Westport Property Transfers: Highest Sale at $3.4 Million on Bayberry Lane

Westport Town Clerk’s Office:

Total Conveyance Tax: $27,618.75

Total Sales: $11,047,500.00

Highest Transfer Price: 205 Bayberry Lane: $3,420,000

Lowest Transfer Price: 6 Park Lane: $622,500

Transfers:

205 Bayberry Lane: $3,420,000

27 Maple Avenue North: $2,710,000

36 Bonnie Brook Road: $2,700,000

35 High Point Road: $1,595,000

6 Park Lane: $622,500

Morning Weather Report

Today

Sunny, with a high near 45. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. North wind around 8 mph.

Tonight

Clear, with a low around 27. North wind around 7 mph.

Tomorrow

Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tomorrow Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

Youth Poetry Contest by the Westport Garden Club, Arts Advisory Committee, Town Poet Laureate

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The Westport Garden Club is partnering with the Westport Arts Advisory Committee / Town Poet Laureate Jessica Noyes McEntee and The Westport Library to sponsor a Youth Poetry Contest for students.

 
The contest is affiliated with the National Garden Club’s Youth Poetry Contest and is open to students in kindergarten through ninth grade including public and private schools, home-schooled students, Special Education, English as a Second Language, and General Education students.

This competition enables youth to embrace their creativity through the art of writing.   

The theme for the 2023 competition is:
“Seeds, Trees, and Bees…Oh My – Celebrating the Diversity of Nature” 
 
Guidelines for Entries are available here: https://westportlibrary.org/event/youth-poetry-contest/2023-01-01/

All entries must be typed and titled
Include the participant's name, address, age, grade, and school on the back of the entry and the preferred email address for correspondence
All entries become the property of National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Poems do not have to rhyme.
Poems may be traditional verse, acrostics, blank verse, cinquains, diamond poems, limericks, or Haiku.
The theme should not be used as the title of any poetry. (When judging, the title is worth 10 points.)
Poems should be submitted by email to: westportctgardenclub@gmail.com by JANUARY 6, 2023

Scale of Points
Title: 10%
Content: 40%
Creativity: 30%
Style: 20%
Total: 100%
 

Entries are due by January 6.  The poems selected by a jury committee will then be submitted to the regional organization, New England Garden Clubs for another round of judging.  The region's final selections will then be submitted for National Garden Club Awards where winning entries will be compiled into a booklet and made available to the winners.  Locally- poets will be invited to read from their work at a library event, open to the public to celebrate poetry in April, 2023.

To view the 2022 winning entries, please visit: https://www.gardenclub.org/poetry-contest

 
Affiliated with the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc., The Westport Garden Club of Westport, CT was founded in 1924 and consists of members who are united by an interest in gardening, a desire to further their gardening knowledge, participate in civic beautification and to promote conservation and environmental education.

For more information, visit: https://westportgardenclub.org  and follow the Westport Garden Club on Facebook: Westport Garden Club and Instagram: westportctgardenclub.

Morning Weather Report

Today

Sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 6 mph.

Tomorrow

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values between 20 and 30 early. North wind around 7 mph.

Tomorrow Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind around 6 mph.

Westport Police Nab One after Friday Night Home Burglary; Released on $25K Bond

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Westport Police Department

On December 2nd, 2022 at approximately 7:25 pm, Westport Police responded to a residential burglary in progress.  The homeowner called Westport Police and advised they were able to view an in-progress burglary at their residence via surveillance cameras and watched the suspects run out the back door.  Responding officers set up a perimeter to secure the neighborhood, attempt to locate the fleeing suspects and check the victim residence for additional suspects.  An officer on perimeter located a vehicle traveling slowly away from the area of the residence without any headlamps illuminated.  A motor vehicle stop was initiated, and the operator was identified as Jaime Mogollon-Ayala of Flushing, NY.  Mr. Mogollon-Ayala had no valid reason for being in the neighborhood and evidence in plain view of the officers within the vehicle indicated that he was allegedly involved in the burglary.  Mr. Mogollon-Ayala had clothing and physical characteristics matching those captured on the surveillance footage from the house. Mr. Mogollon-Ayala was arrested and charged with the above listed charges.  He was processed at Westport Police Department and released on a $25,000.00 bond with a court date of December 12th, 2022 at Stamford Superior Court.  

This case remains open as the Westport Police Detective Bureau continues their investigation.

Donations Needed for Westport Warm-up Fund

Press Release

The Westport Warm-Up fund, a community-supported initiative managed by the Town of Westport's Department of Human Services, helps income-qualified households with home heating expenses through the cold winter months. 

Human Services Director Elaine Daignault says, “The rising costs of food, housing, and fuel will make this season the most financially burdensome winter in history. Those with limited financial means will require more help to heat their homes this year. Unfortunately, we have already experienced increased financial assistance requests for home heating expenses this season. Electricity, oil, and gas costs have doubled, requiring supplemental assistance to meet household necessities.”

The Warm-Up Fund relies on the generosity of individuals, businesses, and community service organizations for support. 100% of all donations help income-eligible residents warm their homes during winter. 

Human Services anticipates a greater reliance on the Warm-up fund to provide critical emergency heating assistance throughout the winter months.

Daignault continued, “The community's generosity will make a significant difference in keeping seniors and families warm in this unprecedented time of need.” 

Tax-deductible donations can be made to the Westport Warm-Up Fund and other Human Services Programs at www.westportct.gov/donate or by mail to Westport Warm-Up Fund, Department of Human Services, Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Ave., Westport CT 06880   

The Department of Human Services works with residents of all ages to provide resources, programs, and services, including income-based financial assistance, short-term counseling, and personal enrichment opportunities. For more information or to request assistance, please go to https://www.westportct.gov or contact 203-341-1050 or via email at humansrv@westportct.gov.

Fog Sits on the Saugatuck

A foggy day along the Saugatuck’s west bank. Photo by Nancy Lally for WestportLocal.com

Overnight Tractor Trailer Accident Sends One to Hospital

Press Release

Just prior to midnight the Westport Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a tractor trailer accident on Interstate 95 southbound between exits 18 and 17.  The department responded with 3 Engines, 1 Rescue, and the Shift Commander.  Arriving units found an accident involving two tractor trailers.  One of the tractor trailers had jack knifed and suffered a ruptured fuel tank.  The driver of one vehicle was injured and treated on scene by Westport Firefighters and Westport EMS.  Westport EMS transported the patient to an area hospital.  The extent of the injuries is unknown.  Firefighters mitigated and contained the fuel spill.  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) responded to the scene to oversee and coordinate the cleanup of the fuel spill.

Peter Grove Weinberg, 97, Died; Staples Class President, Army Corporal, Talented Musician

Peter Grove Weinberg passed away on November 28, 2022. An almost 66-year resident of North Stamford, Connecticut, he was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania on November 11, 1925, to Louis Weinberg and Gladys Grove Weinberg of Sunnyside Queens, Partrick Lane in Wilton, and Bridgton, Maine.

Peter was educated in Wilton and Westport public schools and was president of his senior class at Staples High School. He went on to Oberlin College where he met his future wife, Margaret (Peg) Kurth Weinberg, after he returned from military service. They graduated in 1949 and married on May 20, 1950. The Weinbergs had six children, Leslie Weinberg, Jill Adams, Sharon Menking, Donna Corman, Jason Weinberg and Beverly Garofalo. Peter also had seven beloved grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, ten nieces and extended family. Peter was predeceased by Margaret and his brother, Anthony Grove Weinberg of Dallas, Texas.

Peter enlisted in the Army immediately after his 18th birthday, had basic training at Fort Bragg, parachute training at Fort Benning, and got his wings in July 1944. He participated in the Philippines' amphibious invasion of Mindoro, the recapture of Corregidor and combat in Negros. He later served in the occupation of Japan in Hokkaido. Peter was honorably discharged as a Corporal with the Battery B 462nd Parachute Field Artillery in April 1946.

Peter had a lifelong passion for music, playing the saxophone for many years with a vast array of talented bandmates and close friends. He was a member of the Local No. 52, Norwalk, Connecticut American Federation of Musicians.

Peter's primary career was in advertising, working with ad agencies and companies including Friend-Reiss, Smith Greenland, AC Gilbert, Warren Muller Dolobowsky, Ted Barash and Contel. He regaled his family with stories about the ad business, including related interactions with such celebrities as Anne Francis, Helen O'Connell, Rocky Graciano, Mickey Mantle and Charleton Heston.

Peter's smile and storytelling lit up a room, and he maintained lifelong friendships with people from his youth, college, music, neighborhood and advertising work, including spouses and offspring. Peter was an avid fan of The Yankees and UConn Women's basketball, and deeply engaged with news and politics. His personal piano and vocals rendition of "Hungry Women" provides a joyful memory to his family.

There will be no services. Donations in Peter's honor can be made to National Veterans Foundation/Lifeline for Vets, Wounded Warrior Project, or Regional Hospice of Danbury, Connecticut.

Published by Wilton Bulletin on Dec. 6, 2022.

Morning Weather Report

Today

Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of rain before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight.

Tomorrow

Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tomorrow Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind around 6 mph.