Morning Weather Report: Snow Forecast Fizzles Out
Today
A slight chance of rain and snow before noon, then a chance of rain between noon and 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A chance of rain and snow before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 26. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tomorrow
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tomorrow Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind.
Town of Westport Meeting Schedule
Board of Selectmen: 8:00 AM
P & Z Commission's Zoning Regulation Revision Subcommittee- REVISED: 12:00 PM
Conservation Commission Special Meeting: 2:00 PM
Youth Commission Town Improvements Advocacy Group Skatepark Subcommittee: 6:00 PM
WestPAC: 7:00 PM
Westport Housing Authority: 7:00 PM
Board of Finance - REVISED: 7:30 PM
Democrat Spot Vacant on the Board of Education
Westport Public SchoolsThe Westport Board of Education seeks candidates for a vacancy on the Board created by the resignation of Youn Su Chao. The successful candidate will serve on the Board of Education from the date of appointment until the Board of Education election scheduled for November 2023.
Any individual interested in being considered for appointment to the position is required to be:
A registered Democrat;
Willing to be interviewed separately by the Democratic Town Committee and the Board of Education prior to appointment;
Willing to serve and attend Board of Education meetings immediately upon appointment, which appointment will take place as early as Monday, December 20, 2021.
Letters of application are to be submitted to the Board of Education by no later than Monday, December 13 at 5 p.m., either by email or in person, to:
Lee Goldstein, Chair
Westport Board of Education
lgoldstein@westportps.org
Town of Westport
Town Hall, Room 307
110 Myrtle Avenue
Westport, CT 06880
Santa Swims with the Sharks at Maritime Aquarium
Photo contributed by The Maritime AquariumThe Maritime AquariumPose for a very unique holiday photo with Santa Claus in The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk as Santa dons scuba gear to swim among 7- and 8-foot sharks on select days in December.
Three days each week, “Shark-Diving Santa” presentations have Santa squeezing into his custom dive outfit and entering the Aquarium’s 110,000-gallon “Ocean Beyond the Sound” exhibit, which is home to eight large sand tiger and lemon sharks. During each dive, he will swim up to the exhibit window and pose with guests, so bring your camera for a “picture with Santa” that’s available only at The Maritime Aquarium.
Santa is expected to participate in dives at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Jan. 2. (There are no dives Dec. 24 and 25.) All the dives are free with Aquarium admission.
"Shark-Diving Santa” is sponsored by Peoples United Bank.
The Santa dives are part of a frequent Aquarium program that seeks to correct common misperceptions about sharks, as the divers demonstrate how sharks do not see humans as prey. Or, as Santa, says, “Sharks aren’t naughty; they’re nice!”
Check the Aquarium’s website – www.maritimeaquarium.org – to confirm the dates when Santa can pull himself away from the North Pole and exchange his snow boots for swim fins.