Westport Public Schools: 16 COVID-19 Cases, 8 within Greens Farms Elementary, to Start 2021
According to the Westport Public Schools COVID-19 Dashboard, the 2021 year will begin with 14 total students or staff members with positive or probable COVID-19 cases, and with 42 students or staff members in quarantine. Eight of the 14 cases involve Greens Farms Elementary School, with the balance of cases being spread throughout the remaining schools.
Update: State Police Announce Saturday Morning’s Pedestrian Struck was Helping Others
According to the Connecticut Post, the Connecticut State Police announced that the person struck by a motor vehicle on I-95 after midnight on Saturday was attempting to aid another vehicle which was involved in an accident.
The victim, reportedly a 45 year old man from Whitestone, New York, was “transferred to Norwalk Hospital with minor injuries” following the strike. The Connecticut Post continued to say that he was subsequently given a verbal warning by State Police for “alleged ‘reckless use of the highway by a pedestrian,’ according to state police.”
Community Garden Sunset
The Westport Community Garden, on Hyde Lane, was quietly hibernating this evening around sunset. Plots are maintained by community members who request a spot for the growing seasons. Residents can learn more at westportcommunitygardens.org.
Kite Flying on South Beach
A family flies a kite on South Beach this evening, as winds were gusty today ahead of what forecasters say could be messy weather on Sunday.