10/26/12 The Raw Westport News Feed

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• From Westport to Malawi: on Assignment _{2012-10-26, 11:10 pm}
  Helen Klisser During, director of visual arts at the Westport Arts Center today visited a remote village in Malawi, a landlocked country in southeast Africa, where she is on a photo assignment for the United Nations accompanying Helen Clark, United Nations Development Programme Administrator.
• Bracing for Sandy _{2012-10-26, 10:04 pm}
  Warning that Hurricane Sandy could be worse than nor'easter that pummeled Westport in December 1992, town officials today urged residents in a CodeRed emergency telephone notification "to take all possible precautions," from checking emergency equipment to filling sandbags, possibly even evacuating flood-prone areas.
• Westport First Selectman: Prepare For Flooding, Outages _{2012-10-26, 09:01 pm}
  WESTPORT, Conn. The following is a CodeRed telephone message issued by Westport First Selectman Gordon Joseloff Friday evening regarding Hurricane Sandy: "The Town of Westport is gearing up for a very serious storm event.
• Nine properties honored with Historic Preservation Awards _{2012-10-26, 06:37 pm}
  The Tannery Cottage at 15 Powers Court is the recipient of a 2012 Historic Preservation Award from the Westport Historic District Commission.
• Things to do in Westport this weekend _{2012-10-26, 06:10 pm}
  The weather promises to be wet and wild if Sandy decides to drop in this weekend in Westport, but there's still time for fun before the onslaught: It's "Next to Normal" at 8 p.m. Friday the MainStage Studio Theatre, 246 Post Road East at Colonial Green.
• Westport Areas Likely to Experience Flooding _{2012-10-26, 03:32 pm}
  This Federal Emergency Management Agency map shows likely areas in Westport of flood inundation during hurricanes.
• Westport EMS Offers Storm Preparation Tips _{2012-10-25, 03:00 am}
  WESTPORT, Conn. With weather forecasts indicating Westport will likely be hit by Hurricane Sandy early next week, Westport EMS encourages residents to start making health-care preparations for weathering the storm and its possible aftermath.
• Connecticut's worst hurricanes _{2012-10-26, 02:07 pm}
  ... for help. The boat washed ashore after it broke away from its mooring just off Bell Island. The Wansiewicz are from Westport, CT. Wildfire Glenn Osmundson Hurricane Gloria Sept. 30, 1985 - Marjorie Wyler of Danbury Ave in Westport (near Compo Beach) ...
• Are criticisms of Rajat Gupta's two-year prison sentence sound or suspect? _{2012-10-26, 11:25 am}
  ... & Gamble Co. board member Rajat Gupta, 63, on Wednesday as sufficient to deter others and properly punish the Westport, Conn., resident. "At the same time, no one really knows how much jail time is necessary to materially deter insider trading; but ...
• Tiger-Sul Acquires Sulphur Processing Facility _{2012-10-26, 09:09 am}
  ... commodities and products that it sources, manufactures and markets. H.J. Baker & Bro., Inc. is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut USA. Tiger-Sul Products (Canada) Co. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of H.J. Baker & Bro., Inc. Tiger-Sul Products is ...
• Retired Springdale filmmaker turns audio self-publisher _{2012-10-26, 08:42 am}
  ... and "Wickedly Funny." "Gordon" is the story of an advertising copywriter with "one leg on Madison Avenue, one in Westport, and both knee deep in trouble." Gordon's wife, according to the back cover, is divorcing him, his girlfriend is callous to his ...
• Could monitoring devices aid probe into school bus incident? _{2012-10-26, 08:32 am}
  Westport police have confirmed that a camera and audio system were installed on the school bus where the driver apparently erupted last week in a profane and sexually explicit outburst in front of Coleytown Middle School students.
• Westport weather: Calm before the storm ... _{2012-10-26, 08:32 am}
  Pounding weather looms for southwestern Connecticut, beginning late Sunday and continuing through early next week, as Hurricane Sandy continues this morning on a path that threatens the nation's East Coast.
• Preservation Award Winner: Spotted Horse _{2012-10-26, 07:58 am}
  Among the nine winners of the Westport Historic District Commission 2012 Preservation Awards to be presented in a Town Hall ceremony at 7 p.m. on Monday, is the house at 26 Church Lane now occupied by the Spotted Horse restaurant.
• Westport Prepares for Hurricane Sandy _{2012-10-26, 07:39 am}
  Westport First Selectman Gordon Joseloff said Thursday Westport is preparing for a major storm next week as forecasters say it is increasing likely that Hurricane Sandy will have an impact on the area.
• What To Do In Westport This Weekend _{2012-10-26, 07:19 am}
  WESTPORT, Conn. The first annual Downtown Westport Foodie Fest kicks off this weekend.
• Lionheart Looks To Make Pound Ridge Destination Town _{2012-10-26, 04:30 am}
  ... n I've lived in." The Lionheart Gallery, 27 Westchester Ave, will open a new exhibit Nov. 18 featuring the works of Westport, Conn. painter Claudia Mengel. For more information, call 914-764-8689 or visit http://www.thelionheartgallery.com/ .
• Seniority/Westporter enjoys physical fitness _{2012-10-25, 03:00 am}
  Editor's note: This is one in an occasional series of chats with local seniors about their lives, youthful aspirations, sources of pride and regret, plus a bit of wisdom to share with younger folks.
• Legend of the Fall: Staples' Hickok ready for one last run with Wreckers _{2012-10-26, 02:17 am}
  Staples goalie James Hickok stops a Darien ball, during boys soccer action in Westport, Conn.
• 'Kabbalah of You' course offered at Chabad _{2012-10-25, 11:14 pm}
  "The Kabbalah of You: A Guide to Unlocking Your Hidden Potential" is the topic of a six-session course to be offered at Chabad of Westport, 79 Newtown Turnpike.