Evergreen on Church Lane
Trees and garland give Church Lane a new look as Winter begins to take hold of the downtown community.
Hundreds Attend Wakeman Town Farm Tree Lighting
Wakeman Town Farm which has become a Mecca for Westport families held their annual Christmas Tree lighting event Friday night kicking off the Holiday Season with a crowd estimated at 800 or more over the course of the evening. Families enjoyed the Christmas tree and decorated grounds, sweet treats from The Porch and Sweet P Bakery, and hot chocolate from The Granola Bar and Starbucks. Also, a variety of local school musicians playing Christmas and Chanukah favorites.. Children played among several lighted trees and brought their parents to the bonfire to warm up and toast marshmallows.
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Town Hall Tree Lighting: A Night Of Firsts
Westport's Orphenians Perform At Town Hall Tree Lighting
A large crowd of perhaps one hundred and twenty Westporters, one of the larger crowds in recent years gathered at town hall Friday evening to attended the annual lighting of Westport's Official Christmas Tree. There were several firsts that night. This was the first time since 2019 that there was a public ceremony. In 2020 due to COVID, there were only selectmen and some town employees in attendance. Also for the first time in eight years the event was not hosted by former First Selectman Jim Marpe who attended as a private citizen. It was the first time Jim's new grandson Charlie, the son of Marpe's daughter Samantha and husband Kris, who turned one year old this month saw the lights for the first time. Also for the first time Jen Tooker our new First Selectwoman attended in that role along with Second Selectwoman Andrea Moore. As usual Westport's Orphenians provided the entertainment, performing several holiday favorites.
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Former First Selectman Jim Marpe with grandson Charlie, First Sectwoman Jen Tooker and Orphenian friends in front of the tree.
Saturday at the Dam
Lee’s Pond was calm Saturday afternoon as water flowed evenly down the stepped-levels of the dam. Lee’s Pond flanks the Mahackeno property, with the dam originally created in 1815 to service downriver mills and factories.