A few days earlier, she’d reported a dangerously leaning tree on Apache Trail to town authorities, and Eversource.
Sure enough, it toppled in last week’s wind storm. It took down power lines, just as she’d feared.
Trouble on Apache Trail.
After a couple of days, things got brighter.
Under the cover of darkness — and after testing the wires to see if they were live — her husband and their longtime landscaper, Tarsis Ramos of Tarsis Lawn Care, removed and cut up the tree.
Finally, residents of the private road off Bayberry Lane could get out of their houses.
Westport Police were “super lovely,” Stephanie says. They put in another call to Eversouce on residents’ behalf.
Eversource finally restored the power. But after many attempts to switch over to regular power from their generator, Stephanie and her husband realized that either their power was not actually on, or something was wrong with their electrical system.
They called Eversource at midnight, and left a message reporting the outage. They also called their electrician.
The next morning, Eversource arrived before the electrician. Technician Anthony Tucker not only found and fixed the problem at the pole, but also tested the panel in the basement, switched the generator off, then reset the switch back over to regular power.
“Well done, team!” Stephanie says.
“Many, many thanks to Tarsis ‘The Miracle Worker’ Ramos, and Anthony Tucker from Eversource.”
Tarsis Ramos to the rescue.
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For the second time since the Nov. 7 municipal election, the Planning and Zoning Commission is poised to appoint a new member to an open seat.
Amie Tesler, who was elected to a new, four-year term on the P&Z last month, has decided to step down.
The Republican told Westport Journal: “Family first, always. I have an amazing but demanding job. I respect my fellow commissioners and love this town but, alas, kids and work.”
According to LinkedIn, she is director of business development for Zebra.
The Republican Town Committee will recommend a replacement. the full P&Z will vote on that recommendation at tonight’s Zoom meeting.
Amie Tesler
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Here’s the scoop:
Yesterday marked the end of Saugatuck Sweets. The Riverside Avenue ice cream shop closed, after a 10-year run.
(Photo/Jason Stiber)
It will be replaced this spring by MOMU — another ice cream place. The name comes from the initials of the owners. They know the site well: They also own Kneads Bakery Café, across the street.
MOMU will make their ice cream fresh, in the store.
The “06880” tagline is “Where Westport Meets the World.”
The other day, Westport met Tokyo.
Staples High School Class of 2008 graduate — and current resident — Galen Blumenthal recently returned from a business trip to Japan. He reports:
“On my first day in Tokyo, I met the local interpreters hired to support our discussions. It didn’t take long to realize one of the interpreters and I had something in common: We both attended Kings Highway Elementary School.
“Chie Sugano lived in Westport for a few years while her dad worked for IBM. She attended KHS ‘around first and second grades,’ lived on Rice’s Lane, and remembers the town fondly.
“She has lived in Tokyo since. She was excited to hear about the ‘06880’ tagline, and agreed we should share this story.”
Galen Blumenthal and Chie Sugano
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As traffic worsens this week — and you’re stuck at the Playhouse Square Post Road light (heading west) or the one at Compo Road (going east), look over at Winslow Park Animal Hospital.
As always, they offer a whimsical welcome to the holidays.
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