Compo Beach is going (back) to the dogs.
Starting today, canines are welcome.
They must be leashed, except in the off-leash area south of the pavilion (including South Beach).
Dogs are not allowed in the pavilion, playground and on walkways. Humans are required to pick up their pets’ poop.
Violators of any of the regulations are subject to a $77 fine.
Enjoy the next 6 months. Fido and friends will be barred from the beach again, on April 1.
Yogi Bear and Daisy played by the rules yesterday. Today, they get their paws sandy. They look forward to seeing old friends, and meeting new ones. (Photo/Cathy “Cat” Malkin)
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A new redistricting “map viewer” is available on the Westport Public Schools website (click here to see).
It’s part of the dedicated “Redistricting Resources” page (click here for the page).
Families can use both locational services, or search by address, to explore the interactive map.
At the September 19 Board of Education meeting superintendent of schools Thomas Scarice recommended “Scenario A1 — Phase 1,” with formal board action to be taken in November.
Screenshot of the elementary school redistricting plan. Saugatuck is in the middle (pink). Clockwise from top: Coleytown, Long Lots, Greens Farms, Kings Highway.
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Longtime Westporter Gloria Gouveia — former town zoning administrator, now a highly respected land use consultant — is the newest member of the Connecticut Mirror community editorial board.
Her first opinion piece for the statewide non-profit journalism cite is powerful, personal, and very timely.
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins, Gloria shares her own experience with the disease.
She also advocates for access to mammograms and breast cancer care for all women, regardless of income or insurance coverage.
Click here to read “Reach Out for Help With Early Breast Cancer Detection.”
Gloria Gouveia
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Gloria Gouveia
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On the 1-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre in Israel, the Jewish Federation of Fairfield County will sponsor an interfaith “As One We Come Together” gathering.
The time is 7:3 p.m. Click here to register
The day before (Sunday, October 6, noon to 3 p.m., Compo Beach), a ceremony will remember and honor the 101 people still held as hostages by Hamas. The public is invited.
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The Public Works Department’s fall paving program begins next Monday (October 7). It runs through the end of November.
These roads will be paved (though not in this order):
- Poplar Plains Road
- McMahon Lane
- Riverfield Drive (north section)
- Nutcracker Lane
- St. George Place
- Salem Road
- Salem Lane
- Colony Road
- Burr Farms Road
- Long Lots Road
- Bauer Place Road and Extension
- Church Street South
- Center Street
- Hillspoint Road
- Fresenius Road.
Questions? Call 203-341-1120.
Coming soon, to a street near you.
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As Broadway fans everywhere mourn the death of Gavin Creel yesterday at 48, from a rare form of cancer, Westport Country Playhouse staffers and audiences had special reasons to remember the Broadway and West End star.
In January 2022, PBS broadcast “Stars on Stage,” a special performance taped 4 months earlier at the Playhouse. Click below for a short clip:
Eight months later, when Renée Elise Goldsberry headlined the WCP benefit gala, Tony and Olivier Award winner Gavin Creel offered “coffee and conversation” as a silent auction item.
Creel was a graduate of the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theater and Dance, about a decade before Staples High School 2003 graduate Justin Paul.
But when Paul and his musical theater songwriting partner, Benj Pasek, were just starting their careers, Creel gave them a boost by performing their songs.
Staples Players co-director Kerry Long posted this 2008 clip on social media:
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And the winner of the Botanical Arts Photography Award at the Westport Garden Club’s “Westport’s Town Treasures” last weekend is … former president Kelle Ruden.
No, the fix was not in.
Judging was blind. Officials did not know who submitted what.
Kelle was “gob-smacked” to learn her image — “Pollinators,” taken at Sherwood Island State park — took the top prize.
But see for yourself (below). It’s a winner!
“Pollinators” (Kelle Ruden)
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The Staples boys soccer online auction is live.
Items include New York Yankees tickets, a ski on/off weekend at Stowe, a private wood-fired pizza party, clinics with varsity players, a chance to announce the starting lineup at a match — and a VIP day at a concert with Old Dominion, the award-winning country band whose guitarist/vocalist, Brad Tursi, is a former Staples soccer star.
Click here to see all the items, and bid. The auction ends Sunday (October 6, 10 p.m.).
Brad Tursi — former Staples soccer star, now a country music idol.
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Jazz singer and noted Westporter Melissa Newman kicks off JazzFC’s first annual “Girls’ Night Out Festival” — 4 weeks of female jazz artists — this Thursday (October 3), at VFW Joseph J. Clinton Post 399.
It’s part of Jazz at the Post. Shows are at 7:30 and 8:45 p.m.; dinner service begins at 7. The music cover is $20 ($15 for veterans and students).
Melissa will be joined by guitarist Tony Lombardozzi, bassist Phil Bowler and drummer Bobby Leonard. Click here for tickets, and more information.
Melissa Newman
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Melissa Newman
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“ColleCTomania: The Outsized Influence of Swiss Posters” — a collection of Tom Strong’s archives — has been extended, at MoMA CT.
The exhibition — including a diverse range of poster from the 1930s through the present, plus a short documentary video — now runs through December 29.
For details, click here.
Posters from the MoCA show.
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Creatures of all kinds often take center stage in our “Westport … Naturally” daily feature.
Today though, the focus is on all the quiet beauty around one little friend.
(Photo/JD Dworkow)
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And finally … welcome to a new month!
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