Al’s Angels Flips Switch to Cribari Bridge Christmas Lights for 2021 Season
Marking the unofficial start to the holiday season, Al DiGuido and Al’s Angels switched on the Christmas light display on the Cribari Memorial Bridge last night. A small ceremony for the lighting was held at the Saugatuck Rowing and Fitness Club, where volunteers collected donations for families in need while celebrating the lighting of the bridge with hot cocoa - and even a visit from Santa Claus himself. The bridge will remain lit every night during the Christmas season to bring light and joy into the community - a now two decade tradition for Westport.
Morning Weather Report
Today
Sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. West wind 15 to 18 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tomorrow
A slight chance of snow before 10am, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 10am and 11am, then a slight chance of rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tomorrow Night
A chance of rain and snow before 3am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tunnel Vision: Seeing 20/20 after Full Restoration
Members of the public, hand models, and local artists gathered in the tunnel between Main Street and Parker Harding Plaza to celebrate the restoration of the Tunnel Vision public art project. Artist Miggs Burroughs unveiled the original displays in Spring of 2014 - each of the boxes featuring a lenticular image and a story behind it. After several seasons and thousands of passersby over the years, the boxes required updating of the images and the lighting behind them. An online fundraiser was launched and today the finished restorations showed brilliant, vivid images that continue to tell stories to those who pass by them. Lenticular images are a specialty medium for Burroughs, who uses the format to create an image that changes as one moves past it.
Westport COVID-19 Cases Up 6
The Westport-Weston Health District reported 6 new COVID-19 cases for Westport. The State’s daily test positivity rate was down to 3.61% while hospitalizations remained the same
Westport total positive or probable cases: 2,201 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 32 deaths.
State Daily Test Positivity: 3.61% [down from 3.72%]
State Hospitalizations: 300 patients [same]