Connecticut
Harvey Weinstein’s former Connecticut home razed, land lists for $21M
Disgraced movie government Harvey Weinstein’s former Connecticut house has been demolished — and the land has listed on the market.
Weinstein, 71, bought the primary property, positioned at 26 Beachside Ave. in prosperous Westport, for $4.24 million in 1994. He then purchased the adjoining property, which he stored as an empty lot, at 28 Beachside Ave., six years later for $4 million.
On the top of his sexual assault scandal in 2017, Weinstein unloaded each properties for a mixed $16 million in 2018.
The brand new house owners, English commodities trader-turned-graphic designer Andrew Bentley and his spouse, artwork historian Fiona Garland, are actually promoting each tons, which make up 5.6 acres, for a cool $21 million.
Bentley has lengthy been buying properties on the road, proudly owning 5 different properties within the upscale space.
“I’ve by no means met or seen Weinstein,” Bentley reportedly mentioned of his former neighbor, who was recognized to spend weekends at his Westport house along with his former spouse Georgina Chapman and their two younger kids.
Though not his essential residence, Weinstein held fundraisers for each Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the properties.
Initially, Bentley had attainable plans to construct a brand new house on one of many properties, but it surely seems the concept was later scrapped.
The Colonial mansion that later noticed the wrecking ball occupied practically 9,000 sq. toes and in addition got here with a barn-style visitor home. Options additionally included a pool surrounded by vigorous gardens.
Located on certainly one of Westport’s most costly and unique streets, the land boasts prime waterfront views.
Whereas the Miramax co-founder walked away with a hefty revenue from his Connecticut gross sales, he took a plunging loss on his Hamptons property.
He bought that 9,000-square-foot waterfront manse on Gardiners Bay for $11.4 million in 2014, later promoting it for $10 million — a $1.14 million loss, not taking renovations into consideration.
Weinstein was sentenced to 39 years in jail on a number of costs of rape and sexual assault, first in New York in 2020 after which once more final yr in California.
For centuries, the Governor’s Guard has served Connecticut participating in parades, escorting state heads, helping out the community and stepping up in times of need.
On Sunday, the First Company Horse Guard welcomed seven recruits to join the approximately 20 troopers it already has. The recruits will undergo a 16 week-long training session where they learn how to ride and take care of a horse.
“You can’t find a place like this anywhere in the country,” said First Lieutenant Amanda Matava, who has been working with the horses in Avon for six years. “We serve the community; we instill a sense of pride and civic duty in people that see us.”
“Carrying on tradition and maintaining our history is so important,” said recruit trainer Lieutenant Kathryn LaCroix. “If we stop what we were doing, we lose all of that history.”
The faith of the Horse Guard is up for debate at the Capitol as legislators have introduced a bill which aims transition the Governor’s Guard from organized militia funded by the state to a private military force.
“Privatization is not feasible,” said Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard Lieutenant Barbara Mazzara at in opposition of the bill at a public hearing in January. “The cost, time requirements and facility management would be far too much for this all-volunteer unit. If this bill passes it would be the tragic end of something great.”
But supporters of the bill argued that it’s a way to modernize the Horse Guard.
“I don’t see why the state wouldn’t be able to allocate some funds towards that cause regardless of the status,” said Major Christopher Coutu of the Connecticut Army National Guard in support of the bill at that same hearing. “Because we do it all the time for non-profits and other entities that support our mission.”
The bill has been voted favorable and is tabled for the calendar.
A man has died after a motorcycle crash in New Haven on Saturday afternoon.
Police said the crash happened on Chapel Street around 4 p.m. and a 43-year-old man has died. His identity has not yet been released.
Chapel Street is closed between State Street and Olive Street while police investigate. The crash reconstruction unit has also been called to the crash. There is no estimate for the duration of the closure.
The other vehicle involved in the crash reportedly stayed at the scene.
The investigation is active and ongoing.
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