A kite boarder enjoys the ride today in the waters off of Westport’s Compo Beach. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Bob Eckman for WestportNow.com

Team Myer, supporting the family of Westport Police Sgt. Robert Myer, 48, who took his own life in May, led today’s Out of the Darkness suicide prevention walk at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport. Myer’s wife, Beth (l), was part of the team, which included family, friends, and present and retired Westport police officers. The team raised almost $13,000 in support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s mission to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Hundreds took part today in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness walk at Sherwood Island State Park. The event included remarks from those who have contemplated suicide as well as from family members of those who took their own life. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

A cormorant on rhe Saugatuck River in Westport on Saturday. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Mark Molesworth for WestportNow.com

Westport today participated in the national Make A Difference Day for the 21st year.  Barbara Pearson Rac, event coordinator, said 32 projects were registered throughout town. They included a “drop-in” effort at Branson Hall at Christ & Holy Trinity Church (above) in which volunteers assembled toiletry bags for homeless men, comfort bags for women entering the shelters at the Domestic Violence Crisis Center, and arts and crafts kits for children in need. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Stiff winds and brisk temperatures in the 40s did not deter this couple from a Cpmpo Beach walk today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Mark Molesworth for WestportNow.com

The Teen Awareness Group (TAG), the Westport Police and the Westport Youth Commission in collaboration with the Westport Police Youth Club today hosted their fourth annual distracted driving event at Staples High School. About 75 high school students experienced the dangers of distracted and impaired driving. On Sunday, TAG will team up with Staples High School staff and students to participate in the Walk Out of the Darkness suicide prevention walk at Sherwood Island State Park. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Ben Roland, 15, of Westport, a sophomore at Staples High School, today paints a haunted house for sale in the window of Halstead Property, 379 Post Road East. The project is an entry in the Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce Halloween window painting contest. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo