Spring on Sniffen Road
A spring scene from Sniffen Road as the sun came out after a cold day in Westport.
Westport Cumulative COVID-19 Cases Up 5; No Deaths; State Positivity Rate 1.78%
The Westport-Weston Health District reports that Westport has added 5 positive or probable COVID-19 cases, and has added 0 deaths.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 1,771 cases. Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 31 deaths.
State Daily Test Positivity: 1.78%
Mark Twain Library Hosts Interview with Noted Photographer; Hosted by Bill McBrayer of Westport’s Concept One Communications
Press ReleaseSean Pomposello cut his teeth as a street photographer and playwright in New York City where he worked for more than three decades capturing stolen moments of everyday people on the streets of New York in images and on the stage. That came to a full stop when the pandemic hit and he found himself quarantined in a much different visual environment amid the rolling hills of Redding, CT, where he lives with his family. He’ll tell fellow Redding resident, adman and local musician Bill McBrayer about his transformation from shooting busy street scenes to capturing the quiet of country roads in a virtual interview at the Mark Twain Library, Thursday, April 22nd @ 7:30pm.
The program will examine the role of personal narrative in photography as Pomposello shares his images and his story about how the COVID-19 pandemic served to inform the body of his work to include the wooded wonders of his mystical hometown.
“The past year has impacted everyone in so many different ways,” said Mark Twain Library Adult Program Coordinator Elaine Sanders, “We are thrilled to be able to shine the light on Pomposello’s work and address how photography can be used as a tool for personal and professional expression.”
Pomposello’s specialty is catching candid glimpses of the everyday people he encounters which then serve as a character development tool for his dramatic work, which has been recognized by theatres and festivals around the country. His photographs have been featured in a number of publications including Huffington Post, Digital Photography Review and the street photography documentary Everybody Street. A member of the international photography collective, Noise, his work has also toured in galleries across the globe.
Living in Redding for two decades inspired Bill McBrayer’s love for open spaces and nature's wild beauty. Bill is an award-winning writer and creative director, whose work for his Westport-based agency, Concept One, includes a PR Week Campaign of the Year and Adweek's Top Brand Moment of the Year (note: they were different years). He has only missed one Redding Run for The Cows and regularly performs locally as the vocal half of The Resounders.
Register online at www.marktwainlibrary.org, or call 203-938-2545 for information.
Staples Educator Named Teacher of the Year by the American Lawyers Alliance
Press Release, Westport Public Schools2021 Teacher of the Year to Suzanne Kammerman
Suzanne Kammerman, a Staples High School civics teacher, has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Teacher of the Year Award from the American Lawyers Alliance. She was selected for the award from a competitive group of nominees from 16 states across the country.
Suzanne has been teaching social studies for 14 years and brought her expertise about government to the classroom from her previous career as a journalist in Washington D.C. In 2019, she was selected by The League of Women Voters to train in the Harvard Case Study Method. Most notably, she is the founder of the nationally-recognized We the People program at Staples High School.
In a time where teaching and learning has faced new challenges, Suzanne has consistently shown her dedication and creativity in her classroom for students in-person and online in order to promote civic engagement.