In this issue
- Thanks to Our Mayoral Candidates…
- Connecticut 2025 Municipal Elections
- Memoir Writing Workshop with Author Gabi Coatsworth
- Third Thursday Walks and Talks at the Bartlett
- Astronomy Center Grand Opening
- A Night Tour of the Hoyt-Barnum House
- Recent Property Transfers in 06903
Thanks to Our Mayoral Candidates…
The North Stamford Association invites members to an exclusive mayoral forum featuring Democratic incumbent Mayor Caroline Simmons and Republican candidate Nicola Tarzia. This is a unique opportunity to meet the candidates in an intimate setting and discuss the issues that matter most to North Stamford residents—from neighborhood quality of life to citywide priorities. The candidates will take questions from our members, followed by a short meet and greet.
Connecticut 2025 Municipal Elections
In addition to electing a new mayor, Stamford citizens will have the opportunity to elect new members to the Board of Representatives, Board of Finance, Board of Education, Town Clerk, and Constable. Here are some links and helpful info:
Election Day is Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
Early Voting is open now:
Oct 20 – Nov 2: 10AM – 6PM
Oct 28 & 30: 8AM – 8PM
Government Center, 4th Floor (888 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06901)
Sample Ballots listing candidates for your district:
Memoir Writing Workshop with Author Gabi Coatsworth
Saturday, November 1st • 10AM – 11:30AM
Main Library – Ann M. Sexton Board Room
1 Public Library Plaza, Stamford, CT 06901
Award-winning memoir writer Gabi Coatsworth, author of Love’s Journey Home, returns to share strategies and tips on starting to write a memoir and how to restart one that’s stalled.
In this three-week class, you’ll learn the best ways to get your memories on the page, why writing badly is a great way to get started, and what to include and exclude. Bring your questions, some paper, and your favorite writing instrument.
Suitable for beginners and experienced writers.
Attendance required for all three sessions.
Registration required; registering for session one will register you for all three sessions.
Third Thursday Walks and Talks at the Bartlett
Thursday, November 20, 2025 • 11AM – 12:30PM
151 Brookdale Rd, Stamford, CT 06903
About the Third Thursdays series:
A series led by Bartlett Education team members, each “walk and talk” will focus on a specific theme or section of the Bartlett, encouraging a deeper relationship with some of the special trees, plants, and animals that live and grow at the Bartlett.
Topics explored may be history, arboriculture, plant culture, and geology or wildlife habitats and behaviors. As the series title indicates, this is a program for the curious! No special knowledge is required, but walking shoes and property attire are highly recommended.
Registration is not required for members but is encouraged. Non-members: please register and pay online.
More info and registration
A Celebration of Italian Cinema: Bicycle Thieves, an Italian-American Heritage Month Program
Planetarium: Nov 15th & 16th
AstroFests: Nov 22nd & 23rd
39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford CT 06903
Check out SM&NC’s brand-new Planetarium! Showtimes are every hour on the hour from 10 am through 4 pm. Members & Non-Members are welcome to enjoy our site via general admission on these days (but only ticket-holding Members may enter the building as a special first-look opportunity – click below for more info).
More Info & Registration
A Night Tour of the Hoyt-Barnum House
Thursday, November 30th • 6PM, 7PM & 8PM
Stamford History Center
1508 High Ridge Road
Stamford, CT 06903 US
Have you booked your tour time for Hauntings and History at Hoyt-Barnum event on Thursday, October 30th? Tours are offered at 6, 7, and 8 pm. Besides learning about Stamford’s history and legends, you have the opportunity to see and even touch Colonial artifacts! Have you seen a spinning wheel in-person? How about a bee keep?
The History Center is also looking for items for their Fall Tag Sale Weekend November 8th and 9th. You can contact them at (203) 329-1183 or email to arrange for item drop-off or pick-up. You may also stop by during museum hours Thursday-Saturday 10am to 4 pm.
Don’t forget to visit the current exhibit Stamford From Pioneer Settlement to Agrarian Town: 1640-1820.
Register Here
More Info Here
Recent Property Transfers
Selected home sales in North Stamford, as reported by the Stamford Town Clerk:
- 71 Boulderol Rd, 4 bd, 3 ba, 4,032 sf, 2.5 acres, $2,300,000
- 47 Ridgecrest Rd, 5 bd, 5 ba, 5,931 sf, 2 acres, $1,775,000
- 47 Chestnut Hill Rd, 4 bd, 3 ba, 3,904 sf, 2.3 acres, $1,610,000
- 1441 High Ridge Rd, 3 bd, 4 ba, 2,124 sf, 0.39 acres, $825,000
- 2620 High Ridge Rd, 4 bd, 3 ba, 2,346 sf, 1 acre, $840,000
- 326 Mill Rd, 4 bd, 5 ba, 4,550 sf, 1.07 acres, $1,370,000
- 40 Cascade Rd, 5 bd, 5 ba, 6,370 sf, 1.11 acres, $2,000,000