Government

Town: Waveny House Elevator Still on Track for Completion by End of Summer

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. The long-delayed elevator project at Waveny House remains on track to be completed by the end of summer, according to Public Works Director Tiger Mann. The elevator contractor is on site working, Mann said, and the town is having the contractor revise a railing based on a discussion held the week before. “It’s a process,” Mann told the Board of Selectmen during its regular meeting Tuesday morning at Town Hall. “By the time we get through inspections and everything else, it’ll be operational by the end of the summer,” Mann said.

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Warrant: Woman Charged After Altercation at Basketball Game at NCHS

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by the New Canaan Racquet Club. A Meriden woman, 41, has been charged following an investigation into an altercation that occurred after a high school basketball game at New Canaan High School in March. According to an arrest warrant application filed by the New Canaan Police Department, the woman has been charged with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct in connection with the March 12 incident. Police said officers were assigned to the game due to concerns over disruptive spectator behavior. As the game ended, a large number of parents entered the court despite announcements instructing spectators to remain off the playing surface, according to an affidavit filed by Officer Nolan Heintz, signed April 3 by a state Superior Court judge and obtained by NewCanaanite.com.

Government

Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban: Town Clerk’s Office Receives Petitions with 1,000-Plus Signatures

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Those seeking to overturn New Canaan’s recently adopted summertime ban on gas-powered leaf blowers last week submitted petitions to the town with more than 1,000 total signatures calling for a referendum vote on the measure, officials say. “We now begin the lengthy process of checking the validity of the signatures,” Town Clerk Claudia Weber said. In all, 701 qualifying signatures are required in order to move the referendum process forward, Weber has said. If the Town Clerk’s office is able to verify those signatures, the Town Council will have 30 days from the date of the filing of the petition—June 26—in which to set the date and hold the referendum. The number of votes required to overrule the Town Council’s action must be the majority of votes and must be equal to, or at least, 15% of the electorate as of the last completed voters’ list.

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Man, 42, Arrested Twice for Criminal Trespass

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Police last week arrested a 42-year-old Syosett, N.Y. man twice and charged him with first-degree criminal trespass in connection with a domestic matter. At about 11:50 p.m. on June 22, officers responded to a South Avenue home for a reported trespass violation of an active protective order, police said. After identifying the man and confirming the protective order, police arrested him and additionally charged him with disorderly conduct. He was scheduled for arraignment the following day. Then, at about 8:51 a.m. on June 24, officers responded to the South Avenue residence on a report of a dispute and that the man was inside the home, violating the order.

News

Jelliff Mill Road Cape Sells for $1 Million

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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. ***

June 17

365 Jelliff Mill Road

$1 million
The John Walter Berquist Jr. Revocable Trust to Kristin Ryan

493 Valley Road

$1,850,000
Lauren Alarcon to Jesse Strauss

214 Summer St. $1,568,000
Matthew Johnson to Sean Gallagher

June 16

374 Michigan Road

$3,175,000
Cesar Carvalho to Tyler Umbdenstock

June 15

17 Kimberly Place

$4,180,000
Grace Gummeson to Shawn Adam Cain

1218 Smith Ridge Road

$4,501,000
Edward Sebold to Oenoke Land Partners LLC