Morning Weather Report
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog. High near 60. East wind around 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 6 mph.
Tomorrow
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 8 mph.
Tomorrow Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind.
Westport COVID-19 Cases Up 23; State Positivity Rate 9.99%, Hospitalizations up 6
The State Department of Public Health reported 23 more cases in Westport over the past day. The State’s daily test positivity rate was up to 9.99% while hospitalizations were up 6 patients, with 236 patients currently hospitalized for COVID-19 throughout the State.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 4,506 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 36 deaths
State Daily Test Positivity: 9.99% [up from 8.85%]
State Hospitalizations: 236 patients [+6]
Wheels2U Bus Service Survives Another Budget Season; Budget Restored by RTM Vote
WestportLocal.com photoWestport Transit District: Westport’s Representative Town Meeting voted Monday night 30 to 1 to restore the $133,000 the Board of Finance cut from the 2022-23 fiscal year budget for Wheels2U Westport. Wheels2U Westport, is the Westport Transit District’s on-demand, group ride shuttle service which takes riders directly from their door to the platform at Westport’s two train stations and from the train stations to their jobs and other places in Westport.
Restoring the funding will permit Wheels2U to keep operating through June 30, 2023. Wheels2U provides a convenient, environmentally-friendly way for Westport residents and reverse commuters to travel between the train stations and their homes, employers and downtown. Wheels2U is now an integral part of Westport
Peter Gold, Director of the Westport Transit District, said ”Over the last few weeks the RTM received over 200 letters from all segments of Westport’s population—including residents, commuters, including people commuting to work in Westport, and key local organizations—in support of restoring the funding. I want to thank all those who emailed the RTM to encourage it to restore the funding. It would not have happened without your engagement and support.”
For more information about Wheels2U go to www.wheels2uwestport.com. For more information about the Westport Transit District’s services for the elderly and people with disabilities go to www.WestportTransit.org