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Read Mar/Apr 2010 Newsletter – BrushStrokes.

 

 

The Westport Art Group is a non-profit organization that supports education in the arts with classes, art exhibits and scholarships to high school seniors. The mission of the Westport Art Group is to stimulate and promote the appreciation and encouragement of the arts and crafts. Call (508) 636-2114 or visit www.westportartgroup.com  for more information.

 

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The Westport Art Group proudly presents: Children’s Winter Art Workshop taught by Jennifer Gelinas

 

t8.jpgLooking for a fun and creative outlet during the cold winter month of March for your young artists? Sign them up for an opportunity to draw, paint, collage and exercise those creative minds and hands!

 

Classes will be held on Saturday mornings March 6, 13, 20 & 27 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the WAG building, 1740 Main Road in Westport.

 

The cost is $80.00 per child and all materials for the workshop will be provided. The workshop is open to children ages 10–13, with space available for 10 students. Please register by February 15 to ensure a space.

 

Local artist, designer and teacher, Jennifer Gelinas will provide an opportunity for participants to have a chance to work on their drawing and painting skills while creating winter themed fine art projects. Students will learn to apply their observations of nature in winter, while sketching and working on different drawing techniques. They will also be taught to consider composition and color theory as the focus shifts to a variety of watercolor and acrylic painting techniques. Finally, students will have a chance to learn from each other and build their art vocabulary as they share ideas and participate in group critiques to encourage an appreciation for each other’s unique and special talents.

 

To register: visit www.westportartgroup.com/classes.html  and download the pdf of the registration form and mail it to WAG, PO Box 157, Westport Point, MA 02791 with a check. You can also email: info@westportartgroup.com  for more information.

 

www.westportartgroup.com.

 

 

 

Yoga at the Westport Grange and more.

 

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Program schedule now available as of February 24, 2010

Click here to get schedule

 

 

Mystery Photo solved!

 Our latest mystery photo was solved by Jan Pelletier on Valentine’s Day, 02/14/10 11:12:45 a.m., with her correct guess: Cemetery on Sanford Road where Benoit Street meets it.”

 

 Congratulations Jan! She wins a $25 gift certificate to Sticks, Stones and Stars, the Artisan’s Gallery of Westport Village.

 

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Fire Chief Brian Legendre guessed our last mystery photo with: Dam at forge pond across from Hoyt.” Brian’s correct guess of the mystery photo’s location won him a $25 gift certificate to White’s of Westport or Bittersweet Farm in Westport.

 

You could be next!

 

You can’t win if you don’t guess!

 

Get ready to email your next guess!

 

*Starting 02/11/2010 we will be limiting immediate families to one gift certificate won per month. EverythingWestport will be increasing the number of mystery photos this year and we would like everybody to have a chance at participating. Also, you may take as many guesses as you want for a mystery photo, but please only one guess at a time.

 

 

White's of Westport
66 State Road, Westport. For more information, call (508) 675-7185 or visit
www.lafrancehospitality.com.

 

Upcoming Dinner Shows and special events:

Friday, March 12, Chuckles Stand Up Comedy Series

 

Live bands in the Galley Grille every Friday and Saturday night:

 

Friday, March 12, Bill Santos

Saturday, March 13, Paul & Michelle

 

Bittersweet Farm Restaurant & Tavern
438 Main Road, Westport.  For more information, call (508) 636-0085 or visit www.lafrancehospitality.com.

 

Tavern hosts live bands Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. 

 

Friday, March 12, Nightlife Saturday

March 13, Gary Farias 

Friday, March 19, Hot Mess 

Saturday, March 20, Brian Scott Band

 

Every Thursday enjoy acoustic guitar with Kenny Richards

 

 

Call (508) 675-7185 or check out their website for information:

www.LafranceHospitality.com

 

 

 

The week ahead on EverythingWestport.com

 

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Click here for all local Theater, Music and Arts events this week!

 

Tiverton 5 at the Tiverton Town Hall.

Please join the Tiverton Arts Council on Sunday March 7 from 4 to 6 p.m. for an opening of the new exhibit at Tiverton Town Hall, 343 Highland Road, Tiverton RI.

The exhibit features the art of the 5 TAC members: Lois Marshall, Susan Mocarski, Richard Sardinha, Mary Sexton, and Brenda Wrigley-Scott.

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The reception is free and open to all. The exhibit is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4 pm. The artists look forwards to seeing you on Sunday!

 

 

Russell Gallery features Westport artist Julie Curtis.

The Russell Gallery is featuring contemporary artist Julie Curtis from now until March 31. Julie Curtis is exhibiting a solo collection of work drawn from Westport landscapes. Westport Rivers Vineyard and Winery, 417 Hixbridge Road, Westport.

www.westportrivers.com

 

t26.jpgJulie Curtis received the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award for drawing and painting from the American Academy and National Institutes of Arts & Letters, and awards for graphic design from Gra­phis International; Yale University; Ameri­can Institute of Graphic Arts; Society of Typographic Arts; NY Type Directors Club; Texas Assoc. of Museums; Art Directors Club of Boston. She has an undergraduate degree from Skidmore College and an MFA from Yale, and received the Josef Albers Scholarship to study at Skowhegan. She worked and/or studied with Josef Albers, Walker Evans, Armin Hoffman, Norman Ives, Herbert Matter, Inge Druckrey, and Paul Rand. She has taught at Yale, Rhode Island School of Design, and Boston University. As an associate professor in the Department of Art + Design at Northeastern University, Boston, she teaches drawing and graphic design.

 

Click here to view Julie’s flyer

 

 

Tadpole Tales continue this winter.

There are still spots left at the Westport River Watershed Alliance’s Tadpole Tales program for parents and children. Each week will have a different nature focus with new and exciting activities.  The program includes stories, games and a craft as well as an outdoor walk on a nature trail.  The next session is Winter Mysteries where we will become nature detectives and learn what happens to animals in the winter.  This program meets every Thursday at 10 am starting January 7th.  The cost for each 4 week session is $24.00 for members and $32.00 for nonmembers. An adult to accompany the child is included in the program fee.  To register please contact the Westport River Watershed Alliance at (508) 636-3016.  

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WRWA’s mission is to restore, protect, celebrate, and sustain the natural resources of the Westport River and its watershed which encompasses six towns:  Dartmouth, Fall River, Freetown, and Westport in Massachusetts, and Little Compton and Tiverton in Rhode Island.  WRWA accomplishes its goal of protecting the watershed through education, advocacy, and community outreach.   For further information on WRWA, please contact the office staff at (508) 636-3016 or visit www.westportwatershed.org

 

 

Mar 10th Wednesday

The Paskamansett Bird Club's monthly meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the community hall of Friends Meeting, 739 Horseneck Rd., S. Dartmouth. Refreshments will be served. (For further information about the Paskamansett Bird Club, go to http://massbird.org/pbc.) The speaker will be Peter Alden, discussing birding opportunities in Western Mexico.


Birders regularly visit the Rio Grande in Texas and the hummingbird feeders and canyons of southeastern Arizona. Fewer venture south of the border where all those target border birds are much commoner and blend with a rich variety of Mexican endemics, gorgeous geotropical birds, and Pacific coast seabirds. Peter Alden led the first birding tours to western Mexico in the 1960s while a student at the University of Arizona, Tucson, where he also served as vice-president of the Tucson Audubon Society. In 1969 he published Finding Birds in Western Mexico, with paintings by John O'Neill. He has led trips to this area for Mass Audubon and as a small ship cruise lecturer.

 

Peter will share anecdotes from the early years, discuss current realities of travel, and offer a vision of ecotourism and conservation realities in Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco and Colima. Come see great pictures of many birds restricted to West Mexico such as the Tufted Jay of the Sierra Madre Occidental pine forests, Thick-billed Parrots and colorful Military Macaws. West Mexico is the winter home of millions of water and land birds funneling down from all over Canada and Alaska. There are fine places to stay and a number of new reserves.

 

Peter Alden is the author of 15 books with sales totaling over two million copies. He has led bird and nature trips to 100 countries, is a past president of both the Brookline and Nuttall Bird Clubs, and initiated the world's first biodiversity days/bioblitzes with Dr. E. O. Wilson. A selection of his books will be available at the talk. See peteraldenwildlife.com

 

Mar 10th Wednesday

t4.jpgFour Corners Arts Center is pleased to present as part of their Winter/Spring Film Series: FOOD, Inc.

Wednesday March 10th 2010 7:00 p.m. at The Meeting House, 3850 Main Road, Tiverton Four Corners. FREE and OPEN to the public!

 

Filmmaker Robert Kenner documents the practices of our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized systems that have been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. 

 

Mar 11th Thursday

Westport ROMEOs will host best-selling, local author Beatrice Gormley at their luncheon this Thursday.

 

The ROMEOs, Retired Older Men Eating Out, has been an active social group sharing lunch and every Thursday for the last 19 years at various local restaurants, Whites of Westport being the latest.

 

Beatrice Gormley (Romeo Bob Gormley’s wife) is the author of several books such as:  Back to Paul Revere, Barach Obama, Malcomb X, Marie Currie, and many more. She will tell us of the trials and tribulations of being a published writer, marketing these books, and perhaps a tidbit of what they contain!

 

All are welcome. You pay for your own lunch, but you have the pleasure of the best company our area offers. There are no age limits. Come and experience what the ROMEOs are all about.

No reservations necessary. For more information, please call Joe Crowley at (508) 636-6442, or email him at pennyman68@charter.net

 

Mar 12th Friday

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It's Tea Time at Partners Village Store and Kitchen.

 

Friday Afternoon Teas from January 22nd-March 26th. (Just in time to warm up winter!) Back by popular demand! Enjoy a spot of traditional English Tea with delicious sweets & savories as Partners Village Store hosts its annual Tea Times on Fridays beginning January 22nd from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. Served elegantly in Partners "Tea Room" café. Invite a friend, parent, child or grandchild and share hot tea, special tea sandwiches, mini desserts, and great conversation. There will be a special table for singles. The cost is $9.95 per person.

 

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For more information call (508) 636-2572 or visit www.partnersvillagestore.com

 

A complete list of future dates follows:

 


· March 12
· March 19 - special St. Patrick's Day Tea!
· March 26

"When we sip tea we are on our way to serenity."

                                                     Alexandra Stoddard

 

Mar 12th Friday

t9.jpgJoin Partners Village Store in welcoming Howard Frank Mosher to discuss his new novel, Walking to Gatlinburg.  Mr. Mosher is the author of eleven books: ten fiction and one nonfiction.  He is a recipient of the Literature Award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.  His novel, A Stranger in the Kingdom, won the New England Book Award for Fiction and was later made into a movie, as were his novels Disappearances and Where the Rivers Flow North. 7:00 p.m.

 

Walking to Gatlinburg can be described as a Civil War thriller - a surprising and mythic story of survival, wilderness adventure, and love in the time of war.  In 1864 in a small town in northern Vermont, 17 year old Morgan Kinneson and his family are part of the Underground Railroad shuttling slaves to freedom in Canada.  While doing so one day, Morgan is lured away by the prospect of shooting a moose for meat, and returns to find the escaped slave in his care has been murdered.  Too ashamed to return to his parents, Morgan decides to travel south from Vermont through war-torn America to the Great Smokey Mountains in search of his older brother who is missing from the Union Army.  He quickly learns that the escaping slave’s killers are on his tail, and that he unknowingly has something of value that they want – a map of the Underground Railroad itself.  Mosher suspends disbelief with the constant danger young Morgan finds himself in as he is pursued by a gang of psychopathic terrorists whom he has to eliminate one by one as he continues his journey. 

 

mosher.jpgMr. Mosher calls the presentation he will give “Transforming History into Fiction: The Story of a Born Liar.”  He says “It’s funny, but should also appeal to Civil War discussion groups, history and women’s book groups, aspiring writers, and to anyone interested in old-fashioned storytelling.”

 

Cost $5.00. Coffee, tea and dessert will be available. 7 p.m. Call or email to reserve a seat:  Partners Village Store, 865 Main Rd. Westport, MA (508) 636-2572; info@partnersvillagestore.com

 

Partners Village Store & Kitchen, 865 Main Road, Westport, MA 02790   www.partnersvillagestore.com

 

Mar 12th Friday

The annual WHS Athletic Boosters Alumni Basketball Game Night will feature alumni against this year’s Lady Cats and Wildcat league champions at 6:30 p.m. in the Cariglia Gym. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

 

To participate in the game, contact Dave Farias at davidf13@localnet.com or Gail Silva, Athletic Director, at WHS at (508) 636-1052 no later than Wednesday, March 10. All proceeds will benefit Westport High School athletics via the Boosters Club.

 

Mar 12th Friday

Singlezzone celebrates St. Paddy’s Day with a “Lucky Shamrock” singles dance at 8 p.m. at the Fall River Country Club, North Main Street, Fall River.

 

Enjoy music by DJ Martin Costas, free appetizers, door prizes, “relations stations” (mini-session with massage therapist, astrologer, etc.), cash bar and “lock and key” icebreaker game.

 

Free Swing Dance Lesson at 8:00 p.m.

 

Admission is $10. Over 100 singles attend. A pre-dance corned beef and cabbage buffet is available for an extra $10. For more information or directions visit www.singlezzone.com or call (508) 965-4775.

 

Mar 13th Saturday

Winter Bird Walks with Paul Champlin on Saturdays from 9 to 11 a.m. on 3/13 and 3/27. Winter birding at Allens Pond promises some of the best opportunities to see bay and sea ducks in their dapper alternative plumages, loons, overwintering passerines, and winter hawks on the Southcoast. Join guest ornithologist Paul Champlin as they bundle up against the elements to prowl the thickets and shoreline of the sanctuary. Call (508) 636-2437 for more information or to register. $4 for members, $6 for nonmembers. Email: allenspond@massaudubon.org

www.massaudubon.org/allenspond

 

 “Signs of Spring” Walk to Zylfee Brook*  March 13th: 1pm-3pm. We will investigate flowering trees and shrubs along a 1.5 mile hike to Zylfee Brook (3 miles roundtrip).  With any luck, we will hear Wood frogs and Spring peepers having recently emerged from their winter slumbers.

 

*All walks meet at the Sanctuary Field Station, 1280 Horseneck Rd., Westport, MA unless otherwise noted. Members $4, nonmembers $6. Please pre-register by calling (508) 636-2437.

 

Mar 13th Saturday

t5.jpgAllens Pond Sanctuary encourages you to attend the “Shrink Your Footprint” sustainability fair coming up on Saturday, March 13, from 1-5 p.m. at the Greater New Bedford Voc Tech High School, 1121 Ashley Blvd., New Bedford, MA.

 

This FREE event for adults, families and teens offers 9 workshops (3 concurrently) on a variety of topics, including: gardening and native landscaping, how to reduce your energy use, green parenting, worm composting and using media effectively to get your message out. There will be vendors and exhibitors distributing educational material and with goods and services for sale. You can find more information on the SEEAL webpage http://www.seeal.org/actnow.html .

 

They’ve put a lot of effort into the event and they would love to see widespread participation from families and adults, including lots of new faces who may never have attended an event like this before. And they need your help spreading the word.

 

If you have any questions about specific workshop topics and times, feel free to email me or give Becky Cushing a call at the Sanctuary at (508) 636-2437, or email her at: bcushing@massaudubon.org.       Click here to view their poster.

 

Mar 13th Saturday

Corned Beef Dinner at American Legion Hall, 489 Sanford Road, Westport. 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

 

Tickets are priced at $12 for adults, $6 for children.

 

Mar 13th Saturday

cloverleafs.jpgThe Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick of New Bedford cordially invite you to the 69th Annual Celebration and Memorial Mass on Saturday, March 13.

 

Memorial Mass is at 9:00 a.m. at St. Julie Billiart, 494 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth. Featuring Dan Clark and Mary Colarusso at 8:30 a.m. Refreshments served after Mass.

 

Dinner Dance at White’s of Westport. Cocktail hour 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dinner: Irish fare at 6:30 p.m. sharp.

 

Mar 13th and 14th Saturday and Sunday

Fishermen’s Flea Market. V.F. W. Post 8502, Route 6, Westport.

 

Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Admission $1. Refreshments and raffles.

 

Fishing Tackle – rods, reels, lines, lures, etc.

Marine Equipment – cleats, radios, pumps, etc.

 

Sponsored by the Fall River Bowling Green Fishing Club. For more information, call: (774) 644-9512.

 

Spring forward on Sunday for Daylight Savings Time!

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Mar 14th Sunday

Westport Point United Methodist Church is holding a special brunch on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Howland Hall, 1912 Main Road. The brunch hosted, made, baked, flipped, tossed and served by the youngsters of the church. Proceeds will benefit the development of the new Youth Center in the church for youth of the community.

 

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. For reservations, call the church office at (508) 636-2036.

 

Mar 14th Sunday

Living an Abundant, Joy-filled Life: No Matter the Circumstances! Fully Human and Fully Divine. A six-week series of experiential workshops tapping into and connecting with joy, creativity and abundance from the inside out! Westport Point United Methodist Church, Main Road, Westport, MA.

 

Sunday Afternoons from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Westport Point United Methodist Church, Main Road, Westport, MA. Dates:  2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, and 3/28

 

This week - The Sustenance of Song with Rhonda Matson-Plourde. Join Rhonda for an afternoon of music making and discussion about the sustaining power of song. 

 
Through an experiential process - shower singers, hummers, performers and even those shy about sharing their voice - will tap a most abundant resource: the aptitude for musical expression each of us carries every day.

 

There is no charge for this series and Love Offerings are appreciated. All proceeds go to the Westport Point Methodist Church.

 

If you are able, please RSVP for each individual session by calling (508)-636-7361, or email: girijasings@yahoo.com

 

How do we live joy-fully in the midst of everyday life? How do we choose our own way and stay connected with others and ourselves in the midst of Life, especially when ‘Life Comes Knocking’ at our door? How do we access that ‘something more’ that carries us and lifts us during difficult times? How do we build community that supports each of us in times of difficulty and sorrow as well as times of joy and celebration?

 

These are questions we will explore during this mini-series.

 

Join Karen Moore Holliday, Pastor Katherine Mitchell and local practitioners Tracy Hawes, Kerry Cudmore, Steve Martin, Kim Bella, Rhonda Matson-Plourde & Sheryl Worthington Turgeon in exploring our relationship with the experience of joy and abundance.

 

Karen Moore Holliday is a local holistic practitioner, workshop leader and teacher.  For over thirty years Karen has supported others through meditation, yoga, spiritual companionship, dream work and more in connecting with that which has heart and meaning for them.

 

Katherine Mitchell has been the pastor for the Westport Point United Methodist Church for the past three years.  Her interest and focus reside in building a community of joy and justice.

For more information or to RSVP call Karen Moore Holliday (508) 636-7361, or email: girijasings@yahoo.com
www.sanctuarysadhana.com

 

Mar 14th Sunday
t12.jpgWestport Historical Society and Partners Village Store present an author event. Maryalice Huggins discusses her newly published book ‘Aesop’s Mirror, A Love Story’ at the Macomber Community House, 930 Main Road, Westport.  4:00 p.m.


Aesop’s Mirror is the story about an antique restorer’s obsession with a mirror she bought at a country auction in Rhode Island in 1995. The rococo style of the frame is based on a fable, The Fox and the Grapes. In a search to discover the frame’s maker, and what period it was manufactured, the reader is introduced to players in the high-end world of antiques and decorative arts. In the process of seeking documentation, the narrator traces the mirror back to the original owners, the Woods, a wealthy 19th century family from Providence. There are elements of a love story, of mid-19th century politics, of insider gossip about today’s restoration/antiques business, of curatorial education, of a treasure hunt. The book addresses the mystery of why we are attracted to rare and beautiful things.
 
Maryalice Huggins is a restorer and gilder of antique mirrors. She has worked for museums, interior decorators, and private collectors. For more information please contact Westport Historical Society (508) 636 6011, or email: westporthistory@charterinternet.com.

Save the date: Thursday, April 15th WHS president Tony Connors will speak on Washingtonian Hall and the 19th century Temperance movement in Westport. 

 

Mar 15th Monday

t2.jpgGreetings Community Gardens Committee and volunteers!

 Winter looks like it is behind us now, so it is time to start thinking about the Community Gardens at the Town Farm again.  We are eager to get started and would like to share some ideas and plans with you all.

 

We would like to invite you to join us for a meeting on Monday, March 15 at 5:00 at The Trustees’ office at 1100 Main Road in Westport, to discuss the upcoming season and to hear any thoughts you might have.  Please respond via email or phone if you are able to attend.

 

Thanks, we look forward to another successful season at the Town Farm!

 

Stephen Connors

steveconnors@charter.net

 

Jennifer Holske (508) 636-7038

The Trustees of Reservations

Westport Field Office

 

Mar 16th Tuesday

The Singlez Zone will sponsor a coffee house meet and mingle for single adults 30 to 60 at the Moose Café, Stafford Road, from 7 to 9 p.m.. It is free. For more information, visit www.singlezzone.com

 

Mar 17th Wednesday

The Westport Woman’s Club will hold its next meeting at the Macomber Community House on Main Road, starting at 7:00 p.m.

 

Members are asked to bring one to three items for the second-hand country auction. Hostesses are Lois Spirlet, Susan Spirit Allison and Marge Sheahan. Members may bring a guest.

 

Mar 17th Wednesday

Lunch and entertainment! The Council of Aging will serve Corned Beef & Cabbage at the Westport Senior Center.  Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. with entertainment by guitarist/vocalist Susan Lainey at 12:00 noon for the first 60 guests who make reservations--all for the bargain price of $3.00 per person.  Advance registration is required - please call (508) 636-1026.

 

 

 

 

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Town Meetings This Week

As of Tuesday, March 09, 2010

 

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Call the Town Clerk at (508) 636-1000 during normal working hours to verify meeting schedule changes.

 

Tuesday, March 9th

·         Finance Comm – 6:00 p.m., WHS Library

·         Council on Aging – 8:00 a.m., Senior Center

·         WES Council – 3:30 p.m., WES

·         School Comm – 4 p.m., WHS

·         Town Building Comm – 1 p.m., Library

·         Selectmen – 6:30 p.m., Westport High School

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING – 7 P.M., Westport High School

 

Wednesday, March 10th

·         Agricultural Comm – 7:30 p.m., Town Hall

·         Agricultural Open Space Trust Fund – 6:30 p.m., Town Hall

·         Ad Hoc Comm – 6 p.m., Town Hall

 

Thursday, March 11th

·         Landing Comm – 4 p.m., Town Hall

·         Community Preservation Comm – 7 p.m., Town Hall

·         Fire Station Bldg Comm - 9 a.m., Hix Bridged Road

 

Monday, March 15th

·         Macomber School Council – 3:30 p.m., Macomber School

·         Board of health – 7 p.m., Town Hall Annex

 

Tuesday, March 16th

·         Finance Comm – 6:30 p.m., Town Hall

·         Planning Board – 6 p.m., Town Hall Annex Mtg Room

 

Wednesday, March 17th

St. Patrick’s Day!

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Thursday, March 18th

·         WMS Imp Council – 2:15 p.m., WMS

 

Friday, March 19th

·         Comm on Disabilities – 10 a.m., Town Hall 2nd Floor

 

Monday, March 22nd

·         Steering Comm – 3:30 p.m., WHS

·         Selectmen – 6 p.m., Town Hall

 

Tuesday, March 23rd

·         Finance Comm – 6:30 p.m., Town Hall

·         School Comm – 5 p.m., WHS

·         WHS Council – 3:30 p.m., WHS

·         Conservation Comm – 7 p.m., Town Hall Annex

 

Thursday, March 15th

·         Personnel Board – 7 p.m., Townn Hall

 

Monday, March 29th

·         Board of Health – 7 p.m., Town Hall Annex Mtg Room

 

Tuesday, March 30th

·         Planning Board – 6 p.m., Town Hall Annex

·         Finance Comm – 6:30 p.m., Town Hall

 

 

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Westport Town Announcements

 

Friday, February 26, 2010

 

Transfer station auto stickers triple in price.

02-26-2010 Transfer station stickers will rise to $30 from $10 beginning July 1 as part of a plan to close a perennial operating deficit at the station. The Board of Health recently approved the change after receiving wide-ranging recommendations from the state Department of Environmental Protection. Sticker fees will be charged on an annual basis beginning in fiscal 2011, but the health office hasn’t yet worked out details such as how to treat residents who recently bought a sticker. Punch cards, which cost $30 and allow for 10 bags, will not go up in price. Seniors will pay $15.

 

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Library announces winter schedule.

01-19-2010 The Westport Library is pleased to announce its winter schedule for children’s story programs.

Children aged two and a half and younger are invited to attend a Lap-Sit program. An adult is asked to participate with his or her child during the Tuesday morning g program, which will begin on January 19 at 10:30 a.m. Come and enjoy simple stories, finger plays, songs and nursery rhymes.

 

Beginning Wednesday, January 20, children aged three to five are invited to Preschool Story Hour.

 

Stories, songs, finger plays, poems and crafts on a different theme each week will be shared from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. These programs at the library provide a listening and sharing experience for preschool children during their formative years.

 

The shelves are full of stories waiting to be checked out. Register for either session by calling (508) 636-1100 or visiting the library at 408 Old County Road.

 

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Beach passes and dog licenses for 2010 now available from Town Clerk’s office.

01-05-2010 Dog Licenses are $10 for spayed and neutered dogs; all others are $15. A valid rabies certificate is required and must be presented to obtain a license. A license can be issued at the Town Clerk’s office during normal business hours, or by mailing a self-addressed, stamped envelope with a check payable to the "Town of Westport" accompanied by a valid rabies certificate to: Town Clerk, 816 Main Road, Westport, MA 02790.

 

Other dog licenses are as follows: $50.00 - 4 dog kennel; $75.00 - 10 dog kennel; and $100.00 - more than 10 dog kennel.

 

Beach Stickers are $30.00 per year, per vehicle, and are issued to residents and non-resident property owners. Senior citizens aged 65 and older are $15.00 each. Vehicle registrations must be shown for each sticker. Non-Resident property owners must also show the most recent, paid Westport Real Estate tax bill. NOTE TO NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY OWNERS: The vehicle registration and Westport tax bill must be in the same name/names.

 

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New tax rate in effect.

01-01-2010 The 2010 property tax rate has risen by 73 cents to $6.27 per $1000 of assessed value. In effect now, this tax rate will run through June 2010. A typical $350,000 property will see a $255 increase in taxes ($2,194 in annual taxes) under the new rate.

 

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Beach Avenue to close again!

07-10-2009  The Board of Selectmen have decided to begin the legal process of closing Beach Avenue to vehicles as residents in the surrounding area are complaining again of cars getting stuck on the dirt road and of trash being left behind by visitors. The Selectmen said they would look into finding a new parking area so residents could walk down Beach Avenue to the town landing and the beach.

 

 

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Westport Property and GIS Maps Now On-Line

Citizens, town employees and other interested persons may now research properties on Westport by using the on-line property viewer and the interactive mapping capability of the town’s new geographic information system (GIS) website. The site allows to search for and display the assessors’ map of a parcel of land and to add additional information such as soil types, wetlands, zoning and aerial photos to that map. Users may also view an interactive map of the entire town, adding their desired information, then zooming to an area of interest.

 

The site includes a wide range of environmental and regulatory information. The information is not to be used for legal determination or to settle property disputes. It will be useful to anyone interested in their own property, to anyone interested in developing a property, and to those interested in the physical and cultural characteristics of Westport.

 

The site is accessed via a link on the town’s website: www.westport-ma.gov, where a tip sheet is also available. A video tutorial will be available in the near future via the town website. The project, which will be improved an updated yearly, is a joint effort of the Planning Board and the Board of Assessors, with funding from the data processing department.

 

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Moratorium lifted on cemetery plots.

7-16-2008 With the cemetery department finishing the preparation of several new sections, spaces are now available for 1200 new cemetery plots. Fees were increased as of July 1. Plots now cost Westport residents $500 with perpetual care; non-residents are $650. Selectmen have decided to let people on the waiting list (about 80) have two plots at the old price as long as they pay for them in 30 days.

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Snow drops know how to make an entrance!

 

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Coaxed from the ground by a string of dazzling days, these snowdrops (Galanthus) make an early but stunning appearance along this Westport stone wall. Among the first of the spring bulbs to poke out of the warming earth, ironically, Snow drops don’t like warm winters. They got their wish this year!

 

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Life Saving Station’s lantern returns home.

 

 

t8.jpgThe only known original artifact in Westport’s recently opened (December 12, 2009) Life Saving Station No. 69 Boathouse and Museum is hanging from the boat house’s ceiling: the original oil lantern.

 

Mr. James Panos of Westport donated to the Westport Historical Society the brass oil lantern (once converted to electric but now restored) that was given to him by Henry Brown of Rhode Island, an avid collector of antiques. Brown found two lanterns in a Maine barn. In a chance meeting with Panos at a conservation group get-together, the two struck up a conversation and the rest is history. Brown authenticated that it was indeed an original lantern that hung in Life Saving Station No. 69.

 

The lantern is on loan to the Life Saving Station Museum by the Westport Historical Society.

 

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