Westport COVID-19 Cases up 1; State Hospitalizations Down 13
The Westport-Weston Health District reported 1 new COVID-19 case for Westport. The State’s daily test positivity rate was up to 2.61% while hospitalizations were down 13.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 2,158 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 32 deaths.
State Daily Test Positivity: 2.61% [up from 2.42%]
State Hospitalizations: 225 patients [-13]
Coleytown Company Kids, Broadway Stars, and a Live Audience Celebrate the Return to the Stage; Tickets Still Available
Members of the Coleytown Company and a live audience will return to the middle school’s auditorium for the first time in over three years with their production of All Together Now.
All Together Now is a worldwide celebration organized by Music Theater International - who is allowing participating theater groups to use their musical revue songs free of charge. As the world continues to climb out of the pandemic era lockdowns, the licensing agency decided the donation of the popular musical hits for one weekend only is a way for organizations to fundraise and promote their performing arts centers’ re-openings.
Broadway Star Aimee Turner and Coleytown Company Director Ben FrimmerSo with the usually expensive licensing fees waived and rehearsals complete, Coleytown Company will join over 2,500 other theaters and over one million audience members across the globe Saturday as the kids sing and dance their way back into the spotlight. However they won’t do this alone, as ten Broadway stars have signed on to perform with the local middle schoolers for the one-night-only audience.
The curtain’s opening will be extra special for the Coleytown community. Although lockdowns affected the word in early 2020, Coleytown Company was shuttered even earlier after their building was closed for emergency renovations in September of 2018. After over three years, the students returned to a new school and new way of learning - something Coleytown Company Director and Theater Arts Educator Ben Frimmer had to compete with as he directed kids who had never experienced the Coleytown stage before. Through intensive rehearsals and with a minimal budget, the crew is ready to welcome audiences tomorrow both in person and through a virtual stream.
Click here to purchase tickets for tomorrow night’s performance and to support the Coleytown Company and their dedication to the musical theater tradition in Westport.
Fog Rolls in over Greens Farms School Fields
As temperatures quickly fluctuated after today’s downpours, fog moved in over the fields at Greens Farms School this evening. Photo by David Kinyon for WestportLocal.com.
Staples Announces November Students of the Month
Left - right: Max Levy, Alonzo Darby, Nina Driscoll, Tyler Rockwel, Maria-Despina Mutescu, Christina Meehan, Michael Porzio. Below: Chanel Walsh.
From Staples High School:Tenth grader Chanel Walsh. Principal Thomas has announced Staples High School's recipients for November Student of the Month:
Max Levy – Gr. 9
Maria-Despina Mutescu – Gr. 9
Chanel Wash – Gr 10
Tyler Rockwell – Gr. 10
Michael Porzio – Gr. 11
Christina Meehan- Gr. 11
Nina Driscoll – Gr. 12
Alonzo Darby – Gr. 12
The Students of the Month award program recognizes students who help make Staples High School a welcoming place for their peers and teachers alike. They are the “glue” of the Staples community: the type of kind, cheerful, hard-working, trustworthy students that keep the high school together, making it the special place that it is.
Students of the month are nominated by their teachers, who are asked to think of those students who come to school regularly, are friendly to the staff and to fellow students, and make positive