The RTM gets to work
The Representative Town Meeting of Westport welcomed nine new members, re-elected Jeffrey Weiser and Lauren Karpf, and approved $500,000 for a Compo seawall.
Read MoreDec 4, 2025 | Community, Government | 0
The Representative Town Meeting of Westport welcomed nine new members, re-elected Jeffrey Weiser and Lauren Karpf, and approved $500,000 for a Compo seawall.
Read MoreBrowse jewelry, crafts, and gifts from 25 hand-picked vendors at Pop Shop’s Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 13, at The Westport Museum for History & Culture.
Read MoreDec 3, 2025 | Arts, Community, Performing | 0
The Saugatuck Congregational Church is celebrating the season with a festive winter choral concert on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m.
Read MoreDec 3, 2025 | Arts, Performing | 0
The Westport Country Playhouse stages Mark Shanahan’s “A Sherlock Carol,” blending Sherlock Holmes and “A Christmas Carol.” Recommended for ages 7 and up.
Read MoreDec 3, 2025 | Goodbye, Real Estate | 0
Westport real estate news: a 70-year-old ranch on Long Lots Road has been approved for demolition. Read the details here.
Read MoreDec 3, 2025 | Community, Government, Transportation | 0
Westport Transit District’s Wheels2U, the five-year-old on-demand shuttle service, projects a record 30,000-plus rides this year.
Read MoreThe Staples Wreckers will face the Greenwich Cardinals in the Class LL state playoff quarterfinals on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 6:30 P.M.
Read MoreDec 2, 2025 | Arts, Community, Performing | 0
First Selectman Kevin Christie led Westport’s annual Veterans Green tree lighting festivities, featuring Poet Laureate Donna Disch and the Staples High School Orphenians.
Read MoreU.S. Marshal Frank Remnick must recapture highly classified convict Havlock after a plane crash in the frozen wilderness near Fairbanks, Alaska.
Read MoreDec 2, 2025 | Goodbye, Real Estate | 0
Westport real estate news: a 76-year-old cape on Maple Ave. N has been approved for demolition. Read the details here.
Read MoreDec 2, 2025 | Community, Police & Fire | 0
The annual Toy Drive hosted by the Westport Police Department has begun. Donations of new, unwrapped toys and cash are accepted at ASF Sports & Outdoors on December 6, 7, 13, and 14, and at four drop-off locations through December 15.
Read MoreRelying on alcohol to fall asleep can be counterproductive, affecting both the quality and architecture of your rest.
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Read MoreDec 1, 2025 | Obituaries | 0
Geoffrey A. (Jeff) Lavaty, 86, passed away at his Wilton, CT, home. He was a Staples High School basketball star and advertising executive.
Read MoreDec 1, 2025 | Police & Fire | 0
Railroad Place is closed temporarily, due to an accident that brought power lines down. The situation is expected to be resolved within hours.
Read MoreDec 1, 2025 | Government | 6
A freedom of information hearing will investigate the RTM’s $103 million Long Lots School appropriation. RTM member Jennifer Johnson filed the complaint.
Read MoreNov 30, 2025 | Arts, Performing | 0
Westport Country Playhouse presents a Script in Hand reading of Heidi Schreck’s buoyant, personal, and thought-provoking play, “What the Constitution Means to Me.”
Read MoreNov 29, 2025 | Property Transfers, Real Estate | 0
During the week of Nov. 10-14, nine properties sold for a total of $17.5 million, including properties on Greens Farms Road (shown), Jennings Court, Maplewood Ave., Riverside Ave., Roseville Road, Sherwood Drive, Strathmore Lane, Sylvan Road N and West Parish Road.
Read MoreNov 28, 2025 | Police & Fire | 0
Daniel Suozzi, a developer behind the Hamlet at Saugatuck project, plans to plead not guilty to a first-degree sexual assault charge.
Read MoreNov 28, 2025 | Education, Government | 0
Westport BoE members and administrators discuss student survey results where only 43 percent of kids report that they ‘like’ school.
Read MoreNov 27, 2025 | Government | 0
First Selectman Kevin Christie and the new Board of Selectmen honored Westport’s generosity, approved a donation, and discussed the Long Lots School Project and Crowdstrike cybersecurity contract.
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As the War for American Independence rages on, General George Washington must depend on his trusted spy network for key intelligence about British movements. In our brand-new Escape Room experience […]
As the War for American Independence rages on, General George Washington must depend on his trusted spy network for key intelligence about British movements. In our brand-new Escape Room experience […]
As the War for American Independence rages on, General George Washington must depend on his trusted spy network for key intelligence about British movements. In our brand-new Escape Room experience […]
As the War for American Independence rages on, General George Washington must depend on his trusted spy network for key intelligence about British movements. In our brand-new Escape Room experience […]
As the War for American Independence rages on, General George Washington must depend on his trusted spy network for key intelligence about British movements. In our brand-new Escape Room experience […]
As the War for American Independence rages on, General George Washington must depend on his trusted spy network for key intelligence about British movements. In our brand-new Escape Room experience […]
As the War for American Independence rages on, General George Washington must depend on his trusted spy network for key intelligence about British movements. In our brand-new Escape Room experience […]
November 6 - 22, 2026 ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE Written by Ted Swindley Always…Patsy Cline is more than a musical tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 […]
Prize winning pianist at Weston Library November 8 The Friends of the Weston Library are honored to welcome prize-winning pianist Anthony Ratinov in the first concert of our 2026-27 Sunday Soundcapes concert series. On November 8 at 4 pm Mr. Ratinov will introduce our new Estonia grand piano to the public, with a preview of […]
Benedict Arnold’s name is synonymous with being a traitor. At an important point in the Revolutionary War, he orchestrated the handover of top-secret plans about the Patriots’ most important fort, West Point, to British spy John Andre. The plot unraveled; otherwise, the outcome of the fight for independence may have had a different ending. Before […]
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