Haiku Moment with Westport’s Poet Laureate
From Westport’s Poet Laureate Diane Lowman
The River Reflects
What’s Important and What’s Not
And I Reflect Too
Philadelphia Man Arrested on Westport Computer Hacking
Press ReleaseOn September 4, 2020 at approximately 10:26 a.m., a Westport Police detective responded to a local business that was reporting a possible computer crime. The complainant alleged that a former employee “hacked” into their computer system and made some modifications to their website. Furthermore, the day after the initial police report was filed the company advised that they were the victim of ransomware and as a result, they were unable to access their work files.
The detective, after an extensive investigation, developed Yigitali Ercan as a suspect and it was confirmed that he is in fact a former employee of the company in question. Mr. Ercan was interviewed and denied altering the business’s website and locking them out of their files. Based upon the investigation, an arrest warrant was drafted and then signed by a Superior Court Judge.
On the afternoon of February 9, 2021, Mr. Ercan turned himself in at the Westport Police Department in connection with this active warrant. Per the warrant, he was charged with Computer Crime in the Second Degree. Mr. Ercan was released after posting a $75,000.00 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned on the morning of March 1, 2021 at Norwalk Superior Court.
Nina Bentley Exhibits at Westport Book Shop
Press Release 02/15/2021The first art exhibit in the Westport Book Shop’s Drew Friedman Art Place is on view for the month of February. The exhibit features a series of photographic prints of artworks by renowned Westport assemblage artist Nina Bentley.
Westport Book Shop, a nonprofit used book shop, is located at 23 Jesup Road, across Jesup Green from the Westport Library, in downtown Westport. The art exhibit is open to the public during the Book Shop’s business hours, Thursdays and Fridays from 3pm to 6pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from Noon to 5pm.
Nina Bentley’s work has been exhibited extensively in the United States and Europe. In reflecting on her art, Nina said, “My work tends to be conceptual in nature and concerned with social issues. From early childhood I have been moved both by aesthetics and the human condition, not only matters affecting me personally but those evident on a broader social scale. I create art in order to gain some perspective on the world around me, while trying to retain a sense of humor. In short, my work can be seen as multi-dimensional social commentary.”
The Book Shop’s “Drew Friedman Art Place” is an area of the store dedicated to exhibiting the work of community artists year-round, on a rotating basis. Miggs Burroughs, a Trustee of the Drew Friedman Community Arts Center, and a founding member of the Artists Collective of Westport, is curating these exhibits, which will change monthly.
The current exhibition of Nina Bentley’s works will be on view through February 28th.