Neglect yesterday’s climate. And this morning’s.
As we speak’s Slice of Saugatuck is on! The climate prediction is for clearing this afternoon:
Come out from indoors! Take pleasure in the remainder of the day in Saugatuck. There’s meals, enjoyable, youngsters’ actions, and seven bands.
It’s begins at 2 p.m., and runs till 5. Click here for extra data.
Members of Staples’ Service League of Boys (SLOBs) braved the rain to assist arrange for the Slice of Saugatuck.
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Tomorrow is October 1. Which implies that from Sunday via March 31:
- Dogs are prohibited from the Compo Seashore Pavilion, playground and walkways.
- All canines have to be leashed in all areas, besides the designated off-leash space south of the Pavilion, together with South Seashore.
- You might be required by legislation to select up your canine’s feces.
Violators might be fined $77.
As well as, Westport Parks & Recreation director Jen Fava notes that animals are prohibited from all athletic fields and playgrounds always.
As of October 1, canines are allowed again on Compo Seashore. It’s okay, Yogi – you may go in! (Picture/Cathy Malkin)
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Tomorrow’s New York Instances Journal features a lengthy story on Josh Koskoff. The Third-generation lawyer — and longtime Westporter — is profiled for his lawsuits in opposition to firms that make assault rifles.
Writer Michael Steinberger notes that he grew up a 12 months behind Koskoff right here, although they can’t recall ever speaking.
Click here for the total, fascinating piece.
Josh Koskoff
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In Might, the Westport Police Detective Bureau initiated an investigation after a sufferer reported they’d fallen for an elaborate monetary rip-off.
In January, the sufferer was satisfied to maneuver cash from a retirement account right into a “Kraken” cryptocurrency account. Between January and March, over $3 million value of Bitcoin was withdrawn and transferred to cryptocurrency wallets the sufferer didn’t management.
Working with the State Police Organized Crime Process Drive, Westport detectives tracked the transactions and froze all accounts related to the rip-off.
The investigation led to people in Pakistan. Though arrests are extremely unlikely, Westport detectives recovered $3.2 million, which was returned to the sufferer.
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Final weekend, Peter Swift wrote an “06880 Opinion” piece in regards to the wetlands, watershed and retention pond close to Muddy Brook, by Lengthy Heaps Elementary Faculty.
This was the scene yesterday in again of the college, by Bauer Place Extension. The retention pond overflowed, within the heavy rain.
(Picture/Peter Swift)
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The opposite day, the Y’s Males of Westport and Weston hosted legendary College of Connecticut girls’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma.
On Monday (October 2), their visitor will talk about a special sort of “courtroom.”
Connecticut Lawyer Common William Tong involves the Westport Library at 7 p.m.
His speak known as
“From Bierbaum to the Sacklers: How Connecticut Lawyer Common William Tong Appears Out for Connecticut Residents.” Simply this week, Connecticut joined federal regulators and 16 different states in suing Amazon over allegations that the e-commerce big took benefit of its market dominance to inflate costs, overcharge sellers and suppress competitors.
Tong will speak in regards to the collapse of Joseph Bierbaum’s for-profit faculties, Stone Academy and Paier Faculty of Artwork, in addition to the cooperative, multi-state effort to carry the Sacklers and Purdue Pharma accountable for his or her actions.
The occasion is open to the general public.
Connecticut Lawyer Common William Tong.
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The following Friday the thirteenth comes simply weeks earlier than Halloween. The easiest way to rejoice? With Hearth Thriller Theatre on the Westport Library.
At 6:30 p.m., the award-winning audio theater manufacturing firm premiers “Dusk on the Nutmeg State.” The 4 items have been written particularly for the Library.
The troupe’s actors will learn stay on stage, in full costume, every in entrance of a mic with script in hand.
The stay efficiency might be recorded and later featured on Fireside Mystery Theatre’s podcast feed, which has reached tens of millions of listeners around the globe. It bridges the hole between the Golden Age of Radio and the podcast period.
Tickets are $20. The occasion is a warmup to StoryFest, the annual literary competition. It runs October 20-22, that includes Neil Gaiman, Angie Kim, Gabino Iglesias, Caroline Kepnes, Eric LaRocca, Josh Malerman and plenty of extra.
Click here for tickets, and extra data.
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The opposite day, Carolyn Wilkinson seen one thing was unsuitable.
The enduring signal — “Bridge Sq., Saugatuck, Conn.” is gone.
It hung there for over 50 years, Carolyn mentioned.
Hey, it was good whereas it lasted.
(Picture/Izzy Sareen for Inklings)
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Annually round this time, Inexperienced’s Farms Church members fan out in Westport, Norwalk and Bridgeport, to work on Service Day initiatives with companions.
Final Sunday they did landscaping, kitchen clean-up, carpentry, neighborhood closet group, and plenty of different duties, alongside Properties with Hope’s Gillespie Middle, Open Doorways Shelter, Pivot Ministries, Restoration Group Growth and Bridgeport Rescue Mission.
Because the photograph beneath exhibits, there have been loads of them. They usually spanned all ages.
Inexperienced’s Farms Church Service Day volunteers.
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Mark Shanahan doesn’t take over as Westport Nation Playhouse creative director till subsequent 12 months.
However he’s written, and can direct, “A Sherlock Carol,” Set for December 19-23, it brings characters from Charles Dickens and Arthur Conan Doyle collectively in a narrative of intrigue and suspense (plus vacation cheer).
Click here for tickets, and extra data.
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The Longshore Women 9 Holers held their annual charity occasion Thursday, in assist of the Westport Girl’s Membership meals closet.
They collected a trunk filled with meals objects — and picked up $1,200 in donations.
That’s fairly a day. Hardly “par for the course.”
Longshore girls golf meals for the pantry.
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Boygenius — a scorching band on a nationwide tour — performed at New Haven’s Westville Music Bowl on Thursday.
The opening act was Palehound. Guitarist/vocalist El Kempner graduated from Staples Excessive Faculty in 2010.
Palehound at Westville Music Bowl. (Picture and hat tip/Larry Perlstein)
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Larry Kastriner died September 14. He was 92, and lived in Westport for 52 years. a
He was born in what was Czechoslovakia to Hungarian dad and mom. He emigrated with them in 1940 to Bridgeport, the place the place he excelled in lecturers and competed for the highschool swim staff.
Larry acquired a full scholarship to Columbia College. He majored in chemical engineering and was a varsity swimmer. He then earned a grasp’s diploma, and pivoted to patent legislation.
Newly married to Mary Tydor, Larry attended George Washington College Regulation Faculty evenings whereas working full time on the US Patent and Trademark Workplace. He additionally clerked on the Courtroom of Customs & Patent Appeals.
Following the beginning of their daughter, Marianne, he and Mary moved to Yonkers. He started his profession at Union Carbide as a patent lawyer. A second daughter, Susan was born. The household moved to Westport in 1965, the place they’d their third daughter, Cathryn.
Larry loved an extended and profitable profession with Union Carbide (later Praxair) as chief patent counsel.
The household was very concerned within the Unitarian Universalist Church of Westport. He served on the Board of Tax Assessment and was a devoted member of the YMCA, the place he swam and performed volleyball. He was a daily attendee at Y’s Males occasions.
He and Mary spent many evenings strolling on the seashore or watching the sundown, socializing with pals, and swimming, crusing and taking part in tennis at Longshore.
Whereas working full time, Larry additionally taught patent legislation on the Tempo College Regulation Faculty, as an adjunct professor. In retirement Larry loved gardening, sculpting, and spending winters on the rental that he and Mary owned in Longboat Key, FL.
Larry and Mary moved to Rockville, Maryland in 2017, to be nearer to their kids and grandchildren.
Larry is survived by his spouse of almost 66 years, Mary; daughters Marianne (Dean) Schwanke, Susan (Andrew) Lawrence, and Cathy Kastriner, and grandchildren Billy and Matthew Schwanke, Anna Lawrence, and Sophie and Kel Kastriner.
A celebration of life might be held October 14 in Rockville. Larry’s ashes might be interred on the Unitarian Church in Westport in reference to a service within the spring. In lieu of flowers, anybody wishing to contribute to Larry’s reminiscence could donate to the group of their alternative, or plant a tree in his reminiscence.
Larry Kastriner
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As we speak’s “Westport … Naturally” photograph exhibits the power of nature.
It’s Deadman Brook, yesterday:
(Picture/Sal Liccione)
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And at last … immediately is the birthday of Frankie Lymon.
The soprano lead singer of the Youngsters was born in Washington Heights in 1942. He died 25 years later, of a heroin overdose.
In between, he made this masterpiece:
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