Westport Property Transfers: August 9-13; Biggest Sale at $7.6 Million from the Compo Neighborhood
Westport property transfers as reported by the Westport Town Clerk’s Office:
Westport’s biggest sale: 5 Hidden Hill Road, $7,676,000. Photo from Coldwell Banker. Total Conveyance Tax: $73,048.45
Total Sales: $29,219,380
Highest Transfer Price: 5 Hidden Hill Road: $7,676,000
Lowest Transfer Price: 71 Cavalry Road: $850,000
Transfers:
5 Hidden Hill Road: $7,676,000
66 Compo Road North: $2,665,000
1 Broad Street: $2,325,000
220 Compo Road South: $2,300,000t
10 Hermit Lane: $2,070,000
6 Hockanum Road: $2,058,380
2 Spicer Court: $1,750,000
10 Wakeman Road: $1,525,000
4 Whitehead Terrace: $1,115,000
12 Edge Hill Lane: $1,026,000
46 Hillandale Road: $1,026,000
3 Ruta Court: $985,000
26 Burr School Road: $930,000
17 Loren Lane: $905,000
71 Cavalry Road: $850,000
Burying Hill Lifeguarding Ends Sunday; Compo Guards Continue through Labor Day
Westport Parks and Recreation The Town of Westport Parks and Recreation Department announced today that lifeguards will be on duty at Burying Hill Beach from 10:00am to 6:00pm through Sunday, August 29. Effective Monday, August 30 through Monday, September 6, no lifeguards will be on duty at Burying Hill Beach.
Compo Beach lifeguards will be on their regular schedule through September 6, 2021.
Beach emblems are required through September 30, 2021.
Early Morning Arrest Made after Rhode Island Car Theft
Westport Police Department
On August 27, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., the Westport Police received information that a Honda Odyssey which had been reported stolen from East Providence, RI was currently traveling northbound on I-95 near the Greenwich border.
A short time later, a Westport officer observed the Honda driving on I-95 by Exit 17. The officer signaled for the car to pull over and the operator immediately complied. The driver was identified as Luiz Benitez. Mr. Benitez claimed he purchased the car from a friend and was not aware it was stolen. An officer spoke with an official at the East Providence Police Department who confirmed that the car was in fact stolen from their jurisdiction.
Mr. Benitez was placed under arrest and charged with Larceny in the Third Degree. He was held on a $5,000.00 bond and was transported to Stamford Superior Court the morning of August 27, 2021, for his arraignment
Morning Weather Report
Today - Heat Advisory until 8:00 PM
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 98. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
High Tides: 3:14 AM/3:30 PM
Low Tides: 9:25 AM/10:03 PM
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tomorrow
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tomorrow Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.