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EverythingWestport.com Thursday,
January 06, 2011
The unanimous passage of Article 18 at
Westport's recent December 7th special town meeting cleared the way for the
Westport Historical Society to receive CPC funding to acquire the
Cadman/White/Handy House. With no opposition to saving this undisputed
historic asset, voters did have a few concerns over spending CPC funds to
acquire a property for a private, non-profit organization. Local attorney
Dorothy Tongue explained it was the Westport Historical Society's intent to
protect the town's investment by inserting language into the agreement to
protect the town's investment in the property. Seen by many as being the most valuable
historic property in town, the Cadman/White/Handy house provides not only a
portal into two centuries of architectural paradigms, but also a rich
personal history of the trials and tribulations endured by Westport's
earliest residents. The town meeting vote and recent property closing was a
wonderful victory for historical preservationists. The Westport Board of Selectmen (4 to 1)
and the Community Preservation Committee had previously endorsed funding the
project up to the amount of $415,000. The Finance Committee was 8 - 0 in
favor. Voters, after hearing lengthy discussion of the merits of installing a
new septic system voted to pass article 18.
Front row, left to right: Mark Treadup,
Registrar of Deeds and attorney for the sellers; Tony Connors, President of
the Westport Historical Society; and Warren Messier, Chair, Westport
Community Preservation Committee. Back row, left to right: Will Milbury, Broker for sellers; Jenny O'Neill, Director of
the Westport Historical Society; Betty Slade, Chair, Friends of the Handy
House; and Dorothy Tongue, attorney for the Westport Historical Society. The Handy House was purchased
with Community Preservation Act funding. The Westport Historical
Society, the new owners, is dedicated to preserving the history of
Westport. The acquisition of this property will enable the public to
have access to and enjoy the Handy House and the property surrounding
it. Eleven acres of the property abutting the capped landfill were
donated to the town as part of the acquisition process. Chris Magill wins 4th annual Little
Compton Scenic Winter Road Race. EverythingWestport.com Saturday,
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Magill finished
the 4.8 mile loop at 25:39, just 33 seconds shy of the 2008 record-breaking
run of 25:06 by Bronson Venable. Mark Mayall of Maynard, MA was second overall at 26:48. Martin Tighe of Providence, RI finished third at 27:39, a full
two minutes behind the winner. This year's race event, a perennial
fundraiser for the Little Compton Education Foundation, was surprisingly
absent of top women finishers with South
Kingston women's winner Claire Gadrow finishing 15th
overall at 31:35, well off the record set in 2008. Gadrow
was second female overall at 31:52 in 2010.
Left to right: top three men's overall winners - Chris Magill,
Mark Mayall, and Martin Tighe. Caroline Levesque
of Tiverton RI was second place female winner at 32:49, and was 19th overall. Caroline Troise was third place female with a time of 36:29, 52nd overall.
Michael St.
Thomas was Little Compton's top finisher at 30:26. Sean Leach was
Westport's top finisher at 37:30. The registered
field was 267 strong, way ahead of last year (weather!) which was 198, and
slightly behind 2009's 274. Most completed the 4.8 mile course. See
the course.
Left to right: top three women's overall winners - Claire
Gadrow, 1st; Caroline Levesque, 2nd; and Caroline Troise, 3rd. Youngest and most senior runner in the field. Owen Seallin, 11, of Little Compton, RI was youngest runner,
finishing at 45:10, and was 144th overall. Wayne Peacock, 72, of East Greenwich, RI
was the oldest runner, making the loop in 44:05, 124th overall.
Left: Marc Stewart of Little Compton with
unidentified stroller passenger ran a very respectable 39:51, and was 78th overall. The folks at Organization Plus did a
fabulous job in officially recording and reporting times and finishes of all
the runners who completed the course. The number caller and time recorder
worked with three others to keep the runners in line as they entered the
finish chute. Three youngsters ran the completed time sheets one by one into
the Wilbur McMahon School where Meredith Nelson entered them into a laptop.
Times and runners’ numbers were carefully coordinated to insure accurate
placement results. The 4.8 mile course
was measured by Ray Nelson. Click here to get the complete race results. All proceeds from the event benefit the
Little Compton Education Foundation (LCEF) and students at the Wilbur McMahon
School. Click here
to read more about the Little Compton Education Foundation.
Smoke rose from the
starter's pistol as the runners, framed by the historic Brownell House,
checked their watches and leaped from the starting line in the 4th annual
running of Little Compton Scenic Winter Road Race. © 2011 Community Events of Westport. All rights
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