Our 2nd annual Soundview Summer Stroll is on tomorrow.
A few showers should not dampen the fun. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Soundview Drive — the beach exit road — will be closed to traffic.
The street will be filled with live music, kids’ activities (face painting, chalking, etc.), a photo booth, food and more. We welcome everyone to walk, stroll, Rollerblade, and enjoy Westport at its best.
The Soundview Summer Stroll is offered free of charge, by “06880” and the Compo Beach Improvement Association. See you there!
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Westport Police can’t say it enough: Don’t leave your keys in your car.
Especially if it’s a Bentley.
One was taken Thursday, from the Westport Country Playhouse parking lot. between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Police are reviewing surveillance tape.
Not necessarily the stolen vehicle.
Want clean water, and a thriving Long Island Sound? And a chance at prizes worth over $1,000?
All you need is a kayak, paddleboard or canoe — and a place to launch from.
Between August 1 and 10, paddlers of all experience levels can join the 10th annual “Paddle for the Sound.”
Paddle at your own pace, from any location. Track your miles, and submit your progress.
All proceeds from registration fees (and any other team or friends fundraising) will support Save the Sound’s work to protect the Sound and its rivers, restore vital habitats, fight climate change, and preserve the lands that sustain the region’s wildlife and communities.
Long Island Sound is home to over 100 plant species, 1,200 invertebrates, and 170 fish species. Birds and wildlife make their homes along its shores and islands. It’s important to the regional economy, and a great resource for swimming, fishing, paddling and connecting with nature.
It faces serious threats from pollution, habitat loss and warming waters, which Save the Sound works to solve.
Paddlers will compete for prize packages worth more than $1,000, based on total distance paddled.
Register any time through August 10 at www.savethesound.org/paddle. For a map of over 100 launch sites, click here.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 399 hosts its 61st straight monthly blood drive on Wednesday (July 30, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Donors are encouraged to schedule appointments in advance. Click here; then use sponsor code VFWWESTPORT. Or call 800-733-2767.
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Richard Epstein spotted this odd juxtaposition at the Assumption and Christ & Holy Trinity Cemetery on Kings Highway North:
(Photo/Richard Epstein)
“I am not sure anyone took advantage,” he says.
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Michael Szeto sends today’s beautiful “Westport … Naturally” photo: a gorgeous American goldfinch.
He (the bird) enjoyed himself on Thursday, playing in a Stony Point puddle.
(Photo/Michael Szeto)
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And finally … today is a musical birthday bonanza. Darlene Love turns 84. Mick Jagger is 82. Bobby Hebb, Dobie Gray and Brenton Wood were all born on July 26 too.
Rather than single any one entertainer out, I’ll honor another anniversary. On this date in 1775, the office that later became the US Post Office was established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin was named our first Postmaster General.
PS: Alex Chilton was just 16 years old when he sang lead on this #1 hit. He and the rest of the Box Tops did not even pretend they were faking it on this show.
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