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Cloudburst and clams highlight 30th Annual Point Clambake.
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EverythingWestport.com Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The override consists of $500,000 for repair
of the schools' parking lots, and $900,000 for the purchase of new vehicles
and equipment for the Highway department. Left: Superintendent Dr. Carlos Colley presents his case to the Selectmen. The Westport School Department requested at last
night's Selectmen's meeting a no-bid $100,000 work order to perform emergency
repairs to the Middle School's immediate PCB threat to insure the school's
opening, with another $1 million for a longer-term solution. The select board then voted to hold a
special town meeting on August 9th to determine the amounts, if any, to be
added to the now-delayed special town election. Dates on special town meetings and elections
are determined by town bylaws. Jordan's Way residents say shut it down; Selectmen say no can do. In other just as contentious business, Westport
Selectmen referred Jordan's Way resident's complaints back to the owner of
A&E Metals, and suggested they meet and work out their problems. Neighbors have escalated their complaints
about possible toxic materials and fumes emanating from the 403 American Legion Highway recycling yard, and
again reiterated their frustration with high noise levels inside and outside
of the yards normal operating hours. The recycling yard's neighbors have made several
attempts to shut the yard down, and the issues of toxic materials such as
fumes and metal flakes may be red herrings to highlight and solve the real
issue which is excessive noise and disturbances to an otherwise quiet
neighborhood. “Metal flakes in the
air?” environmental and safety officer for A&E Metals, Clifford Reed
said. “I can’t say I’ve seen it. We don’t burn or melt anything.” “We just want the
noise to stop,” resident Alicia Antunes said. “This is my back
yard,” said Scott Astacio. “I want peace and
quiet.”
Reed, dispelled any
notion that flammable liquids were stored on the property saying that "there
are three tanks on-site; one containing motor oil and two containing water
used to suppress dust at the site." Right: Jordan's Way residents appear last month in mass to protest A&E
Metals and demand action from the Board of Selectmen. “I put my savings
into this business,” owner Eric Abate said. “I’m not doing anything wrong.” Mr. Reed said
inspections by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection have
shown no problems at the facility, and town Building Inspector Ralph Souza
and Board of Health Chairman John Colletti said
they were not aware of any violations. Cloudburst
and clams highlight 30th Annual Point Clam Bake. EverythingWestport.com Monday, July 25, 2011 Click
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Bakemaster Jeff LaValley scurried to cover the steaming
bake-in-progress with a plastic tarp. The cloudburst quickly blew over and
clambake volunteers quickly got back to serving up the chowda'
and clams and red-hot lobster they are so well-known for in this perennial Westport
Point classic. This traditional New England clambake uses only the finest
locally sourced ingredients including the white granite rocks and
rockweed! Can I get a
quart to go? Cukie Macomber got
his traditional bowl of steaming chowder at the recent Westport Point United
Methodist Church. The former bakemaster of this
event never misses an opportunity to sort the clams and share the advice of a
serious connoisseur of a bake. There’s not much small talk once guests get to the dinner table; the
clams speak for themselves. The annual point clambake is a favorite for locals and out-of-towners
alike, and always draws a good crowd. Lobsta'
anyone? View
more pictures from last year.
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