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TEAM Westport sponsors screening of actress’s biographical film
Sharon Washington’s “When My Sleeping Dragon Woke” to be presented June 14 at Westport Country Playhouse.
Watching with Susan Granger June 6
Westporter Susan Granger reviews a pair of Netflix streamers: Season 3 of “Bridgerton” and “Atlas.”
Obituary: Edith Smith Schiefer
The former Westporter was a professional in the payments field who worked for several financial institutions; loved to travel, and is “remembered for her grace and compassion, and for the strong and positive examples she set for so many.”
Tickets on sale for Independence Day fireworks show
Annual patriotic pyrotechnics, sponsored by Westport PAL, set for July 2 over Compo Beach.
Police: Hartford man nabbed prowling through Partrick yards
Suspect taken into custody after foot chase through woods.
A fresh season at Wakeman Town Farmstand
The farmstand at the community farm opens Saturday and will continue to offer fresh produce weekly through mid-October.
Westport Pride to host drag fundraiser
Singer/comedienne Patty Bourrée featured at Pride Month event.
A more ‘walkable’ Westport: Planner lists steps town can take
Urban design expert Jeff Speck has some good things to say about Westport’s downtown — but not the Parker Harding initiative.
‘Yankee Doodle Fair’ comes to town June 13-16
Annual springtime event, organized by the Westport Woman’s Club, features carnival rides, games, food, raffles — and fun.
‘Chapatti’ to be staged by Westport Community Theatre
Lonely pet owners form bond in play slated for performances over three weekends in June.
RTM rejects petition to tweak access for community gardens
Heated debate sparks name-calling as earthy bunch is plowed under again.
Wreckers whip Warde, state title game on deck Saturday
Staples beats Fairfield foe, 4-2, in dramatic baseball playoff semifinal Tuesday. Wreckers face Amity for championship Saturday.
Freshmen drive Staples softball team’s future success
Six freshmen played for the Wreckers during the just-ended season, which saw the team qualify for state playoffs.
Longtime Westport Weston co-op nursery director to retire
Pat Rackliffe will be succeeded by Libby Gustafson, her daughter, as the school’s new director of education.
Winners of Westport Transit District poetry contest announced
Entrants were asked to write acrostic-style poems promoting the Wheels2U shuttle bus service.
Bolton backed by GOP to take on Steinberg
Republican member of Planning and Zoning Commission challenging veteran Democrat for 136th District seat in November election.
What you need to know about breast cancer screening guidelines
New guidelines for breast cancer screenings have been published. Here’s what you need to know.
Sponsored by Nuvance Health.
Red, White and Beer: Alcohol now on Old Mill menu
Tensions between neighbors, P&Z members evident.
Burnham Hill outdoor fire doused before spreading to home
Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze late Monday.
Obituary: Mary Lee Rotella
A longtime Westport resident, she had worked as a convalescent home CNA and at Coleytown Elementary School’s cafeteria; loved to cook, fish and garden, and is remembered as someone whose “absolute favorite thing to do was to bring people together and make others happy and feel cared for.”
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