Frimmer Family Hanukkah: A Time of Light
The Frimmer family celebrating the third night of Hanukkah last evening. The Frimmers, residents of Weston, shared their celebration of the Festival of Lights knowing that light is needed in the world right now. Ben Frimmer (behind the camera) is a Coleytown Middle School Theatrical Arts teacher and Volunteer Westport EMS Crew Chief.
The Westport Local Press wants to bring light into the homes of readers who may be isolated from their families or unable to participate in their usual traditions this holiday season. If your family would like to be featured, please email the Editor with a photo of your celebration, history of your traditions, or thoughts that you have for the 2020 season.
Minuteman Battles the Fog
Last night’s thick fog, as seen from Compo Road South at the Minuteman statue.
Artist at Work at MoCA’s Holiday Open House
This young artist was one of many who enjoyed the Museum of Contemporary Art, Westport’s Holiday Open House today at their 19 Newtown Turnpike campus. Attendees could sip hot chocolate while enjoying the center’s art exhibition, creating their own art, or while listening to performances by the Staples High School Orphenians and the Westport School of Music. Photo contributed by MoCA Westport.
Poplar Plains Brook Responsible for Thursday’s Newtown Turnpike Flooding
The Poplar Plains Brook was responsible for the closure of Newtown Turnpike on Thursday, its waters breaching the roadway and flowing across it towards nearby wetlands. The brook passes underneath the roadway between Heron Lake Lane and Twin Oaks Lane, but a recent bout of rain saturated wetlands and smaller streams nearby, all of which apparently added to the brook’s volume. According to maps, the brook begins near Route 33 and terminates in Lees Pond, between Sylvan Road North and Woodside Avenue.