Westport COVID-19 Cases Up 8; State Positivity Down, Hospitalizations Up
The Westport-Weston Health District reported 8 new COVID-19 cases for Westport since Yesterday. The State’s daily test positivity rate was down to 6.08% while hospitalizations were up 9 patient.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 2,268 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 32 deaths.
State Daily Test Positivity: 6.08% [up from 6.48%]
State Hospitalizations: 585 patients [+9]
Morning Weather Report: Beach Days Cling to Life Tomorrow
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Tomorrow
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tomorrow Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Holiday Look on Hillandale Road
A home on Hillandale Road sports its best holiday look as vivid lights and snow flakes brighten the quiet street between Hills Point Road and West Parish.
Angelo James Veno, 93, Died; Veteran, Longtime Saugatuck Resident, Compo Beach Staple
Angelo James Veno, known by many as Cookup, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2021 after a long and happy life. He was Born on April 15, 1928 in Saugatuck, CT to Louis and Mary Veno. He went through the Westport public school system. After school each day, Angelo would head to the local bowling alley where he would work to manually re-set the pins for the next group of bowlers.
Once in High School at Staples he was named a three-sport star in playing football, baseball and basketball. After graduating from High School in 1946 he played semi-pro football with the Westport Advertisers and basketball with the Saugatuck Veterans, Westport YMCA and Clam Box Five. Angelo also took up boxing and had a brief pro career which saw him post a 12-2 record. In 1986 he was named a recipient of the "Sportsman of Westport" award.
In 1951 he went to serve his country by joining the U.S. Navy where he served for four years on the Ship U.S.S Howard D. CROW as an Engineer. He became a member of the fleet's boxing team and out of 16 fights he lost only one. Following his service days, he came home to Westport and helped coach the Westport PAL football team. Shortly thereafter he married his first wife Judith Lissberger. They had 2 children, Timothy and Belinda. Both his children have great memories of their childhood and the many times they traveled with their Dad to the NY Giants exhibition games in Pittsburgh and then returning home to go straight to the The Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy for dinner. Angelo later married Theresa Karutz in 1984, a former Miss Atlantic City winner and enjoyed spending time with his two stepsons, Wallace and William Karutz.
Angelo had a long and successful career in the world of construction as President & CEO of his own company, AJ VENO Construction. A business that he started as a window replacement company and grew into a full-fledged construction company where he built both Corporate buildings and Residential homes for a number of years.
On a personal level, Angelo made friends and made people laugh wherever he laid is hat, whether the local Pizza restaurant or with nurses caring for him. In fact, one person said he remembers him as "the big guy that was always funny." He adored his family and friends. He loved spending time at Compo Beach either with friends or on his own just to feed the birds.
Angelo is survived by his brother Joe Veno and sister Theresa and her husband Richard Valentine. He was predeceased by his sister, Ida Lockwood. He is also survived by his two children, Timothy Veno and his partner Gwen Purcell and Belinda and her husband Richard Benincasa. And his three grandchildren, Richard and his wife Nora Benincasa, Ryan and his wife Noelle Benincasa and Morgan Benincasa as well as multiple cousins, nieces and nephews. And most recently, his first great-grandchild, Ryan Casey Benincasa.
Friends are invited to attend a funeral on Monday, December 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. meeting directly at Assumption Church, 98 Riverside Ave., Westport, CT for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment with full Military Honors will follow in Assumption Cemetery, 73 Greens Farms Road, Westport, CT. The family will receive friends in the Harding Funeral Home, 210 Post Rd. E., Westport, CT on Sunday December 12, 2021 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Condolences in memory of Angelo may be left online at www.hardingfuneral.com