News

DUI Charge for 72-Year-Old Man

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Police late Friday arrested a 72-year-old Mount Vernon, N.Y. man and charged him with driving under the influence. At about 10:08 p.m. on March 28, an officer on patrol spotted a car on Route 123 that failed to use a proper signal and was being operated erratically, according to a police report. The officer stopped the vehicle near Locust Avenue and, during the stop, found signs of impairment in the driver, the report said. After completing field sobriety tests, the officer brought the misdemeanor charge, it said. At police headquarters, the man refused to provide a breath sample to establish his blood-alcohol level, it said.

Government

Selectmen OK Demolition of Town-Owned 1900-Built House on Grove Street

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The Board of Selectmen last week approved an approximately $54,000 contract to demolish a town-owned house on Grove Street. The town two years ago purchased the 1900-built house at 28 Grove St. for about $1 million, calling the .15-acre parcel a “strategic” property in that it backs up to the Lumberyard Lot. 

At their regular meeting on March 25, the selectmen voted 3-0 to approve $54,198 in contracts to raze the house and a shed and remove contaminants from the site. “The demolition would include the foundation of the building,” Joe Zagarenski, senior engineer with the Department of Public Works, said at the meeting, held at Town Hall and via videoconference. “And then we would just level it off to make it safe.

Around Town

CT Stage Company’s ‘Spelling Bee’ Set To Run April 5 and 6 at New Canaan Library 

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A live theater nonprofit organization founded by two local women is readying for its next widely anticipated production at New Canaan Library. The Connecticut Stage Company is running “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at 7 p.m. on Saturday April 5 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 6. Founded by Kate Simone and Lorah Haskins, the CT Stage Company has already put on well-known shows in “Into the Woods,” “Little Women” and, most recently, “Hair.” They chose “Spelling Bee” this time “to introduce our community to one of our favorites that they may not have seen before,” according to Simone. “Spelling Bee also brings a bit of levity to our stage, after having three shows that dug deep and pulled at our heartstrings,” Simone said in an email. “This show is pure joy and comedic genius.

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New Construction Planned for Richards Lane

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The New Canaan Building Department last week received an application for a 6,000-square-foot home on Richards Lane. The six-bedroom house planned for 68 Richards Ave. will include five full bathrooms, two half-baths, a finished attic with a 500-square-foot playroom and 3-bay garage, according to the building permit application, filed March 21. It will cost $1.8 million to build, the application said. The contractor on the job is Norwalk-based Able Construction Inc., the architect Chase Architectural Design of Trumbull.

Board of Selectmen

NCBL, Public Works To Plant 150 New Trees along South Avenue

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A major gateway to downtown New Canaan is getting a big upgrade. South Avenue will see dozens of young trees planted next month as part of an effort led by the nonprofit New Canaan Beautification League in partnership with the town. An initiative that’s been planned for several years, the “South Avenue Re-Leaf Project” will see 150 trees planted between Cherry Street and Surrey Road providing a “nice mix of color and size and shape,” New Canaan Public Works Director Tiger Mann told the Board of Selectmen during its regular meeting Tuesday. Members of the League joined local firm Keith Simpson Associates as well as DPW officials in placing orange-capped stakes along South Avenue (which doubles as state Route 124) in finding “the locations for each tree, find the best tree for the best location [and completing the] process of getting an encroachment permit with the state,” Mann said. “Our tree warden is hopeful that we can have them in before the dogwoods bloom, which is around April 15th,” he said during the meeting, held at Town Hall and via videoconference.