In November of 2011, High Point Road residents reached an agreement with Westport’s Planning & Zoning Commission and Parks & Recreation Department regarding the hours that lights at the Staples football stadium (now called Paul Lane Field) could be used. Noise regulations were included too.
The agreement included any other lighted fields in town (the only other one is PJ Romano, behind Saugatuck Elementary School. (Click here to read it.)
The agreement has now expired. Next Thursday (March 28, noon, Zoom), the P&Z’s Recreation Committee will discuss lighting policies for all town athletic fields.
It will also review “Dark Sky compliance and sports field lighting.”
Paul Lane Field at Staples High School. (Photo/Robin Wolfe-Scheffler)
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The Westport Country Playhouse has just added 2 intriguing events.
“A Place For Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway” features Ari Axelrod, as part of the new “Mic in Hand” series.
The May 8 cultural celebration honors the songs and stories of Jewish composers, and their crucial contributions to the American musical.
Axelrod says, “Our history is not only about how we survived, but also about how we thrived. ‘A Place for Us’ highlights this in its exploration of Jewish Broadway.”
The show was presented first last year to a sold-out house, as the first Mic in Hand (a spin-off of the Playhouse’s popular Script in Hand series). This year’s show will include more songs and musicians. Click here for tickets, and more information.
On Saturday, March 30 (2 p.m.), “table-top puppetry meets pro wrestling meets a rock show; high art meets low art meets Samuel Beckett.”
Kayfabe — an hour-long “frenetic frenzy of puppet wrestling action,” is “a semi-autobiographical meta-fictional love letter to professional wrestling, written, directed and designed by aspiring wrestler and inspired puppet artist Josh Rice.”
It is recommended for ages 13 and up. Click here for tickets, and more information.
Ari Axelrod
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A snafu with FAFSA — the Free Application for Federal Student Aid — has delayed college financial aid decisions for many high school students.
As a result, applications for Staples Tuition Grants — the 81-year-old program that last year awarded $407,000 to more than 100 members of the Class of 2023, and other graduates already in college — are down from this time last year.
STG officials urge students to submit applications before the April 22 deadline — even without knowing specific aid packages from universities.
Also down this year: contributions to the STG General Fund. The organization relies on donor support — along with endowed funds — to help close the gap between what college costs, and what students’ families can afford
More than 500 individuals, families and organizations donated to Staples Tuition Grants in the 2023 fiscal year. To help reach that number again, click here.
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Westport Police made 2 custodial arrests between March 13 and 20.
A man was arrested for assault, and intimidation due to bias/bigotry, after a fight at St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health. The incident was unprovoked, and occurred because of the victim’s race.
A woman was charged with issuing a bad check over $2,000, following a complaint by a local business owner.
Westport Police also issued these citations:
- Failure to obey traffic control signals: 5 citations
- Speeding: 3
- Traveling unreasonably fast: 3
- Operating an unregistered motor vehicle: 3
- Improper use of markers: 3
- Operating a motor vehicle without a license: 2
- Failure to renew registration: 2
- Operating a motor vehicle without minimum insurance: 2
- Assault: 1
- Breach of peace: 1
- Distracted driving: 1
- Failure to drive in the proper lane: 1
- Failure to obey stop sign: 1
- Failure to obey state traffic commission regulations: 1
- Operating a motor vehicle under suspension: 1
- Failure to renew license: 1
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Sorelle Gallery’s newest exhibit opened yesterday. Abstract artist Teodoro Guererra will be featured through April 10.
Guererra uses impasto techniques, with thick coats of paint layered over each other for a light 3-dimensional effect. Click here for more information.
Teodoro Guererra’s works, at Sorelle Gallery.
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La Plage’s Mother’s Day menu is set (click here to see).
It’s May 12 (noon to 7 p.m.; $95 3-course prix fixe; $55 for young adults). Reservations are required: 203-684-6232.
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We’ve all heard the tale that it’s only possible to balance an egg upright on the spring equinox.
That’s not true. There is no gravitational change that day; if you have the right egg (and a ton of patience), you can do it any day.
But Marie Gross tried Tuesday night (technically, the day after this year’s equinox). Here’s the result:
(Photo/Marie Gross)
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Dana Kuyper was the first Westporter to photograph the 2024 ospreys, at Fresh Market. We posted her image yesterday.
Today’s “Westport … Naturally” feature shows the first close-up of the magnificent raptors:
(Photo/Johanna Keyser Rossi)
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And finally … we’re not sure exactly what songs will be sung at the Westport Country Playhouse’s upcoming “Celebration of Jewish Broadway.”
But it’s sure to be filled with …
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