Westport Ready for its UN Visitors
Tomorrow Westport celebrates jUNe Day, an annual tradition when members of the United Nations visit Westport and tour the Town and its amenities. The celebration ceremony is tomorrow at 10:30 AM on Jesup Green. The Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge, named after the woman who founded the jUNe Day celebration in 1965, is adorned in flags of UN countries to celebrate and welcome the community’s guests.
“Lighting Up Main Street” Made a Reality by Donations and a Staples Junior
Sam Eigan, a rising Junior at Staples High School, wrestles string lights onto a street lamp this afternoon as part of the Westport Downtown Association’s “Lighting Up Main Street” beautification initiative. The project’s GoFundMe met its goal through local supporters, funding the lights and labor to get them in place. The lights could already be seen lighting up Church Lane, and tonight, the lower section of Main Street.
Fixing the Cracks at the Compo Beach Skate Park
Construction crews began the process of repairing the cracked asphalt at the Compo Beach Skate Park this week, with it being closed to skaters while deep divots and cracks were cut away and re-filled with new material.
Westport COVID-19 Numbers Up 2; No Deaths; State Positivity Rate 0.44%
The Westport-Weston Health District reports that Westport’s COVID-19 cases are up two today. The State’s daily test positivity rate was 0.44%
Westport total positive or probable cases: 1,804 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 31 deaths.
State Daily Test Positivity: 0.44%