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New Canaan Police at 11:14 a.m. Tuesday received a report of two checks stolen from a South Avenue home and fraudulently deposited. 

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We hear the new Lombardi’s Ristorante & Bar (here on IG) that’s planned for Elm Street is on track for a March opening. ***

Now showing at the Playhouse movie theater on Elm Street: “The Brutalist,” “September 5,” and “Anora.” Coming next week is “Dog Man,” with “Captain America: Brave New World” to follow. ***

Referring to the newly renovated and expanded New Canaan Police station, Chief John DiFederico told the Board of Selectmen during a budget presentation Tuesday that “we’re hoping to living there and operating out of there in June.” That would be several months ahead of schedule for the widely anticipated $29 million project, which officials say is on budget. ***

Here’s a 3-hour class that Silvermine Art School is offering on four Saturdays in February and March: “Forging a Bottle Opener.” The class description reads: “Be the life of the party with your own hand-forged iron bottle opener!

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New Construction Coming to Silver Ridge Road

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The New Canaan Building Department on Jan. 14 issued a permit for a 4,770-square-foot house on Silver Ridge Road. The four-bedroom home at 102 Silver Ridge Road will include five full bathrooms, one half-bath, a finished attic, two fireplaces and a three-car garage, according to the building permit. It will cost $905,000 to build, the permit said. The contractor on the job is 102 Silver Ridge Associates LLC of New Canaan, the architect Milton Gregory Grew of Woodbury-based Grew Design Inc. 

The town on Jan.

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Louis L. Lapolla, Jr., 86

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Louis L. Lapolla, Jr. “Jack,” a lifelong resident of New Canaan, passed away peacefully at the age of 86 on January 15, 2025. He was born on June 15, 1938, in Norwalk, CT, to Louis L. Lapolla, Sr. and Anita Ventrella Lapolla. Jack was predeceased by his parents and son Shannon “Shaun” Lapolla. He is survived by his loving wife Kathleen B. Lapolla, son Jon C. Lapolla, daughter Patricia A. Lapolla, daughters-in-law Danielle Roth Lapolla and Tina Anselm Lapolla, and grandchildren Amy L. Lapolla and Jon L. Lapolla. He graduated from New Canaan High School in 1956 where he played baseball and football.

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E-Bikes in New Canaan: Police To Focus on Educating Core Group of Young Riders

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New Canaan Police are preparing to educate local youth about e-bikes, officials say, as authorities expect young riders to re-emerge downtown once the weather warms up. Police Chief John DiFederico said this week that he plans to assign the department’s school resource officers downtown on Thursday or Friday afternoons when the e-bikes appear to get the most use. “So they [the SROs] can put a name to the face and we can get a roster of who’s riding their bikes up and down Elm Street,” DiFederico told members of the Board of Selectmen during their regular meeting, held Tuesday at Town Hall and via videoconference. The chief’s comments came during a discussion of the Police Department’s proposed spending plan for fiscal year 2026. 

New Canaan last year began seeing young people using the motorized vehicles with some frequency, especially in the downtown. In Connecticut, e-bike motors are not supposed to exceed 750W.

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New Canaan Woman, 48, Charged with Violation of a Protective Order

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Police last week arrested a 48-year-old New Canaan woman by warrant and charged her with violation of a protective order. The woman, a Lakeview Avenue resident, is already facing a slew of other charges recently brought by New Canaan Police, according to Connecticut Judicial Branch records. Those include:

Third-degree assault and disorderly conduct (September 2023)
Risk of injury to a child, disorderly conduct and violation of a protective order (October 2023)
Violation of a criminal protective order (November 2023)
Violation of a protective order, third-degree assault and disorderly conduct (December 2023). first-degree criminal trespass and two counts of second-degree violation of conditions of release
Third-degree assault, violation of a protective order and disorderly conduct (January 2024)
Violation of a protective order (October 2024)

Police withheld information regarding the most recent arrest, saying it’s a domestic matter. The woman turned herself in on the warrant for the felony offense at about 10:55 a.m. on Jan.