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Westport Fire Department July 4th parade organizer
releases road closure schedules and cautions!
BayCoast Bank celebrates opening of
Westport Branch with ribbon cutting ceremony.
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Westport Fire Department July
4th parade organizer releases road closure schedules and cautions! EverythingWestport.com Thursday,
June 28, 2012 Photos/EverythingWestport.com
Lt. Dan Ledoux
announced that the annual July 4th parade will begin at 10:00 a.m. Road
closures. In
conjunction with the Westport Police Department, a schedule for road closures
during the July 4th parade has been developed. These closures are subject to
change depending on conditions arising during the day. Please allow ample
time to arrive before closures take effect. It is also recommended that you
bring something to drink to keep hydrated and an umbrella for protection from
the sun. The
parade will start at 10:00 a.m. Except
for parade vehicles, floats, and marching groups, at approximately 9:00 a.m.
traffic will be stopped from traveling North on Main Road in the area of
Perry’s Bakery and West on Hixbridge Road from
Route 88 Intersection and South on Main Road from Adamsville Road. All
Traffic will be stopped from traveling South on Main Road from the area of
the Town Hall and onto Main Road from Adamsville Road at approximately 9:30
a.m.. All
Traffic will be stopped from traveling South on Main Road from Charlotte
White Road intersection at approximately 9:30 a.m. Further
closures to traffic will occur on Charlotte White Road from the Route 88
intersection and Main Road south. No
traffic will travel South on Sodom Road from Ridgeline Drive intersection
when the parade approaches Sodom Road about approximately 11:00 a.m.. It is
planned for the parade to end at the Holy Ghost Grounds on Sodom Road between
12:00 Noon and 1:00 PM. Please plan for these road closures in your travel
plans to help maintain a safe and enjoyable July 4th Parade for everyone in
our community. If
you have any questions please call Lt. Ledoux at
774.264.5191. New
regulations for parade participants insure a safe and happy parade for all. Also, new regulations to insure a safe and
courteous parade include among others: Children
must be accompanied by adult supervision at all times; no political
messages; no
water balloons or spraying of substances into crowd (violators
may be prosecuted); and maximum speed of the parade is 10
mph. "We want everyone to have a good
time," Ledoux said. ·
No one will
be allowed to throw candy or giveaways to the crowd from a vehicle. Only
walkers will be allowed to hand candy and giveaways to onlookers. ·
All motor
vehicles must have a certified fire extinguisher. ·
No open
flames on float. ·
A fire
extinguisher is required for all floats and vehicles. ·
No float is
to be higher than 11 feet. ·
All drivers
are responsible for the operation and safety of their vehicle and must have
responsible spotters to ensure vehicle is clear on all sides at all times. ·
No one is
allowed to load or unload from float/vehicle once parade starts. ·
Children
must be accompanied by adult supervision at all times. ·
No
political messages. ·
Walkers
must be able to keep up with the parade progress. No stopping. ·
No blocking
the road at the end of the parade, pull off road in de-staging area. ·
A safe distance
is required between floats/groups. ·
No water
balloons or spraying of substances into crowd, violators may be prosecuted. ·
Air horns
and sirens are to be kept at a reasonable level of operation. ·
Parade
participants are to provide detailed description of their activity, float,
etc. prior to participation in the parade. ·
Max speed
is 10 mph
during the parade. ·
Bring
plenty to water or drinks to avoid over heating/dehydration, sunscreen and
snacks. ·
Parade
organizers are not responsible for lost or stolen items. Flashbacks
to July 4th parade - 2011! Click here to view the
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Above, from the left:
1. Steel from the World Trade Center on display courtesy the Westport Fire
Department; 2. Snoopy and his copilot on a John Deere pursuing the Red Baron;
3. Westport's most decorated WWII veteran rides on a WWII era jeep. BayCoast
Bank celebrates opening of Westport Branch with ribbon cutting ceremony. EverythingWestport.com Tuesday, June 26, 2012 BayCoast Bank, formerly
Citizens-Union Savings Bank, this week officially celebrated the opening of
its latest branch, at 787 Main Road, Westport, with a ribbon-cutting attended
by bank officials, as well as representatives of the Town of Westport Board
of Selectmen and the Massachusetts legislature. The
brand new branch was built by BayCoast Bank and is
located in the Central Village area of Westport. BayCoast
Bank Executive Vice President Carl Taber, in welcoming the guests at the
ribbon cutting, talked about how delighted everyone is to have a location in
Westport and how much the bank looks forward to being a part of the
community. State
Representative Paul Schmid addressed the group, saying how pleased everyone
is to have BayCoast Bank as a Westport neighbor.
His sentiments were echoed by Karen Almeida from the office of State Senator
Michael Rodrigues, who presented a citation from the Massachusetts Senate
congratulating the bank on its new location. Other local officials included
Selectman Chairman Richard Spirlet and Selectman Antone
Vieira. Nicholas
Christ, President and CEO of BayCoast Bank, said,
“We look forward to a long and great relationship with the Town of Westport
and its residents. And we are very grateful for the wonderful reception that
we have received from our new neighbors and friends.”
Photo caption: Left to right: Shown at the Westport ribbon-cutting are State
Representative Paul Schmid; Richard Spirlet, Chairman-Board of Selectman,
Westport; Karen Almeida, Representing State Senator Michael Rodrigues;
Abraham Ehrenhaus, Chairman of the Board, BayCoast Bank; Nicholas Christ, President and CEO, BayCoast Bank; Gina Palmer, Branch Manager, Bay Coast
Bank; Ann Ramos-Desrosiers, SVP & Chief
Community Banking Officer, BayCoast Bank; and Carl
Taber, EVP & Chief Lending Officer, BayCoast
Bank. BayCoast Bank Westport
Branch Phone number: 508.636.2044 About BayCoast Bank BayCoast Bank, formerly Citizens-Union
Savings Bank, is a mutually-owned savings bank which was chartered in
1851.Currently, the Bank serves southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island,
with locations in Fall River, New Bedford, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, North
Dighton, Fairhaven, Westport, and Tiverton, RI. BayCoast
Bank offers a wide range of financial services including investment
management, trust services, and insurance and brokerage services to consumers
and businesses. Its affiliates include BayCoast
Financial Services, offering stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities and
college savings plans; and Partners Insurance Group, LLC, an independent
agency representing several insurance companies that provide automobile,
home, life and business coverage. Nicholas Christ is the Bank’s President and
Chief Executive Officer. Main
headquarters are at 30 Bedford St, Fall River, MA 02721. For additional
information on the Bank or its services, please visit www.BayCoastBank.com or call 508.678.7641. EverythingWestport.com Sunday, July 01, 2012 photos/EverythingWeastport.com A group of volunteers and corporate donors
led by former Selectman James Coyne paid for the reconditioning of the old, worn-out
guidepost to Westport's seat of government. "The old one was a disgrace,"
Coyne said. The freshened sign was reinstalled Sunday
morning, "just in time for Westport's 225th birthday party," he
said.
Above: from the left - Jim
Coyne, Nick Fernandes, Roger Chandanais and John Fielding installed the new sign Sunday
morning. John Fielding of Fielding Signs in Westport
did the yeoman's work, grinding down the original mahogany board, and re-"reliefing" and painting the distinctive marquee a shiny
burgundy color. The old mahogany board's surface was deteriorating,
Fielding said. "I had to bring the surface down quite a bit, and then recut the reliefs and lettering. It was all done by hand." The new
Town Hall was built in 1939; the old Town Hall is just And, by the way, the historic Westport Town
Hall never looked so good thanks to the efforts of that green-thumbed group -
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