Friday, Aug. 6, 2004

8 p.m. - Levitt Pavilion - Miss Babs and the Kickin' Boogie Band

First Night Westport/Weston 2005 Planning Underway

With a little less than five months to go before New Year’s Eve, planning is well underway for First Night Westport/Weston 2005.

Rozanne Gates, the new executive director of Westport/Weston First Night, has spent the last three months talking to musicians, artists and volunteers, putting together the program of events.

Designer Miggs Burroughs has completed the design for the new Westport/Weston First Night button, a bright yellow high-five hand that welcomes in 2005.

And Webmaster Ed Fitzgerald is putting the finishing touches on the First Night Westport/Weston 2005 Web site, which is scheduled to go live Aug. 15. The evening’s 10-hour schedule of events is available at www.firstnightww.com.

Neighbors Renew Their Opposition to ARS Application

Neighbors opposed to development of the former F.D. Rich property in northwest Westport said today they are prepared to mount a new campaign against the project.

The Partrick Wetlands Preservation Fund Inc, responding to a report that ARS Partners Inc.of Fairfield has filed a new application with the town, said in a statement that "the residents of Westport and Norwalk are ready to again defend our natural resources, our open space and our communities."

The group said that ARS "had the opportunity to lessen the impact on the wetlands and surrounding neighborhoods with their new application, but stridently resubmitted the same proposal for 22 clustered houses on nine acres.

"They clearly chose not to hear what over 2,500 residents had been calling for; less development, more open space, the protection of the Partrick Wetlands and a stop to the sewer extension from Norwalk."

Singer Eartha Kitt Injured in Westport Accident

Singer Eartha Kitt, 77, of Weston, was injured today when her SUV collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Post Road East and Compo Road North in Westport and flipped over. Witnesses said she did not appear to seriously hurt.
Westporter Kitt Shapiro takes charge of poodles belonging to her mother, Eartha Kitt, after the singer was involved in a two-car accident today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) ©2004 WestportNow.com

Kitt, who was alone in her vehicle with her two toy poodles, was talking animatedly with police, fire and Westport EMS personnel moments after the accident. She was placed on a stretcher and transported to Norwalk Hospital.

The driver of the second vehicle declined medical attention.

Kitt's toy poodles, Mutzi and Aba, did not appear to be injured. Kitt's daughter, Westport resident Kitt Shapiro, arrived at the scene shortly after the accident and took custody of the dogs.

Police said the accident was under investigation.

Singer Eartha Kitt Injured in Westport Accident

Singer Eartha Kitt, 77, of Weston, was slightly injured today when her SUV rolled over following a collision with another vehicle at Post Road East and Compo Road North. Kitt, who was alone in her vehicle with her two toy poodles, was transported to Norwalk Hospital by Westport EMS. Neither the driver of the second car nor Kitt's dogs were injured. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) ©2004 WestportNow.com

Fairfield County Weekly: “Runnin’ With the Farrell”

This week’s Fairfield County Weekly cover story spotlights the 4th Congressional District race between Westport Democratic First Selectwoman Diane G. Farrell and Republican incumbent Christopher Shays.

The 3,000-word story by reporter Joe Miksch includes quotes from the candidates and their supporters and even mentions -- and includes a link to -- a brief film about the candidates’ views on Iraq produced by the owner of Norwalk’s Garden Cinema.

Westporters who have followed the Farrell-Shays campaign will find little new in the story, but it does provide a good rundown of the candidates’ views and their campaign themes for those unfamiliar with them.

The story also gives wider exposure to problems in Westport’s assessor’s office through criticism of Farrell by Pete Wolgast, chair of the Westport Republican Town Committee.

Westport's Arlene Scanlan Readies Broadway-Bound Play

Westport's Arlene Scanlan, whose love for music began at New York's Julliard School of Music and Music and Art High School, is producing her first Broadway-bound venture, "Two Cities, The Musical."

Based on Charles Dickens' epic novel "A Tale of Two Cities," "Two Cities" will run for 10 performances beginning Thursday, Aug. 19 and continuing through Sunday, Aug. 29 at Stamford's Rich Forum.

Scanlan's Peaceful Nights Productions, LLC is presenting the two-piano musical about the redemptive powers of love in partnership with Stamford Center for the Arts.

It has a libretto by Chad Hardin and a score by Hardin and the late Dan Schillaci. The cast of 23 Broadway actors is directed by Lenore Shapiro and musical directed by Larry Pressgrove.

Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004

7 p.m. - Town Hall Auditorium - Planning & Zoning Commission Work Session
7:30 p.m. - Town Hall Auditorium - Planning & Zoning Commission
8 p.m. - Levitt Pavilion - Ingvar Estrada, lyric tenor

Playhouse Launches 75th Season Ticket Sales, Name-a-Seat Program

The Westport Country Playhouse has launched its 75th season ticket sales for next summer as well as a fundraising "name-a-seat" program to help pay for its $17 million renovation now underway.
Joanne Woodward promotes Playhouse "name-a-seat" program. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Priority seating for renewing and new subscribers is available through Dec. 31, according to an announcement.

"We thank our audience for joining us this summer for our season on the road," said Joanne Woodward, the Playhouse's artistic director.

"Every road trip includes a homecoming, which we're planning now for next year."

In the summer of 2005, the Playhouse will produce four plays in its newly renovated home running mid-June through early September.

RTM Approves $673,500 for Physical Revaluation

The Representative Town Meeting, after more than an hour of debate, Tuesday night approved spending $673,500 to hire a firm to conduct a full physical revaluation of all of Westport's real property.

The 32-1 vote (Margaret McHenry opposed) endorsed a bid by Vision Appraisal Technology of Northboro, Mass., the largest New England-based supplier of revaluation services, over a lesser bid of $554,500 by Cole Layer Trumble of Dayton, Ohio, the nation's oldest and largest mass appraisal firm.

William Gaffney, the town's assessor who began work June 21 after being hired from Milford, said even though the Vision bid was higher, he favored it because of the combination of its software and services it offered.

Cole Layer Trumble is currently working for the town to clear up a backlog of almost 1,700 building permits, some dating back to 1998, which had not been added to the town's Grand List by the assessor's office. (See WestportNow, July 21, 2004)

Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004

10:30 a.m. - Town Hall Room 102 - International Hospitality Committee
4 p.m. - Town Hall Room 201 - Beautification Committee
7 p.m. Town Hall Room 309 - RTM Finance, Public Protection and Compensation Committees
7 p..m. - Levitt Pavilion - The Magic of Lyn

Staples Project Hit by Third Gas Line Break This Year

Westport firefighters stand by as utility crews shut down a gas line hit by construction workers today at Staples High School. It was the third time this year that the $74 million renovation and expansion project has been halted by a broken gas line. There were no injuries. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Workers Hit Gas Line at Staples, Third Time This Year

Workers hit a high-pressure gas line today at the Staples High School construction site, shutting down the $74 million renovation and expansion project until the line was turned off, fire officials said.

It was the third time a gas line has been struck this year at the school during the project.

Project manager Susan Chipouras said workers hit the line as they were installing a light pole just to the north of the new addition.

Gas crews were on the scene quickly and shut down the line soon after the 3:20 p.m. incident occurred. There were no injuries.

Westport Property Transfers, July 26-30, 2004

Property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk's office for the period July 26-30, 2004:

John Chu and Tina Eng to Angelo and Heather Toglia, 17 Eno Lane, $1,166,000.

John R. and Janet H. Preston to William Scott and Kathleen M. Bennewitz, 1 Greenbrier Road, $1,220,000.

L. Charles and Jayne E. Meythaler to Andrew and Karin Sawyer, 19 Woody Lane, $3,450,000.

Marion K. Sykes to Glenn L. Bander and Jacqueline Tabucchi, 6 Warnock Drive, $642,000.

Alastair E. and Lynn A. Bruce to David Levinson and Evan Levinson, 15 Jennings Court, $845,000.

Martha's Stewart's Company Posts Wider Loss Than Wall Street Expected

The company founded by Westport's Martha Stewart – Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (MSO) -- posted a wider loss than Wall Street expected in the second quarter today and warned of bigger-than-expected losses in the third quarter.

The company has seen its profits and revenues decrease since its founder and former chairman got entangled in what eventually resulted in her sentencing last month on obstruction of justice chargers.

In a move to focus on the company's strongest assets, the New York-based company also announced that it will eliminate its direct commerce business by the end of the year.

But the company said it will continue with its direct-to-consumer floral business, marthaflowers, as well as its content Web site, www.marthastewart.com.

Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004

10:30 a.m. - Town Hall Room 201 - Administrative Review Committee
11 a.m. - Town Hall Room 201A - Planning & Zoning Fence Committee
7 p.m. - Town Hall Room 309 - Shellfish Commission
7 p.m. - Community Theatre, Fairfield - Westport Country Playhouse Film Series presents a conversation with Keir Dullea after a screening of Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey"
8 p.m. - Town Hall Auditorium - Representative Town Meeting (live cable coverage channel 79)
8 p.m. - Levitt Pavilion - Gary Nichols and the Ballistic Bovine Boys

Hanging at Bedford

Westport artist Howard Munce was at Bedford Middle School today with Mollie Donovan for the hanging of "Fall Outfit," a work he painted in 1993 that is a colorful and witty image of a football uniform. "Fall Outfit" completes a quartet of sports paintings that hang in the entrance lobby to Bedford’s gymnasium. The Howard Munce sports paintings are part of the Westport Schools Permanent Art Collection. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Emily Laux for WestportNow.com

Shays to Lead Middle East Trip This Week

Rep. Christopher Shays will lead a trip to the Middle East later this week as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation.

The delegation will include Minnesota Reps. Betty McCollum, a Democrat, and Mark Kennedy, a Republican.

Shays, who faces Westport Democratic First Selectwoman Diane Farrell in November, is chairman of the House Government Reform subcommittee on national security, emerging threats and international relations.

The delegation will meet with U.S. troops and top leaders in the area. Further details were not released due to security considerations.

UPDATE: Rell Briefs Farrell, Other Municipal Leaders on Security Situation

Gov. M. Jodi Rell briefed Westport First Selectwoman Diane Farrell and other Connecticut municipal leaders today on the state’s stepped up security measures.

Rell made a conference call to Farrell and leaders of many of the state’s other 169 communities in mid-afternoon following threats to financial institutions in New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.

Also on the call were Fire Chief Denis McCarthy, Police Deputy Chief David Heinmiller, and Judy Nelson, director of the Westport Weston Health District.

Farrell did not disclose exactly what was discussed, but Rell told reporters in Hartford that her call with municipal leaders and corporate executives concentrated on measures Connecticut is taking following the new threats.

Police, Fire Investigate Mercury Spill in Mailbox

Westport police and fire units today investigated a mercury spill inside a drop off mailbox on Richmondville Avenue.

Fire and police officials said the spill was discovered by a postal employee at about 12:05 p.m. as he was making a pickup from the box at 49 Richmondville Ave., where several businesses are located.

How the employee knew the substance was mercury was not explained, but fire and police were notified.

Also responding were representatives of the U.S. Postal Service as well as the state Department of Environmental Protection.

"The scene was isolated because of a hazardous material spill," said a police statement said. "The spill involved the interior of the drop box and the area around the box. The incident is under investigation at this time."

Connecticut Commuters Note Stepped-Up Security

Metro-North New Haven Line commuters today noticed increased security following new warnings of a possible terrorist attack on financial institutions in New York, Washington, D.C., and Newark, N.J.

Connecticut state troopers rode the rails and unformed police toting assault rifles were seen in Grand Central Terminal as commuters arrived during the morning rush hour.

The government acted on intelligence that Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge called alarmingly specific, but he said officials could not tell whether an attack might be imminent and he encouraged people to go about their business.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell said she asked state police to increase surveillance and security on trains and highways running between Connecticut and New York. She also asked state troopers to increase truck inspections at all weigh stations.

Sports: Westport Tops Danbury 6-1 to Win Fastpitch Softball Championship

Westport defeated Danbury Sunday 6-1 to win the Fairfield County Fastpitch Softball League championship in the U-14 division.

No. 4 seeded Westport beat No. 2 seeded Danbury in their third game of the day.

Westport advanced to the final by knocking off Norwalk 11-3 and edging No. 1 seed Stamford 11-10 in a seesaw game earlier in the day.

Westport rallied from a 6-2 deficit to take an 11-7 lead and hung on.

Monday, Aug. 2, 2004

7:30 p.m. - Town Hall Room 201 - RTM Employee Compensation Committee
7:30 p.m. - Town Hall Auditorium - Golf Advisory Committee

Time for a Change (Oil Change, That Is)

By Fran
WestportNow Consumer Correspondent
fran@westportnow.com

I don’t claim to know much about cars or their upkeep. To be honest, I regard my Toyota as a CD player with four wheels.
Westport Sunoco: An oil change costs $32.95. Watch out for those add-ons. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

But I did learn early on that changing the oil regularly exends the life of one’s car. While I am not so great about things like flossing and watering plants, I do have my car’s oil changed every 3,000 miles or so.

We compared the prices of a basic oil change in and around Westport, including two while-you-wait oil and lube centers just over the Norwalk border.

Generally the price includes, in addition to the oil change and “waste removal” (for exceptions, see below), a check of brakes, tires, all fluids, belts and hoses. Prices also vary depending on make of car, regular versus synthetic oil, and the amount of oil needed, etc. Call ahead to make sure.

Burying Hill Dawn

Cloudy skies were the order of the day today as dawn broke over Westport's Burying Hill Beach. Today's forecast was for showers and thunderstorms this morning, becoming scattered in the afternoon with locally heavy rain possible, highs in the lower 80s. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Emily Laux for WestportNow.com

Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004

7 p.m. - Levitt Pavilion - Richard Thomas and Friends

Good Day for Sailing

Today's sunny skies, warm temperatures, and a nice breeze made for a perfect day for sailing Long Island Sound off of Compo Beach. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com

Saturday, July 31, 2004

8 p.m. - Levitt Pavilion - Ash Creek String Band

Long Lots School Parking Lot Expansion in High Gear

Work on the expansion of the Long Lots Elementary School parking lot is underway. The parking lot in front of the school is torn up, and the adjacent property purchased by the town for the project is being graded with two large excavators. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Julia Mally for WestportNow.com

Town Picks Up Martha Stewart's Rocks in Sweep of Turkey Hill Road South

As if Westport's Martha Stewart doesn't have enough problems, today she got one more – town employees picked up the rocks she and her neighbors had placed in front of their homes to discourage parking and to protect their roadside grassy areas.
Westport public works employees today removed rocks along Turkey Hill Road South, including some in front of Martha Stewart's house. Left photo was taken July 8, the one on the right today. Alan Beasley photo/WestportNow.com photo

"I got orders from my boss to pick them up and that's what I did," said Scott Sullivan, superintendent of the Highway Division in the Department of Public Works.

Sullivan, whose boss, Public Works Director Stephen Edwards is on vacation, said the town acted after publication of a letter July 21 in the Westport News complaining that the rocks along Turkey Hill Road South were a danger to cars, pedestrians, bicyclists, and snowplows.

A neighbor tipped off Stewart -- who was not at home at the time -- to what was happening and she called the town attorney's office to complain, according to a Town Hall source. Her stones had reportedly been imported from her property in Bedford, N.Y.

Farrell, Back from Democratic Convention, Says it was "Exhilarating"

Westport First Selectwoman Diane G. Farrell's voice is a little hoarse and she has yet to catch up on her sleep, but she said today that attending the Democratic national convention in Boston this week was an "exhilarating" experience.

"It was my first convention and it was very exhilarating," she said in an interview. "It's sort of a spectacle but it's important to our democracy. It was thrilling to participate."
Westport First Selectwoman Diane Farrell works the crowd in Boston this week.(CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Farrell, who returned to Westport Thursday morning after spending two nights in Boston, said she was struck by the blend of big-name politicians and well-known personalities with ordinary people from all over the country.

"I walked into the Sheraton Hotel lobby and there was Jesse Jackson, Jerry Springer, and (former Texas Gov.) Ann Richards," she said. "Lots of people were freely mingling with them. It felt a bit surreal."

The Westport official, who faces an uphill battle in her bid to unseat veteran Republican Rep. Christopher Shays in Connecticut's 4th Congressional District, said she sat with the Connecticut delegation for the Tuesday and Wednesday evening sessions.

Spray Play

More than 350 children at the Westport Public Library had a treat Thursday as members of Westport’s fire, police and EMS units turned out for a “local heros” program. Here Westport fire Lt. Ken Lombardi demonstrates how a fire hose works. (CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) Karen Bruce for WestportNow.com

Friday, July 30, 2004

8:30 a.m. - Room 309 - Westport Transit District Directors' meeting
8 p.m. - Levitt Pavilion - The Dave Mason Band

Essay: The Meaning of Security in a Post 9/11 World

By Jessica Bram
Contributing Editor
WestportNow.com

Having experienced a whole new level of security screening in airports and New York City building lobbies in the last two years, I thought I already knew what “high security” means in a post-9/11 world.

But nothing prepared me for the phalanx of armed guards, screeners, scanners and weaponry that I encountered this week at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. And not just at the Fleet Center, where the actual convention is taking place, but in just about every hotel, subway station, nook and cranny throughout the city.

Serious young men in crew cuts, white shirts and suits with curly wires in their ears survey hotel lobby crowds with piercing eyes. Clusters of MPs in camouflaged combat fatigues with M-16 equivalents patrol street corners. Secret Service agents in tight black tee shirts and bulletproof vests block entrances to chain link checkpoints. It’s all a little more than unsettling.

But what really raises inner alarms is the nearly solid wall of police in full riot gear surrounding the Old State House. With segmented armor of thick black padding strapped onto every inch of their bodies, Darth Vader helmets and high-rise black steel sole boots, they look like a cross between something out of Revenge of the Clones and ungainly, upright black carpenter ants.

It makes the Boston police officers with ordinary pistols and handcuffs seem positively tame, like Officer Boltons without a whole lot to do.

Martha Stewart Visits Probation Officer

Westport's Martha Stewart has paid a visit to her probation officer, several newspapers reported today.

The New York Post and Newsday said Stewart appeared Wednesday at the federal courthouse in Manhattan

"She came in to review and sign a document concerning the conditions of her supervised release that will follow her five months of imprisonment," said Chris Stanton, head of U.S. Probation.

Stanton said Stewart was notified that she must follow 13 specific conditions that include not leaving the district without permission from her probation officer and is subject to check in monthly with the office.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Half a dozen scullers make their way along the Saugatuck River Wednesday afternoon during low tide. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Emily Laux for WestportNow.com

Thursday, July 29, 2004

8 p.m. Levitt Pavilion - Blum-Wessell-Harris Group, jazz

Fender Bender

Several people suffered minor injuries today in a two-car accident on Wilton Road. Fire Department personnel cleaned up a fluid spill while traffic slowed in the area during the afternoon rush hour. Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Young Republicans Launch 4th Congressional District Branch

A new branch of the Hartford-based Connecticut Young Republicans has been established in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District, it was announced today.

Connecticut Young Republicans 4th Congressional District (CTYR 4th) will oversee and organize the formation of young Republican organizations in each of the 17 towns spanning the district, the announcement said.

The district encompasses the towns and cities of Fairfield, Easton, Monroe, Trumbull, Bridgeport, Shelton, Oxford Westport, Weston, Wilton, Redding, Ridgefield, New Canaan, Norwalk, Darien, Stamford, and Greenwich.

Felix Rodriguez, chairman of Connecticut Young Republicans, appointed Christopher W. Tymniak, a Fairfield Republican Town Committee (RTC) member in District 8, and legislative assistant for Sen. Judith Freedman (R-26), to serve as chairman of the CTYR 4th.

Westport's Political Lawn Sign Rule Getting Attention

Westport's rule regarding placing political lawn signs out on private property is getting some attention in the state and region – and it's not positive.

The Associated Press today picked up a front-page story in The Advocate of Stamford/Norwalk reporting on a Connecticut Civil Liberties Union letter to towns and cities warning that limits on political lawn signs could violate free speech.

The issue has cropped up because of a complaint about Westport's 60-day limit on the posting of campaign signs on residential property.

The CCLU has threatened legal action against Westport if the town fails to amend its zoning regulations.

Political Talk

Westport First Selectwoman Diane Farrell (l) confers with Westport Democratic chair and Connecticut delegate Martha Aasen at the Democratic national convention in Boston. Farrell was a featured speaker at today's Connecticut delegation breakfast at the Lenox Hotel. WestportNow. com photo

Blogging from Boston: WestportNow Doesn't Quite Fit the Definition

By Gordon Joseloff
Editor/Publisher
WestportNow.com

WestportNow doesn’t quite fit the notion of what has become known as a blog (shortened from Web log for the uninitiated) and that's caused a few double takes this week at the Democratic National Convention in Boston.

When the Democrats decided to open the credential process for "bloggers" some time ago, I applied on behalf of WestportNow in order to provide readers with hometown coverage of the Democratic event.

It's certainly not an unusual idea – newspapers, radio, television and cable outfits do it routinely, if they can afford to send correspondents and crews to the gatherings every four years.

But since WestportNow is one of only a handful of Web-based community news sites in the nation not affiliated with a traditional newspaper or broadcast company – and since it uses a common blog publishing platform – I applied as a "blogger."

Westport Property Transfers, July 19-23, 2004

Property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk's office for the period July 19-23, 2004:

Mark and Valerie Spellman to Nanette J. Buziak, 10 Court of Oaks, $1,460,000.

25 Cross Highway Associates LLC to Steven A. and Alexandra C. Marks, 25 Cross Highway, $1,510,000;

Michael S. and Allison Dayan Juceam to John R. Coykendall and Gail L. Mordacq, 28 Ostend Ave., $975,000.

Ronald and Amy Goldberger to Jorge M. and Tori S. Soltero II, 27 Blue Ribbon Drive, $871,000.

Theresa L. and Steven Lewis to Patrick H. and Gina O. Beranek (name corrected), 31 Gorham Ave., $1,600,000.

Smile for the Birdie

The Westport Rotary Club Tuesday presented a check to the Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club in support of the second annual Harvest Rides Sunday, Sept. 19 bicycle classic (rain or shine) that benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Posing for the cameras are (l-r) Debbie Horne, development coordinator for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut; Emil Albanese, president Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club; Peter Ferrara, president Westport Rotary Club, and Chris Klimek, community and media relationship manager, Cablevision. Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Wednesday, July 28, 2004

10 a.m. - Town Hall Room 201 - Sasco Brook Pollution Abatement Committee
10:30 a.m. - Town Hall Room 102 - International Hospitality Committee
12:15 p.m. - Westport VFW - Classic car maven Miles Morris addresses Westport Kiwanis Club about forthcoming "Concours d'Elegance"
5:30 p.m. - Town Hall Room 309 - School Building Committee Staples Subcommittee

Westport First Selectwoman Makes the Rounds in Boston

Westport First Selectwoman Diane G. Farrell returned to Boston today to mingle with fellow Democrats and raise awareness and funds in her uphill battle to unseat veteran Republican Rep. Christopher Shays in Connecticut’s 4th District.

“It’s exciting to be here,” she said. “You get a palpable vibe that Kerry can do it.”
Westport First Selectwoman and Democratic congressional candidate Diane G. Farrell greets Mark and Marsha Coyle from Tulsa, Okla.in Boston today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Farrell made a brief visit to the Democratic National Convention Sunday night but returned to Westport late in the evening.

She was on the road to Boston at 5:30 a.m. today after a full day of business in Westport and the evening fundraiser at the Levitt Pavilion starring Smokey Robinson.

“I’m here for three reasons,” Farrell said.

Farrell Meets and Greets in Boston

Westport First Selectwoman Diane G. Farrell greets Democratic alternate delegate Marjorie Bunce of Chippewa Falls, Wisc. (c) and Jill Barthen Berke, a delegate from River Falls, Wisc. today in Boston. They were attending the Democratic National Committee’s Official Women’s Caucus. (CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Tuesday, July 27, 2004

2 p.m. - Town Hall Room 309 - Revaluation Working Group
7:30 p.m. - Town Hall Room 309 - Architectural Review Board