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Felony Criminal Mischief Charge for Man, 32

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Police last week arrested a 32-year-old Norwalk man by warrant and charged him with first-degree criminal mischief. The warrant stems from a vandalism complaint that had come in January, according to a police report. Under state law, a person is guilty of first-degree criminal mischief if he or she “[w]ith intent to cause damage to tangible property of another and having no reasonable ground to believe that such person has a right to do so, such person damages tangible property of another in an amount exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars,” among other reasons. The man was taken into custody at police headquarters and arrested at 5 p.m. on April 23 and processed on the felony charge. 

He was released on $25,000 bond and scheduled to appear May 7 in state Superior Court. 

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Deer Park Road Home Sells for $2,261,000

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The following property transfer(s) were recorded recently in the Town Clerk’s office. For more information about each property from the assessor, click on the street address. To get the history of a New Canaan street name, click here. ***

April 19

60 Deer Park Road

$2,261,000
Moira Laidlaw, successor trustee, to Nora Matthews

April 18

38 Lantern Ridge Road

$1.1 million
Michael Schott Southwell to James Barrett

April 17

94 Indian Rock Road

$1.2 million
Penelope Young to Martha Hennig

33 Shaker Road

$1.5 million
William Rasso to James Cullen

April 15

861 Silvermine Road

$1,250,000
Loretta Buzzeo to Philip Carr

Around Town

Did You Hear … ?

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New Canaan Police are investigating a reported illegal entry of a vehicle on Field Crest Road, received at 7:24 a.m. on April 13. No items were reported missing from the car. ***

“Alice in Wonderland” opens Friday at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny, presented by the Town Players of New Canaan. Background on the show here. Tickets here. 

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Speaking of live theater: There are free tickets available to the Connecticut Stage Company’s production of “Little Women” this weekend at New Canaan Library.

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‘An Evening with Lidia Bastianich’ To Be Held Thursday at New Canaan Library [Q&A]

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New Canaan Library at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 is hosting celebrity chef, TV host, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich. “An Evening with Lidia Bastianich” (tickets here) will include a discussion, Q&A and book-signing in the Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium. We put some questions ahead of the event to Ellen Crovatto, the library’s vice president of external affairs and philanthropy. Crovatto will moderate the Q&A with Bastianich. Here’s our exchange.

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New Construction Coming to Overlook Drive

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The New Canaan Building Department this month issued a permit for a 5,200-square-foot home on Overlook Drive. The six-bedroom house planned for 131 Overlook Drive will include five full bathrooms, two half-baths and a 2,096-square-foot finished basement, according to the permit, issued April 5. It will have three fireplaces, 754-square-foot finished attic and three-bay garage, the permit said. The house will cost an estimated $1.2 million to build, it said. The contractor on the job is Stamford-based Dominic Altamura, according to the permit.