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Police last week arrested a 46-year-old Fairfield man and charged him with driving under the influence. At about 4:04 p.m. on Aug. 24, a Monday, an officer on patrol spotted a vehicle pass another car in a no-passing zone, according to a police report. During a subsequent stop, the officer smelled marijuana on the driver’s breath, the report said. After administering field sobriety tests, police brought the misdemeanor charge, it said.
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. ***
Aug. 20
85 Bittersweet Lane
$2,750,000
Frederick C. Bromberg Revocable Trust to Aleah Vickers
Aug.
The Board of Selectmen last week voted 3-0 in favor of promoting William Perritt to chief of the New Canaan Fire Department. Perritt has served as an assistant chief and in an interim chief capacity since last May. He succeeds Albe Bassett in the chief position. We sat down with Perritt on Wednesday afternoon at his office in the Main Street firehouse. Here’s a transcription of our conversation.
New Canaan Police are investigating the theft of a vehicle (unlocked, keys inside) from a Gower Road home, reported at 8:12 a.m. Monday. It was recovered in New Haven, police said. ***
The fall session at Silvermine Art School starts the week of Sept. 14. Here are course and workshop offerings.
The New Canaan Building Department on Aug. 11 received an application for a 4,550-square-foot two-family home on Forest Street. Each unit at 156 Forest St. will have four bedrooms, four full bathrooms and one half-bath, according to the building permit application. Also they’ll each have one fireplace and a finished attic, the application said.