Little Leaguers Celebrate
Westport’s 8-10 year old champions after their mercy-rule win Monday night, making them State champions for their age group. Contributed photo and video.
Bobby Q’s Founder Needs Help
Contributed photo from GoFundMe. Bob LeRose, the founder of the former Main Street barbecue joint Bobby Q’s, has been undergoing treatments for cancer since 2012. Despite being given just two years to live, LeRose has continued to fight for his life - and even continued to run Bobby Q’s and the Blues, Views, and Barbecue festival in Downtown Westport, “Often times this was done from the confines of a hospital bed or wheelchair.” his campaign stated.
LeRose’s family and friends have started a GoFundMe to help support LeRose and his treatments - like physical and occupational therapies, and weekly immunotherapy and blood transfusions. “Defying the odds and getting to this point has been nothing short of a heroic effort by Bob and his family. It’s time for the next round of heroes to step up” the campaign concluded.
To donate to Bob LeRose’s GoFundMe or to learn more, click here.
Midnight Car Accident Closes Easton Road, Sends One Car into Forest and Police Looking for Driver
The BMW SUV sits alongside Easton Road after it lost control, rolling into the forest. WestportLocal.com photoJust before 12:30 this morning, first responders were dispatched to the area of Easton Road and Brooklawn Drive for the report of the motor vehicle accident with automatic rollover detection - about 500 feet south of Westport Fire Department’s Coleytown House.
A Westport EMS crew was dispatched for the report of a possible injured driver in the midnight car accident. WestportLocal.com photo First responders and neighbors quickly found the vehicle, a BMW SUV, stuck down a steep embankment alongside the Route 136 sidewalk - but could not locate the driver. After a short search in the nearby neighborhood, Westport Police officers were able to locate the driver and have them evaluated by Westport EMS. The driver was not transported by the EMS team, and remained on scene.
Reports from the scene describe the vehicle as possibly travelling north on Easton Road before it lost control - destroying a concrete bridge structure over Silver Brook before the vehicle came to a rest in the nearby forest.
A neighbor described the loud sound piercing the quiet night, causing them to head to the street to see what had happened. No word on what caused the accident has been released.