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Police Charge Teen with Third-Degree Forgery

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Police on Friday arrested an 18-year-old Fairfield man and charged him with third-degree forgery, a misdemeanor offense (same level as second-degree breach of peace). At about 3:41 p.m. on July 10, an officer on patrol in the area of Route 123 and Hill saw a northbound driver using his cellphone, according to a police report. During a subsequent stop, the officers identified the driver and found that his license had been suspended, the report said. During a search of the vehicle, the officer found a fake Connecticut driver’s license with the man’s photo but an incorrect birthdate and randomly generated license number, it said. The man was released after promising to appear July 21 in state Superior Court.

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Saverio (Sam) Laria, 69

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Saverio (Sam) Laria, 69, of New Canaan Ct, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on July 9, 2026. He was born on February 19, 1957, in Dasá, Calabria, Italy. He was the son of the late Francesco and Marianna (Fratea) Laria. 

He is survived by the love of his life, his wife Sara (DeCotiis) Laria and his two beloved sons Louie Laria and Daniel Laria. He is survived by his sisters Gina Sette, Aurora Romano, Evalina Condino, Ines Corrado, Angela Laria and Carla Buongermino and a brother, Nicola Laria, they all reside in Italy. He also left behind two sister-in-laws Carmella Gentile of New Canaan, Ct and Louisa Labrie of Norwalk, Ct and many nieces and nephews.

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Two Men Arrested in Domestic Incident in New Canaan

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Police last week arrested two residents of a White Oak Shade Road home, ages 63 and 24, following multiple domestic incidents. At about 9:25 p.m. on July 5, officers were dispatched to the house on a report of a dispute. There, officers conducted an investigation and charged the older man with third-degree criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. They also charged the younger man with disorderly conduct. About four hours later, at 1:31 a.m. on July 6, a victim called authorities back to the house saying the older man had violated conditions of release, according to a police report.

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Valley Road Home Sells for $1.6 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. ***

July 2

72 Summer St., Unit B

$1.3 million
Molly Fewster to Hilary Roberts

815 Valley Road

$1.6 million
Robert Pajer to 815 Valley Road, LLC

July 1

533 Old Stamford Road

$1,620,000
Mohamed Magdy to Kathryn Elizabeth Frumberg

27 Raymond St. $3,350,000
Gregory H. Schmidt to Ashley Holt

143 Oenoke Ridge

$5.9 million
Dorothy Coughlin to Cesar Carvalho

86 Forest St.

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Letters to the Editor

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NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letters. Send letters to editor@newcanaanite.com. (We will publish referendum-related letters through July 22.)

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On behalf of the New Canaan Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), I would like to thank the ACME Store supervisor Nancy Layman along with the rest of New Canaan Store team for their generous donation of sandwiches, cookies and water in support of the NC CERT volunteers during the Family Fourth Celebration on Saturday, July 4th. CERT has been assisting the New Canaan Police for several years with traffic and pedestrian control within Waveny Park during the July 4th Celebration. Our mission is to provide a safe and steady flow for vehicle traffic and safe crossings for pedestrians.  ACME’s kind donation of food and much needed water helped to sustain 22 volunteers who worked this event over 5 hours in the heat of the late afternoon and early evening on July 4th.