Aspetuck Land Trust’s native plant sales is a great spot for hard-to-find native perennials and shrubs.
Plants are ordered online. Pickup is at the Caryl & Edna Haskins Preserve of Compo Road South, from Friday, May 15 through Sunday morning, May 17.
Click here for selections, and ordering information.
A few of Aspetuck Land Trust’s many native plants.
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The third “No Kings” protest is in the history books.
But yesterday — as they have for many months — a small group gathered on the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge to protest against President Trump.
As usual, they were met with many thumbs-up signs from passing drivers, and horns honking in approval.
As usual too, there were thumbs-down signals, and raised middle fingers.
(Photo/Susan Garment)
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We’ve posted some spectacular bird photos, in our daily “Westport … Naturally” feature.
But this cardinal — perched at Wendy Levy’s Birdbuddy smart feeder — ranks right up there with the most colorful best.
(Photo courtesy of Wendy Levy)
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Longtime Westport resident Bette Hahner died peacefully on March at her home in Chatham, Massachusetts. She was 84.
The New York City native and her husband Jeff spent 28 enjoyable years here. In 2000, they retired and moved to Cape Cod.
Bette loved entertaining and gardening. In Westport she enjoyed throwing clambakes, corporate picnics and dinners for friends and neighbors.
In Chatham, in addition to many hours in her home gardens, she managed luncheons and events for the Chatham Garden Club, Monomoy Yacht Club, Chatham-Harwich Newcomers Club, CONCH and Friends of the Eldredge Library.
She recruited many member to the Garden Club. People loved working with her.
Bette worked seasonally for 15 years in the Chatham permit/sticker office, and knew nearly everyone in town. She then worked at the Freedom Ferry in Harwich Port, as a friendly face in the ticket office. For many years she also sold buttons at First Night Chatham headquarters.
Bette was a past president of the Chatham Garden Club, a board member of the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library, and active on the First Night Chatham Committee. In 2025 she was named grand marshal of Chatham’s July 4th parade.
She is survived by Jeff, her husband of 64 years, and son Tim of Bloomington, Minnesota. She also leaves her dog Emmie.
The family requests that donations be made in her name to the Chatham Garden Club.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday (April 18, 2 p.m.) at the First Congregational Church of Chatham.
Bette Hahner
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And finally … on this date in 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. He was 63, and in his 4th term.
Woody Guthrie wrote “Dear Mrs. Roosevelt,” in the style of many tribute letters the public wrote to the first lady after his death. There are 15 verses; at the end of each, Guthrie says, “This world was lucky to see him born.”
Guthrie never recorded the song. But Bob Dylan — an acolyte — found it, and rescued it from obscurity. He and The Band performed it at a Carnegie Hall Guthrie tribute concert in 1968. He has never played it since.
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