North Canaan

Key Services
Animal Control 860-921-1372
Assessor (Mon. - Thurs., 9-noon & 1-4) 860-824-3137 ext. 108
Building Inspector (Mon.-Thurs., 9-11) 860-824-7313 ext. 191
Burning Official 860-307-3461
Fire Marshal 860-824-3132 ext. 193
Highway Dept. 860-824-7313 ext. 117
North Canaan Housing Authority (Wangum Village) 860-824-0521
Litchfield Hills Probate District #24 860-283-4874 or www.litchfieldprobate.org
Recreation Director 860-248-0970
Registrars of Voters 860-824-7313 ext. 111
Resident State Trooper 860-824-7313 ext. 112
First Selectman (Mon.-Thurs., 8-4) 860-824-7313 ext. 103
Social Services (Mon. -Wed., 9-noon & 1-4) 860-824-7313 ext. 110
Tax Collector (Tues. & Thurs., 9-noon & 1-3) 860-824-3134 ext. 109
Town Clerk (Mon.-Thurs., 8:30-noon and 1-3) 860-824-7313 ext. 106
Transfer Station 860-824-7313 ext. 118
Zoning Enforcement Officer (Sat., noon-2) 860-824-7133 ext. 192

Public Safety and Emergency Services
For emergencies 911
Canaan Fire Company 860-824-7366
North Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps 860-824-7219
Resident State Trooper 860-824-3145
State Police Troop B, North Canaan 860-626-1820
Sanitarian (Torrington Area Health District) 860-489-0436 or www.tahd.org
Sharon Hospital 860-364-4000

Other Services
Canaan Child Care Center 860-824-0597
Douglas Library 860-824-7863
Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry at Pilgrim House (Wed., 9-11) 860-824-7232
Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 860-824-2600
Mountainside Treatment Center 860-824-1397
Northwestern Connecticut YMCA at Geer 860-824-2790

Public Schools and Colleges
Explorations Charter School, Winsted 860-738-9070
Housatonic Valley Regional High School, Falls Village 860-824-5123
North Canaan Elementary School 860-824-5149
Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted 860-738-6300
Oliver Wolcott Technical School, Torrington 860-496-5300

Religious Organizations
Beth El Synagogue, Torrington 860-482-8263
Canaan United Methodist 860-824-5534
North Canaan Congregational 860-824-7232
Promised Land Baptist 860-824-5685
Seventh-day Adventist 860-824-5830
St. Joseph Church, Catholic 860-824-7078

Elected Representatives
First Selectman Charles P. Perotti 860-824-7313
Representatives in Connecticut General Assembly
     Sen. Craig Miner (30th District) 800-842-1421
     Rep. Brian Ohler (64th District) 800-842-1423
Representative in Congress Elizabeth Esty (5th District) New Britain 860-223-8412 Washington 202-225-4476
United States Senators
     Richard Blumenthal Hartford 860-258-6940 Washington 202-224-2823
     Chris Murphy Hartford 860-549-8463 Washington 202-224-4041
Governor Dannel P. Malloy 860-566-4840 

Latest News

Water main cleaning in North Canaan

NORTH CANAAN – Aquarion Water Company today announced a water main cleaning project in the company’s North Canaan system. The project is scheduled to take place from Monday, April 1 through Tuesday, April 16, and is being undertaken to ensure customers in North Canaan continue to receive the highest quality water.

The cleaning for April 1 and April 4 (subject to change) will take place on the following streets:

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Robert Cray’s soulful blues coming to Infinity Hall

Robert Cray

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Blues legend Robert Cray will be bringing his stinging, funky guitar and soulful singing to Infinity Hall Norfolk on Friday, March 29.

A five-time Grammy winner, Cray has been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and earned The Americana Music Awards Lifetime Achievement for Performance. He has played with blues and rock icons including Albert Collins, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton and many more.

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Cabaret comes to St. Andrew's in Kent

George Potts

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Music in the Nave will again tap into local talent April 6 at 7 p.m. when its features George Potts in an intimate cabaret concert in the St. Andrew’s Church parish house.

Pott is a well-known figure in the community, both through his presence in the perennially popular Fife ‘n Drum, the restaurant started by his father-in-law, renowned pianist Dolph Trayman, and through his own career as a folk musician.

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