Alert — and civic-minded — “06880” reader Bob Weingarten writes:
Early yesterday morning, I saw that a stop sign at Hillandale Road and Morningside Drive South was on the ground. It must have been knacked down during the night.
Rather then wait until it was repaired, I followed the adage, “If you see something, say something.”
Down — but not for long. (Photo/Bob Weingarten)
I called Joe Izzo of the Public Works Department at about 8:30, and left a message.
By early afternoon, the sign was back up.
I want to compliment the town for their rapid service, in this potential hazard situation.
PS “If you see something, say something” is something every Westporter should follow.
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But this one — by longtime Westporter and internationally known artist Larry Silver — showing yesterday’s rainbow over kids playing at the Compo Beach playground is too good to pass up.
(Photo/Larry Silver)
Today may not be great beach weather: partly cloudy.
But the temperature will be in the mid-80s.
We’ll take it.
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The town of Westport website is very functional. There’s tons of information on departments, commissions, permits, beaches, affordable housing, etc., etc., etc.
It’s where you go to access livestreams of meetings, get voter information, find emails and phone numbers of town officials, etc., etc., etc.
The website has been tweaked over the years. There have been incremental improvements.
But things are not always where you’d think they’d be. There are inconsistencies. It can be clunky. And no one has ever called it “pretty.”
That may change.
Officials are seeking “proposals for Municipal Website Redesign.”
Bids are open through 11 a.m. April 2026, in the Finance Office at Town Hall.
Speaking of government: Congressman Jim Himes will speak — and take questions — this Saturday (April 18, 8:30 a.m.), at Weston’s Norfield Congregational Church.
The event is sponsored by the Weston Kiwanis Club.
Congressman Jim Himes
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On Saturday, “06880” announced the 7th edition of Soles4Souls.
The project — organized by Ken Bernhard, Ted Freedman and Rick Jaffe — encourages Westporters to check their closets, and donate new or slightly worn shoes. The non-profit keeps shoes out of landfills, provides footwear for people in need, and creates micro-business opportunities in places of poverty.
Collection boxes are in place at Town Hall and the Senior Center.
Westport definitely has a soul.
In just 3 days beginning Monday, over 150 pairs have been collected.
That’s outstanding generosity.
And it’s just the start.
The collection boxes will be at Town Hall and the Senior Center through the first week in May.
That’s plenty of time for many more residents to help many more souls, with soles.
Donations at the Senior Center. From left: director Wendy Petty, Meghan Tapley, Nicole Rolnick ,,,
The Westport Country Playhouse has announced 2 new shows for kids, and the May Script in Hand play reading.
“Pinkalicious” (June 7, 1 and 4 p.m.) is perfect for kindergartners through 2nd graders.
“Mutts Gone Nuts” (June 21, 4 p.m.) features 6 amazingly talented canines. The cast includes a Guinness World Record holder, an “America’s Got Talent” favorite, and other dogs that dance, prance, flip, and skip.
The Script in Hand reading (May 4, 7 p.m.) is “One Slight Hitch” by Lewis Black — yes, that Lewis Black.
He’s written “a farce that feels both wildly entertaining and all too familiar to anyone who’s ever navigated family, love, or the chaos of a wedding day.”
Click here for details, tickets, and more information on other Westport Country Playhouse offerings.
Pinkalicious
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The Revolutionary War returns!
On May 16 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), the 5th Connecticut Regiment will stage an encampment, at the Weston History & Culture Center.
The day — part of Weston’s America 250 celebration — includes soldier drills, a kids’ musket march, blacksmithing, weaving, wool spinning, woodworking, cooking demonstrations and fashions.
As fighting in Ukraine rages, 2 events will focus on that long-running war. Donations for relief efforts through Ridgefield Responds will be gladly accepted.
“Words From the Front” (Sunday, April 19, 2:30 p.m., Easton Library) is a staged reading of a play by Nancy Herman an Lynda Sorensen. It uses the actual voices of Americans, Ukrainians and Russians, in correspondence.
The following Sunday, also in Easton (April 26, 4 to 6 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 200 Center Street), “A Taste of Ukraine” — organized by Westport artist Mark Yurkiw — includes pierogi, desserts, and an art sale.
Yurkiw — who has collected medical supplies for Ukraine — will give an overview of the crisis, and discuss his own and other aid efforts. There is a suggested donation of $30, with seating limited to 50 people.
Cybersecurity fraud was the talk of the Westport Rotary Club on Tuesday.
Fortunately, it hadn’t happened — at least, not to the club itself.
But a pair of financial crimes specialists — Westport Police Department Sergeant James Baker and Detective 1st Class Marc Heinmiller — shared their expertise.
Baker said the most common types of crypto-crimes include financial account takeovers), investment scams, ransomware, dark markets (human and narcotics trafficking), and money laundering.
Heinmiller cited “bad actors,” including Russian ransomware groups, North Korean hackers, drug cartels and global scam organizations.
Detective Marc Heinmiller. (Hat tip and photo/Dave Matlow)
Westport Police made 2 custodial arrests between April 8 and 14.
A 55-year-old Westport man was charged with electronic stalking of a domestic partner. In September a victim found an electronic tracking device in the trunk of their car. An investigation identified the suspect, who denied intentionally placing it there. He was released on a $50,000 bond.
A 38-year-old Waterbury woman was charged with assault, following an investigation into a 2023 incident at St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Services. The victim said there was no provocation, but the assault included repeated strikes to the head using both fists and knees, and continued after the victim became unconscious. She was unable to post a $75,000 bond.
As the monthlong state crackdown on texting while driving continued, Westport Police issued these citations:
Texting while driving: 47 citations
Distracted driving: 11
Traveling unreasonably fast: 10
Failure to comply with state traffic commission regulations: 6
This week’s very warm and wonderful weather has brought great crowds to Compo. (They’d be greater still if most of the town was not far away, for the schools’ spring break.)
But, as this gull proves in today’s “Westport … Naturally” feature, the beach still belongs to him and his fine feathered friends.
They can fly all over the place. They can swoop down and take your food.
And they can sit and hang out wherever they please.
(Photo/Lauri Weiser)
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And finally … in honor of the Westport Country Playhouse’s upcoming production of “Pinkalicious”:
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Joy Harmon died Tuesday at her Los Angeles home. She was 87.
Hers is not a household name.
She was Groucho Marx’s assistant on a 1961 game show, and appeared in classic ’60s-era TV: “The Beverly Hillbillies,” “My Three Sons,” “Gidget,” “Batman,” “Bewitched,” “The Monkees” and “The Odd Couple.”
But those were not her most famous roles.
It was a brief — but memorable — appearance in “Cool Hand Luke” that seared her into the American (male) consciousness.
Harmon was, in the Hollywood Reporter‘s words, “the young woman who provocatively washes a car with lots of soapy water as overheated prisoners in the chain gang look on.”
Still, it’s not that scene — with, of course, Westport’s own Paul Newman in the title role — that earns her an “06880” obituary.
She was also a Staples High School graduate.
Eleven years before that legendary film, her 1956 yearbook writeup hinted at things to come. (She was just 16 when she graduated. She skipped 2 grades during Westport elementary school.)
Yet her time in the limelight did not last long.
After being a “pin-up girl” in the late 1960s and early ’70s, Harmon retired from acting, married and had a family.
Baking was always a favorite pastime. She started Aunt Joy’s Cakes, and ran a wholesale bakery in Burbank, California.
Joy Harmon, in a screenshot from a video about Aunt Joy’s Cakes.
Westporters recall 1950s Staples graduates Mariette Hartley and Christopher Lloyd, who went on to movie and TV fame. We claim Michael Douglas too, even though he was shipped off to boarding school after Bedford Junior High.
We never remembered Joy Harmon.
Though — as Paul Newman and the other men working on the chain gang quickly realized — it was hard to forget her. (Hat tip: Christian Hunter)
So how did Joy Harmon’s most famous role come about?
The Hollywood Reporter says: In an interview with author Tom Lisanti for his 2007 book Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood, Harmon said her agent told her that she should wear a bikini to her “Cool Hand Luke” audition for Newman and director Stuart Rosenberg, so she did.
“I remember Paul Newman said to me, ‘Gosh, you have the bluest eyes!’ she recalled.
‘They just talked to me, and that was it. It was a small part with no lines, but I wanted to work with Newman, so when they offered it to me I accepted.”
In her scene in the 1967 film, Harmon, in a tattered housedress, turns on the portable radio and washes a 1941 DeSoto under a hot sun as if she’s making love to a man. (George Kennedy’s character imagines her name is Lucille.)
Joy Harmon, in “Cool Hand Luke.” (Photo courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter)
“Stuart was very specific and knew exactly what he wanted,” she told Lisanti. “I guess you can tell that by the way the scene comes off — but I didn’t realize it. And I don’t think I even realized it right after I did it.
“There were a lot of things he made me do a certain way — soaping the windows, holding the hose — that had a two-way meaning. He would tell me to look different ways, and we kept shooting it over and over again. I just figured I was washing the car. I’ve always been naïve and innocent. I was acting and not trying to be sexy.
“I never had any inclination that this would be such a memorable role. Except for being in a movie with Paul Newman, I never expected this part to be so notable and get the reaction it did. After seeing it at the premiere, I was a bit embarrassed. Of all the things I’ve done, people know me most from this film.”
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The weather was spectacular yesterday, as 525 new fish were restocked in Lees Pond.
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection effort, at the Westport Weston Family YMCA property on the Saugatuck River, will result in thousands of alewife eggs, for repopulation of the pond and river.
The Y plans to make this an annual event. For details on the effect this will have on the entire food chain — including birds of prey — click here.
State workers restocked Lees Pond yesterday …
… with help from youngsters, part of the Y’s spring break camp.
Speaking of politics: Alma Sarelli has joined the race to succeed Ceci Maher, as state senator from Connecticut’s 26th District. The district includes Westport, Weston and 5 other towns.
The Representative Town Meeting member serves on their Public Protection, Education, Parks and Recreation, and Planning & Zoning Committees. She is secretary of Westport’s Republican Town Committee, and president of Neighbors & Newcomers of Westport.
Sarelli cited affordability, local decision-making, public safety, support for small businesses, educational excellence and fiscal responsibility as areas of emphasis.
She majored in business management at Berkeley College in New York. She and her husband own an event entertainment production company.
This is her second run for the General Assembly. In 2022, Sarelli lost to incumbent Jonathan Steinberg in the 136th State Representative district race.
Every Sunday, the New York Times Business section’s “Corner Office” features an interview with a C-suite executive. He or she discussed the challenges (and, occasionally, joys) of the position, the company and the industry
Last weekend, the spotlight was on Peter Stern.
He’s the CEO of Peloton. He’s also a 1990 graduate of Staples High School (and a varsity soccer alum).
After Harvard University — where he majored in English and music — Stern co-founded Apple Fitness+, was president of Ford Integrated Services, and held high positions with Time Warner Cable.
The Times interview covers Peloton’s rapid growth during the pandemic; expansion beyond cardio into yoga, strength and other workouts; 2 rounds of layoffs; reaction to tariffs, and more.
Stern also gives a shoutout to his mother, and notes her work as a fitness instructor with the classic 1980s Westport business Nancy Strong’s Aerobic Slimnastics.
He made mixtapes for her, on his boombox. “In retrospect, it was likely a massive copyright violation,” he notes.
Giuseppe Cinque’s restaurant opposite Design Within Reach — one of Westport’s best Italian spots, in a town filled with them — builds on what was there before.
Cinque — an experienced restaurateur — upgraded the kitchen. He lightened the interior. He hired 2 very experienced chefs. He reworked the menu, taking advantage of daily trips to nearby markets.
The result shows. Finalmente is often packed.
Now that the weather is better, it should be even more popular.
Finally — finalmente! — Cinque’s dream restaurant is coming true.
From Finalmente.
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On Monday (April 20, 6 p.m., Zoom and Optimum Channel 79), the Planning & Zoning Commission will discuss Text Amendment #866.
The proposal would remove references to the maximum number of stories permittedin various residential zoning districts, and regulate building scale solely by maximum building height in feet.
P&Z director Michelle Perillie says, “The current regulation on building height is onerous to both applicants and staff. This change will simplify the process which retaining neighborhood scale.”
Click here, then scroll down to Text Amendment #866 for more information.
Is that an actual third floor?
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Leonard Bernstein — the multifaceted composer, conductor, pianist, educator, author and political activist — continues to fascinate the American public.
On April 24 — 5 years after “Bernstein’s Wall” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival — the documentary is set for its US theatrical premiere, at New York’s Film Forum.
Directed by Douglas Tirola, and produced by Susan Bedusa — both Staples High School graduates — the film uses Bernstein’s 1989 Christmas Day “Ode to Joy” concert in Berlin as a frame.
Tirola crafts Bernstein’s remarkable career entire from television interviews, news footage, home movies, audio clips and personal letters.
Variety calls it “galvanizing. (It) captures how Leonard Bernstein became the superstar of American high culture (who evolved) into a towering figure …. What the documentary captures, profoundly, is that Leonard Bernstein was a fierce hedonist who worked hard to live the life he wanted.”
The deadline to transfer from one political party to the other — and be eligible to vote i a state or district primary with a new party — is May 11 (4:30 p.m.).
Voters can change parties in person at the Registrars’ Office in Town Hall (Room 107), or online here.
Questions? Contact Democratic Registrar of Voters Deborah Greenberg (dgreenberg@westportct.gov; 203-341-1116) or Republican Registrar of Voters Maria Louise Signore: msignore@westportct.gov; 203-341-1117.
It’s time to toot the Jazz Society of Fairfield County’s horn — and promote their important upcoming fundraiser.
“JazzFC” presents the wildly popular “Jazz at the Post” series every Thursday. Musicians — some internationally famous — play 2 great shows at VFW Post 399. The price is low; the talent level very, very high.
But Jazz FC does much more. Among their projects: workshops for youth and aspiring professional musicians, as well as the local underserved community in senior citizen residences and community centers.
They also administer the Micky Golomb Scholarship, awarding up to $10,000 annually to students who concentrate in jazz studies.
To fund those endeavors, they’re sponsoring a “Jazz Cruise by the Saugatuck” (April 23, 6 to 10 p.m.). NOTE: It’s at the VFW, not actually on the river.
The Senior Center’s vitrines showcase a variety of sculptors. Every 6 weeks, the display changes. Ten percent of all sales support the Center.
To complement the exhibits, curator Mark Yurkiw has organized a series of talks. The first — this Friday (April 17, 11 a.m.) — features Bob Braczyk, whose work is inspired by the natural and manmade environments of New England. Call 203-341-5099 to register for the event.
Sculptor Bob Braczyk.
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Westport has hurricanes and blizzards. We’ve got superstorms and nor’easters.
We don’t have earthquakes.
Except, we do.
The eastern US has surprisingly active seismic history. And although we’re in no danger of a San Andreas Fault-sized Big One, every so often the earth shakes, the dishes rattle, and we wonder, “Was that an earthquake?”
On April 21 (8 p.m.), Professor Alan Kafka — one of the nation’s leading earthquake scientists — comes to the Westport Observatory for a lecture on “The Mystery of Earthquakes in the Eastern United States.”
Just over 2 years ago — in early April 2024 — Westporters felt a strong (for here) earthquake. (Data courtesy of Franco Fellah)
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Last Sunday was Greek Orthodox Easter.
In honor of all who celebrate, today’s “Westport … Naturally” featured photo shows a colorful arrangement of Greek Easter flowers, by Sophie Tricarico.
(Photo/Joan Tricarico)
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And finally … in honor of Doug Tirola’s Leonard Bernstein documentary (story above):
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The old mantra about real estate — “location, location, location” — is true.
And when that location is Westport, this is also true: All real estate news is hyper-local.
Whatever else goes on in the rest of the country matters less — real estate-wise — than what happens in our 20 square miles.
Which is why — despite rising gas prices, increasing inflation and an uncertain economy — Westport’s real estate market is great.
If you’re selling.
Demand is sky-high. Supply is super-low. The result is exactly what you’d expect: The few homes that are for sale go very quickly.
And over the asking price.
This historic 7-bedroom home on Greens Farms Road is under contract for $3.75 million.
Karen Scott — a partner with KMS Team at Compass — puts it this way: “No inventory. Pent-up demand. Crazy prices.”
The reasons stretch as far back as COVID — when many New Yorkers and others “discovered” Westport, and commuting patterns changed.
And they’re as recent as this past long winter, which kept residents indoors and away from selling mode.
Continued limited inventory means that a new cohort has joined those who looked for homes last year, could not find them, but continue to search. That larger group is “competing ferociously,” Scott says. Often, it means homes sell for more than the asking price.
As of early April, there were just 48 homes for sale. Asking prices range from $1.035 million to $22.825 million.
The median sales price of single-family homes for the year so far is $2.345 million.
That’s up astronomically from the 12 months ending March 31, 2021 — $1.399,500 — which included the initial COVID frenzy.
There have been 59 sales, up 31% from last year. But new listings are still well below the previous year. The 102 homes that have hit the market in 2026 are 20 fewer than the same time in ’25.
Median days on market — 26 for this year — is not a true indicator of supply-and-demand, Scott notes. Many of those homes are new construction, and are not yet completed.
New construction — like this home at 16 Westport Avenue, a few steps from Compo Beach — is not yet finished. But realtors are ready to market it.
A more indicative statistic, she says, is how quickly homes go under contract. When buyers are ready (with financing in place), and eager (waiving inspections, or having them for informational purposes only), a contract can be signed within days.
What drives all this?
“Westport has always been in demand, for all the amenities and features — the schools, beaches, arts, recreation, culture,” Scott says.
“And the town is run very efficiently. Taxes are not astronomical.”
However, she says, “people are now putting higher values” on those factors. And the word is getting out.
Those who have moved here in the last few years are telling their friends — and inviting them to see for themselves.
As prospective buyers drive and walk around town, and sit at restaurants, they strike up conversations with residents. They get a very positive, community-minded vibe.
“People who are already here are the best marketers” for Westport, Scott says. “It’s organic. It’s no one thing. It’s just a vibe that people feel when they visit. They hear that people love living here. And they enjoy sharing what they love about it.”
Casual conversations at the Black Duck (above), Nômade, Dandelion, Spotted Horse — and many other restaurants in town — help sell Westport to potential homebuyers.
Meanwhile, some traditional sellers — empty nesters looking to downsize or “right size” — are not leaving. They may spend time in second homes, but they’re keeping this one, to enjoy their friends, the Library and many other activities.
Some invite their adult children — who are having a tough time entering the market — in.
And others who do list their houses are seeking even larger ones elsewhere in Westport, for multi-generational living with their children and grandchildren.
Adding to the tight supply: They don’t sell until they know where they’re going.
Before the pandemic, Scott says, sellers who were moving elsewhere in town listed their home. They waited months for a contract, and had “several hundred” properties on the market to choose from.
Now, it’s “buy first, then sell.”
So, in addition to “location, location, location,” add this to the current Westport housing mantra: supply and demand.
“It’s Economics 101,” Scott says. “It doesn’t get much simpler than that.”
Governor Ned Lamont spoke to over 150 people at the Westport Library yesterday.
It was the 4th “Your State, Your Business” event, sponsored by the Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce.
Lamont covered a lot of ground, from the stability of Connecticut’s economy and energy costs, to affordable healthcare and housing.
But the audience was interested in local issues too.
The first question — from Representative Town Meeting member Kristin Schneeman — concerned the future of the Cribari Bridge.
The governor said he was getting up to speed on the subject. He said he understands that residents are concerned, and will look to put people — including 1st Selectman Kevin Christie, and the state Department of Transportation commissioner — together to figure out a solution.
A video of the event will be available later today.
After lunch at Nômade, Governor Lamont spoke to a smaller group at the Senior Center.
Governor Lamont answers a question from moderator Matthew Mandell, director of the Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce. (Photo/Lindsay Katz)
At Nômade, Governor Lamont posed with Chef Zoli Kovacs. (Photo/Sal Liccione)
One more restaurant item: Hey Taco! has opened on Post Road East, between the Shell station and ASF.
It replaces Border Grille, which itself replace another mostly-takeout Mexican place, Tacos or What?
Chris Dobransky — aka FairfieldFoodDude — recently visited. He loved it.
He wrote about the “authentic, made-with-love tacos done right. Between the bold flavors, generous portions, and obvious passion behind the food, this place is already making a name for itself.”
Book lovers, take note: The Westport Library’s big spring book sale takes place May 15-18.
There is something for everyone — toddlers through adults — with thousands of gently used books in over 50 categories of non-fiction and fiction, including antiquarian, comic books, and vintage children’s books.
Plus a huge assortment of DVDs, CDs, vintage vinyl, jigsaw puzzles, ephemera, and framed artwork, from small desktop pieces to large wall pictures.
A small part of the large Westport Library book sale.
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Yesterday was the first day of the Westport schools’ spring break.
Many families have already skedaddled out of town.
But bright and early, Andrew Colabella spotted these 2 boys, at Riverside and Treadwell Avenue.
(Photo/Andrew Colabella)
“It’s 7 a.m. School is off for the week,” Andrew writes.
“Your buddy meets you at your house, fishing pole and gear ready to go. Take the long haul across the bridge to the fishing spot.
“Two kids, living in the moment. Reminded me of when I was a kid. I love this town!”
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Atla DeChamplain — a jazz vocalist, lyricist and educator known for her expressive phrasing, vocal control and authenticity — headlines this Thursday’s Jazz at the Post (April 16, VFW Post 399; shows at 7:30 and 8:45 p.m.; dinner at 7).
She’ll be joined by her husband, pianist Matt DeChamplain, plus bassist Sameer Shankar, drummer Ben Bilello and saxophonist Greg “The Jazz Rabbi” Wall.
Speaking of the VFW: Rock star/soul singer/multi-instrumentalist Eliot Lewis — a longtime member of the Average White Band and Hall & Oates’ band, and who has performed with legends like Joe Walsh and Todd Rundgren — brings his many talents to the VFW this Friday (April 17). He’s joined by special guest artist, Weston’s own Owen Daniel.
The doors open at 6 p.m., for an opening set by Ecoustic Rock Monster.
Tickets are $15 online, $20 at the door. Light bar food and drink specials are available.
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The daffodils — and the daffodil photos — keep on coming.
Today’s “Westport … Naturally” image shows the colorful scene, from the lower Imperial Avenue parking lot up the steps to the back of the Westport Woman’s Club.
And finally … on this date in 1912, Titanic hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic. It sank a few hours later.
1,501 passengers and crew members died; 707 were saved.
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For nearly a century the Westport Weston Family YMCA has been a careful steward of their Mahackeno property, off Wilton Road.
They own the woods — and the land under the water. In effect, they own Lees Pond.
Over the past few years, Camp Mahackeno staff have noticed fewer fish in the pond. (Fishing is part of the summer program — though every catch is released back in the water.)
Last year, Y officials worked with the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) to repair the fish ladder downriver. That would help.
Lees Dam, on the Saugatuck River (Photo/Scott Smith)
But when Y CEO Glen Hale learned that DEEP has a free restocking program, he realized much more could be done.
This morning, DEEP will bring 500 to 1,000 river herring — a type of alewife — to Lees Pond.
This stretch of the Saugatuck River will be restocked today. (Photo/Tracy Porosoff)
There will be many more happy campers this summer.
But the benefits go far beyond fishing.
Juvenile river herring eat plankton. That decreases algae, and makes the water cleaner.
Alewives are an important part of the food chain. Bass and bluefish eat them, so their numbers will increase. Then birds like bald eagles and osprey feast on those fish, keeping the food chain balanced.
Today’s restocking comes at a propitious time. Westport schools are on spring break, so dozens of youngsters at the Y’s vacation camp will take part.
They’ll have their own nets to help with the project. And DEEP biologists will teach them about river herring, and the entire food chain.
River herring
Hale is excited about the restocking, and proud of the Y’s part in it.
He hopes to make it a regular occurrence.
Young fishermen — and older ones too — will be happy to hear that.
Bass, bluefish, bald eagles, osprey and many other forms of wildlife will too.
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