Cedar Point Yacht Club in Westport’s 2017 One-Design Regatta got off to a strong start today with 67 boats competing with over 400 sailors on the first day of the weekend classic. Pictured is a fierce battle between Velocity (skippered by Kevin Marks of Darien) and Wings (skippered by Mike Bruno of Armonk) in the J88 race. Sailors will return for Day 2 on Sunday. The boat with the best overall performance in each class will be declared the winner. There will be a maximum of three races per day. (Click to enlarge) Richard Gordon of WestportNow.com
John Anthony Creatura of Westport passed away on June 3. He was 84 years old.
He was born in Bridgeport, the son of Grazio and Lena Creatura, and graduated from Fairfield Prep, Yale University and Yale School of Medicine.
He served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1969, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
He began his medical career in Bridgeport Radiology and retired as Chief of Nuclear Medicine at Bridgeport Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Sheila Creatura, his children Mark (Susan), Chris (Peter Moulton) and Leah (Michael Drury), and his grandchildren Isabella, Julian and Diana.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Leonard Creatura, and is also survived by his sister-in-law, Kathleen Campion and brother-in-law, Earl LaBarrie (Eleanor), as well as several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive visitors at the home, 8 Onion Hill Road, on Sunday, June 4th from 2:00pm until 6:00pm. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Harding Funeral Home.
Donations in his name can be made to the American Civil Liberties Union or Planned Parenthood.
Martha Struwart returned to her former Westport home, an 1805 farmhouse, today for a charity event and talked about her childhood there. WestportNow.com Video
Martha Stewart gives a tour of her former home and gardens on Turkey Hill Road South today as part of a charity benefit for Positive Directions in Westport. Photo from WestportNow.com
Martha Stewart returned fondly to her old home on Turkey Hill Road South today for a house tour and garden talk to benefit Positive Directions, a prevention counseling center. The Westport-based nonprofit is a leading provider of alcohol and drug abuse prevention and individual counseling services. Stewart told guests that the home, which she and her husband purchased for $29,000, “was the best investment I ever made outside of Google.” (Click to enlarge) Photo from WestportNow.com
One of Martha Stewart’s dogs attracted the attention of visitors today as she returned to her former home on Turkey Hill Road South to show them around the house and talk about the gardens. The charity event raised more than $30,000 for Positive Directions of Westport, according to board chair Lynn Abramson. (Click to enlarge) Photo from WestportNow.com
The winning ducks are collected at the finish line today at the Rotary Club of Westport Sunrise’s annual Great Duck Race on the Saugatuck River in downtown Westport (click to enlarge) Dave Matlow, WestportNow.com
A large crowd gathered at the Westport Sunrise Rotary Club today.
The annual Great Duck Race. Dark clouds brought a little rain, but the skies soon cleared. (Click to enlarge) Dave Matlow, WestportNow.com
A large crowd gathered today along the Saugatuck River in Westport for the Westport Sunrise Rotary Club’s annual duck race. (Click to enlarge) Dave Matlow, WestportNow.com
Sunset view of Old Mill Beach in Westport. (Click to enlarge) Phyllis Groner, WestportNow.com
