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Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Library Book Sale This Weekend
The book sale banner is again flying at the Westport Public Library. The annual Winter Book Sale begins Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday’s hours are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. On Monday, all items will be marked half price, and the hours will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The final day of the event will be Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon. While all items on Tuesday will be free, a cash donation is always welcome. With many new items, including contemporary comic books and New York Playbills, there should be something for everyone. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com
P&Z Makes Site Visit to Mahackeno
About 30 persons attended the Westport Planning and Zoning Committee field trip tour this morning of the Mahackeno site for the proposed relocation of the Westport Weston Family Y. Peter Romano with Land Tech Consultants Inc. served as the guide. A P&Z hearing on the proposed relocation to Mahackeno begins Thursday, March 13. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
In the Swing
Chloe Manna, 3, has fun while mom, Melissa, gives her some great swings Monday at Westport’s Compo Beach. Sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 40s seemed to point to spring’s arrival in two weeks. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “Westport Preserved—Westport Lost: Keeping Our Heritage Alive”
10:30 a.m. - Westport Public Library - WestportREADS 2008: Book Discussion, “The Wonderful World of Oz”
11 a.m. – Town Hall Room 201 – Administrative Review Committee
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. - Staples Field House - Grades 2-5 Staples Wreckers Baseball Skills Clinic
7 p.m. – Town Hall Room 309 – Shellfish Commission
7 p.m. - Westport Public Library - MovieLine: “Once” (rated R)
7:30 p.m. – Town Hall Room 201/201A – Zoning Board of Appeals
8 p.m. - 10 p.m. - Staples Field House - Grades 6-8 Staples Wreckers Baseball Skills Clinic
8 p.m. – Town Hall Auditorium – RTM (live coverage cable channel 79 and westportct.gov)
8 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse - “Vigil”
Monday, March 03, 2008
Oz Talk
J. T. Barbarese, a professor at Rutgers University and an authority on children’s literature, spoke tonight at the Westport Public Library. In his talk, “On the World Through Dorothy’s Eyes,” he compared Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz” to other children’s literature. Barbarese wrote the introduction to the edition of “The Wizard of Oz” chosen to be this year’s WestportReads selection. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Wine, Women, and Wisdom
More than 150 guests turned out tonight for the Wine, Women and Wisdom event at the Sheffer Rehearsal Hall at the Westport Country Playhouse. Speakers included Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, a plastic surgeon, Anne Keefe, co-artistic director of the Playhouse, and Jane Green, Westport resident and author of nine best-selling books. A portion of the proceeds benefited the Norma F. Pfriem Breast Care Center in Fairfield and at Bridgeport Hospital. The program was produced by the Westport-based Connections, LLC directed by Robin Scarella. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Redheads
Adriane Lopez of Westport brought her 4-month-old toy poodle puppy to Compo Beach for an outing. The puppy’s name is Mel, which means “Honey” in Portuguese. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com
Two-Car Accident Sends One to Hospital
A two-car accident today in front of 1600 Post Road East sent one woman to Norwalk Hospital. Police said a late model Jaguar driven by a Westport woman struck the rear of a 2000 model Acura driven by a Trumbull woman as the Acura was making a left hand turn. Both cars had to be towed from the scene. Police charged the driver of the Jaguar with following too closely. The Trumbull woman was taken to Norwalk Hospital by Westport EMS for observation, according to police. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Jumping on the Jetty
Jack Nobel, 5, of Westport, jumps along the jetty at Compo Beach on Sunday as his father Gareth follows. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com
Monday, March 3, 2008
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “Westport Preserved—Westport Lost: Keeping Our Heritage Alive”
4 p.m. - Westport Public Library - Middle School Gaming in the Afternoon
7 p.m. – Staples High School, Room 333 – Board of Education Anticipated Executive Session
7:30 p.m. – Staples High School, Cafeteria B – Board of Education (televised on Channel 78)
7:30 p.m. – Town Hall Room 309 – RTM Environment Committee
7:30 p.m. – Town Hall Room 201 – Golf Advisory Committee
7:30 p.m. - Westport Public Library - WestportREADS 2008: The World Through Dorothy’s Eyes by J.T. Barbarese
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Train Victim Identified as Westport Woman
Metro-North officials have identified the woman killed Saturday night by a New Haven-bound train in Westport as a 39-year-old Westport woman.
Stacey M. Williams of Loren Lane was struck by the train at about 6:25 p.m. in an area between the Hillspoint Road overpass and the Hales Road overpass across from Lilac Lane, a spokeswoman said. (See obituary)
Her car was found nearby with a note inside, according to detectives. The incident is being treated as an apparent suicide, the spokeswoman said.
The train was going about 60 miles per hour, but put on the emergency breaks and sounded its horn when the woman was spotted, she said..
Honored With First Award
Longtime Westporter William F. Meyer III was among the honorees at tonight’s First Awards dinner at the Inn at Longshore. Meyer was honored by the Republican Town Committee for his many years of devoted volunteer work in Westport. Meyer posed with his wife, Carolyn (r), and state Sen. Judith Freedman who presented him with the award. Other recipients included the Bedford Family, Project Return, and Festival Italiano. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Bedford Family Honored
Westport’s Bedford Family was among the honorees at tonight’s First Awards dinner at the Inn at Longshore. State Sen. John McKinney, a great grandson of E. T. Bedford, accepted the award on behalf of his family. He is pictured with (l-r) his sister Libby, mother Lucie, and former state Rep. Jo Fuchs Luscombe, who presented the award. Sponsored by the Republican Town Committee, the awards honor community volunteers and organizations that go above and beyond to serve and improve the greater Westport community. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Tractor-Trailer on Merritt Slows Traffic
UPDATE A tractor-trailer which wandered on to the Merritt Parkway in Norwalk near the Westport line caused lengthy delays tonight, officials said.
According to the Department of Transportation, the tractor-trailer struck the Grumman Avenue overpass between Exits 40B and 41 just after 7 p.m.
The DOT shut down one lane northbound and said shortly before midnight that the vehicle had been removed.
No commercial vehicles are permitted on the parkway because of low bridge clearance.
I’m Sophie and I Have a New Home
Hi, I’m Sophie! Connecticut Humane Society
Sophie came to the CHS from an animal control office. She’s a wonderful girl who’s full of energy. She must go into an adult-only home or a home with older (15+) children. She loves to run and play ball and would make a great jogging partner. Her markings and colors are so unique! We believe Sophie would best be placed as an only pet. Come meet Sophie at the Westport branch of the CT Humane Society!
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