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6 a.m. - 8 p.m. - Various locations- Democratic primary
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - Westport artist Howard Munce
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - Group Show Part I
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “Westport Library Looks Back at 100 Years” exhibit
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “A Town’s Treasures” photo exhibit by Tom Krestch
7 p.m. – Town Hall Room 309/307 – Historic District Commission
7:30 p.m. – Town Hall Auditorium – Zoning Board of Appeals (live coverage cable channel 79 and westportct.gov)
8 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse - “Tryst”
8 p.m. - Levitt Pavilion - Doc Wallace Trio
Monday, August 11, 2008
“Water 101” at Westport Town Hall
Virginia de Lima, director, U. S. Geological Survey Connecticut Water Science Center, addressed residents tonight on what she terms “Water 101” at Westport Town Hall. She spoke of concerns about septic systems, private drinking water wells and protecting the aquifer. She urged resident not to be discouraged as efforts to reduce contamination of water systems could take decades to become apparent. Her remarks were broadcast live on the town’s cable access channel and will be rebroadcast in coming days. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Compo Waterspout
Westporter Jennifer Johnson photographed what she described as a waterspout in waters of Long Island Sound tonight from Joey’s by the Shore at Compo Beach. Long Island residents also reported waterspout sightings. Jennifer Johnson for WestportNow.com
Save the Children Aiding Displaced in Georgia
Westport’s Save the Children said today it is moving quickly to provide assistance to thousands of children and family members caught in the crossfire of an armed conflict in South Ossetia bordering on Russia and Georgia. The agency has worked in Georgia for 15 years.
“We need to assist thousands of families caught in the middle of this conflict,” said Tom Vincent, Save the Children’s Country Director in Georgia.
“We are especially concerned about families in Tskinvali as well as families living in the nearby town of Gori across the border in Georgia. The fighting has been very intense since Thursday night and it appears many families do not have access to clean water.”
Vincent said that hospitals in Tskinvali and in Gori have been overwhelmed with injured patients and are running out of medical equipment and supplies.
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After the Rain
Visitors were out at Westport’s Compo Beach playground today soon after the rain clouds passed. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Storm on the Way
Storm clouds gathered over Westport’s Compo Beach in late morning as thunderstorms moved up the coastline. Although there was a flash flood warning for the area, Wesport had received just 1/4 inch of rain by early afternoon. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Close Call on Punch Bowl Drive
Recent winds and thunderstorms continue to take their toll on trees in Westport. A homeowner on Punch Bowl Drive off of Cross Highway heard a loud thud during the night and awoke today to find a large tree branch had come down in her yard, missing the house but falling on power lines. There was no loss of power, but Westport firefighters were called to check out the situation. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Terex Buys Port Equipment Business
Westport’s Terex Corp., which makes construction, transport and mining equipment, will buy the port equipment businesses of privately-owned Fantuzzi Industries for about 215 million euros ($323 million) to expand its cranes business, Terex said today.
The port equipment businesses, with factories in Italy, Germany and China, had 2007 sales of 447 euros ($671 million), Terex said. It expects the deal to close in the fourth quarter and to boost its earnings by the end of 2009.
“This acquisition provides us with an important growth opportunity in the intermodal transportation area of infrastructure,” Terex Chief Executive Ronald DeFeo said in a statement.
“The acquisition is an excellent fit with our strategy of expanding our market presence in related product areas and is a natural extension of our Cranes business.”
Talking Transportation : Next Stop Penn Station?
By Jim Cameron
Special to WestportNow
Will Connecticut rail commuters someday be able to travel directly from Fairfield County to New York City’s Penn Station? Maybe, but not anytime soon.
As with many good ideas that seem so obvious, this one also has been studied thoroughly and found to be problematic in a number of respects. But once again, Gov. M. Jodi Rell is challenging the Connecticut Department of Transportation to explain why good ideas like this can’t be implemented. Here, governor, are a few of the reasons:
Inadequate Equipment: As any commuter on Metro-North can tell you, we don’t have enough seats for existing service to Grand Central let alone expansions to new stations. But recently the Canadian rail-car manufacturer Bombardier, having lost the bidding war for the new M8 cars to Kawasaki, was lobbying Hartford to fund railcars we never asked for--double-decker cars with push-pull electric locomotives.
They’d be perfect for new express service to Penn Station, they claim. Those cars may work in New Jersey, for which they were designed, but were long ago rejected by the Connecticut DOT for good reasons.
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Busy Butterfly
A tiger swallowtail butterfly enjoys Sunday’s summer weather on Westport’s River Lane. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
Monday, August 11, 2008
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - Westport artist Howard Munce
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - Group Show Part I
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “Westport Library Looks Back at 100 Years” exhibit
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “A Town’s Treasures” photo exhibit by Tom Krestch
7 p.m. - Town Hall Auditorium - “Water 101” by Virginia de Lima, U.S. Geological Survey (aquifier protection area information)(live coverage cable channel 79 and westportct.gov)
7 p.m. – Town Hall Auditorium – RTM Environment Committee CANCELED
7:30 p.m. – Staples High School, Cafeteria B – Board of Education
8:30 p.m. - Levitt Pavilion - “Across the Universe” (PG 13)
9 p.m. - midnight - Rolnick Observatory (182 Bayberry Lane) - Perseid Meteor Shower
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Pixels and Pinholes
Westport artist Miggs Burroughs uses a prop folded like an accordion as he explained the lenticular process at a reception today at the Pequot Library in Southport for the current “Pinholes & Pixels” exhibit. The display shows lenticular works created by Burroughs--in which views change depending on the viewer’s perspective--and works by Fairfield photographer Paul Jones (at rear, r). whose craft is pinhole photography. This involves images formed by a beam of light, the diameter of which governs its sharpness. The exhibit runs through Aug. 31. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Good Fishing at Sherwood Island
There were many fishermen out at Westport’s Sherwood Island State Park today and porgies were running along with sea robins. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Pedal Power
For this mother and her son getting around using foot power as a free source of energy not only saves on gas, it reduces congestion and pollution while enjoying a beautiful summer day. They are pictured riding along Westport’s Kings Highway North. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
Saturday Sail
A downwind Atlantic spotted off Westport’s Sherwood Island State Pasrk on Saturday. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Sean Timmins for WestportNow.com
Sunday, August 10, 2008
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Imperial Avenue parking lot - Westport Farmers Market
Noon - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - Westport artist Howard Munce
Noon - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - Group Show Part I
3 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse - “Tryst”
5 p.m. - Staples High School - Staples Players present “Les Misérable School Edition”
7 p.m. - Levitt Pavilion - Lao Tizer Band
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Long Island Country Queen
Country vocalist Mary Lamont and husband guitarist Jim Marchese, married for 23 years, led their five-piece country band in entertaining an audience at Westport’s Levitt Pavilion tonight for the second consecutive year. Called the “Queen of Long Island Country” by Newsday, Lamont was twice voted Female Singer/Songwriter of the Year by the New Jersey Country Music Association, and was nominated Best Country Act by the Long Island Music Awards. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
A Beach Less Crowded
Westport’s Burying Hill Beach is always a less crowded alternative for Westport beach goers, as it was on Saturday. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
If You Can’t Get the Real Stuff, Fake Goldfish Will Do
Some scavengers at Westport’s Compo Beach found that a Goldfish snack would do just fine. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
NY Times Cites WestportNow and “Famed” Teardown Feature
A New York Times regional roundup of suburban news and personal Web pages cites WestportNow and its “famed” Teardown of the Day feature.
The story, appearing in the Sunday Connecticut and other suburban regional sections and titled “Voices from the Suburban Blogosphere,” is accompanied by an almost half-page illustration that features WestportNow among named Web sites.
“Connecticut has also birthed a handful of successful town blogs,” the Times said.
Noting that WestportNow has more than 40,000 monthly readers, the Times added: “Its famed ‘Teardown of the Day’ feature highlights one of the town’s biggest hot-button issues, but the site’s readers have come to rely on it for fast-track reporting on gas line breaks, traffic snags, and the like.”
Dig They Must
Utility crews work on finding a leak in a high pressure 6-inch gas line on Westport’s Post Road East today. Traffic was shut down on the busy roadway for more than four hours near the Sherwood Island Connector while crews worked on the problem. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
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Westport’s Post Road East from the Sherwood Island Connector to Wakenor Road was shut down for more than four hours today while utilty crews worked to repair a leak in a 6-inch gas line. The leak followed a power outage in the area possibly caused by a squirrel and may have been related, according to fire officials. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Gas Line Break Shuts Down Post Road East
UPDATE A high pressure gas line break near Cedar Road on Westport’s Post Road East shut down the busy roadway for more than four hours today while utility crews worked to repair it, fire officials said.
Traffic is detoured off of Post Road East by today’s gas leak. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Traffic was detoured from the Sherwood Island Connector to Wakenor Road as crews worked on the 6-inch high pressure underground line. The roadway was shut down from about 8:30 a.m. until shortly after 1 p.m.
The incident followed an electrical problem at about 7 a.m. at the Sherwood Diner that forced the restaurant to close after firefighters responded to a report of smoke in the basement.
Connecticut Light and Power Company crews investigating the Sherwood Diner power problem discovered a squirrel had shorted out a nearby circuit and at the same time detected a strong odor of gas in the area, said Assistant Fire Chief Larry Conklin.
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Honoring Albert Pia
Westport’s Staples High School theater community Friday night honored long-time director and mentor Albert Pia ( c., seated) before a performance of “Les Miserables--Student Edition.” Pia, director of he Staples Players from 1968 to 1996, was surrounded by family, friends, colleagues, and many Staples Players alumni as he received a plaque dedicating the school’s Black Box Theater in his honor. Pia also will be honored tonight at the Seabury Center by the Center Stage Theatre Company. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com
Words of Thanks from a Westport Theater Icon
Albert Pia, long-time director of the Staples Players at Westport’s Staples High School, thanks well wishers Friday night at a ceremony renaming the Staples Black Box Theatre in his honor. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com
Compo Rainbow
A rainbow appeared late Friday and provided a picture postcard sky as he viewed from Westport’s Compo Beach. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Saturday, August 9, 2008
11 a.m. - noon - Earthplace - Pond and Stream Explorations
Noon - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - Westport artist Howard Munce
Noon - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - Group Show Part I
Noon - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “Westport Library Looks Back at 100 Years” exhibit
Noon - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “A Town’s Treasures” photo exhibit by Tom Krestch
7 p.m. - Seabury Center - Center Stage Theatre Company salutes Al Pia
7:30 p.m. - Staples High School - Staples Players present “Les Misérable School Edition”
8 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse - “Tryst” opening night
8 p.m. - Levitt Pavilion - Mary Lamont Band (dance lesson at 7:15 p.m.)
Friday, August 08, 2008
Making Music at the Levitt
Vocalist Tom Abrahamson, a podiatrist in Westport, and drummer Michael Jacobs, who lives and works in Westport, were two of the locals among the six-piece Mill River Band entertaining tonight at the Levitt Pavilion for the fourth consecutive season. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Chilling Out at the Levitt
Nancy and Marc Halpert of Fairfield warmed up on a cool, damp evening tonight at Westport’s Levitt Pavilion before the performance of the Mill River Band. Nancy Halpert said she and her husband have been going to the Levitt almost every night “but this is the first time this season when blankets were needed.” The temperature was just above 60 at concert time. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Storm Clouds
There were storm clouds over Westport’s Compo Beach again today, but the rains while intense were relatively brief. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Town Hall Mural Gets Makeover
A 72-year-old Westport Town Hall mural is getting a makeover, thanks to fine arts restorer Peggy Van Witt. The 6-by-8-foot painting by Howard Heath, called “The Administration of a Community” and located in a lower level hallway, is one of 32 artworks completed by 17 Westport artists as part of the Westport Works Progress Administration (WPA) Arts Project. The program ran from 1934 to 1937 to provide jobs and income to the unemployed during the Great Depression. Now part of the Westport Schools Permanent Art Collection, all of the town’s WPA paintings have been restored and reframed where needed and are on view in schools and public buildings. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
Westport Property Transfers July 21 - 25, 2008
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period July 21 - 25, 2008:
David and Michelle Kroin to Peter Babaj and Deborah S. Chase, 1 Flower Farm Lane, $4,100,000 
Hector J. and Rose Mary Emmanuelli to Michael and Michele Blend, 18 Cardinal Lane, $1,195,000
Paul and Wendy White to Olav A. and Kelly Haazen, 3 Lantern Hill Road, $1,825,000
Four Winker Lane LLC to John M. McCaul, 4 Winker Lane, $3,025,000
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Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory Issued
The National Weather Service in Upton N.Y. has issued an urban and small stream flood advisory for Westport and nearby areas until 6:30 p.m..
It said the National Weather Service was tracking a series of slow moving thunderstorms producing rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour.
An advisory urged resident not to drive vehicles into areas where the water covers the roadway and reminded them that most flooding deaths occur in automobiles.
It said excessive runoff from this storm will cause flooding of urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
Rock Jumping
The rocks on the jetty at Westport’s Compo Beach are a favorite spot for youngsters to practice the art of balance while skipping and jumping from bolder to bolder. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
Westport News and Other Papers Sold to Hearst Corp.
Hearst Corporation announced today that it has acquired the Westport News and six other non-daily Connecticut newspapers as well as the Connecticut Post in Bridgeport from Denver–based MediaNews Group, Inc.
While terms were not disclosed, The Associated Press reported that a person with direct knowledge of the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity said the price was $155 million.
The announcement was made jointly by George B. Irish, president of Hearst Newspapers, and Joseph (Jody) Lodovic IV, president of MediaNews Group.
With the acquisition of the Connecticut Post and its assets, Hearst also assumes management control of three other Fairfield County daily newspapers including The Advocate (Stamford), Greenwich Time (Greenwich), and The News-Times (Danbury).
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