Storm Update
Renovated Gillespie Center to offer more ‘Hope’ in ’25
Dec 27, 2024 | Community, Health | 0 Comments
Upgraded emergency shelter and food pantry, managed by Homes with Hope, to re-open Jan. 6.
A final bough: Scouts will cart away faded Christmas trees
Dec 26, 2024 | Community, Environment | 0 Comments
Troop 39 and 139 to pick up trees Jan. 4 for recycling into mulch.
Christmas Day fire extinguished at Horseshoe Lane home
Dec 26, 2024 | Police & Fire | 0 Comments
Firefighters doused smoky basement blaze before it spread to rest of house Wednesday night.
Deer takes Christmas Eve jaunt through frosty Compo waters
Dec 25, 2024 | Community, Environment | 0 Comments
Perhaps one of “those” reindeer was taking a respite before embarking on worldwide gift-delivery operation.
A ‘society’ of Santas committed to ho-ho-holiday cheer
Dec 25, 2024 | Community | 0 Comments
Connecticut group’s members embody the season’s magical spirit, even sharing a few tears, for children of all ages.
Christmas tree fire doused by firefighters
Dec 24, 2024 | Community, Police & Fire | 0 Comments
Blaze contained before spreading at Westport home Monday evening.
New year brings upgrades at Grace K. Salmon Park
Dec 24, 2024 | Arts, Community | 0 Comments
“Tulip Bulb” sculpture installation, delayed until early 2025, will be centerpiece of recent improvements.
Staples boys unwrap new basketball season on winning note
Dec 24, 2024 | Education, Sports | 0 Comments
Wreckers top Newtown 75-52 Monday for latest victory.
Police: Thieves swipe Bentley left running in home’s driveway
Dec 23, 2024 | Police & Fire | 0 Comments
The expensive vehicle was tracked to New York, where two suspects have been taken into custody.
Watching Christmas movies with Susan Granger
Dec 23, 2024 | Arts, Visual | 0 Comments
Westporter Susan Granger offers her guide to streaming Christmas movies. Not just the classics, but some “eclectic oddities” as well.
Drone sightings: Extraordinary hoax or extraterrestrial threat?
Dec 23, 2024 | Community, Environment | 0 Comments
Westport astronomy group, police say verifiable information — including drones seen over Saugatuck River — so far indicates there is nothing to worry about.
Welcome 2025 by chilling out … take the ‘Polar Bear Plunge’
Dec 23, 2024 | Community | 0 Comments
Jan. 1 event at Compo Beach benefits Abilis, which supports people with disabilities and their families.
Grade A(I) idea? Scarice urges sharp shift to artificial intelligence in schools
Dec 22, 2024 | Community, Education | 5 Comments
Superintendent wants change in school district’s strategic plan, proposing Westport be “national leader in public education’s AI revolution.”
Gift of life: Westport Woman’s Club to host blood drive
Dec 21, 2024 | Community, Health | 0 Comments
Dec. 26 session scheduled to meet traditionally urgent need in holiday season.
Property Transfers December 2-6
Dec 21, 2024 | Property Transfers, Real Estate | 0 Comments
WESTPORT — During the week of December 2-6, 13 properties traded hands for a total of $42.0 million, including properties on Bauer Place, Davenport Avenue, Easton Road, Greens Farms Road, Imperial Avenue, Jesup Road, Kings Highway S, Long Lots Road,
Post Road E, Soundview Drive (shown), Sturges Highway, Terra Nova Circle and Windy Hill Road.
Warming shelters open as Winter Solstice deep freeze grips area
Dec 21, 2024 | Community, Environment | 0 Comments
State activates “severe cold weather protocol” Saturday through Christmas Eve, as Westport sites offer shelter.
Staples girls basketball beats Masuk for season’s first win
Dec 21, 2024 | Education, Sports | 0 Comments
Wreckers outpace Monroe visitors 40-31 Friday night.
It’s not Santa’s sleigh, but Wheels2U can rise above parking woes this weekend
Dec 20, 2024 | Community, Transportation | 0 Comments
On-demand shuttle vans providing rides to downtown for final holiday shopping crunch this Saturday and Sunday.
Intruder breaking into Compo area home flees from police
Dec 20, 2024 | Police & Fire | 0 Comments
Compo Beach resident reports would-be burglar trying to gain entry into occupied home early Friday.
School board officers make the grade for new terms
Dec 20, 2024 | Education, Government | 0 Comments
Goldstein, Hordon and Phillips re-elected to lead panel in 2025.


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