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Roundup: Levitt Lineup — And All That Jazz …
Yesterday, an “06880” reader asked about the status of the Cross Highway bridge replacement project. Timing is everything. Two hours later, Department of Public Works director Larry Roberts announced...
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Then & Now #18
No matter where in town Dave Matlow went, he found soon-to-be-demolished homes to photograph. Now, wherever he goes, he finds their replacements. This week, Dave’s images take us to the northeast...
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Roundup: Synthetic Turf Fields Meeting, Pepperidge Farm Neglect, Jimmy Smits...
One of the hot topics this summer will be synthetic turf fields. Tonight (Tuesday, 7 p.m., Zoom), 2 Representative Town Meeting committees — Environment, and Health & Human Services — meet jointly,...
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Roundup: Soundview Summer Stroll Preview, Blondinit Follow-up …
One of the phone numbers in this morning’s story on teenage entrepreneurs was incorrect. To contact Pierce Brown for grill cleaning, text 203-228-2293. ===============================================...
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Pics Of The Day #3195
Cross Highway, this afternoon … (Photo/Claudia Sherwood Servidio) … and Compo Beach … (Photo/Jonathan Rosenoer) … and the Gault barn, Compo Road South (Photo/Tom Kretsch) … and a fire truck, at a...
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Historic Marker Honors Revolutionary War Patriots
Jennings Trail is named in honor of Bessie Jennings. Her family settled in this area around 1650. A beloved educator and authority on Westport’s past, she originated and led tours of local historic...
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Photo Challenge #564
Last week’s Photo Challenge was quite location-specific. Unless you live in the extreme northeast corner of Westport — near where Cross Highway dips into Sturges Highway — or unless you spend a lot of...
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To The Man Who Killed My Dog
Nearly every day, “06880” receives emails from residents complaining about reckless, speeding drivers. But it’s not only a 2025 issue. Nearly 70 years ago, the Westport Town Crier & Herald — our...
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Roundup: Tree Lighting, Tulips, Earthplace Thanksgiving …
Westport’s annual holiday tree lighting takes place at Town Hall on Thursday, December 5 (5 p.m.). The Staples High School Orphenians will perform, and the Westport Museum for History & Culture...
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Roundup: 2 Bike Stories …
Over 130 Westporters (and friends) had a great time yesterday, at our 2nd annual “Historic Homes of 06880” house tour. In spectacular fall weather, they toured 4 fascinating properties. Ed Gerber’s...
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Roundup: Public Works, Rescued Kittens, Staples Golf Record …
How busy has the Department of Public Works been this summer? One very visible project: the new sidewalk and re-paved 0.6 miles of Hillspoint Road, from Greens Farms Road South to Old Mill. It’s...
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Roundup: Safer Streets, Suffragist, Slave Ship …
Westporters were pleased to see new blinking stop and warning signs at the dangerous Cross Highway/Bayberry Lane intersection. That’s not the only safety measure that residents are talking about. The...
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Roundup: Bayberry & Cross Highway, Alisyn Camerota, Michael Douglas …
One of the most dangerous intersections in Westport — Cross Highway and Bayberry Lane — just got (hopefully) quite a bit safer. The town has installed new warning and stop signs in all 4 directions....
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Roundup: Cross Highway Safety, StartUp Westport, National Charity League …
For a quiet-seeming stretch of road, Cross Highway between North Avenue and Bayberry Lane sure sees a lot of action. And accidents. On February 8 (7 p.m., Town Hall auditorium), engineers from the...
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Roundup: Bridge Slide, Smoke Shops, PAL Gala …
A reminder (and we can’t remind readers often enough): From tonight through early Monday morning, the second “bridge slide” takes place. The new I-95 Saugatuck Avenue bridge will be slid over,...
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Roundup: Ed Budget, Farmers’ Market, Traffic Safety, Laura Linney …
A day after passing the $81.3 million town budget, Westport’s Representative Town Meeting okayed a second, much larger one. Voting 31-0 after little discussion, the legislative body passed the $144.3...
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If you were in Westport last week — the public schools’ spring break — you know how light the traffic was. The Post Road, Riverside and Saugatuck Avenue — wherever there’s usually congestion, it’s been...
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Roundup: Cross Highway Work, Post Road Trees, Moscow Muppets …
The dangerous stretch of Cross Highway between North Avenue and Bayberry Lane is slated for improvements. Residents can review proposals at a public information meeting next Tuesday (March 14, 7 p.m.,...
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