Month: November 2008

Thursday, June 08, 2023

Weather for the Dogs

Today’s rain and temperature around the freezing mark did not deter this dog owner and her pet from visiting Westport’s Compo Beach. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com

Westporter Scott Howard hurriedly removes his sailboat just in time to meet today’s deadline for removal of all boats from the Ned Dimes Marina at Westport’s Compo Beach. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com

A Touch of Winter

Westporters awoke today to a dusting of snow as temperatures fell below the freezing mark overnight. View is of Round Pond off of Compo Road South. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Wet Road Conditions Blamed for Weston Road Rollover

A Stratford man said wet road conditions caused him to lose control of his pickup truck on Westport’s Weston Road near Sipperley’s Hill Road and Lyons Plains Road at about 10 a.m. today. He and a female companion managed to escape without serious injury. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Two Escape Serious Injury in Weston Road Rollover

Wet road conditions contributed to an accident on Westport’s Weston Road north of the Merritt Parkway around 10 a.m. today. A Stratford driver and his female companion escaped serious injury when he lost control of his pickup truck, spun around and rolled over on the side of the road between Sipperley’s Hill Road and Lyons Plains Road. The driver said he applied the brakes when the car in front of him slowed down. The driver and passenger in the car promptly parked and went to the aid of the pickup’s occupants. The female passenger in the pickup truck was treated by Westport EMS personnel but declined hospital transport. The truck was towed from the scene. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Longshore Scene

The channel along Westport’s Longshore Club Park made for a pretty picture on Saturday. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Noon – 4 p.m. – Westport Arts Center – “Not All Rubber Ducks Look Alike” (last day)
Noon – 4 p.m. – Westport Arts Center – “Optimism” (last day)
Noon – 4 p.m. – Westport Historical Society – “Unique Perspectives: Photography by Six Westport Artists”
Noon – 4 p.m. – Westport Historical Society – “WestportNow Photographers: The Best From the Best”
2 p.m. – Westport Town Hall – Westport Community Theatre: “The Importance of Being Earnest”

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Post Turkey Beach Walk

What a better way to walk off all the Thanksgiving food than an outing at the beach. That’s what many Westporters did on Friday at Compo Beach. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

Saturday, November 29, 2008

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Fairfield Theatre Company (70 Sanford Street, Fairfield) – Westport/Fairfield Winter Farmers Market
11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Unitarian Church – Chowdafest ‘08
Noon – 4 p.m. – Westport Arts Center – “Optimism”
Noon – 4 p.m. – Westport Arts Center – “Not All Rubber Ducks Look Alike”
Noon – 4 p.m. – Westport Historical Society – “Unique Perspectives: Photography by Six Westport Artists”
Noon – 4 p.m. – Westport Historical Society – “WestportNow Photographers: The Best From the Best”
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Westport Public Library – Wii Teen Gaming Tournament
2:30 p.m. – Earthplace – Turkey Walk and Talk
8 p.m. – Westport Town Hall – Westport Community Theatre: “The Importance of Being Earnest”

WCT’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” Opens

Westporter Judith Kealey (3rd r.) played the role of Lady Bracknell joining nine other actors in the opening night performance tonight of Oscar Wilde’s classic play “The Importance of Being Earnest” at Town Hall in the Westport Community Theatre’s 232nd major production. The play, which premiered in1895 in London, is set in England during the late Victorian era. Its humor derives in part from characters maintaining fictitious identities to escape unwelcome social obligations.The remaining performances are on weekends through Dec. 14. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com