Limited train service is scheduled to be run from Westport on Monday morning, Metro-North Railroad announced Sunday evening, in the wake of disruptions caused by the train collision Friday in Bridgeport. Express bus shuttle service from Bridgeport to Stamford station, with regular train connections to Grand Central Terminal. Local bus service between Bridgeport, Fairfield Metro, Fairfield and Westport stations (no bus service from Greens Farms and Southport depots). Regular train service from South Norwalk to Grand Central Terminal. All Saugatuck station passenger vehicle drop-offs in the mornings and pickups in the afternoon will be directed to Ferry Lane on the eastbound side of the station. Loop bus service eastward with connections between Bridgeport, Fairfield, Fairfield Metro and Westport stations (no bus service from Greens Farms and Southport). Local bus shuttle service between Westport, Fairfield, Fairfield Metro and Bridgeport stations (no bus service from Greens Farms and Southport).

The Westport Comic-Con, like the larger events that for years have attracted throngs of similar fans, featured a range of activities in addition to costumer characters, such as talent showcases, merchandise and displays of comic art skills. Teenage illustrators showed and discussed examples of their work; attendees tried their hand at drawing comic strips and comic books were offered for both sale and given away. In other areas of the library, attendees in costume could have their photo taken, play video games or be challenged with comic trivia. Jaina Lewis, the Westport Public Library's teen services librarian, said, A couple of our teen volunteers here at the library, who are huge comic book fans, initiated the idea. There's some really great artwork on display here. Because of Comic-Con, Lewis said, "We're seeing different people in the library today that we haven't seen before, and the event tracks with our mission to be a community center and resource."

Art Noir Ball, the signature annual fundraiser of the Westport Arts Center, shone brightly Saturday night at the Steel Shed, a storage facility for exotic cars in Norwalk. The event was preceded by a dinner honoring Bill Felton of Weston, chairman of the arts center's Nominating Committee and philanthropist who has been an active volunteer board member and center supporter for more than a decade. Here's a photo gallery of the fun ...

Saugatuck and Greens Farms -- fall into that service "gap," an interruption that as of Sunday is expected to persist indefinitely as the cause of the crash is investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board, then followed by removal of the wrecked M-8 train cars and repairs of the mangled tracks are carried out by Metro-North. Commuters are being urged to make alternate travel arrangements as the start of the work week -- and nightmarish commuting conditions -- loom Monday. Officials, as of Sunday morning, had not announced whether there would be special bus service for rail passengers who normally use the stations in the service blackout zone, or alternatives like car pools.

Rail service suspended between Bridgeport and South Norwalk in aftermath of train collision in Bridgeport on Friday evening. Rave On!: 2 p.m. Westport Public Library. The Usual Suspects: 2 p.m. Westport Public Library. "The Dining Room:" 3 p.m. Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court.

Greenwich High School entered Saturday's FCIAC quarterfinal against the Staples boys lacrosse team well aware of the damage the Wreckers' high scoring duo of Joey Zelkowitz and Colin Bannon were capable of unleashing. Making the Wreckers' top two scorers work exceptionally hard to get clear looks at the goal, the fourth-seeded Cardinals used a strong defensive effort to post an 11-8 win against No. 5 Staples in the FCIAC quarterfinals. With the win, Greenwich advanced to Tuesday's 7 p.m. semifinals where it will face top-seeded Ridgefield at Brien McMahon High School. Six different players scored in the first half for GHS, which saw junior midfielder Kyle Foote, senior midfielder Michael Ellsworth and junior attack Jamie Paradise each finish the game with two goals. Said Bulkley: Shawn started off as a short stick, but we had a lot of injuries to defense and he offered to play long pole. Greenwich struck first, as Paradise received a pass from senior Kelley Jaye and snapped a shot past Staples goalie Cole Gendels just 49 seconds into the first quarter. With GHS running its settled offense, junior attack Luke Finneran scored off a feed from behind by sophomore attack John Tohir, making it 2-1 with 8:37 left in the first quarter. The senior attackman snuck a tough angle shot by GHS goalie William Waesche (10 saves) with 9:07 remaining in the second quarter, knotting the score at 3-3.

All rail service at Westport's Saugatuck and Greens Farms stations is suspended today -- and indefinitely -- as part of a broader service interruption between South Norwalk and New Haven in the wake of the Friday evening collision between two Metro-North Railroad trains in Bridgeport, just east of the Fairfield Metro station. The crash, apparently caused when one of the trains derailed, injured 60 passengers -- six of them in critical condition as of Saturday morning. The incident, which is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board, is expected to cause massive disruption to both rail commutation throughout southwestern Connecticut and the entire Northeast corridor. The accident destroyed a swath of tracks -- bending rails and shattering ties -- along the overpass above Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport, a short distance from the Fairfield Metro rail depot and the city's border with Fairfield.

The Town Clerk's office reports the following property transfers took place April 22-April 26: 9 West Branch Road, sold to 9 West Branch Road LLC by American Home Builders LLC, $1,400,000. 107 Greens Farm Road, sold to Pegah H. Schiffman and Steven M. Rosenthal by Westport Building Co. LLC, $1,525,000.

Fourteen students have been selected as the May "Students of the Month" at Staples High School. The designation recognizes students who practice good citizenship and honor all of their commitments. The students include: Vignesch Namasivayam, Brian Saunders, Zachary Steuer, Claire Carroll, Julia Kaner and Danielle Frost. Also, Carley Brockwell, Lauren Exposito, Samantha Kratky, Eric Lederer, Eric Hawes, Paul Bowlin, Casey Lu, Julia Schorr and Shanaisha Smith.

Rail service suspended between Bridgeport and South Norwalk in aftermath of train collision in Bridgeport on Friday evening. Holistic Health Day: 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Westport Weston Family Y, 59 Post Road East. http://bit.ly/17GZhch

The daytime high temperature will rise to about 70 degrees, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph. On Monday, a chance of showers is again in the forecast, with thunderstorms possible after 10 a.m. Skies will be mostly cloudy and the temperature will rise to a high in the low-70s.

Written by Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof, it's produced and directed by J.J. Abrams ("Super 8"), who's efficiently rebooted Gene Roddenberry's iconic pop culture franchise into a sprawling, high-tech, high-tension spectacle, adroitly revealing one layer of deception after another with a breathless sense of pace and tempo that keeps the attention riveted. The "Into Darkness" title is appropriate because the simplistic, characteristically upbeat, lightheartedness and quirky, bantering humor of the original series has been almost discarded in favor of sinister, convoluted global conspiracies, challenging moral ambiguities and a myriad of graphic effects and lens flare-laden set-pieces. Repeating the capitalist mantra, "expand or die," Henry routinely visits local funeral parlors and cemeteries, ruthlessly determined to buy the deceased's land at bargain prices from grieving children who are uninterested in pursuing their parents' hardscrabble life. Bahrani collaborated with Hallie Elizabeth Newton on this cliche-riddled, contrived and not-entirely-credible script, developing not only the two primary characters but also subsidiary ones, including Whipple's neighbor and hated rival, Jim Johnson (Clancy Brown) and his son (Ben Marten), Whipple's hard-working wife Irene (Kim Dickens), his unyielding father (Red West), along with son Dean's savvy girl-riend Cadence Farrow (Maika Monroe) and the town's restless "hotie," Meredith Crown (Heather Graham). To make his point about the sin of adultery, Perry predictably tosses in alcoholism, cocaine addition, domestic abuse and the heavy-handed threat of HIV infection as punishment for the promiscuous. Up with the Kardashians celebrity Kim Kardashian, the middle sister with the infamous sex tape, proves -- indisputably -- that she has zero acting talent, although she's been astutely typecast as Ava, a rude, gold-digging office assistant who disses primly dressed Judith with bitchy remarks like: Is your fashion icon Delta stewardess?

Bill and about a dozen members of the Mitchell family, representing three generations of the family that owns one of Westport's best-known stores, were there to receive recognition from Operation Hope, the Fairfield-based agency that fights homeless and hunger. The non-profit Operation Hope, established in 1986, in addition to managing Fairfield shelters for homeless men, women and families, supports a community kitchen, food pantry and affordable housing programs. The Mitchells are not just known for their philanthropy, but for the lavish fund-raising events they host in their flagship clothing store Mitchells of Westport. The events, including the more recent addition of the annual Pink Chairs/Pink Aid to award grants to breast cancer-related organizations, provide funding for Near & Far Aid, the Inner City Foundation, Jewish Home for the Elderly, Sacred Heart University, St. Vincent's Medical Center, the Staples High School cheerleaders' annual fashion show, and numerous other organizations and causes. Michael Rosten, chairman of the Operation Hope board of directors, called the Mitchells' tradition a long-standing, almost institutional commitment for their communities. Money raised at the gala, including through the live and silent auctions, will support the mission of Operation Hope: "that every person in our community will one day have supportive relationships, hope for the future and a place to call home," said Carla Miklos, executive director of Operation Hope.

The Town Clerk's office reports the following property transfers took place April 22-26: 1529 Post Road E., sold to Post Maple Real Estate LLC by Joseph Rothman Westport LLC, $3,450,000.

The French Provincial-inspired brick house at 20 Crooked Mile Road brings the outdoors inside, from its relaxing views of backyard songbirds at the two large double-hung windows in the eat-in section of the kitchen to the indoor in-ground swimming pool. The kitchen features a white ceramic tile floor and a peninsula that separates the preparation side of the kitchen from the eat-in area. The lower half of the room has a sliding door to the stone patio and grilling area that is visible from the kitchen eat-in area. In addition to the family room, the pool area can also be accessed from the full bath in the master bedroom. The basement is sizable and its features include a laundry area, a room with windows which could be used as an office and a windowless room which could easily be converted into a wine cellar. [...] on this lower level are several storage rooms, a sauna with a floor of circular blue ceramic tiles and a room with a mirrored wall for exercise, yoga or dance. AMENITIES: beach rights, indoor in-ground swimming pool, 1.03-acre level property, convenient to the Merritt Parkway, stone patio, office, two fireplaces, central air conditioning, skylight, security system, rec or play room, mudroom OTHER INFORMATION: four bedrooms, four full baths, two-car attached under house garage, laundry room, hot air oil heating system, full partially finished basement, partially fenced yard, septic system, city water