With Westporters thinking about office parks — the possible construction of 14 homes at the Glendinning complex on Weston Road, most recently one of Bridgewater Associates’ 2 Westport offices; the planned zoning change to allow medical offices at 55-57 Greens Farms Road — and with the upcoming publication of James Comey’s new book (“Westport”) about a suburban-based hedge fund that looks a lot like Bridgewater, renewed attention is being paid to Nyala Farm,
That 52-acre prime property, between I-95, the Sherwood Island Connector and Greens Farms Road, was once part of E.T. Bedford’s even-much-larger estate.
Nyala Farm (Photo courtesy of Paul Ehrismann)
In 1970, Stauffer Chemical Company bought it the land, for their international headquarters. It was Westport’s first corporate office park, and they were one of the first major firms to flee New York City for the suburbs.
As Carl Addison Swanson notes, Stauffer was founded in 1885 in California. The company manufactured fabricated plastic and agricultural products.
In April of 1972, they moved in.
Stauffer Chemical Company, at Nyala Farm. (Photo courtesy of Carl Addison Swanson)
Despite fears of many Westpoorters, most of Nyala Farm remained — and still is — rolling hills and meadows. Even the iconic well is there.
(Photo/Beth Murray)
Stauffer was not as fortunate. Facing fallout from the Environmental Protection Agency over pollution issues, and an audit by the SEC, it was sold to Rhone-Poulene, S.A, a French company in 1987.
And — tying together today’s mentions of both the Glendinning office park, and James Comey’s book — the major tenant at Nyala Farm today is … Bridgewater.
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50 Years Ago Today:
Little League Baseball announced they would allow girls to play the sport. Westport Little League soon followed.
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Though the Parks & Recreation Department has recommended that current Longshore Sailing School operator Jane Pimentel’s lease with the town be extended another 10 years, the Board of Finance last night asked for more time.
And for questions to be answered.
Heidi McGee and Jeff Manchester — Westporters who are involved in competing bids — challenged the transparency of the process, along with the low $5,000 rent proposed. She also said she would make a Freedom of Information Act request about the bid.
After much discussion, including remarks endorsing the current operators, Parks & Rec director Jen Fava’s request was tabled until the next Board of Finance meeting.
The longtime Westport resident and active Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport member left her Black Rock home yesterday.
News12 Connecticut reports that her husband Paul drove her to Vermont. Last year, she won a lawsuit to allow her — despite being a non-resident — to use the state’s medical aid in dying statute.
Lynda suffers from ovarian and fallopian tube cancer. Her condition deteriorated rapidly this week, News12 says. She was carried out of her home by her son Jake Shannon, and twin granddaughters.
Bluestein’s legacy will live on in many ways. She has been a longtime voice against gun violence. She has advocated for a Connecticut medical aid in dying law.
And last year, she helped place wind phones — disconnected telephones that allow loved ones and friends to “call” people who have died — throughout the area.
A ceremony at the Westport Library — the first such indoor space for a wind phone in the world — drew dozens of friends and admirers.
Click here for the full, loving report from News12’s Mark Sudol.
Lynda Bluestein, during yesterday’s News12 interview.
In November, “06880” reported that James Comey’s new book will be published in May.
The murder mystery novel from the former FBI director — and also former Westport resident — is about a “make-believe hedge fund called Saugatuck Associates, billed as the world’s largest.”
Aspiring authors are told to “write about what you know.”
Hmmmm … let’s see ,,, well, Comey was general counsel of Westport-based Bridgewater Associates.
Oh, yeah. The book’s title is “Westport.”
The cover has just been released. Look familiar?
If Comey has a book-signing here, we’ll let you know.
Perhaps at Barnes & Noble.
Or Bridgewater. (Hat tips: Sean McGee, Dick Lowenstein)
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Robin Moyer Chung sends this message to “06880” readers:
“As the editor of Westport Lifestyle magazine for the past 5 years, I’ve been fortunate to pen so many fascinating features of Westport and its residents.
“Every time I left an interview I couldn’t wait to tell the story (well, with one exception). I’d sit down at my laptop and write the first sentence: ‘This will blow your mind.’ ‘What she’s doing is amazing.’ ‘This guy is unbelievable.’
“Then I’d stop and re-examine the superlative. How can I best convey how amazing this person or story is without a ham-handed declaration of adoration?
“For 5 years I’ve loved this challenge. I’ve loved discovering and writing about the outstanding contributions of those who do so quietly and without seeking fanfare. Of those who sculpt our unique landscape of commerce, design, and entertainment. Of those who speak up, dress up, act out, and sing out loud.
“Regretfully, this January 2024 issue is my last one.
“I look forward to the next chapter of Westport Lifestyle, and hope it continues to reflect the dazzling community in which it lives.
“Thank you all! It’s been fabulous!”
Robin Moyer Chung
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The Westport Inn is gone.
A new boutique hotel — owned by the same company that runs the famed Delamar properties in Southport and Greenwich, along with La Plage restaurant and the soon-to-be-renovated Inn at Longshore — is rising in its place.
The target date is this fall.
Construction work on the new Delamar hotel.
Meanwhile, eBay is offering a remnant of the previous incarnation of the Westport Inn: this key from the original “New Englander Motor Hotel.”
Postage may no longer be “guaranteed.”
(Photos/JD Dworkow)
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Westport Police made no custodial arrests between December 27 and January 3.
In the same period, they issued these citations:
Traveling unreasonably fast: 7 citations
Failure to obey traffic control signals: 6
Improper use of markers: 6
Operating an unregistered motor vehicle: 5
Operating a motor vehicle without a license: 4
Operating a motor vehicle without minimum insurance: 3
Evading responsibility: 2
Failure to obey a stop sign: 2
Larceny: 1
Breach of peace: 1
Speeding: 1
Failure to yield right of way: 1
Failure to drive to the right: 1
Failure to insure a motor vehicle: 1
Failure to register a commercial vehicle: 1
Possession of an abandoned marker: 1
It’s no laughing matter: You can’t put an abandoned license plate on your car.
Ken Runkel — whose works are showcased regularly in “06880”‘s Saturday online art gallery — is the Westport Book Shop’s guest exhibitor this month.
He describes himself as “a digital photographer, photoshop artist, and AI explorer with an unusual imagination, and sometimes twisted sense of humor.” His work ranges from nature, landscapes and waterscapes to abstracts and surrealistic images.
Runkel spent 4 decades in advertising, corporate identity development and brand consulting with major international firms serving Fortune 100 clients worldwide.
After retiring in 2017 he focused on digital photography, and digital post-production editing. He now explores the power of artificial intelligence, and how it can expand visual creativity.
And finally … today was the birthdate, in 1838, of Tom Thumb. Born with dwarfism, he became a world-famous performer under the direction of P.T. Barnum.
Local connection: Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton) was born in Bridgeport. After he died of a stroke at 45, Barnum placed a life-sized statue at his gravesite, Mountain Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport. His wife, Lavinia Warren, died more than 35 years later, and is buried next to him.
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“A walking friend and I just learned that all the bathrooms at Compo are closed. Even the one at Ned Dimes Marina is locked.
“With all the active people who love walking around Compo, can’t we find the extra money to keep at least one set of restrooms open all year?
“A mother at the playground is not going to want her kids going inside that germ-infested port-o-potty, nor are senior citizens who have difficulty getting into and safely out of it.
“People need real restrooms, and ones that are open until at least 8 p.m. so we can workout outside after work
“Can we get this situation turned back to the way it always was, with restrooms open all year, or at least keep the new handicap accessible restrooms open and pay a cleaning company to maintain them?”
I asked Parks & Recreation Department director Jen Fava about this. She said:
“While I understand the comments from your reader, the bathrooms were not designed for year-round use. The pipes would freeze and burst if left open, which is why they get blown out each winter.
“The only ones that had heat were at the marina. But we have had consistent vandalism, and have therefore closed them in the winter over the past few years.
“We provide porta-johns, so there are facilities available.”
The bathrooms at Compo’s South Beach — and others by the pavilion, playground and marina — are closed until spring. (Photo/Miggs Burroughs)
Six members of the Representative Town Meeting received a standing ovation, at Tuesday’s meeting.
The members — who either did not run for re-elected, or were not returned to office — are from left, in the photo below: Harris Falk, Brien Buckman, Stephen Shackleford, Jamie Bairaktaris, Liz Milwe and Lori Church.
They received thanks, and proclamations, from RTM moderator Jeff Wieser.
Three local women have organized a “Bring Them Home!” event, drawing attention to the plight of hostages held by Hamas.
Set for this Sunday (November 19, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) near the Compo Beach playground, the aim is to set up seats for each of the missing men, women and children. The visual image would represent the plight of the 240 hostages.
Supporters can drop off chairs, or stay at the beach.
Speakers include Rabbi Zach Plesent of Temple Israel and Carin Savel, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County.
Restoration of the stormwater detention pond at Wakeman Town Farm has completed its first phase.
Located on the farm’s north side, the rehabilitation protects nearby Deadman Brook and other downstream waterways from the pond’s storm water runoff, excess nutrient impurities and mitigate urban pollutants.
Phase I included site surveying, debris clearing, mowing, water testing, pond and flora mapping, planting cover crop, and installing a fence with gate between the Farm and the pond.
Westport’s LandTech donated time and expertise, for a bathymetric survey of the pond and its surrounding property. LandTech also teamed up with Staples High School senior interns for water quality testing.
The 1-acre wooded pond was built in the 1990s by the town. Over time, the pond fell victim to invasive vegetation and sediment accumulation.
A grant from Patagonia was instrumental in the project’s success.
Two Westport favorites — the Dartmouth College Brovertones and Staples High School Orphenians deliver delightful, melodic holiday cheer on December 4 (7 p.m., Saugatuck Congregational Church).
Admission is free, though goodwill donations are accepted to support the church’s concert series.
Staples High School Class of 2021 graduate/current Brovertone senior (and musical director) Sam Laskin is happy to return to his home town for the show.
The group has many connections to Westport, from former members who grew up here (or lived here now), to singing impromptu at a wedding proposal near the Compo Beach house where they stayed on a previous tour.
The group also took a photo on the Compo jetty that was used on an album, “Bro Ties.”
This is the 3rd straight year Sam and the Brovertones will sing here. They were at Christ & Holy Trinity Church in 2021, and at a private MoCA party last year. They also performed at Staples for the choral groups, and described how great an extracurricular experience a cappella has been for all of them.
Staples’ Orphenians, meanwhile, need no introduction. The holidays are their busiest time of the year, and they’ll be in fine form under new director Lauren Pine.
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James Comey may have left Westport — and Bridgewater Associates, which brought him to town — for the equally shark-like waters of the FBI.
But he hasn’t forgotten his former home town.
The New York Post reports that his second murder mystery novel, set for publication in May, is about a “make-believe hedge fund called Saugatuck Associates, billed as the world’s largest.”
The teaser from Mysterious Press reads: “A red canoe sits abandoned on Seymour Rock, right where the Saugatuck River hits the Long Island Sound. The elegantly dressed corpse of a woman lies inside….”
The Post adds:
The book is called “Westport,” a posh Connecticut town which, it turns out, is not only where the headquarters of the fictional Saugatuck hedge fund lies, but also that of Bridgewater Associates, the giant hedge fund founded by billionaire Ray Dalio.
And while the protagonist of Comey’s book is a woman, she previously worked as a federal prosecutor before becoming general counsel at Saugatuck – just like Comey did before he became general counsel at Bridgewater.
To read more in the Post about Comey and Bridgewater — where he was “feared,” according to a new book, “The Fund,” by Rob Copeland — click here.
The Weston History & Culture Center concludes its World War II lecture series with author Jeffrey DeWitt.
He’ll discuss his book “Connecticut Military Heroes of Pearl Harbor” on — appropriately — December 7 (1 p.m.), followed by a Q-and-A and book signing.
Guided tours of the Coley House, which represents life on the home front during World War II, will be available after the lecture.
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Westporters Mia Khamish (a Duke University sophomore) and her sister Izzy Khamish (a Staples High School junior) both won gold medals at the 2023 Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston last month.
Both are coxswains, and products of Connecticut Boat Club.
The Duke 4+ crew’s winning time of 17:46 was 15 seconds ahead of silver medalist Radcliffe.
The next day, Izzy led her youth women’s 4+ to first place, in 19:12.
Mia (left) and Izzy Khamish, with Connecticut Boat Club head coach Liz Trond.
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Staples High School Class of 2002 graduate Andrew Aster died unexpectedly on Sunday, in his native city of Dallas. He was 39.
At Staples Andrew was a wrestler, cheerleader, and track and field athlete (pole vault, 110m and 300 m hurdles).
He graduated from Lafayette College in 2006, with a BA in history (focusing on medieval European and French studies). He was president of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and participated on the track team.
He then worked with Club Med, rising from a GO (Gentils Organisateur) to sports and entertainment manager in Mexico, Israel, France and the Dominican Republic. He was fluent in French, Spanish and Hebrew.
After returning to Dallas, where his family had relocated, he was employed in sales and management in retail and technology, and began a new, exciting opportunity in October.
Andrew is survived by his mother Paula; father Charles (step-mother Ellen); twin brother Jason; sister Raye; step-siblings Kristen, Jessica and Cara, and many loving friends and relatives.
in lieu of flowers the family requests that donations in Andrew’s name be made to a local youth sports organization of your choice, honoring Andrew’s commitment to sports and youth development.
To share a story, photos and condolences with the Aster family, email remembering.andrew.aster@gmail.com. To read Andrew’s full obituary, click here.
Andrew Aster
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Lucy Ambrosino does not have to go far to find “Westport … Naturally” beauty. This is the scene, in the back yard of her Crescent Road home:
Yesterday’s weather drove all but the hardiest yard workers indoors.
In anticipation of today’s sunshine — and, more importantly, to get ready for the 7th annual Dog Festival (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), a crew of SLOBs (Staples Service League of Boys) headed to Winslow Park to help.
“This was Westport at its best,” praises Matthew Mandell, executive director of the Dog Fest sponsor, the Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce.
“This was the most challenging prep for the event ever.”
Winslow Park will look great today, as thousands of dogs and their owners enjoy everything from obstacles courses and competitions to a K-9 demonstration and vendors.
And they’ll have a bunch of SLOBs to thank.
SLOBs set up for the Dog Festival. (Photo/Matthew Mandell)
Also working outside yesterday: a hardy bunch of Westport Sunrise Rotary volunteers.
As they had promised Westport’s Department of Human Services, they showed up — dressed for the occasion and with their usual boundless energy — to help clean up a local resident’s home. The event was part of the international organization’s annual Day of Service.
They removed high grass, tree limbs, weeds and more from the property of a resident who was unable to do so, or afford to pay for it.
A brief pause from hard work. (Photo courtesy of Rob Hauck and Bruce Fritz)
The foul weather also forced AWARE’s annual soiree indoors.
Over 100 folks crammed into a private home — rather than the back yard — to celebrate the organization, and its partner.
AWARE stands for Assisting Women through Action, Resources and Education. Each year, they work with a different organization, offering financial resources, hands-on and moral support, and friendship.
For the past year, they’ve joined with Her Time. The Bridgeport non-profit assists women affected by incarceration and domestic violence.
The food and drinks were delicious. The fundraising went well. And “AWARE-ness” about Her Time was raised high too.
AWARE members and Her Time representatives spent a “family” evening together. (Photo/Dan Woog)
Also indoors last night: Actress/singer/songwriter (and 2013 Staples High School graduate) Michelle Pauker returned to MoCA Westport. Her Joni Mitchell tribute was part of the “Music at MoCA” series.
Last summer, Michelle performed “Broadway Through The Ages” for a sold-out crowd in the Museum’s gallery.
Her composer/director, Jake Landau, was a Staples classmate. The Juilliard and Oxford graduate is a quickly rising composer and conductor.
Next in the Music at MoCA series: Vanisha Gould, a Jazz at Lincoln Center Emerging Artist (June 10, 7 p.m.). She and her quartet will perform originals and selections from the Great American Songbook. Click here for tickets and more information.
From left: Michelle Pauker, Rachel Hoy and Ravi Campbell, last night at MoCA Westport. (Photo/Lily Hultgren)
After decades of getting ready for the 7:30 a.m. bell, retired teachers have the luxury of sleeping in.
But former Staples High School educators find a variety of ways to stay active and engaged. They lead full, interestinglives.
Every so often they get together (though a bit later than 7:30) to compare notes, and talk about their lives then and now.
They call themselves ROMEOs: Retired Old Men Eating Out.
How many of these legendary teachers did you recognize?
Here they are (clockwise from lower left): Toby Watson, Al Jolley, Stan Rhodes, Werner Liepolt, Pete Van Hagen, Bruce McFadden, Jim Honeycutt, Ed Bludnicki, John Pepe, Jeff Lea, Jim Wheeler.
Before he became FBI director (and was fired by President Trump), he was general counsel at Bridgewater Associates, the Westport-based world’s largest hedge fund. He lived here too, in Greens Farms.
Comey’s new gig is mystery writer. He next book — “Central Park West” — will be published May 30.
It takes place at a fiction version of “the world’s largest hedge fund.”
Hmmm … will any other bits of Westport make it into the book?
I’m not buying it to find out.
But if anyone else does, please let me know. (Hat tip: Allen Siegert)
Drew Angus has spent the last 3 months in Nashville. He’s writing songs, and playing with very talent musicians.
On June 8, the 2007 Staples High School graduate takes the stage at Fairfield Theatre Company, to share stories and songs from his time there.
Drew will be joined by Westonite Jeremy Goldsmith on guitar, Wilton’s Spencer Inch on drums, Nick Trautmann (Darien) on Bass, and non-Nutmegger Adam Bonomo (keyboard). A few special guests may join them.
Yesterday’s “06880” noted that it was the 96th anniversary of the day Charles Lindbergh took off on the first-ever non-stop solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.
Naturally, there’s a (sort of) Westport connection. (Beyond the fact — which I forgot to note — that Lindbergh and his family lived for several years on Long Lots Road.)
Longtime resident and avid “06880” reader Matt Murray’s grandmother was a friend of the engine builder/designer Charlie Lawrence.
The day before the flight, he asked Matt’s grandmother, “Do you want to see this fellow take off from Roosevelt Field at 5 a.m. to fly solo across the Atlantic?”
She replied, “Charlie, you’re drunk,” and did not go.
But because she was fluent writing and speaking French, Charlie asked her to write Lindbergh’s letter of introduction for when he landed.
As a thank you, she later received a picture of Lindbergh and Lawrence — and their signatures — just before he flew away.
There’s always something to see on Soundview Drive.
Tammy Barry took the popular stroll the other day, and spotted these irises. They won’t be there long. Fortunately, she snapped this shot for “Westport .. Naturally.”
And finally … on this day in 1970 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young recorded “Ohio.” Neil Young wrote the song about the murder of 4 people at Kent State University, 2 1/2 weeks earlier.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb — commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and a strong critic of e-cigarettes and vaping — has resigned. A Westport resident with a background as a health policy analyst, he was appointed to the post 2 years ago by President Trump.
According to the New York Times, his wife and 3 children still live here. The paper said he was “weary of the commute and missed his family.”
However, the paper added, “he has also been subject to increasing pressure from Republicans in Congress and his former associates in the conservative movement for his tough stance against youth vaping and traditional cigarettes.”
The Washington Post noted, “While Gottlieb had some policy disagreements with the White House, he is well respected, and could be invited back to another post, two officials said….
“The move came as a surprise to some FDA officials because he has recently hired senior staff and was aggressively pushing a host of new initiatives.”
Gottlieb was the highest-ranking Westporter in Washington, following the resignation and subsequent move of FBI director James Comey.
When he was nominated to head the FDA, Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s profile page proudly displayed a photo of Westport.
Yesterday, James Comey joined 800 million other Instagram users.
Perhaps it was a coincidence — he may have finally gotten around to unpacking all those boxes, following the sale of his Greens Farms home and being fired as FBI director — but his first-ever post got a lot more attention than most people’s cats or restaurant meals.
Shortly after Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to (whoa!) the FBI, Comey — who snagged the pretty-obvious-but-apparently-untaken username “Comey” — posted a just-subtle-enough biblical verse: “But let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”
He illustrated it with a lovely photo of an ever-flowing stream.
It quickly racked up over 21,000 likes.
However, it was his 2nd — and so far, final — photo that makes this an “06880”-worthy story.
Two hours ago, Comey posted this shot:
It’s a scene every Westporter is familiar with — and loves.
So does Comey. His caption: “Beautiful Long Island Sound from Westport, CT. To paraphrase the Buddha — Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun; the moon; and the truth.”
It’s already gotten over 8,000 likes.
Many of his Instagram followers agree with his message.
But whatever your politics, “06880” readers agree: This “Comey” guy knows a beautiful sunset when he sees one.
For nearly a year, James Comey has been in the headlines. First, the FBI director upended the presidential election. Now the former director may upend the president.
Before all that, Comey lived inWestport. Residents knew him as a neighbor, and a Greens Farms Academy parent.
One Westporter knew him long before that. Jack Menz thinks very highly of a man who may determine the course of American history. In fact, he already has. He writes:
I met Jim Comey 32 years ago. We were law clerks in the federal courts in New York’s Foley Square. My $26,381 salary was stretched thin because I was supporting my young child.
Money was tight for Jim too, but he convinced his friends to let me be a free rider at a group beach house in Spring Lake, New Jersey on the weekends I wasn’t with my daughter.
James Comey, Class of 1978 at Northern Highlands High School in New Jersey.
We played basketball at area courts on most Saturday and Sunday mornings. Jim could take an elbow or a hard screen without complaint, but later made that opponent pay with a nifty inside move that allowed us to stay on the court for another game in the absolute meritocracy of playground basketball.
Okay, it’s just basketball. But Jim earned another game on the court playing fair and square with skill, tenacity and drive.
Life off the court was no different. Jim flourished in his career – first at the United States Attorney’s Office in New York, then later at the Department of Justice by taking on the toughest cases, working long hours, and, with skillful trial advocacy, gaining the convictions of criminals. Jim didn’t inherit his place in the world – he earned it.
Living in Westport, I’m sure many “06880” readers have experienced the acquaintance who looks over their shoulder during a function or party to see who may be more notable in the room.
James Comey
Not Jim. He looks you in the eye and speaks to you. You are the most important person in the room.
Many law clerks in the Southern District knew the judges at Foley Square. How many knew the janitors and the elevator operators by name? Jim did. And they all knew him. Maybe that was because he’s 6-8. I think it was because his character was and remains 10 feet tall.
A fair bit has been written about Jim’s time at Bridgewater Associates – the large hedge fund located in Westport. What hasn’t been written is that Jim and his family believe that Jim’s work at Bridgewater was the least impressive thing that was accomplished during their time here.
Jim Comey and his family. (Photo/Facebook)
Jim’s wife Patrice took on the profoundly selfless duty of caring for an infant whose mother, because of drug addiction or other serious problems, was incapable of caring for her newborn.
Patrice couldn’t take on that task alone, because it impacted the whole household. It meant a baby’s cries at any hour, dinners at home, and feedings and lack of sleep at night. All was fine with Jim, Patrice and their wonderful children – because they gave a child in need a chance to thrive.
Jim has spent a good part of his life in the halls of power, but Jim and Patrice have never sought to cater to the rich and powerful. They’ve spent their lives fighting injustice, righting wrongs and making life better for those in need.
The Comeys’ former Westport home. They sold it in January. (Photo/MLS)
Today’s Norwalk Hour reports that the frontrunner for Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration is David McCormick.
That’s “06880”-worthy because he’s the president of Bridgewater Associates — the Westport-based firm that just happens to be the largest hedge fund on earth.
Interesting. But even more intriguing is seeing if anyone makes a connection between McCormick and another Bridgewater guy: the former general counsel.
He too once lived in Westport. Guy by the name of James Comey.
For a hedge firm with a low profile, one current and one former Bridgewater employee have been in the news a lot lately.
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