From the town office: September is a busy month here at Town Office and on the Island. It has been a long time since we have sent an update and we hope to be back to regular updates! Tax bills have been mailed out and are due Sept. 30. If you have.
We thank you for your support and kind well wishes. We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused. We have cleaned and sanitized the office. We are following all CDC guidelines and maintaining our closure for the full week. We will be asking.
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Jacob Carver, 10, right, foists the American flag at Westport Island’s town office. With him is Stephen Coombs; behind Coombs, Bill Miller. Courtesy of Gaye Wagner
Courtesy of Gaye Wagner
Westport Island town office’s American flag is back flying for the first time in at least five years, Deputy Municipal Agent Gaye Wagner said. In Monday night’s UberConference call selectmen’s meeting and an email afterward, Wagner described a group effort to raise the flag.
“The halyard was broken, and the pole is steel and very heavy. Those previously asked about a fix said special equipment was needed to fix the pole in place,” Wagner wrote. “Westport Island resident Bill Miller was determined that the flag would fly once again and enlisted his friend Stephen Coombs from Massachusetts to make it happen. They, in turn, enlisted 10-year old onlooker Jacob Carver to assist. Jacob helped lift the pole an