Storm Update
Police: Hit-and-run driver was DUI
Suspect, who left scene of Wilton Road crash before officers arrived, also was impaired, according to police.
Wreckers beat Darien
Girls basketball notches first win against FCIAC rival
Marooned motorboat hauled away: State Police seek owner
The battered boat was dumped, high and dry, off I-95’s Exit 17 in Westport.
Westport man pleads guilty to filing false tax returns on nearly $1.5M
Thomas Pacilio failed to report income from selling his local financial services firm, resulting in a loss of more than $286,000 to the Internal Revenue Service, federal prosecutors said.
RTM’s Saugatuck rezoning meeting canceled by capacity problem
Thursday’s online meeting to discuss a petition challenging the rezoning of Saugatuck had to be postponed when too many people tried to log in.
Fork in the road over how to fund paving for school parking lots
Board of Finance and finance director differ on method to pay for Staples and Bedford project, as Lee Caney is elected new chairman of finance panel.
Tree work on Myrtle Avenue to curb traffic flow
Project scheduled to take place Friday and Monday.
Finance members warn inflation will cause budget/tax hikes
Rising expenses expected to increase Westport’s 2023-24 spending and taxation at a higher rate than in recent years.
Racist graffiti scrawled on Riverwalk
“Go back to Africa” tag scratched into walkway along the Saugatuck River.
Wreckers battle back to force OT
Wreckers hockey team edged by New Milford.
Long Lots modulars plan fails to make the grade with finance panel
Board of Finance tables vote on $600,000 proposal, and wants more time to review alternatives for the elementary school’s overcrowding.
Buoyant Lamont advocates tax cut as second term begins
Details pending as governor declares state’s financial crisis is over, but confronts diverse demands to fund social programs while maintaining fiscal discipline.
In nature, artists find inspiration
Through paintings and woven natural materials, two Westport Library exhibits explore diverse interpretations of beauty.
Obituary: Cathy Cassel Talmadge, 71
After a pioneering career in the telecommunications industry, she devoted herself to the Westport community, serving on the Representative Town Meeting and groups such as Wakeman Town Farm, Earthplace and Friends of Sherwood Island State Park.
Police: Sex offender ‘stung’ by YouTubers posing as 14-year-old boy
Suspect charged by police with trying to entice a minor via computer.
Staples comes from behind to stay unbeaten
Fourth-quarter surge helps Wreckers erase deficit.
Leaf blower ordinance OK’d: Toothless rules or needed first step?
The controversial measure, vastly revised from initial versions, wins RTM approval after hours of debate in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.
Police: Unsolved 1989 homicide still an open investigation
The murder of 38-year-old Joan Wertkin, mother of two children, is being investigated with advanced techniques, according to police, who are asking anyone with information to come forward.
School board splits in approving Long Lots modular classrooms
Board of Education members divide over plan to add temporary classrooms at town’s largest elementary school, with Republicans instead preferring redistricting or relocating programs.
Westport Library receives record gift for programming
Nancy J. Beard Foundation, created by longtime library donor, gives undisclosed “largest” endowment for ongoing support of programs and activities.
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