Month: February 2016 - Page 13

Monday, December 11, 2023

William M. Pasternak, 66

William M. Pasternak of Westport died Jan. 10 at the Westport Rehabilitation Complex. He was 66.

Born in Norwalk to the late Andrew and Mary Evans Pasternak, he had been a lifelong Westport resident and was a graduate of Staples High School where he played the trumpet in the school band.

He went on to be employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Westport and later Weston before retiring in 2010 after many years of dedicated service.

He enjoyed music, biking, hiking, and collecting stamps and coins. A loving and caring person, he spent many hours visiting the sick in Norwalk Hospital.

After a day marked by high winds, heavy rain and fallen trees and branches on to power lines, these utility workers today returned to previously scheduled maintenance work. On Greens Farms Road, near Clapboard Hill, utility contractors install a bracing pole to support an adjoining utility pole that reinforces support for the power cables, according to a worker. During the process an alternating one-lane traffic pattern was in effect. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Dazed and Confused

Flowers were caught peeking from the dirt Tuesday on Westport’s Keyser Road once the snow melted. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Jaime Bairaktaris for WestportNow.com

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

9:15 a.m. – Westport Library – Grades K-2: TinkerShop Explorations
10 a.m. – Town Hall Room 201 – Fire Department Strategic Plannin Steering Committee
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Westport Arts Center – “Enid Munroe: Artist & Alchemist”
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Westport Historical Society – “Window to Westport’s Past & Present”
11 a.m. – Westport Library – Grades 3-5: TinkerShop Explorations
1 p.m. – Town Hall Room 309 – Non-union Supervisory Pension Board
2 p.m. – Westport Library – Roald Dahl Film Festival: “The Witches”
6:30 p.m. – Westport Library – Chess Club for Adults
7 p.m. – Town Hall Room 201/201A – Conservation Commission (live coverage cable channel 79, AT&T channel 99, and westportct.gov)

See more events: Celebrate Westport Calendar

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Spring on Defrost

Tonight’s after the storm sunset as seen from Westport’s Compo Beach. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Andrew Colabella for WestportNow.com

Police: Avoid Bayberry Lane

Westport police advise motorist to avoid Bayberry Lane between Long Lots and Baldwin Place due to compromised utility poles and wires.

It said the incident will require a detour of traffic for the next few hours at least.

Police advised to use North Avenue and/or Sturges Highway to reach points north of that location.

Compo Colors

Sunset with clouds at Compo Beach tonight. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Meredith Holod for WestportNow.com

Tracking the Sunset

The sun broke through just before sunset as seen late today at Westport’s Metro-North station. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com

Ludlow Road Closed

A large tree leaned on wires on Ludlow Road at Post Road West today, one of several that brought out Westport firefighters responding to downed trees and power lines as high winds buffeted the area. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Stan Skowronski for WestportNow.com

Lights Out

A tree branch on wires nearby was blamed for a power outage that darkened traffic lights today at Kings HIghway North and Main Street. Gusty winds were blowing at the time. Eversource said late in the day more than 300 customers were without power as a result of downed power lines. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com