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New Canaan pension committee forfeits benefits for three employees, approves retirements and vendor fees

Pension Committee, Town of New Canaan · February 10, 2026
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The Pension Committee of the Town of New Canaan voted unanimously Feb. 10 to forfeit retirement benefits for three former food-service employees citing alleged fraud, approved several retirement and termination pension awards, and authorized two vendor payments to USI totaling $46,585.

The Pension Committee of the Town of New Canaan on Feb. 10 voted unanimously to forfeit retirement benefits for three former Board of Education food-services employees and approved a slate of routine pension awards and vendor payments.

After returning from an executive session called to discuss a personnel matter, the presiding speaker moved “to forfeit the retirement benefit benefits for Bruce Gluck, Joanne Passarelli, and Marie Wilson under section 16.5 of the retirement plan on the grounds that the participants committed acts of fraud or dishonesty toward the employer.” The motion was seconded and approved by all members present.

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