Community Honors Westport Emergency Medical Service during National EMS Week
Westport EMS Press Release:Westport First Selectwoman Jennifer Tooker met with several Westport EMS staff at their Headquarters today and presented them with a proclamation declaring the week of May 15-21 as Emergency Medical Services Week.
Westport EMS Deputy Director Marc Hartog stated that the past couple of years have tested EMS professionals like never before. “The EMT’s and Paramedics of Westport EMS continue to rise to the challenge every day and play a crucial role in maintaining the health of our community. Relieving pain and suffering, caring for sick and injured patients, saving lives is just part of the experience of responding to the public’s calls for help. EMS providers, whether paid or volunteer, take on many crucial roles every day: healthcare professional; emergency manager; social worker; crisis counselor; consoler; caregiver. Abraham Lincoln once said ‘Next to creating a life, the finest think that one can do is to save one’ ”.
Ms. Tooker added that “EMS Week is a chance for our town to recognize the service and sacrifice exhibited by our EMS personnel over the past year, and to express our gratitude for all they continue to do, day in and day out, for our community”.
Morning Weather Report
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Areas of dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tomorrow
A chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 73. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible
Tomorrow Night
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Low around 54. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Hundreds Gather for Pro Choice Rally on Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge (Gallery)
Hundreds of community members met on the downtown bridge to rally in support of the woman’s right to choose in light of threats to overturn the 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision. Organized by local activists and their families and friends, the event took place until 1:00 this afternoon with thousands of cars passing through the two sidewalks packed with ralliers - with many drivers honking and waving fists and thumbs in support of the now-national movement. WestportLocal.com photos (click to expand all gallery photos)
Multiple Ambulances Transport Victims from Serious Westport I-95 Accident
Westport Fire Department: Westport firefighters were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle accident on I 95 SB between exits 17 and 16. The initial dispatch was for Engine 4, Engine 2, Rescue 3, and the Shift Commander. Westport fire dispatch advised responding units that Norwalk FD was operating at structure fire and Westport would be handling the I 95 response. Westport Engine 5 was added to the incident for assistance.
Engine 4 arrived and reported a multi vehicle crash with heavy damage to both vehicles, numerous patients and requested additional ambulances to the scene. Arriving companies secured the vehicles in place and began patient care to the injured. Westport EMS, New Canaan EMS and Darien EMS assisted on scene transporting five patients to the hospital.
The crash was caused by a vehicle traveling in the northbound lanes of 95, striking the center barrier, and landing in the southbound lanes where it was struck by a vehicle traveling southbound. Two lanes of highway were shut down during the incident. The last FD unit cleared at 6:38 AM. CSP was on scene to investigate.
Morning Weather Report
Today
Areas of drizzle before 10am, then a slight chance of showers after 2pm. The drizzle could be heavy at times. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 8pm and midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind.
Tomorrow
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tomorrow Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%
Westport COVID-19 Cases Up 28; State Hospitalizations Up 32 Patients as Positivity Rate is 13.71%
The State Department of Public Health reported 28 more cases in Westport over the past day. The State’s daily test positivity rate was up to 13.71% while hospitalizations were up 32 patients, with 323 patients currently hospitalized for COVID-19 throughout the State.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 4,708 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 36 deaths
State Daily Test Positivity: 13.71% [up from 13.24%]
State Hospitalizations: 323 patients [+32]
Westport Property Transfers: April 25th - 29th; Highest Sale at $5.6 Million on Stony Point West
Westport property transfers as reported by the Westport Town Clerk’s Office:
Total Conveyance Tax: $75,500
Total Sales: $32,030,000
Highest Transfer Price: 1 Stony Point West: $5,600,000
Lowest Transfer Price: 301 Post Road East, Unit 2: $525,000
Transfers:
1 Stony Point West: $5,600,000
16 Spriteview Avenue: $3,625,000
35 Island Way: $3,050,000
3 Pheasant Lane: $2,650,000
6 Rockland Place: $2,080,000
219 Bayberry Lane: $2,000,000
70 Partrick Road: $1,430,000
4 Franklin Avenue: $1,375,000
44 Easton Road: $1,350,000
96 Valley Road (50%): $1,165,000
96 Valley Road (50%): $1,165,000
48 Treadwell Avenue: $1,101,000
156 Regents Park: $989,000
23 Park Lane: $930,000
17 Half Mile Common: $920,000
7 Colony Road: $900,000
3 Saviano Lane: $600,000
1 Parsell Lane: $575,000
301 Post Road East, Unit 2: $525,000
Janet Kinnally, 80, Died; Longtime Westporter, a “loving, kind soul”
Obituary:It is with great sadness that I write about the passing of my mother, Janet Kinnally at the age of 80 on May 6, 2022. She was a loving, kind soul that cared deeply about her family and friendships. I don’t think I ever met a person who did not remember her with great affection and fondness.
She grew up in London England during the war, and her family of five girls were displaced for a number of years - she lived in a convent for 5 years. When she returned back home, her father suddenly passed away when she was 15 and she needed to work to make money and worked in many jobs including as an usherette - when she met The Beatles. She worked in England up until she moved to the States to help her sister who had recently moved to CT.
While on a work visa, she met my father at an insurance company at the age of 23. It was love at first sight for my father. They dated for several weeks until she told him she had to go back to England. My father wrote to her when she returned home and said he would like to visit and came to England, but bought two tickets back to the States. He asked her to move back and stay with his family. The rest is history. They got married in 1967. They had a true love story. The ones you read about in books, that you wish you had; that was their love and affection for each other. They held hands and walked everyday at the beach or her favorite place, Sherwood Island, until my mom could no longer walk a few months ago. They were married for 55 years and she was my dad’s one true love.
My mom and dad moved to Westport, CT in 1967 and gave birth to me in 1969, her one and only child. We had a special bond. She said to me that I taught her what true unconditional love was. I understand what she means, now that I have two children (boys - ages 16 and 11) of my own. And she loved her two grandchildren, Mikhail and Andrew, more than anything.
My mom was also a life long health and wellness pioneer. She seeked out Eastern and holistic healing modalities in the 80’s on throughout her life. She worked for a chiropractor, a naturopathic doctor and as a caregiver for end of life patients. She loved nature, gardens, the ocean, and animals and even was a dog walker. She loved helping others. She was truly an amazing woman who inspired me daily.
My mom and dad enjoyed traveling around the world and every year met up with her sister and brother in law to travel to a different destination around the globe together for 30 years. They had a lot of fun and always had many stories to share of their adventures and of the amazing people they met around the world.
I moved to CA in 1996 and moved back to Westport, CT in 2012 with my husband Andrey and my two boys, due to wanting to be close to my parents as my mom’s health declined from dementia/Alzheimer’s. We lived together until the end of her life.
I feel very grateful that we had the last 10 years together, so she could spend time with me and my children. We have many special memories together, but the one’s I remember the most are singing at the dinner table and afterwards dancing to the music from the 50’s and 60’s or doing karaoke at our house during the holidays with our extended family. We would have a big party every year and my extended family talked about how much fun it was every time we came together.
My mom will be greatly missed by our family everyday, but her love and her life lessons and generosity of spirit will live on in us forever!!!
Please make donations in her honor to the Westport Senior Center or Alz.org an organization providing support, care and research for Alzheimer’s.
Mitchell's Westport Transformed Into A Paris Runway For Near & Far Aid Gala Fashion Show
The charity Near & Far held their 27th annual spring fundraiser last Saturday, the highlight of which was a fashion show with professional models and volunteers wearing designs from the world's leading fashion houses. Photos By J.C. Martin For WestportLocalPress.com Click on an image to enlarge and open gallery.
Mitchell's is know for their lines of the hottest in fashion provided clothes and accessories for both women and men and the show featured designers including Dolce & Gabbana, Brunello Cucinelli, Michael Kors, Zegna, L'Agence, Peter Cohen, Valention and many other luxe designs and brands.
Prior to the show an exciting live auction raised a substantial sum which goes toward the one million dollars in grants the well-known charity provides to the 108 local Fairfield County agencies which they support and upon which they rely. To help Near & Far Aid's mission, "Targeting Poverty and Changing Lives" you may contribute here: https://nearandfaraid.org/donate/
Morning Weather Report
Today
A slight chance of drizzle or light rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%
Tonight
A slight chance of drizzle or light rain. Areas of fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%
Tomorrow
A chance of drizzle with a slight chance of light rain before 11am, then a chance of light rain, mainly after 2pm. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%
Tomorrow Night
A chance of drizzle or light rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%