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News and events you may be interested in . . .  Updated Friday, July 10, 2009

 

Beach Avenue to close again! This may be the end.  Read more.

 

Westport Grange Farmers Market opens this Saturday, July 11.   Read more.

 

Gooseberry Island scene of July 1 early-morning violent armed robbery.  Read more.

 

Westport Senior Center releases July/August schedule of events. Get it now.

 

New mystery photo has a three-peat winner! Click here to see who!

 

Goodfellows not set in stone yet says Sean Lafrance.  Read more about the future of this restaurant.

 

Selectmen and School Board appoint Jim Bernard school committee member. Read more.

 

Westport police to buckle down on those who don’t buckle up. Do you know the law?  Read more.

 

Mosquito control to begin in Westport.  Click here to read more.

 

Westport Point United Methodist Church hosts Saturday night dances.   Read this and other church news.

 

Stimulus funds to pay for State Road resufacing.  Find out when and how.

 

Census Bureau to canvas Westport. U.S. Census going door to door. Ask for ID!  Read more.

 

Yorick's Marionettes production of "Sleeping Beauty" Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. This adaptation of Charles Perrault’s fairy tale is beautifully presented with hand carved wooden marionettes. At The Meeting House, 3850 Main Road, Tiverton. Free and open to the public.

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“A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.”  James Dent

 

16 tips you need to defend yourself against deer ticks and Lyme Disease. Do you know how to make or purchase 'tick tubes', a highly effective method to cut tick populations in your yard? Find out how and learn more tips.   Click here to get them now!

 

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Upcoming:

September 20, 2009: 40K/100K Bike Ride
Refreshments, raffle items, hopefully a massage therapist. (We are looking at the idea of doing a 2-4 day bike ride, for serious riders; please let us know if you have any interest in this.)

 

Honoring all children with cancer, especially Devin Laubi 8-23-1996 to 4/24/2003

 

Click here to read their 2008 summary newsletter now! 

 

 

Westport Farmers Market & Craft Fair 0pens this Saturday

 

t4.jpgThe Westport Farmers Market & Craft Fair opens its third season this Saturday, July 11 from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm at 931 Main Road in Westport. The market is held at the historic Westport Grange #181 with vendors both outside and inside.

 

Click here to view their flyer.

 

The 12 week season runs through September 26 and is open Saturdays rain or shine. Parking is available 2 doors down at St. John the Baptist Church. Call (508) 636-4427 for information.

 

View Farmers’ Market photos from last year.

 

 

 

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Westport Rivers Sunset Music Series.

“Not to be missed!”

Fridays in July & August 6-8 p.m.

Click here to read article and view photos from last year.

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2009 Westport Fair July 15th to 19th!

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Westport Fair dates announced. The fair will run from July 15 to July 19, 2009. Schedule information now on www.westportfair.com        Click here to view EverythingWestport.com photos from 2008 fair.        Click here to view their program schedule.

 

 

Fire station gets on an even footing.

Crews work the “the stick” to pour the footings and foundations before the heavy rains set in. Real progress is being made says site super Gary Bessett and Chief Legendre.  Read more . .

 

 

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Brilliant 4th!

 

t20.jpgLike the mythical Phoenix, July 4th sprang from the rubble of a dim June to explode in a shower of sparks and sunshine, restoring our faith that, yes, summer has actually arrived. Left: Westport July 4th parade’s first-ever honor guard marches past Old Glory at the Central Village fire station, perhaps for the last time as the 81 year-old fire house is slated for closure next year. Right: parade cameos.

Click here for more parade images. Who are the float winners? Click here!

 

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 Westport Town Farm garden project!

On-going blog – updated weekly.

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5th annual Glass on the Grass

 

t23.jpgWindBlown Glass Studio on 1021 Main Road in Westport held their annual sale through Monday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All of the odd, imperfect and otherwise unusual blown glass made throughout the year was piled in the grass at 20 - 90% off gallery prices. Partial proceeds benefited the Westport River Watershed Alliance.     Click here for more photos.

Village Ice Cream has gone bananas! They’re giving away free waffle dish ice cream sundaes. Click here to get yours!

 

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Civil War Day at the Town Landing.

 

t15.jpgOn July 4th the Country Store at the Head of Westport Landing presented A Civil War Day featuring “Flapjack” LaFleur under the big tent!

 

A civil war re-enactor, Mr. LaFleur displayed military field campaign wood products that include “slapback” chairs, collapsible tables and field cases.  “An army on the move couldn’t take time to assembly their camp. The quartermaster had no tools. Everything was made collapsible to fit in the wagons,” LaFleur said. He also displayed civil war memorabilia such as swords and travel bags.

Click here to get all the details.

 

 

Behind the Shingles” – An exhibition on reading the secrets of old houses through the clues that they leave.

 

The Westport Historical Society is opening their summer exhibit on July 11, Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Bell School, 25 Drift Road, Westport.

 

t20.jpgOrganized and curated by Pete Baker, the Westport Historical Society, and Westport Historical Commission. 17th and 18th century houses of Southern Massachusetts.

 

Learn what Pete knows!

 

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Above: The Waite-Potter House, Westport’s oldest know home site.

 

 

 

RAAM_HighRes-217x46Lebelle kicked off his 3000 mile coast-to-coast marathon on June 20.

Team Lebelle finished 5th! Congratulations! Tuesday, June 27, 2009

3021 miles in 7 days, 8 hours and 42 minutes!

 

 

 

 

Oil and water mix at the Head!

The Head of Westport was not only flooded with new moon waters Thursday but also an abundance of creativity as the Westport Art Group held its final summer Thursday painting session there with an instructional “paint and critique” led by local artist David Seibert.  More.   

 

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Stayin’ Alive at 65!

John Travolta has nothing on this lively bunch of octogenarians as they celebrated their 65th Westport High School reunion.      

 

The class of 1944 remembers the war, Lincoln Park, the ways things were before the Hurricane of ’38, grange dances, and a simpler way of life.

 

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Cohousing Guru John Abrams Discusses a New Approach to Community Creation.

 

Vineyard Cohousing2Thursday July 23rd at 7:00 p.m., cohousing guru John Abrams will discuss the philosophy behind the growing Cohousing movement, and other ideas on how to build inspired thinking into communities at every level. His talk is entitled “Thinking Like Cathedral Builders: Affordable Housing, Community Preservation and Business for People and Place.”

 

Click here to read more.

 

 

“A Taste of Westport”

The Food & Wine Festival draws hundreds Saturday afternoon as the weather breaks and provides some much needed sunshine. Wine and cheese and Bud Smith’s bluegrass. “Bon Appétit” a hit. Click here to read more and view photos.

 

 

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t10.jpgThe Head Town Landing Country Store leads Head of Westport renaissance. Once a lonely stop on the long journey from New Bedford to Newport, the County Store’s location has been a home to a general store of sorts for as long as anyone can remember.

 

“Shorrocks, Correira’s, R&S Variety, and now the Country Store. I’ve seen them all,” said Dorothy Hopkinson, area resident. Click here to read more about the Head’s amazing revival.

 

Westport River Gardeners hold their 7th annual Garden Fair.

“We had a wonderful turnout,” said out-going WRG president Pat Bennett. Sunshine was in abundance as were area residents in one of the WRG’s better turnouts yet. Read more now, only on EverythingWestport.com.

 

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Local area organizations’ newsletters now on-line!

 

 

The Westport Land Trust’s annual newsletter Westport field notes is now available.

 

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Read 2008 Newsletter now.

 

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Monthly newsletter is now available on-line.

 

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May/June 2009 issue now out.

 

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The Westport River Watershed Alliance’s bi-monthly newsletter RIVER NEWS is now available.

 

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The Mar/Apr 2009 issue is now on-line. Read newsletter now.

 

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The Westport Historical Society winter 2008/2009 Harbinger newsletter now available on-line.   

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The Westport Council on Aging’s monthly newsletter EVERGREEN is now available.

 

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The July/August, 2009 issue is now on-line.

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Read Allens Pond Sanctuary Monthly E-News  June 2009 E-News now available!

 

 

Read Allens Pond Sanctuary quarterly newsletter (large file; be patient!) Fall/Winter 2008 issue now available!

 

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