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Bow-wow’ser! Dogs have their day at ‘Westport Dog Festival’
May 19 event promises a celebration of all things canine — competitions, demonstrations, vendors and more.
Hit the books: Thousands offered at Westport Library’s spring sale
Four-day event to feature fiction and nonfiction for all ages, spanning 50 categories, plus rare and vintage volumes, vinyl records, CDs, DVDs and more.
Tooker to address Greens Farm’s Association annual meeting
The neighborhood group also will review its initiatives over the past year at the May 15 gathering.
Forum: Reject hate in Westport schools … and beyond
At NAACP-organized event, speakers call for action against rising number of hate-based incidents among students and communities at-large.
Smash-and-grab burglars hit downtown jewelry store
Masked thieves wielding sledgehammers steal “unknown quantity” of merchandise from Lux Bond & Green on Thursday afternoon.
Staples student selected as U.S. Presidential Scholar
Leigh Foran, valedictorian for the high school’s Class of 2024, one of three students in Connecticut to receive the honor.
Students plan fitness fundraiser for Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
Staples High School and Greens Farms Academy students organizing two “Heartbeat for Hope” events at local Orange Theory Fitness.
Watching with Susan Granger May 9
Westporter Susan Granger reviews the Apple TV+ bio series “Franklin” and cinema’s “The Fall Guy.”
Staples girls golf team celebrates Senior Day after busy week
Wreckers head into remainder of season ranked fifth out of 11 FCIAC teams.
Sundial marks Westport Garden Club’s centennial
The club donated the sundial to be installed at Grace K. Salmon Park, which club members have helped to rehabilitate over several decades.
In rekindled debate, RTM slams door on Jesup Green parking plan
After procedural snafu, RTM codifies protection of Jesup Green.
Tiny Long Lots funding request triggers lots of questions
“It’s the process:” As nearly $9 million to start construction of new school breezed to approval by selectwomen, a $13,000 request raised eyebrows.
Staples baseball has up and down week
Wreckers wallop Fairfield Ludlowe, but fall to Trumbull.
Road-paving program ready to roll Monday
Seventeen Westport streets slated for paving through June.
Westport students win state honors for history projects
Six of the projects eligible to compete in National History Day event.
No exceptions to ban on daytime Wakeman visitors in school hours
Selectwomen uphold prohibition after police, schools and parks chiefs report there is no way to ensure school security if outsiders are on Wakeman fields when classes are in session.
Obituary: Eleanor Eugenie Banyard, 99
Over the course of a nearly 50-year career at Westport Bank and Trust, she rose to the rank of senior vice president and corporate secretary, and also actively pursed her talent for painting for many years.
RTM bucks public opinion, OKs money for Jesup Green redesign
Fingers crossed for town green’s future, hoping for the best?
Preserving Westport’s history starts at home
2024 Historic Preservation Awards honor nine property owners, and Town Hall officials, for the care given to conserving the town’s legacy for future generations.
Plans to redesign Parker Harding, Jesup Green parking lots hit by lawsuit
Planning and Zoning Commission sued by three downtown property owners over its April 8 decision to approve Tooker administration’s controversial project.
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