Friday, October 31, 2008
Japanese Look
Abigail Greenlee, 5, of Westport, adjusted her parasol before setting out to go trick or treating at Compo Beach tonight with her parents and two brothers. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com
Not Just for Kids
Adults were out in costume tonight as well in Westport’s Compo Beach area. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com
Firefighter Carry
The firefighter carry was a popular mode of transport tonight for trick or treaters in Westport’s Compo Beach area. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U Miller for WestportNow.com
Family Affair
For many in Westport, trick or treating was a family affair tonight. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Compo Trick or Treaters
Hundreds of trick or treaters walked the streets of Westport’s Compo Beach area tonight in search of Halloween goodies. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Halloween Strolling
A mother and daughter were in costume tonight as they made the rounds trick or treating in Westport’s Compo Beach area. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Halloween Politicians
Some fifth graders at Westport’s Coleytown Elementary School masqueraded as politicians at the school’s annual Halloween parade today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Kerry Corrigan Foley for WestportNow.com
Ready for Halloween on Park Avenue
Westport neighborhoods were full of Halloween decorations today. This was the scene in front of one house on Park Avenue. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Westport Property Transfers Oct. 13 - 17, 2008
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Oct. 13 - 17, 2008:
15 Bonnie Brook Road LLC to Jonathan C. and Pamela F. Ross, 15 Bonnie Brook Road, $3,075,000 
Jeffrey and Kane Peterson to Acorn Developers LLC, 1 Sturges Hollow, $1,150,000
Jerome H. and Beatriz Diamond to John and Elizabeth Hester, 30 High Point Road, $900,000
Atco Corporation to Albin Holdings LLC, 272 Post Road East, $4,250,000
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Jesup Green Cleanup
Workers cleaned up the leaves on Westport’s Jesup Green today in a scene being repeated throughout town. The town’s curbside leaf pickup program begins Monday. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Green Farms Parades for Halloween
Youngsters at Westport’s Greens Farms Elementary School held their annual Halloween parade today. Nicole Fieschel, dressed as an Olympic equestrian medalist, led her second grade class of characters in the parade. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Kurt Eichhorn for WestportNow.com
Halloween Parade at Coleytown Elementary
There were a variety of costumes in today’s Halloween parade at Westport’s Coleytown Elementary School. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Ariane Stiegler for WestportNow.com
Pumpkin Message
A message from PJ Syrrist, en eighth grader at Westport’s Bedford Middle School, graces his Halloween pumpkin. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Pumpkin Man
A cheerful pumpkin man sits on the front steps of a home on Westport’s Morningside Drive North, waiting to greet trick or treaters. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com
Friday, October 31, 2008
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “Unique Perspectives: Photography by Six Westport Artists”
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “WestportNow Photographers: The Best From the Best”
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - “Not all Rubber Ducks Look Alike”
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - “Optimism”
8 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse - “Of Mice and Men”
Thursday, October 30, 2008
“Smartest Football Team Ever Assembled”
New York Times sportswriter and author Jim Cavanaugh of Wilton told an audience at the Westport Public Library tonight that the New York Giants of the 1956-1963 era was ”the smartest football team ever assembled.” “Giants Among Men,” the writer’s newest book, is about the team that, according to Cavanaugh, “made New York City a football town and changed the NFL forever.” The team was comprised of such well known players as Andy Robustelli, Y.A. Tittle, Frank Gifford, Sam Huff, Kyle Rote, Pat Summerall, Dick Lynch and others. Team personnel included assistant coaches such as Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Browsing
The Friends of the Westport Public Library have a kiosk at the Saugatuck train station with paperback books available for borrowing. As a service to the community, the Friends fill and refill the kiosk all year round and at Compo Beach in the summer. Three commuters looked over the selection of books today at the station. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Town to Begin Curbside Leaf Pickups Starting Monday
Public Works Director Stephen Edwards has announced that Westport will conduct its annual curbside leaf collection program beginning Monday through Dec. 1.
“Any leaves placed on the curbside during this period in biodegradable paper bags will be collected by the Westport Public Works Department,” said Edwards. “Leaves placed in plastic bags will not be picked up. The compost process can not handle plastic bags.”
Residents living on private roadways must place their bagged leaves at an intersecting town roadway.
Public Works crew will pick up throughout the entire town several times during the collection period. A final pass will be initiated on Dec. 1 and take approximately one week. Any properly bagged leaves put out before Dec. 1 will be collected, Edwards said.
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Only a Drill
Westport firefighters practiced their heavy rescue skills today in a simulated school bus-car accident at Sherwood Island State Park. The scenario involved a school bus tipped up against a car with an entrapped driver. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
The “Real Thing”
Max Pace, 6, of Westport shared a moment at Wednesday’s Halloween parade on Westport’s Main Street with the “real thing”—Lt. Tom Casimiro III (l) and Deputy Chief Dale Call. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com
Thursday, October 30, 2008
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “Unique Perspectives: Photography by Six Westport Artists”
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “WestportNow Photographers: The Best From the Best”
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - “Optimism”
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - “Not all Rubber Ducks Look Alike”
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Westport Arts Center Gallery - Studio Party for “Not all Rubber Ducks Look Alike” exhibition
7:30 p.m. - Westport Public Library - Authors@the Library: Jack Cavanaugh, “Giants Among Men”
8 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse - “Of Mice and Men”
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Staples Boys Soccer Wins FCIAC Crown
The Staples boys soccer team roared back from an early deficit, pouring in three second-half goals tonight to down Greenwich 3-1 in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC) championship at Norwalk. 
Frankie Bergonzi and Greg Gudis celebrate Staples’ 3-1 victory tonight over Greenwich in the FCIAC finals. Bergonzi, a defender, and Gudis, a striker, are two of the three sophomore starters on the young squad. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Carl McNair for WestportNow.com
The come-from-behind win gave the Wreckers their 25th league title in 50 years, but the first outright one since 1996. In 2000 and 2006, the Westporters tied in the finals and shared the crown.
It was Staples’ second two-goal victory of the season over Greenwich, which fell 2-0 in Westport earlier this month. (See WestportNow Oct. 14, 2008)
Greenwich controlled play in the first half, and got on the scoreboard 10 minutes before intermission. But, just as in the semifinals two days earlier, the Wreckers went on a second-half tear.
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Celebrating FCIAC Soccer Win
A jubilant Staples boys soccer team shows off their FCIAC championship medals tonight following their 3-1 defeat of Greenwich before a raucous crowd in Norwalk. It was Staples’ 25th league title overall and third since 2000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Carl McNair for WestportNow.com
Dressed in White
Hundreds of Staples fans dressed all in white supported the boys soccer team tonight in Norwalk. The Wreckers roared back from an early deficit to down Greenwich 3-1. The league championship is Staples’ 25th in 50 years and second in three seasons. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Carl McNair for WestportNow.com
House Rivals
Republican challenger Nitzy Cohen and incumbent Democratic state Rep. Joe Mioli shake hands after tonight’s Westport Town Hall debate. Mioli won the 136th District seat in 2004 by 323 votes but took 66 percent of the vote in his re-election bid two years ago. This is the first run for office by Cohen. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Seeking 26th District Senate Seat
Democrat John Hartwell and Republican Toni Boucher covered a wide range of issues tonight in their Westport Town Hall debate. Boucher cited her legislative experience as a state representative from Wilton and Hartwell cited his 35 years experience as a businessman. They are seeking the 26th Senate District seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Judi Freedman. Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Candidates Debate at Town Hall
Candidates for the 26th Senate District debated tonight at Westport Town Hall. John Hartwell (l), Democrat, and Toni Boucher, Republican opened the evening’s event sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Westport and Weston, the Y’s Men and Women, and the PTA Council. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Westport’s MetLife Issues Report on Nursing Home Costs
Westport’s MetLife Mature Market Institute said today that average rates for a private room in a nursing home remained essentially unchanged nationally from 2007, while semi-private rates increased 1.1 percent from $189 daily or $68,985 annually in 2007, to $191 daily or $69,715 annually in 2008.
The Institute, located at 57 Greens Farms Road, said that average assisted living rates increased by 2.1 percent, from $2,969 monthly or $35,628 annually in 2007, to $3,031 monthly or $36,372 annually in 2008.
The highest daily rates for nursing homes are in Alaska, $577 for a private room and $566 for a semi-private room, the Institute said. In 2008, the non-metropolitan and non-suburban areas of Louisiana had the lowest daily rates for a private room in a nursing home, averaging $127 per day.
Copies of the 2008 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home & Assisted Living Costs can be found at www.maturemarketinstitute.com under “What’s New.”
First Halloween Parade
At 5 months old, Charlie Curran of Westport enjoyed his first Halloween Parade today along Main Street. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com
Poodle Fun
Tigger, a 2-year-old Toy Poodle, came dressed as a bee to Westport’s Main Street Halloween parade today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
On Parade
Westport’s Main Street was crowded with Halloween celebrants today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
Halloween Pose
Halloween revelers posed for a souvenir photo on Westport’s Main Street today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Halloween Smile
Today’s Main Street Halloween parade brought a huge smile to the face of this youngster. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
Double the Fun
These youngsters appeared to be enjoying themselves at today’s Westport Halloween parade on Main Street. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Rabbit Attire
Bennett Lindau, 1 1/2, of Westport looked adorable in his White Rabbit attire from Alice in Wonderland at today’s Main Street Halloween parade. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for WestportNow.com
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