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This is the lowest of the low. Nathalie Jacob writes:
“Am I the only one that this has happened to?
“Someone took by accident or stole my little Nicole’s bus bench in Old Hill. She was so sad đ˘ this morning when she walked down her driveway to find that someone had stolen/taken her little bus bench. It was gifted to us by a neighbor.
“The one cute thing that makes her comfortable and happy before the đ picks her up, was that bench. She is so sad to not have it anymore.
“The bench was in my driveway, more than 10 feet inside of our property.
“Maybe an ‘06880’ reader might know where it is? Have missing benches been a thing around town?”
Nicole Jacob on her bench, before it was borrowed — okay, stolen.
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As Broadway (and off-) return, it welcomes back old faces — and new.
Among the latter: Colin Konstanty.
The Staples High School senior has joined the ensemble cast of Trevor: The Musical.â
Colin — who has appeared in many Staples Players shows — says: âIâm so excited to be a part of Trevor: The Musical, and look forward to working with the amazing cast and creative team of the show. To be a part of the reopening of off-Broadway this fall means a lot to me, especially because the musical, even though itâs set in 1981, deals with a lot of the challenges that LGBTQ kids still face today and has an really important message about accepting, being, and loving who you are.â
For more information, click here.
Colin Konstanty
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The Westport Weston Health District — the first in the state — will add Easton to its list of town serves.
Instead of lengthening its name, the organization is shortening it. Starting January 1, it will be called the Aspetuck Health District. The new name honors a nearby river and reservoir.
It’s back to the future, in a way. At its inception in 1965, the original name was the Aspetuck Valley Health District.
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Gifts to museums take many forms: buildings. Exhibits. Endowments.
You don’t often hear, though, of donations like this. An anonymous donor has just guaranteed that admission to MoCA Westport’s gallery is now free. For all visitors. For an entire year.
âThis gift supports our belief in the power of art to educate, enrich and build connections between us — a power that should be equally accessible to all in the community,â says executive director Ruth Mannes.
The current exhibition – “Between the Ground and the Sky” — is on view through October 17.
Up soon: a weekend brunch with food trucks and cocktails from Bar MoCA, plus a free drop-in art class for kids.
The MoCA exhibition — now free. (Photo/JC Martin)
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Shred it!
Westport’s 12th annual Shred Day is Saturday, September 25 (9 a.m. to 12 noon). There’s a ne location: the Greens Farms train station.
Residents may shred up to 8 paper bags or 3 boxes (12 inches by 18 inches), per household. Each car will be charged $5. Proof of Westport residency is required.
Bank statements, canceled checks, credit card statements, tax papers and medical records are among the items Westporters shred.
It’s safe, secure, confidential — and environmentally sound. All material is recycled.
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The Porch @ Christie’s is pretty close to 4 schools: Staples High, Bedford Middle, and Coleytown Middle and Elementary School.
Which makes it perfect for parents who want “PorchAbles.”
The Cross Highway eatery has introduced a new item: school lunches that parents can order ahead to pick up, be delivered, or enjoyed in person at the Porch.
Pickup can be the night before school, or that morning.
There are 5 choices: Turkey, roast beef (both roasted at The Porch) or ham sandwich, with choices of bread (whole grain, white or gluten-free) and cheese (American, Swiss, cheddar or none), pizza popâems, or a bagel with cream cheese.
All come with a side of fruit salad, and a Sweet P cookie.
In addition, The Porch now delivers all menu items within a 5-mile radius. Click here for more information.
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Sunday’s “Photo Challenge” included — as an aside — a question about the derivation of the street name “Partrick” (off Wilton Road).
Turns out it’s the name of a family from the neighborhood.
Iain Bruce went one step further. He notes: “There are lots of Partricks and Partrics in Christ & Holy Trinity Cemetery. Spelling is irrelevant. People get all intense about names from 100 years ago. They forget that a) standardized orthography is pretty recent; b) moat of their ancestors couldnât read or write anyway.”
(Photo/Iain Bruce)
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It doesn’t get more classic than “Of Mice and Men.”
The Westport Country Playhouse produced John Steinbeck’s famed play in 2008. Now — but only through September 26 — it’s available as an on-demand livestream.
Click here for more information, and tickets.
“Of Mice and Men”
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Congratulations to Jon Adler!
The 2004 Staples High School graduate won an Emmy Award Sunday in Los Angeles for his role as supervising producer of the CNN original series “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.”
Jon Adler, and his Emmy.
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Today’s “Westport … Naturally” photo was taken in a dahlia garden. It doesn’t get more gorgeous than this.
(Photo/Steven Rothenberg)
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And finally … on this day in 1741, George Frideric Handel completed his oratorio “Messiah.”
No, today is not Christmas. Or Easter.
But who needs an excuse to hear this?
Gorgeous butterflyâŚbut isnât that a zinnia?
Yes, the butterfly is sitting on a zinnia.
The zinnia’s are probably mixed with in the dahlia’s and other flowers.
Could Job Adler be the son/grandson of Bill Adler of Staples ’58 and Hurlbutt ’55 fame?
If you don’t live in Westport and would like to shred some papers, can you pay for it? If so, how much would it be?
âProof of Westport residency is requiredâ – per westportct.gov
The UPS store has a shredding service. They charge by weight.
Yes. The butterfly picture was taken in Francis Palmerâs dahlia garden that also had zinnias.
In the Westport Naturally it may be a dahlia garden but the monarch
Is on a zinnia.
The “Partric” stone looks very new. Beautiful but new.