Storm Update
Westport schools closed Thursday as snow, ice loom
Storm, expected to cause hazardous driving conditions, also prompts closure of school district offices.
Forum on consolidated public safety complex postponed
With winter storm bearing down Thursday, the event has been rescheduled to Feb. 25.
Obituary: Barry Tarshis
Over 30-plus years, he authored a dozen books and wrote hundreds of articles for The New York Times, Playbill, Playboy and others. He later taught writing, created a grammar and writing website, loved music and is remembered for “an eagerness to learn and his genuine curiosity about and respect for all kinds of people.”
Westport ’24 Grand List records modest rise to $11.6B
Growth of 1.29 percent recorded over 2023, fourth consecutive year of lower percentage increase.
The Clubhouse Westport suits golfers, and more, to a tee
New entertainment center offers varied selection of games, social activities, food and drink in a single welcoming spot.
Ludlowe falls to Staples boys basketball
Wreckers top Fairfielders 56-41 Tuesday night.
Title-winning football coach leaving Staples
Adam Behrends to join coaching staff at University of New Mexico.
Westport hires New Britain official to lead parks & recreation
Erik Barbieri, who held a similar role in the upstate city for a decade, takes over the job left vacant since last May.
Letter: Democrats need to take lead protesting Trump policies
Writers call on Westport Democrats to organize “a local mass protest against the implementation of Project 2025 in disregard for the law, the Constitution and the societal norms that are fundamental to our democracy.”
Food drive kicks off Saturday
Volunteers from Police Department, Westport Sunrise Rotary and Stop & Shop collaborate for pre-Super Bowl event.
Plan for new Longshore maintenance building hits P&Z roadblock
Zoners, in split vote, issue negative 8-24 land-use report for new, relocated facility, the first feature rolled out for $40 million Longshore Capital Improvement Plan.
Bright idea? Zoners to ‘tweak’ rules to permit field lighting
With lighting plans tailored to individual athletic fields, proposed text amendment is designed to increase practice and game times for Westport’s young athletes.
Restoring assistant elementary principal jobs confounds board
As deadline to complete 2025-26 budget looms, Board of Education members on fence about allocating funds to hire two full-time APs.
Letter: Remembering Don Siegelaub and Paul Newman
Writer pays tribute to legacy of two larger-than-life Westport personalities.
Westport restaurant partners go à la carte
Partners Bill Taibe and Massimo Tullio divide restaurant portfolio, with Taibe taking Kawa Ni in Westport and Denver, and Tullio retaining The Whelk and Don Memo.
After snowfall, Westport schools open two hours late Monday
Delayed schedule applies to all schools and bus routes.
Tooker, Goldstein explore ‘State of the Town’
Town Hall, school district leaders assess issues ranging from traffic and pedestrian safety to Longshore projects to affordable housing, the new Long Lots and a possible public safety complex.
Staples boys basketball surge stymied by Saint Bernard
Wreckers walloped Central High of Bridgeport earlier in the week.
On ’24 school pay list, Scarice at head of the class
Westport superintendent, executive cabinet and principals paid highest wages last year.
Wilton deals STORMAC 6-2 setback
Earlier in week, the boys co-op hockey team triumphed over Shepaug.
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