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Saugatuck rowers make a splash at Masters National Championships
Team from Saugatuck Rowing Club awarded Women’s Points Trophy at U.S. Rowing Masters National Championships in Florida.
Tax ax: State’s week-long sales tax ‘holiday’ starts Sunday
Clothing and footwear costing up to $100 per item exempted from sales levy. That includes dresses and jeans, but forget party costumes and lobster bibs.
Cops came calling after alleged pickup thief left cellphone behind
Stamford teen reportedly stole pickup truck from local residence in March.
Safety steps: Eight intersections to get pedestrian upgrades
Street-crossing installations afoot to enhance safety.
After delay, Golden Shadows report adopted but questions remain
An update of a maintenance report for the Golden Shadows mansion, delayed two months, was adopted Tuesday.
Say “Goodbye” to 19 Treadwell Avenue
98-year-old Colonial receives demolition permit.
Westport Sunrise Rotary to induct four honorary members
Ceremony set Friday to recognize men for supporting club causes.
Limited supply of monkeypox vaccine available as virus spreads
Several Westport area healthcare providers allotted vaccine to inoculate people at greatest risk according to criteria set by public health officials.
Hiawatha Lane excavation work under way
Work to remove old infrastructure, including oil and septic tanks, is under way on Hiawatha Lane Extension to make way for controversial apartment complex.
Big rate hikes proposed for state insurance plans face hearing
Monday hearing set for proposed increases that could boost costs an average 20.4 percent for next year’s individual health plans.
Stick a fork in Tarry Lodge
Tarry Lodge in Saugatuck appears to have shuttered. The founder, chef Mario Batali, is battling groping accusations.
Artem Kuznetsov wins Heida Hermanns Piano Competition
Russian-born musician selected over three others in 50th stanza of the event at MoCA Westport.
Remarkable marquee: ‘Minions’ and ‘Girls Trip’
Remarkable Drive-In plays it for laughs with two movie comedies this week — one for families and the other a raucous “R.”
Property Transfers July 25-29
During the week of July 25-29, 13 Westport properties changed hands, including properties on Birchwood Lane, Coach Lane, Edgewater Hillside, Evans Court, Imperial Avenue, Kings Highway S, Lansdowne, Newtown Turnpike, Old Road, Peters Lane, Regents Park, Strathmore Lane and Sturges Commons.
Police: Man charged with DUI after blowing through stop signs
Charges filed after driver traveling at “a high rate of speed” on Greens Farms Road was pulled over, police said.
Tight security was enforced when Salman Rushdie spoke in Westport
Rushdie, under a death threat for his book, “The Satanic Verses,” was brutally stabbed Friday in New York, but his 2015 talk at Staples High School — which raised concerns about school security — proceeded without incident.
Westport Rotary Club hears from child advocates
Mission of the Center for Children’s Advocacy of Fairfield County, which received a community grant from the Rotary, detailed for club members.
Watching with Susan Granger: August 12
Westport’s Susan Granger reviews “Dark Winds,” “Bullet Train” and “The First Lady.”
‘Blue house’ at Old Mill removed from blighted properties list
While the blighted designation was dropped for the Hillspoint Road house at Old Mill Beach, town board cites other properties for problems.
Pickup flips after striking tree
Minor injuries reported in Partrick Road crash.
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