Westport Property Transfers: November 7th - 11th; Highest Sale at $5 Million on Clapboard Hill
Westport Town Clerk’s Office:
Total Conveyance Tax: $36,589.98
Total Sales: $14,635,993.48
Highest Transfer Price: 60 Clapboard Hill Road: $5,015,000
Lowest Transfer Price: 35 Franklin Street: $700,000
Transfers:
60 Clapboard Hill Road: $5,015,000
16 Dexter Road: $2,275,000
4 Compo Hill Avenue: $2,200,000
7 McMahon Lane: $2,100,000
38 Kings Highway North: $1,310,993.48
143 Imperial Avenue: $1,035,000
35 Franklin Street: $700,000
Morning Weather Report
Today
Rain, mainly after 1pm. High near 57. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tomorrow
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph.
Tomorrow Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
DoT Warns of Overnight Exit 17 Shutdown as $100 Million Project Continues
From the Department of Transportation:The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing the scheduled closure and detour of the Interstate 95 southbound on-ramp and off-ramp at Exit 17 in Westport and I-95 southbound on-ramp at Exit 16. The on-ramp to I-95 southbound at Exit 17 will be closed and detour will be in place on Monday, November 28 and Tuesday, November 29 and the Exit 17 off-ramp from I-95 southbound will be closed and detour will be in place on Wednesday, November 30 and Thursday, December 1 to facilitate the installation of conduits necessary for the Incident Management System.
If initial work is completed in a single night, the Exit 17 on- and off-ramps will only be closed on Monday, November 28 and Tuesday, November 29.
The on-ramp to I-95 southbound at Exit 16 in Norwalk will be closed and detour will be in place on Monday, December 5 and Tuesday, December 6. There will be alternating one way traffic on East Avenue on December 7, 8 and 9 in Norwalk. These closures are also necessary for the installation of conduit for the Incident Management System.
DOT Project No. 0102-0295 was awarded to Yonkers Contracting Company, Inc at a cost of $103,411,848 on April 30, 2022, and is scheduled to be completed on November 1, 2024. This project is administered by the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Office of Construction, District 3 in New Haven.
DETOUR INFO:
The proposed closure and detour are as follows:
I-95 southbound On-Ramp at Exit 17 Detour
The traffic will be detoured to Exit 17 On Ramp to I-95 northbound and then to Exit 18 and will be detoured back on I-95 southbound On Ramp at Exit 18.
I-95 southbound Off-Ramp at Exit 17 Detour
The traffic will be detoured via Exit 18 Off Ramp from I-95 southbound to Sherwood Island Connector to Route 1 and to Riverside Avenue (SR 33) and on to Saugatuck Avenue.
I-95 southbound On-Ramp at Exit 16 Detour
The traffic will be detoured to Exit 16 On Ramp to I-95 northbound and then to Exit 17 and will be detoured back on I-95 southbound On Ramp at Exit 16.
Project Veritas Founder Talks with Lisa Wexler about recent Greens Farms Academy “Bombshell Report”
Press ReleaseLisa Wexler interviewed Project Veritas Founder/CEO James O’Keefe today. Their candid conversation about his two bombshell reports in Connecticut schools drew the following quote from James O’Keefe about Iman Rasti, recently terminated from Greens Farms Academy after a Project Veritas hidden video release:
“The forensic professional told us well, yes indeed he, you know, he’s thought about doing these things and there’s a threat to these young women and he might at one point, he might at one point do these things to these girls, so I felt this was important to publish.”
Found on this audio link https://audioboom.com/posts/8201624-the-lisa-wexler-show-project-veritas-james-o-keefe-11-23-22 at 3:36.
The Lisa Wexler Show airs on WICC600AM/107.3FM Monday through Friday from 10am to 12pm ET.
Morning Weather Report
Today
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tomorrow
Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tomorrow Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. West wind around 6 mph.
Westport PAL Asks for Donations for their Holiday Toy Drive
The Westport Police Department Benevolent Association, in partnership with the Westport Police Athletic League, will be hosting their annual “Holiday Toy Drive”, that provides toys to underprivileged children throughout Fairfield County.
Officers will accept new, unopened and unwrapped toys, as well as cash donations in the parking lot of ASF Sports & Outdoors located at 1560 Post Road East, Westport, CT on the following Saturdays and Sundays between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.:
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Sunday, December 4, 2022
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Additionally, there will be toy collection boxes at the following locations:
Westport Police Department, 50 Jesup Road, Westport, CT
ASF Sports & Outdoors Store, 1560 Post Road East, Westport, CT
WPAL Ice Rink, 260 Compo Road South, Westport, CT
Awesome Toys & Gifts, 429 Post Road E, Westport, CT
The Toy Post, 180 Post Road E, Westport, CT
We ask for your support and generosity to help make this toy drive a success and look forward to seeing many of you at ASF Sports & Outdoors. Best wishes to all for a happy, safe and healthy holiday season from the Westport Police Department.
We thank you, in advance for your support, and to all our continually generous donors, we look forward to seeing you at ASF!
Questions can be directed to Officer Craig Bergamo by phone at (203) 341-6000 or via email at cbergamo@Westportct.gov.
First Selectwoman Tooker gives Thanksgiving Message for Westport
On behalf of the Tooker family – myself, Mo, Jack, Riley and Nicole – I want to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving! Tomorrow we’ll get together with family and friends, share a meal, watch some football, and give thanks for each other and the blessings in our lives.
It’s a day to reflect on what brings us all together as Americans and Westporters. We are fortunate to be part of such a vibrant, beautiful and caring community - a community where we are striving to ensure that everyone feels like they belong.
I am truly grateful for our first responders, our town employees, our teachers and everyone who works and volunteers at our schools, our residents and business owners, and all the volunteers who work tirelessly to support Westport’s cultural and non-profit organizations. You have demonstrated time and again that Westporters will come together to face any challenge with kindness and support for one another.
Thank you, Westport. I wish you a Thanksgiving full of love and gratitude for all things big and small.
Thanksgiving Day Weather Report: Beautiful
Today
Sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Tomorrow
Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tomorrow Night
A 30 percent chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thanksgiving Celebration Returns: Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular
A cherished tradition the Sunday before Thanksgiving has returned for the 29th time after a two year absence due to COVID, tens of thousands of people from all over Fairfield and Westchester counties lined the streets of downtown Stamford to marvel at the 15 giant 30' high balloons, listened to marching bands and enjoyed a variety of performing artists. The parade is acknowledged to be one of the largest of it's kind in country. Stamford and Westhill's bands were joined by Trumbull High and New York's Uniondale and Brentwood bands.
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Fan favorite balloons including Bob The Builder, Shrek, Scooby Doo, Peppa Pig, Daniel Tiger and many other popular characters required much attention from their handlers as brisk winds posed a challenge for those trying to maneuver their charges through city streets as they carefully threaded past overhead street signs and traffic lights. As usual, the crowd chanting spin, spin, spin added to the handler's difficult task.
What seemed like a small army of clowns walked the entire parade route, delighting children and stopping to give high fives and posing for selfies.
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Dance performances were provided by Locust Performing Arts Center, Center Stage Dance Studio, City Center Dance and The Pulse nova jazz groups. Hoop girls also showed their skills to the cord along the route.
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Entertainers including new to the parade this year were the beautifully costumed acrobats of New York City based Cirque-tacular Productions and also the cast of the play Something Rotten opening soon at Stamford's Westhill High School who treated viewer to a sneak-peek of their production.
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Parade organizers this year invited Stamford native Colin Cosell, announcer for the NY Mets to fill the role of Master of Ceremonies from his position at the reviewing stand as he introduces the many performers and marchers. Among those in attendance were Stamford mayor Caroline Simmons and Ct Attorney General William Tong.
And as always, the conclusion of the parade saw the arrival of Santa and his reindeer ushering in the holiday season.
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