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Pic Of The Day #443
Ed Gerber’s Cross Highway home was built in 1764 — more than a decade before the Declaration of Independence was signed. It was built by Eliphalet Sturges, who has one of the great names in the history...
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Christie’s Closes Soon. Another Westport Institution Is Gone.
In 1926, Christie Masiello opened a fruit and vegetable stand on Cross Highway. For nearly 7 decades she and her nephew Don were staples of that northern Westport neighborhood: a place to buy food (and...
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Pic Of The Day #679
Brenda Waldron first noticed this broken pole on Cross Highway, near Pine Tree Drive, before the holidays. “It’s getting worse,” she says. “Is anyone else concerned?” (Photo/Brendra Waldron)
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Pics Of The Day #737
Spring comes to Cross Highway … (Photo/Mark Yurkiw) … and tulips push their way through an outdoor chair. (Photo/Gil Ghitelman)
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[OPINION] Fatal Accident Fails To Deter Westport Drivers
Gery Grove moved to Westport from Brooklyn 7 years ago. She thought the drivers here were crazy — but they’ve gotten worse. She lives on a street that is a Waze shortcut, and uses the Bayberry...
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[OPINION] Everyone Talks About Traffic. Now We Need To Do Something About It.
Last Saturday’s traffic was INSANE. In late afternoon, it took one “06880” reader half an hour to travel from McDonald’s to downtown. Another spent 40 minutes getting from the Post Road to the train...
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Pic Of The Day #995
The other day, this Cross Highway barn was decorated with a snowman. Now, there’s a new message. (Photo/Lynn Untermeyer Miller)
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Christie’s Country Store: A Dash Of Renovation?
For a place that looks almost exactly like as it did 7 decades ago, Christie’s has seen a lot. For decades, Christie Masiello and her nephew Don ran the Cross Highway store as a country market. Nearby...
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Roundup: Superman, Madame Web, Richard Scarry …
It’s taken a while. But last night, the Board of Finance unanimously approved funds for a traffic study of Cross Highway, North Avenue and Bayberry Lane. The project will look at intersection safety,...
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Pic Of The Day #1996
Biking under the Merritt Parkway Bridge, on Cross Highway (Photo/Seth Schachter)
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4-Way Stop Signs: 4 Rules
“06880” has performed many civic functions over the years. We’ve told you where to get COVID vaccines (remember those?). We’ve given you details on dumping your yard waste after a storm. We’ve provided...
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Roundup: Cross Highway Crash, Used Sports Equipment, Terry Brannigan …
Another accident at the crash-prone Cross Highway/Bayberry Lane intersection sent one person to the hospital just before noon on Monday. The collision — which closed Bayberry for a while — began when a...
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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.,...
View ArticleDashing Through Westport
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: 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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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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