Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Bayberry Blocked by Dump Truck Rollover
A dump truck belonging to Westport’s Kowalsky Bros. Inc. construction company flipped over today on Bayberry Lane near Meeker Road. No one was injured in the mishap, but traffic was blocked in both directions until it was cleaned up. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Monday, July 19, 2004
Getting in a Little Sun
Sunny skies and warm temperatures Monday made for perfect weather for reading and getting some sun along the Saugatuck River in Westport’s center. Today’s forecast: partly sunny and humid with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, highs in the lower 80s. WestportNow.com photo
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
8:30 a.m. - Town Hall Room 201 - Human Services Commission
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Jesup Green - Westport Public Library book sale—all books free
10 a.m. - Town Hall Room 201 - Administrative Review Committee
10 a.m. - Town Hall Room 309 - Arts Advisory Committee
Noon - Town Hall Room 201 - Youth Commission Executive Committee
5:30 p.m. - Town Hall Room 201 - Tree Board
7:15 p.m. - Town Hall Room 309 - Board of Finance anticipated executive session
8 p.m. - Town Hall Auditorium - Board of Finance
Martha Stewart Appears on CNN’s “Larry King Live”
Westport’s Martha Stewart appeared tonight on CNN"s “Larry King Live,” her first live interview since her sentencing Friday. Asked her opinion about her longtime Westport friend Mariana Pasternak, who testified against her at her trial, Stewart said she could not comment on specifics of her case but added: “Let’s say that her two daughters are my god children…It’s pretty hard…” CNN/WestportNow.com photo
Books at Half Price
Volunteers Gloria and Tom Hunter collect the money as shoppers take advantage of today’s half price sale at the Westport Public Library’s annual book sale on Jesup Green. The sale winds up Tuesday with all remaining books available at no charge but donations encouraged. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Westport Police Say Town Hall Theft Investigation Underway
Four days after Westport First Selectwoman Diane G. Farrell confirmed she put Deputy Assessor Kevin Murowsky on administrative leave, Westport police today said a theft investigation is underway at Town Hall involving about $500 in cash and $2,000 in electronic equipment. 
Police Chief Alfred R. Fiore: Theft investigation underway (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
A brief statement from Police Chief Alfred R. Fiore did not name Murowsky, but a Town Hall source said he was linked to the investigation.
The Westport Police Department is conducting an investigation of a complaint that was filed by a town employee,Ӕ the statement said.
Approximately $500 in cash and electronic equipment valued at approximately $2,000 is missing from an office at Town Hall.Ӕ
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Sunday, July 18, 2004
Definitely Not the Dog Paddle
Sunday was a good day for a canoe ride along the Saugatuck River. Lowrie Gibb of Westport took along his dogs Puppet (l) and Pookie. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Monday, July 19, 2004
9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Jesup Green - Westport Public Library book sale—all books half price
Westport Historical Society “Ultimate Sale” Day Two
The Westport Historical Society hosted day two of its weekend “Ultimate Sale” today as the downtown area attracted hundreds of visitors for the Westport Arts Festival and Westport Public Library annual book sale. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
Commentary: Martha Stewart Put Westport on the Map? I Dont Think So
By Gordon Joseloff
Editor/Publisher
WestportNow.com
The media frenzy whipped up by Martha Stewart’s sentencing Friday produced some interesting and frankly, dead wrong portrayals of Westport by media organizations and reporters who ought to know better.
This lead on an Associated Press story datelined Westport about reaction in Stewart’s hometown no doubt made many Westporters flinch:
“Martha Stewart helped give this prosperous town cachet as she built a local catering business into an empire showcasing domestic perfection.”
CNN reporter Alina Cho, reporting live from in front of Oscar’s Delicatessen on Main Street Friday, informed her audience that Westport “has always been an affluent community but a bedroom community until Martha Stewart put it on the map.”
With all due respect to my media colleagues, I donԒt think so.
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Saturday, July 17, 2004
Sunday, July 18, 2004
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Jesup Green - Westport Public Library book sale
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Main Street - Westport Arts Festival
10 a.m. .- 5 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - Ultimate Sale
7 p.m. - Levitt Pavilion - Eight to the Bar - swing, boogie woogie, jump music
Can’t Wait for a Good Read
Maddie Jones, 5, and Julian Anton, 2, look on as Damian Anton, 7, reads from his new book near the children’s book tent today at the Westport Public Library annual book sale. Dave Matlow for WestportNow
Westport Arts Festival Draws Crowds
Westport’s Main Street was turned into a pedestrial mall today for the Westport Arts Festival sponsored by the Downtown Merchants Association. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Main Street Art
Visitors to today’s Westport Arts Festival on Main Street take in one of the exhibits. The show runs through Sunday. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Emily Laux for WestportNow.com
Top Performers
Bob Knoebel, Westport YMCA race director, (l) congratulates Frisk Driscoll, 17, of Westport, and Keenan Koss, 16, of Fairfield for being the top male and female finishers in today’s Point to Point swim at Compo Beach. Driscoll finished in 16:20 and Koss in 17:24. Full results available HERE. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Everyone into the Water
Swimmers set off in today’s 26th annual Point to Point swim at Compo Beach. Frisk Driscoll, 17, a Staples High School senior, turned in the best time of 16:20. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Congratulations to the Winner
Staples senior Frisk Driscoll, 17, receives congratulations after completing today’s Point to Point swim with the best time of 16:20. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Ideal Conditions for Swimming
Swimmers said conditions were ideal for today’s 26th annual Point to Point swim at Compo Beach. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Marking their Friendship
In order to stay together in today’s Compo Beach Point to Point swim, three friends wrote identifying marks on their swim caps. Shown are (l to r) Amy Salce, 13, of Westport, Tara Dugan, 13, of Wilton, and Katelin Overton, 12, of Fairfield. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Rush is On as Book Sale Opens
A shopper runs through the aisles of todays Westport Public Library book sale as the event got underway. (CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Book Lovers Line Up
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More than 150 people were lined up today waiting for the opening of the Westport Public Library annual book sale on Jesup Green. (CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Friday, July 16, 2004
Saturday, July 17, 2004
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Jesup Green - Westport Public Library book sale
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Main Street - Westport Arts Festival
10 a.m. - Compo Beach - 26th annual Point to Point swim
10 a.m. .- 5 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - Ultimate Sale
Martha Stewart on her Web Site: “Please Keep (My) Company Alive”
In a message to fans posted on her Web site, Westport’s Martha Stewart today called her sentencing “horrendous” but not unexpected. She appealed to her supporters to help keep her Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia company alive.
The letter echoed remarks she made to reporters on the steps of a New York courthouse following her sentencing.
“The sentencing decision in my case is in. As horrendous as it is, it was not unexpected and I am not afraid of what the future holds,” Stewart said.
“I will get through what the court requires and return to my work just as soon as I can. In the meantime, my attorneys will pursue a vigorous appeal.”
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Text of Martha Stewart Letter to Judge
In a four-page letter written from her Westport home on the eve of her sentencing, Martha Stewart told U.S. District Judge Miriam Goldman Cederbaum “my hopes that my life will not be completely destroyed lie entirely in your hands.”
The text of the letter:
Dear Judge Cedarbaum:
We have never had the opportunity to speak one on one, you and I, despite the fact that I sat before you for five weeks. I am sorry that the legal system is such that even when a person’s life is at stake - and for me that means my professional and personal life, not my physical being - the constraints prohibit conversation, communication, true understanding and complete disclosure of every aspect of the situation. I am not a lawyer, I am not skilled in legal processes, I am not even knowledgeable about many legal terms and legal procedures. I am still, after two and a half years of legal maneuverings and countless hours of preparation and trial time, abysmally confused and ill prepared for what is described to me as the next step in this process.
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Martha Stewart Letter to Judge: “I Never Intended to Harm Anyone”
In a four-page letter written from her Westport home on the eve of her sentencing, Martha Stewart told U.S. District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum she “never intended to harm anyone and I am dreadfully sorry that the perception of my conduct has caused my family, my friends and especially my beloved company so much damage.” WestportNow.com photo
New Look for Westport Skyline
Westport’s downtown skyline took on a new look today as a New York television station hoisted a satellite antenna over Main Street to broadcast Westport reaction to Martha Stewart’s sentencing. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
AP: Westport Martha Stewart Reaction Mixed
Reaction to Martha Stewart’s sentencing today in her hometown of Westport was mixed, according to AP reporter John Christoffersen.
In a Westport-datelined dispatch, he wrote:
“Martha Stewart is not the most popular figure in the shoreline town where she began the catering business that would eventually turn her into America’s most famous homemaking expert.
“But while some described her as a cold or unpleasant neighbor, few said they were happy to see her sentenced to prison on Friday.
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All Quiet at Martha Stewart’s Westport Home
A car belonging to a private security firm sits outside Martha Stewart’s Westport home today. Stewart told a New York court at her sentencing that she planned to serve her five months home detention at her Bedford, N.Y. home. Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Text of Stewart Statement: “I Have Been Choked and Almost Suffocated”
Text of Martha Stewart’s statement outside the courthouse after she was sentenced today:
Today is a shameful day. It’s shameful for me, and for my family, and for my beloved company, and for all of its employees and partners. What was a small personal matter came over the - became over the last two years an almost fatal circus event of unprecedented proportions.
I have been choked and almost suffocated to death during that time, all the while more concerned about the well-being of others than for myself, more hurt for them and for their losses than for my own, more worried for their futures than the future of Martha Stewart the person.
More than 200 people have lost their jobs at my company as a result of this situation. I want them to know how very, very sorry I am for them and their families.
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TV Reporters Seek Westport Reaction to Stewart Sentencing
CNN reporter Alina Cho (red jacket) prepares for her live report from Westport’s Main Street outside Oscar’s Delicatessen today on Westport reaction to the Martha Stewart sentencing. WABC-TV also set up on Main Street for reaction. WestportNow.com photo
Farrell: “I Think the Sentence Was Reasonable”
Today’s sentencing of Westport’s Martha Stewart kept many Westporters glued to their televisions. Westport First Selectwoman Diane G. Farrell watches coverage in her Town Hall office. Farrell said, “Given the circumstances, I think the sentence was reasonable. It was very deferential of the judge to allow the appeals process to run its course before she actually has to serve time.”WestportNow.com photo
Martha Stewart Gets Five Months in Prison, Five Months Home Detention
Westport’s Martha Stewart today was sentenced to five months in prison, five months of home detention and a $30,000 fine for lying to federal authorities investigating her sale of stock in a friend’s company. 
Westport’s Martha Stewart addresses reporters after her sentencing. CNN/WestportNow.com photo
Just before her sentence was pronounced, Stewart asked the judge to “remember all the good I have done.”
“Today is a shameful day. It’s shameful for me, for my family and for my company,” she said.
Stewart told the court she would serve her home detention at her Westchester County home in Bedford, N.Y.
Her lawyer asked that she not have to wear an electronic monitoring device, but the judge denied the request.
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Thursday, July 15, 2004
Getting Ready
Westport Public Library book sale volunteers Lucie MacArthur, 15, of Westport (r ), and her friend, Laurel Hanbel, 15, of Hampstead, N.H., get the children’s section in order before Saturday’s opening day. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Westport in Spotlight Today as Martha Stewart is Sentenced
If things downtown weren’t busy enough already today with preparations for the weekend arts festival and library book sale, today’s sentencing of Westport’s Martha Stewart was almost certain to add a mix of out-of-town reporters looking for reaction in her hometown.
Stewart, convicted of lying about her ImClone stock sale, could receive up to 16 months in prison when she is sentenced at 10 a.m. in a New York courtroom.
After Stewart and her stockbroker, Peter Bacanovic, were found guilty March 5, Westport was inundated with television satellite trucks and news crews seeking local reaction. CNN set up at Oscar’s Deli and even broadcast from there the entire next day. (See WestportNow March 5, 2004).
With better weather than in March, it should be an easier time for reporters seeking Westport reaction today and Saturday—they’ll just have to stay out of the way of booklovers and artistst vying for the always tight summer parking spots.
Friday, July 16, 2004
9:30 p.m. - Town Hall Room 201 - Commission for Senior Services
7:30 p.m. - Long Lots Elementary School - Music Theatre of Connecticut summer campers rehearse the musical,“Godspell,” for public performance
8 p.m. - Levitt Pavilion - ETA band
8 p.m. - Saugatuck Congregational Church - South Shore Music presents Konstantin Soukhovetski, pianist
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