Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Explaining the CT Foreclosure Mediation Program
Judge Douglas Mintz and Roberta Palmer of the judicial branch of the Stamford Superior Court told the Westport Rotary Club today that Connecticut offers the most advanced in the nation foreclosure mediation program to help homeowners who are at risk of foreclosures. Palmer, director of the state’s program, said that only 35 percent of those eligible for foreclosure mediation have applied for the benefits of the program. According to Mintz and Palmer, in the period from July 1, 2008, to March 31, 2009, the program has succeeded in modifying the loans for 948 houses and mediated arrangements for 1,313 families to remain in their houses. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Levitt Westport Community Band Performance Rescheduled
Tonight’s Levitt Pavilion performance by the Westport Community Band has been rescheduled for Monday, July 6, due to inclement weather. Showtime will be 8 p.m. and admission is free.
A One, and a Two, and a Three
Today was the start of the acquasize class sponsored by the Westport Center for Senior Activities and Westport Parks and Recreation Department at Longshore Club Park. The teacher is Westporter Ruth Sherman who is well known for her classes at the Family Y and for her bicycling for good causes. Any Westport senior may sign up for the free classes which are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Westport Thursday Market to Feature Chefs
Sherri Brooks Vinton: market visitors can learn cooking tips and tricks. Contributed photoThe Thursday Westport Farmers’ Market will feature weekly cooking demonstrations from area chefs through Nov. 19, organizers announced today.
The demonstrations will feature products available in the market and will offer eaters tips and tricks for working with local, seasonal foods, said Sherri Brooks Vinton, market director.
The cooking lessons and tastings will be held in the community tent, a 40-seat tented area sponsored by the Town of Westport as part of this year’s Celebrate Westport programming.
The Westport Farmers’ Market sees the demonstrations as an integral part of their commitment to eater education, Brooks Vinton said.
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Lazy, Hazy Day of Summer
A fisherman at Westport’s Compo Beach watches the Long Island Sound activity as he waits for a bite. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
A Comfy Place
Westporter Diana Zaslow was greeted by this visitor under a bench near her garage. Gone for the day, she found the fawn still there on her return. “My husband and I did some gardening and carefully walked around the baby,” she said in an e-mail to WestportNow. “It did not run away. I thought it might be sick or hungry so I brought out some baby carrots and lettuce.” The animal ran into the woods but returned later in the day. “Later in the afternoon the mother deer came back and the baby got up and followed the mother across my yard and into the woods,” Zaslow said. “I guess the baby said, ‘My mother left me here for the day and this is where she will find me again.’” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Diana Zaslow for WestportNow.com
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued
The National Weather Service in Upton, N.Y., has issued severe thunderstorm watch for Westport and area in effect until 7 p.m.
Summer Westport Scene
The view from Westport’s Compo Beach Monday at dusk. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “Years in the Making: Ageless Artists, Ageless Art”
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “Heads & Hands” by Kristin Rasich Fox
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - “Sentimental Shipbuilding”
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - “2009 Solos Show”
7 p.m. - Westport Public Library - TEAM Westport presents “Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice: Good Nomination or Bad?”
8 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse - “tick, tick ... Boom!”
8 p.m. - Levitt Pavilion - Westport Community Band
Monday, June 29, 2009
Checking Their Catch
A couple of fishermen at Westport’s Compo Beach check out a sea robin one of them hauled in. The sea robin fish has large wings like a bird and when caught makes a croaking noise similar to a frog. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Compo Basketball
The Westport Basketball League teams played hard to win tonight at Westport’s Compo Beach. Tonight it was Team Mox vs Croakie Mafia. The teams play Monday and Tuesday nights. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Honoring Our Heritage: 16 Bridge St.
Carey and Doug Weber are honoring Westport’s heritage by displaying a Westport Historical Society plaque identifying their 16 Bridge St. home as the Frederick Hotchkiss house which was built in 1877. This Italianate house was built by Hotchkiss on land he purchased from Isaac Allen. The Webers purchased the house in 1994 after moving here from New York City. “We both love the look, feel and history of old houses,” said the Webers. “By enjoying what has remained of the past, we are better able to appreciate the dynamics possibilities of the present.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Bob Weingarten for WestportNow.com
Monday, June 29, 2009
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Westport/Weston Health District - Wellness Clinic, adults and children
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “Years in the Making: Ageless Artists, Ageless Art”
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “Heads & Hands” by Kristin Rasich Fox
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - “Sentimental Shipbuilding”
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - “2009 Solos Show”
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Flying at the Levitt
Westport’s The Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts opened its 36th season tonight with a performance by The Flying Karamazov Brothers, a juggling and comedy troupe who have been performing since 1973. They learned their trade while performing as street artists in Santa Cruz, Calif., and take their name from the Fyodor Dostoevsky novel “The Brothers Karamazov” because they see similarities between themselves and the characters of the novel. None of them, however, is actually blood relatives. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Melissa and Doug Enjoy the Show
Westporters Melissa and Doug Bernstein, principals of the sponsor toy company Melissa & Doug, with children Nate, 1 1/2, and Audrey, 6 1/2, settle in before the start of tonight’s Levitt Pavilion performance. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Levitt Debuts 36th Season With Flying Karamazov Brothers
A large crowd attended tonight’s Levitt Pavilion opening of its 36th season with a performance by the Flying Karamazov Brothers, a juggling and comedy troupe. It was the first of 50 nights of free entertainment through the summer. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
In Safe Hands
Phoebe, a poodle owned by a Massachusetts woman injured in a two-car crash on I-95 today between Exits 17 and 18 in Westport, gets VIP (Very Important Poodle) treatment from Westport firefighter Neil Perrotti who made sure the dog was reunited safely with its owner at Norwalk Hospital. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Two-Car Crash Sends Woman to Hospital
A two-car accident in the southbound lanes of I-95 between exits 18 and 17 in Westport today injured a Massachusetts woman traveling with her pet poodle. The woman, who was wearing a seat belt, complained of neck and back pain and was transported to Norwalk Hospital by Westport EMS. Firefighters took the dog named Phoebe to the hospital later to be reunited with its owner. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Colorful Clouds
Saturday’s sunset as seen from Westport’s Longshore Club Park provided more dramatic lighting of unusual cloud formations. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Sunday, June 28, 2009
11:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. - Saugatuck Congregational Church (245 Post Road East) - Sunday Farmers Market
Noon - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - “Sentimental Shipbuilding”
Noon - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - “2009 Solos Show”
3 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse - “tick, tick ... Boom!” (symposium)
7 p.m. - Levitt Pavilion - Flying Karamazov Brothers (opening night)
Saturday, June 27, 2009
International Sounds on the Saugatuck
A Japanese drum troupe performed above the Saugatuck River today at a reception hosted by Bank New York Mellon for jUNe Day visitors. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
UN Visitors Learn About Westport’s History
At the Westport Historical Society today, jUNe Day visitors learned about Westport’s history through words and photographs. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
Making Their First Visit to Westport
A mother and daughter from the Ukraine made their first visit to Westport today for jUNe Day. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
A Gift to the People of Westport
Angela Kane, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Management, presents Westport First Selectman Gordon F. Joseloff with one of the books the United Nations gifted to the Town of Westport in gratitude for hosting jUNe Day today. The books will be available at the Westport Public Library. Kane read greetings from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who was unable to attend due to a schedule conflict. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Words of Welcome
Among those greeting jUNe Day visitors today at Saugatuck Elementary School were Ambassador Joseph Verner Reed (at podium), Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, and (l-r) Bill Hass of the U.N. Association of Southwest Connecticut; Westport First Selectman Gordon F. Joseloff; Michaela MacColl, jUNe Day chairwoman, and Angela Kane, Under-Secretary-General for Management at the United Nations. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
jUNe Day Postcard View
Westport’s Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge over the Saugatuck River looked like a picture postcard today as the town greeted jUNe Day visitors. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Smiles All Around
The sun was out and so were the smiles as 300 United Nations delegates, staff members, and their families enjoyed Westport’s hospitaity for the 44th annual jUNe Day. The day-long activities, including sports, walking tours, and golf and tennis, began with a breakfast at Saugatuck Elementary School. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Enjoying Westport’s Hospitality
Westport volunteers and members of the town’s International Hospitality Committee were on hand to serve breakfast to visitors for jUNe Day at Saugatuck Elementary School today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
jUNe Day Visitors Arrive
School buses today brought many of the 300 jUNe Day visitors from 52 nations from the train station to Westport’s Saugatuck Elementary School for the start of the day-long festivities. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Showing the UN Flag
Westporter Saul Haffner showed the United Nations flag at the Westport train station today to greet visitors from New York attending jUNe Day. The annual celebration marks the signing of the United Nations Charter on June 26, 1945. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
Westport Ready for Annual jUNe Day
Flags of United Natiions members flew on Westport’s Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge today as the town prepared to welcome U.N. delegates, staff members, and their families for the 44th annual jUNe Day. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
After the Storm
After Friday’s thunderstorms pushed through the Westport area, the skies cleared just in time for another spectacular sky and sunset. View is over Sherwood Mill Pond. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Matt Murray for WestportNow.com
Saturday, June 27, 2009
All Day - Various Locations - jUNe Day
10 a.m. - Saugatuck Elementary School - jUNe Day Opening Ceremony
11 a.m. - Westport River Gallery (1 Riverside Avenue) - “What is my stuff worth” with appraisal expoert Charles Rosoff
11 a.m. - Saugatuck Elementary School Soccer Field - jUNe Day Soccer Match
11:30 a.m. - Westport Historical Society - jUNe Day Main Street Walking Tour
Noon - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “Years in the Making: Ageless Artists, Ageless Art”
Noon - 4 p.m. - Westport Historical Society - “Heads & Hands” by Kristin Rasich Fox
Noon - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - “Sentimental Shipbuilding”
Noon - 4 p.m. - Westport Arts Center - “2009 Solos Show”
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. - Saugatuck Elementary School Soccer Field - jUNe Day Pick-up Soccer Game
7 p.m. - Toquet Hall Teen Center - Special Olympics Fundraiser - Band Night
8 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse - “tick, tick ... Boom!” (opening night)
8 p.m. - MTC MainStage Studio Theatre (246 Post Road East ) - “Morgan: Zero to Sixty in Diva Time!”
Friday, June 26, 2009
Unusual Post-Storm Clouds
The clouds and sky that appeared after today’s thunderstorms moved through the Westport area were unusual looking enough to draw an art gallery crowd out of a reception on Post Road East where one of them took this photo. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Jerry Kuyper for WestportNow.com
Look, Up in the Sky…
There was a most unusual sky after today’s storm—so unusual that guests streamed out of Gayle Gleckner’s opening reception at Nylen Gallery at Picture This on Post Road East to stand outside to observe the rapidly changing view. Gleckner’s show, “In Plane View,” took on an added meaning, according to one guest. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Jerry Kuyper for WestportNow.com
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