baldwins are holding a free CPR/AED training class on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Falls Village Emergency Services Center, 188 Route 7 South. It is open to all residents of the Northwest Corner, as well as the surrounding area.
To register, contact Baldwin at ashleebaldwinqu@gmail.com.
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‘Plot twist’: Jam Food Shop to open Sharon location
Patrick Stachniak
Oct 14, 2026
Jam Food Shop plans to open a new Sharon location at 29 W. Main St.
Nathan Miller
SHARON — After closing its counter at Sharon Farm Market on Oct. 3, Jam Food Shop announced it will open a new location in Sharon as well as a shop in Salisbury.
Owner Colin Kennedy described the announcement as a “plot twist.” He had previously said the popular local deli would leave Sharon and move to Salisbury, but now plans to operate a shop in each town.
“We understand the importance of convenience, so why not give that to Sharon if we can?” Kennedy said.
The Sharon Jam Food Shop will be located at 29 W Main St. in the former building of When Pigs Fly, a BBQ restaurant that closed down mid-July. Though it will be smaller than its Salisbury counterpart, the store will still offer Sharon residents the same food, just with more limited seating.
Kennedy is actively renovating the former Neo Bar and Restaurant at 19 Main St. in Salisbury to become Jam’s primary location, including a whole new seating area.
At the Salisbury Fall Festival, Kennedy hosted a raffle for attendees to guess the opening date of the new storefront, which he previously estimated to be sometime in October. As of now, Kennedy has no official start date for either location, but said both will be open ASAP.
“Our family always dreamed of expanding and opening a second location. While we are beyond excited to open our doors in Salisbury, it was difficult to see and hear the disappointment from the locals that have supported us for so long,” Kennedy said. “ This is a new, exciting chapter for us that will allow us to be creative beyond the confines of the Sharon Farm Market and we can’t wait to serve you all!”
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Pedestrian bridge planned for safer walk into Salisbury
Patrick Stachniak
Oct 14, 2026
The narrow Route 44 bridge north of downtown Salisbury requires pedestrians to share the roadway with motorists.
Patrick Stachniak
SALISBURY — The Selectmen’s Pathways Committee secured a state grant to build a new pedestrian bridge alongside Route 44, aiming to make the walk between the Lions Head condominium development, the Appalachian Trail and downtown Salisbury safer.
Just north of Route 44, lies the Lions Head Development and an opening to the Appalachian Trail. Lions Head, a condominium developed in 1984, contains 52 units of housing.
For more than 40 years, residents walking downtown have had to share a narrow highway bridge with motorists to cross a brook on the north side.
The new pedestrian bridge is a part of a larger plan to build new sidewalks across town and improve overall walkability. It will run parallel to the existing Route 44 bridge on its east side and will enable residents of Lions Head and trail hikers to more safely walk the quarter mile into Salisbury by eliminating the need to cross the busy road.
The existing bridge narrows to slow traffic entering town, making it difficult for pedestrians to cross safely.
“Trying to make pedestrians feel safe so that more and more people move around on foot is the whole mission,” said Selectman Katherine Keifer.
In the Oct. 5 Board of Selectmen meeting, the Pathways Committee announced it secured $180,000 from the 26th Connecticut Regional Trails Grant to begin permitting, design and bidding process. According to committee member Gerry Stanton, the total project will cost about $680,000, though the state program could eventually cover up to 80% of the total price tag.
“There’s already enough speed coming into the village, and that, these bridges which are a hundred years old, they should hopefully stay narrow as they are,” said First Selectman Curtis Rand.
“So if there’s a reason to get bicycles or hikers over it, let’s do a footbridge over the brook.”
The idea came from a Department of Transportation (DOT) audit in 2025 to identify safety concerns and find solutions. No official timeline for the project exists, although the trail managers, the Appalachian Mountain Club, and Lions Head Resident/Representative Charlie Vail support the project.
“I’d just like to endorse the plan and thank those who’ve worked on it, because I think it’s very positive,” Vail said. “Every time I exit, you see a lot of hikers, so this will help the safety of those people, and the local residents as well… We’re very happy to cooperate in any way we can.”
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Falls Village home prices hold steady as sales rise
Christine Bates
Oct 14, 2026
70 Railroad St. which overlooks the Falls Village train tracks sold in April for $735,000, just below the list price.
Christine Bates
FALLS VILLAGE — Single-family home prices in the town of Canaan, also known as Falls Village, held steady over the past year, while sales volume increased in a market with few homes available.
The median sale price for the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2026, was $650,000, virtually unchanged from $645,000 a year earlier and down 3.7% from $675,000 for the corresponding period in 2024.
The town’s rolling 12-month median peaked at $794,500 in July 2025. With so few transactions, however, a handful of sales can substantially influence the figures.
Average sale prices also declined, suggesting a shift away from higher-priced transactions.
The average for the latest 12-month period fell to $627,000, well below the $650,000 median. By comparison, averages exceeded medians in the two previous periods, reaching $735,500 for the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2025, and $960,000 for the same period in 2024.
A total of 15 single-family homes sold during the 12 months ending Sept. 30, up from eight a year earlier and matching the total for the corresponding period in 2024.
Buyers continued to face limited choices. In early October, just six single-family homes were listed for sale. Three had asking prices above $1 million, and there were none listed below $500,000.
Even during the pandemic, fewer than 20 homes were listed at a time, underscoring the small size of the local market.
Land listings offered options at lower asking prices, including five-acre lots for less than $200,000.
April Sales
16 Route 63 – 5 bedroom/3 bath antique home on .83 acres sold on April 16 for $550,000
70 Railroad St. – 3 bedroom/4 bath home on .26 acres sold on April 29 for $735,000
180 Sand Road – 2 bedroom/1 bath ranch built in 1938 on 2.95 acres sold on April 30 for $130,000
May Canaan Sales
100 Belden St. – 2 bedroom/2 bath home on 3.61 acres sold on May 7 for $750,00
66 Barnes Road – 41.92 acres of land sold on May 26 for $205,000
June Sales
59 Prospect St. – 3 bedroom/2 bath house on .39 acres sold on June 28 for $300,000
July Sales
89 Route 7S – 3 bedroom/2 bath house sold on July 15 for $410,000
354 Route 7N – 4 bedroom/3 bath antique house on 6.25 acres sold on July 29 for $1,300,000
August Sales
15 Belden St. – 3 bedroom/4 bath contemporary home on 2.72 acres sold on August 19 for $965,000
September Sales
185 Route 63 – 3 bedroom/2 bath contemporary home on 18.06 acres sold on September 29 for $710,000
* Town of Canaan real estate sales recorded between April 1, 2026, and Sept. 30, 2026, from Smart MLS. Private sales and transfers are not included. Current market listings from Smart MLS and market statistics from InfoSparks. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Salesperson with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in CT and NY.
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