Classic Imperial Avenue View
A classic view of an Imperial Avenue home flanked by brilliant red tulips and surrounded by a crisp white picket fence.
99 Year Old WWII Veteran to Serve as Memorial Day Parade Grand Marshal
William Vornkahl, President of the Westport Veterans Council, announced today that the Grand Marshal for the Memorial Day Services is Nicholas Rossi. Nicholas Rossi was born in Oyster Bay, New York on September 3, 1922. He graduated from Oyster Bay High School in 1940, where he earned a Varsity letter in four sports: football, track, baseball and basketball.
Soon after graduation, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World War II and served from December 1942 through March 1945. His flight crew was part of the 305th Bombardment Group of the 364th Squadron, assigned to the 8th Air Force Bomber Command in England which flew the B-17 “Flying Fortress” bomber in the European Theater. A Technical Sergeant, Rossi flew multiple bombing missions as a B-17 gunner over occupied central Europe.
Rossi was discharged from the Army in March of 1945 but remained in Liege, Belgium after the war for several more years. As a civilian, he was employed by the government to work with the American Graves Registration Command for the purpose of locating and identifying unrecovered dead military personnel.
Rossi married in 1956 and raised five children (Paul, Christine, Caren, Carla and Peter) in the house he built in Mill Neck, NY. After the passing of his wife, Nick relocated to Westport, Connecticut and now resides with his son Paul and daughter-in-law Marguerite and his three grandchildren.
Now in his 99th year, Nick is delighted and honored to be this year’s Grand Marshal of the Westport Memorial Day parade.
Following the parade, Memorial Day Services will be held on Veteran’s Green.
Protected Bird Nests Return to Compo Beach
Birds protected by the Department of Environmental Protection have returned to Compo Beach’s South Beach, and so too have the fencing that keeps pedestrians and bird-watchers away from their nests. The bird that typically takes up rent on the sand each year is the American Oystercatcher, a shoreline bird known for its long legs and bright coloured beaks. Nearby beaches in Milford and Westbrook have experienced full closures in the past due to the protection of herons, egrets, and plovers that inhabit the islands in those communities.
Westport Women’s Club Announces May Art Show
Piece by Kerry LongPress ReleaseThe Westport Woman’s Club will host its annual Art Show on Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23 (2:00 pm - 6:00 pm both days, indoors at the clubhouse) at 44 Imperial Ave, Westport, CT. Admission to the Westport Woman’s Club Art Show is free and open to the public; masks will be required and attendance will be limited. This event will follow all protocols mandated by CT and the town of Westport.
Curated by Westport Artist Miggs Burroughs, this popular show features a variety of local artists and their works available for purchase. Event Co-Chairs Jo Fuchs Luscombe and Leah Scherzer share that participating artists are donating a portion of their art sales to fund the club’s community service grants, scholarships and programs.
The roster of WWC Art Show 2021 artists, whose works will be available for purchase, include: Nina Bentley, Amy Bock, Trace Burroughs, Susan Fehlinger, Judith Orseck Katz, Tom Kretsch, Susan Leggitt, Kerry Long, Michael Ledner, Carole McClintock, Bernard Perry, Jon Puzzuoli, Katherine Ross and Jo Titsworth. Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted for Art Show purchases, as well as charitable donations to the Westport Woman’s Club.
The Westport Woman’s Club thanks its generous sponsors for the 2021 Art Show which include The Drew Friedman Community Art Center, as well as New York artist JoMarie Dilorio who is donating an original piece of art, “Sunflowers Basking”, that will be given via a drawing to an Art Show attendee.
For more information on the Westport Woman’s Club Community Service outreach, please visit “Community Services” on www.westportwomansclub.org.