Westport Matters Town Affairs (page 2)

Records of Candidates interviews, duties and people about Town Offices, activities related to Town infrastructure.

SO. EA. SHELLFISH ASSOCIATION

Volunteers dedicated to improving Westport’s Shellfih harvest. Shows the dedication of a self funded experimental “Shellfish Shack” to initiate a Shellfish breeding program.

MONTESSORI PRIVATE SCHOOLS

High achieving students are the Hallmark of this school, the result of an imaginative curriculum and dedicated teachers.

CENTRAL VILLAGE CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

This new type of development raised some concerns but its success has earned it respect ad praise for decades.

1996 SCHOOL COMMITTEE CANDIDATES

Interview of opposing candidates.. Westport matters, no. 29. 4-5-1996
Filmed at the then Charter studio over which I had no jurisdiction over personnel or equipment. Video quality at these early times was somewhat lacking.
Small screen viewing quality is better while valuable historical value is preserved. This period was one of adjustment after the 1993 School Reform Act passage.

ST-VINCENT’S HOME CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL

This facility proposal for troubled youths caused concerns with neighbors and others. Its eventual operation proved most concerns to be overly apprehensive.
The program was relatively short lived and the St-Vincent has been unoccupied for many years.
This video was filmed in the then Charter studio. Therefore the video quality is lacking. Small screen viewing helps in this situation.

WORKINGS OF THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION WITH AGENT CHRIS CAPONE

Permitting process and requirements are explained in this Westport Matters No.31. 4-26-2006.
Small screen will compensate for my primitive computer video cards of the day. Novice knowledge is mostly to blame as well as equipment costs of the time

NORM DUQUETTE. “DUKE”. CAREER FIREMAN EMT

“Duke” worked out the details of transitioning Ambulance Services from the Police Department to the Fire Department during the early 1970’s. This was a quantum improvement leap in improving that service which answers thousands of Ambulance calls per year. Most of which are reimbursed by Insurance company.
In Westport firemen do the double duty of answering Ambulance calls and most Fire personnel are fully qualified for both.

FORMER HIGHWAY SURVEYOR FRED CAMBRAT

Life long resident and long term Highway surveyor. Fred recounts a long history and evolution of our Highway Department.

OUR SISTER’S PLACE

Refuge for Battered Women and their Children

WESTPORT SELECTMEN CANDIDATES 2001

Interview of Selectmen Candidates Hart and Dionne. Preparation for upcoming election. Westport Matters No. 60C, 3-2-2001,
Poor video quality is due to the primitive Charter Studio conditions and equipment of the time. Conditions over which I had no jurisdiction. Claude Ledoux

NORMAND MICHAUD SO. WATTUPPA’S ENVIRONMETAL MONITOR

Norman talks about his life, 3-1-1920 to 11-22-2015, and his long dedication to the welfare of Westport/Fall-River’s South Wattuppa Pond.