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Record revival: Wreckers rebound from worst to first
Oct 25, 2023 | Education, Sports | 0 Comments
Staples boys soccer team, with 4-3 win over Westhill, claims top FCIAC spot at end of regular season, a dramatic change from last year.
Saugatuck meet New Haven: pizza style, that is
Oct 25, 2023 | Business, Community, Food | 3 Comments
Renato’s New Haven Style Pizza, specializing in the thin-crust style made famous in the Elm City, opens on Riverside Avenue.
Warning about civility, polite pushback usher in Long Lots finance debate
Oct 25, 2023 | Education, Government | 0 Comments
Board of Finance holds first of three meetings to decide on funding for design of new Long Lots Elementary School.
Election ’23 candidate profiles: Planning and Zoning Commission
Oct 25, 2023 | Election '23, Government, Politics | 1 Comment
Six candidates competing for four P&Z seats in the Nov. 7 election answer questions posed by the Westport Journal about their background and stance on issues.
Letter: Fitzgerald, Riano backed for Board of Education
Oct 25, 2023 | Election '23, Opinion | 5 Comments
Writer says Republicans targeted by “vilifying and misconstruing message” from Democratic Town Committee, unfairly accusing them of “politicizing the horrifying events that took place in Israel.”
Letters: More support for Goldstein, Phillips school board campaign
Oct 25, 2023 | Election '23, Opinion | 0 Comments
Five writers endorse incumbent Democrats, while urging support for write-in candidate over GOP contenders.
Letter: Finance members should recuse selves on gardens vs. ballfields issue
Oct 24, 2023 | Opinion | 8 Comments
Writer contends several Board of Finance members, with ties to local athletic groups, have conflict of interest regarding decision on Long Lots School Building Committee’s recommendation.
Three men face litany of charges after car-theft chaos
Oct 24, 2023 | Community, Police & Fire | 0 Comments
The trio is among nine suspects facing charges — the rest are juveniles — in connection with chases through town Monday after they were spotted trying to break into and steal cars.
Search suspended for man missing from sunken fishing boat
Oct 24, 2023 | Community, Police & Fire | 0 Comments
The active search was called off late Monday after the body of a companion was recovered earlier in the day. Three others were rescued Sunday when their vessel sank off Cockenoe Island.
P&Z members pooh-pooh Parker Harding plans
Oct 24, 2023 | Business, Government | 3 Comments
With P&Z recommendation seeming unlikely, future of parking lot redesign uncertain.
Election ’23 candidate profiles: Board of Finance
Oct 24, 2023 | Election '23, Government, Politics | 0 Comments
Five candidates competing for four seats in the Nov. 7 election answer questions posed by the Westport Journal about their background and stance on issues.
Letters: Support Goldstein, Phillips for school board
Oct 24, 2023 | Opinion | 14 Comments
Writers rip the Democrats’ Republican opponents for “extreme” tactics, accusing them of trying “to twist the horrible attack on Israel into a desperate narrative for votes.”
Body recovered after boat sinks, another still missing
Oct 24, 2023 | Community, Police & Fire | 0 Comments
Man from Suffern, N.Y., still missing after small boat with five aboard sank near Cockenoe Island.
Nine car-theft, burglary suspects arrested after wild chases Monday
Oct 23, 2023 | Police & Fire | 1 Comment
Police officer injured in crash, the chief involved in another accident, as adult and juvenile suspects were apprehended Monday in scenes described by an RTM member as “a high-speed chase from ‘Kojack.’ ”
Traffic alert: Streets closed Wednesday for Halloween parade
Oct 23, 2023 | Community, Police & Fire | 0 Comments
Streets downtown will be closed to traffic several hours for the annual children’s event.
Police: Man charged after domestic incident
Oct 23, 2023 | Police & Fire | 0 Comments
After trespassing into local residence, suspect was disorderly, police said.
Update: Search resumes Monday for men missing after boat sank
Oct 23, 2023 | Community, Police & Fire | 0 Comments
Two New York men sought after their fishing boat went down off Cockenoe Island on Sunday, while three rescued companions have been released from hospital.
Election ’23 candidate profiles: Board of Education
Oct 23, 2023 | Education, Election '23, Politics | 5 Comments
Five candidates competing for three school board seats in the Nov. 7 election answer questions posed by the Westport Journal about their background and stance on issues.
Hundreds of Westporters gather for ‘Bring Them Home’ vigil
Oct 23, 2023 | Community | 0 Comments
Interfaith gathering Sunday seeks return of hostages taken from Israel by Hamas.
School climate survey: Trending up, but could be better
Oct 23, 2023 | Education | 0 Comments
Despite incremental improvement, some Board of Education members want to see more substantial progress.


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