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CRE-HAB home
repair program deadline extended to September 29, 2017.
The stormy adventures
of Cukie Macomber, or “Gales I have known” with
Westport’s Cukie Macomber.
Organizers announce 3rd annual Horseneck ½
Marathon; looking for volunteers!
Westport Summer Farmers’
Market moving back to Central Village.
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CRE-HAB home
repair program deadline extended to September 29, 2017. Individual awards up to $25,000 each for
qualifying existing homes in Westport. EverythingWestport.com Monday, May 22, 2017 WESTPORT – The Westport Affordable Housing Trust Fund is accepting
applications on a first-come, first-served basis for a housing rehabilitation
program called CRE-HAB. The Trust will receive
applications until the funds are exhausted, or no later than September 29,
2017. The Trust has nearly $190,000 in finance grant awards of up to $25,000
per home to help owners of properties assessed up to $250,000 to repair and
rehabilitate qualifying existing homes in Westport.
In addition to the grants, the Trust is also reimbursing successful
applicants up to $500 toward initial home inspections or other inspections
that may be required for homes taking part in the program. Any
newly-restricted housing units would be counted on the town's Subsidized
Housing Inventory (SHI) for the 15-year life of the restriction. The Westport Affordable Housing Trust Fund has CRE-HAB
information and application packages available in the information rack on the
second floor of Westport Town Hall, 816 Main Road, and at the Westport Free
Public Library, 408 Old County Road. The program package can also be
downloaded by clicking here.
PDF For more information on the program or to request an application
packet, contact Housing Specialist Leonardi Aray via e-mail to: Leonardi@larayarchitects.com,
or by calling 617.270.3912. The Westport Affordable Trust Fund’s housing
assistance office in Town Hall is open Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to $;00 p.m.
and can be reached by e-mail to WestportHousing@outlook.com
or calling 774.264.5126. The stormy adventures of Cukie Macomber, or “Gales I have
known” with Westport’s Cukie Macomber. Macomber regales audience with his personal experiences with 20th
century storms beginning with ‘38 hurricane. EverythingWestport.com Friday, May 12, 2017
During his third, recent appearance at
the Dartmouth Historical & Arts Society’s Sunday evening lecture series, the
retired engineer, seaplane pilot, fisherman, and occasional sailor talked
about some of the greatest storms he has encountered during his 90-plus
years, both at sea and ashore. The following video presentation of May
2017 Macomber’s talk includes his recollections of
the Hurricane of ’38, which devastated Westport Point and the local fishing
community; the Hurricane of ’44, during which he served as a Coast Guard
Reserve seaman; Hurricane Carol in ’54, which left him scrambling to save his
seaplanes from heavy seas; and the Blizzard of ’78, the worst snow storm he’d
ever seen, stranding him in a Rhode Island church for three days, being fed
by kindly church ladies. And there’s more stories... the time he
sailed on the fishing boat Hilda, without life jackets or life boats when it
sank off South Dartmouth, leaving him and other seamen with the unhappy
choice of sinking or swimming... the only problem was, he couldn’t swim. “I
wrapped my arms around a five gallon fuel can, and jumped in,” kicking for nearby
Barney’s Joy until he touched ground, he recalled. “That was during a big
storm, too,” he remembered. Always informative and always
entertaining with his looks back at “the good old days” along the Westport
waterfront, Macomber spends this lecture talking about the darkest and
stormiest days he’s experienced, and survived during his 90-plus years on the
South Coast. The noted raconteur from Westport uses a cheat sheet of talking
points to keep him focused and on track these days, but he hasn’t lost any of
his sharp memory, or forgotten any of the hundreds of stories he has to tell
of his adventures on land and at sea. Click
here to read more about Hurricanes and great storms in Westport.
Above: Hix Bridge after being
wiped out by ’38 hurricane.
Above: homes and cottages destroyed by ’38 hurricane. Organizers announce 3rd annual
Horseneck ½ Marathon; looking for volunteers! The race will be at full capacity – 600 runners! EverythingWestport.com Friday, May 12, 2017
Above: Runners on Drift Road. Photo | Jack Brumm The Town of Westport is
hosting the 3rd annual Horseneck ½ Marathon on the morning of Sunday,
May 21st. The race will be at full capacity – 600 runners! The organizers are
looking for 28 volunteers for the morning of this running event. As a volunteer your work will pay off with
a large donation to the Westport Youth Athletic Association and their Field
Project. See volunteer opportunities listed below. Click here for general information about the marathon. Volunteer opportunities
are between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.; please consider coming for a short shift
or the entire time. Please note they welcome children with a parent to
man water stations. Please RSVP at your
earliest opportunity – Thank You Volunteer Opportunities for
Horseneck Half Marathon Start/Finish
at Horseneck Beach Start
7:00 am - 9:30 am, Finish 10:30 am – 2:00 pm ·
Assist
with handing out race numbers and race shirts ·
Help
move timing mats, etc. ·
Help
reconfigure registration area into food area - move tables, set out food and
drinks, etc. ·
Keep
food/drinks stocked ·
Hand
out water and medals in finish chute ·
Break
down and clean up Waterstops - water, cups, fruit, etc. will be delivered to each
site by their staff ·
Drift
Road ·
Mason
Lodge/Hixbridge Road ·
Horseneck
Road./Gooseberry Farms ·
E.
Beach Riad/Horseneck Road. Course
Marshals - safety vests and traffic
flags will be provided ·
Start/John
Reed Road ·
Route
88/Drift Road ·
Drift
Road/Hixbridge Road ·
Hixbridge Road/Horseneck Road ·
East
Beach Road/West Beach Road ·
Start/Finish
Horseneck Beach parking lot Westport Summer Farmers’ Market moving
back to Central Village. EverythingWestport.com Sunday, May 14, 2017 Westport, MA –The Town's Economic Development Task Force will be
managing the upcoming Westport Summer Farmers’ Market. Several of the vendors who participated in our Winter Market last
November and December at the Town Hall Annex asked the Task Force to consider
managing the Summer They are moving the 2017 Summer Market from the Town Farm property on
Drift Road where it has been for the past three years to the Westport Town
Annex, 856 Main Road in Central Village. Previous to the Drift Road site, the
Market had been at the Grange in Central Village for several years, but eventually
outgrew the location. The new Summer Market venue benefits both vendors and customers. For vendors, the new location adds
visibility from Main Road and will hopefully bring in more customers. It will also improve vendors’ ease of doing
business as they can park their pickup trucks directly behind their display
tables for easy access to product. For
customers, the new location makes it convenient for those doing business in
Central Village as part of their Saturday-morning routines. The Summer Market will be set up in the south parking area of the Town
Hall Annex, with parking for patrons on the front, north and back lots. The area is more than 8,000 square feet and
provides ample space for the many farmers, craftspeople and other vendors who
are enthused about taking part in the new Market. The Summer Farmers’ Market will be a showcase for the distinguished
variety of farmers from Westport and nearby towns, and will give consumers
the opportunity to buy fresh, locally-grown food, including vegetables, meat,
cheese and baked goods. Other vendors will include artisans and other independent sellers of
unique local items. The Market will run for 16 weeks, from Saturday, June 17th through
September 30th, 2017. The Task Force will be providing a list of all of this year’s
participants in late May. For more information, please call or click the Westport Summer Farmers’
Market contacts listed below: Westport Economic
Development Task Force Liz Collins, Member – 508.636.6322 collinsliz@charter.net
Jim Coyne, Member – 508.958.7056 jwcjr286@yahoo.com
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