He was 86 and lived in Cornwall Bridge, Conn.

"Then you move out of the city and live in your weekend place in Cornwall Bridge."

The Housatonic Valley Association, a nonprofit, environmental organization based in Cornwall Bridge, has mobilized to try to find an answer to protecting the open space.

IN Cornwall Bridge, it happens every year on the third Friday night of April.

Every year on the Friday before opening day, the clubhouse in Cornwall Bridge with the rickety front porch comes to life as members start arriving.

As soon as they signed the contract, they put their weekend house in Cornwall Bridge, Conn., up for sale.

He was 87 and had homes in Manhattan and Cornwall Bridge, Conn.

The bride, who will keep her name, is a veterinarian in Cornwall Bridge.

Cornwall Bridge - built in 1930 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

"Without cars and minor accidents," he said from his home in Cornwall Bridge, Conn., "the state would go broke."