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Westport News: Senior Services

Oct 1, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

Westport, CT - The Westport Department of Human Services Commission for Senior Services can offer you a list of middle and high school students willing to help with outdoor chores.    Seniors are asked to pay a suggested fee of $10.00 per hour for work done. Students interested in helping a senior in need and earning extra money, please contact the Department of Human Services at 203-341-1050 or via email @ humansrv@westportct.gov. Written permission from a parent or guardian is necessary. Seniors needing assistance, please contact the Westport Department of Human Services at 203-341-1050.   This press release was made possible by: [caption id="attachment_74023" align="aligncenter" width="300"] For more info see: https://www.bmwofbridgeport.com/[/caption]

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Westport Hazmat Day

Sep 4, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

Westport, CT –On Saturday, September 21, 2019, the Westport Public Works Department will hold its annual Household Hazardous Waste Day from 9am – 2pm at the Westport/Weston Health District, located at 180 Bayberry Lane in Westport.  This will take place RAIN OR SHINE. Westport’s Annual Household Hazardous Waste Day is a NO CHARGE regional program for residents of Westport, Weston, Wilton, Norwalk, New Canaan, Darien, Stamford & Greenwich, designed to provide a safe option to keep Hazardous Wastes out of the waste stream and protect our land and water from potential contamination. Westport residents are reminded to recycle paint at the Transfer Station BEFORE coming to Household Hazardous Waste Day on September 21 - NO PAINT can be accepted from Westport residents at Household Hazardous Waste…

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Westport News: Larceny And Identity Theft

Aug 23, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

#Westport CT-On Wednesday April 24, 2019 at approximately 10:49am, a member of the detective bureau was contacted by an officer from the New Canaan Police Department who was reporting a possible fraudulent transaction that had occurred in Westport on the previous day. The New Canaan officer explained that his agency had arrested an individual for fraudulently attempting to obtain an iPhone at a local business on Tuesday April 23, 2019. This arrestee, identified as Thomas Welborn, had allegedly presented a forged New Jersey operator’s license in the victim’s name and attempted to purchase a high-end model iPhone using that victim’s cellular account. New Canaan police reported that through their investigation they had learned that Welborn also successfully obtained two iPhones…

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Defibrillator Donated To Westpory

Aug 17, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

#Westport, CT: August 14, 2019 - Members of the Kings Highway Elementary School presented the town of Westport with an AED (automated external defibrillator) to be located in the newly constructed restrooms at Compo Beach South. The AED was donated by Wallingford-based organization, In a Heartbeat, which received more than $3,000 in donations from Kings Highway School’s annual Variety Show recently held in June. In a Heartbeat’s mission is to prevent death from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and sudden cardiac arrest by raising awareness, enabling research, and donating automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to places that need them.  For more information about In a Heartbeat, visit www.inaheartbeat.org   [caption id="attachment_77554" align="aligncenter" width="349"] Photo Caption: Kate Romano (KHS teacher), Tracey Carbone (KHS Assistant Principal), Marc…

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own and Board of Education Accepts Equity Distribution

Aug 13, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

Westport, CT – On August 7, First Selectman Jim Marpe accepted a check in the amount of $85,404 to the Town and Board of Education for its prorated share of a $5.0 million Equity Distribution from the Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA).  The Equity Distribution is a result of the continued efforts by the Town and BOE in managing risk through training and injury avoidance under the Worker’s Compensation program along with actions to reduce claims under its Liability, Auto and Property coverage. The Town and Board of Education have received $525,175 since the program was started in 2011. CIRMA has distributed nearly $30 million to its members in the same time period. ### PHOTO: L-R, Marty Burger (Marsh…

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Westport News: Credit Card Misue and Larceny Charges

Aug 12, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

On Wednesday March 6, 2019, Westport Police began an investigation into Jaiman Shah based on a complaint made by his former employer that he had used American Express points from a company credit card to make over $16,500.00 in personal purchases. That investigation resulted in an arrest warrant being drafted and granted for Shah in which he was charged with Larceny 2 nd Degree, Credit Card Theft and Receipt of Goods by the Illegal Use of a Credit Card. For those charges, Shah had been previously arrested by this department on June 17, 2019 and at that time had posted a court set $50,000.00 bond.   While investigating this original complaint, the investigating officer was again contacted by the victim…

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