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2013 in Pictures
Friday, May 17, 2013
Severe Damage
The interior of one of the cars involved in the Metro-North New Haven Line train collision late today in Bridgeport. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Twitter.com photo
Escape Route
A passengers finds a way out after today’s derailment and crash at Brisgeport.. Twitter.com photo
Two Trains Collide in Bridgeport, Injuries Reported
UPDATE Two Metro-North trains collided and derailed late today in Bridgeport near the Fairfield line. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said at least 60 people were taken to hospitals, five with serious injuries, one very critical.. Other patients were being treated on scene, police said. Westport was among communiities providing mutual aid. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) News 12-Cablevision photo
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Flying Pretty—With Prom Invitations
UPDATE This flying machine was spotted Saturday afternoon at about 5:30 p.m. flying over Westport’s West Parish Road. Mark Mathias, a Westport Board of Education member, later reported the paraglider was actually delivering prom invitations to two Staples High School students at Compo Beach, Mathias posted a video of the aerial drop on YouTube. See his comment below. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Holly Maybruck for WestportNow.com
Sunday, April 21, 2013
A Host of Golden Daffodils
A host of golden daffodils flutttering and dancing in the breeze outside a home at the corner of Westport’s North Avenue and Easton Road. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Still At It
Peace activist Estelle Margolis of Westport was back on the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge in Westport’s center today. Margolis pleaded guilty March 27 to a reduced misdemeanor charge of creating a public disturbance after she brought a BB rifle and ammunition to a Westport Representative Town Meeting (RTM) session debating gun control in January. The 86-year-old grandmother and peace activist was fined $50. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Friday, April 19, 2013
Tense Moments as Police Search Train at East Norwalk
Police converge on Metro-North’s East Norwalk station today to search a Boston to New York train for the Boston bombing suspect. A passenger alerted authorities to the possibility the suspect was on the train. After almost an hour search, no suspect was found and the train was allowed to resume its journey. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) News 12 Cablevision photo
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Foxy Player at Longshore
Golfers at Westport’s Longshore Club Park allowed this course interloper to play through on Tuesday. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Groener for WestportNow.com
Monday, April 15, 2013
15 Westporters Registered for Boston Marathon
Westporter Kathy Muro shows her marathon bib number. “I dodged a bullet,” she said. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
UPDATE (adds additional quotes) Fifteen Westport residents were registered for today’s Boston Marathon where two bombs went off, killing at least three persons and injuring many others, according to the race website.
The website said 14 Westport residents actually started the race and 10 finished the race. One of them starkly said: “I dodged a bullet today.” Added another, an Iraq Marine veteran: “I knew it was a bomb.”
It was not known if any of the Westport residents were among the victims of the explosions. At least three Westporters who ran the race said they were uninjured.
Video from the scene of the explosion shows the race clock at 4h9m, meaning two Westport residents had crossed the finish line within 90 seconds of the blast.
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Revised Bedford Square Plans Submitted to P&Z
Decvelopers of the Bedford Square project in Westport’s downtown area today submitted revised plans to the Planning and Zoning Department. Karen Johnson, spokesperson for Bedford Square Associates, said the revisions, based on input from various boards and commissions and well as residents, “allowed us to create a better plan that succeeds on many levels—it enhances the downtown area, meets community expectations, and is poised for commercial success.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
‘Shelf Cloud’ Over Westport
This picture was taken by Staples High School sophomore and weather buff Scott Pecoriello, 16, outside the school at about 7:30 p.m. today. “This is a near picture perfect ‘Shelf Cloud’ that develops during very intense thunderstorms such as the one was saw earlier this evening,” he said in an email. Scott runs and owns a Web weather page called Wild about Weather as well as Facebook pages for Wild About Weather and Fairfield County Weather. “I currently have about 5,000 followers in total,” he said. “I thought this was awesome, and I was hoping this photograph could help me [get] some more followers from Westport.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Scott Pecoriello for WestportNow.com
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Cannon Shot
Sunset Monday at the cannons at Westport’s Compo Beach. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com
Sunday, April 07, 2013
An Emotional Tale of Survival
Agnes Vertes of Weston, a Holocaust survivor, spoke emotionally tonight of her escape as a 4-year-old from hunters of Jews in her native Hungary at a Holocaust remembrance service at Westport’s Temple Israel. She said she kept asking herself why she was allowed to survive when so many others died, finally coming to the realization that it was so she could be the voice of those who died. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com
Police Locate Missing 3-Year-Old at Compo
Westport Police Officer Sharon Russo carries 3-year-old Troy at Compo Beach today shortly after he was reported missing. The youngster was found among the Sunday afternoon beach crowd enjoying the mild weather. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Bob Eckman for WestportNow.com
Friday, April 05, 2013
Another Milestone for New Family Y
It was another milestone day today for the new Westport Weston Family Y—the pouring of the concrete foundation, at the former grounds of Camp Mahackeno. Board members and volunteers gathered to view this major visible step in the construction. Said board member Bonnie Strittmatter: “the sun is shining down on us today.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
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