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![The text of the new historical marker at 22 1/2 Main St. in Westport.]()
Westport updates ‘Eurocentric’ historical markerThe original marker started by mentioning the “first white settlement here in 1648,” and doesn’t mention the contributions — or exploitation — of indigenous people or enslaved Africans.By Amanda Cuda
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![Staples pitcher Chad Knight in the Class LL state championship game at Palmer Field in Middletown in 2019.]()
Chad Knight using summer to ignite baseball career at DukeChad Knight had a decorated high school career at Staples, but he is trying to establish himself in college after two years at Duke.By Scott Ericson
Business
!["To permit non-debtors to abuse the bankruptcy process like this is an outrage, and Connecticut strongly encourages you to stop this abuse," state Attorney General William Tong told a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.]()
Tong denounces Purdue Pharma, owners in bankruptcy hearingCT Attorney General William Tong told the House Judiciary Committee that Purdue Pharma's owners are abusing the bankruptcy to gain legal protections.By Paul Schott
Entertainment
![Yale University PhD Matthew Amodio will compete on Jeopardy! on Wednesday, July 21, 2021.]()
Yale’s Matt Amodio continues ‘Jeopardy!’ winning streakThe PhD student won his seventh-straight contest with a $74K game.By Nicole Funaro
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![The members of the Westport Republican Town Committee have unanimously endorsed candidates for the Board of Selectmen, Board of Finance, Board of Education, Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Board of Assessment Appeals in the town. Pictured are the candidates. In the back row from the left to right to the right are: Jack Whittle, Andrea Moore, Joe Sledge, and Dorie Hordon. In the front row from the left to the right are: Robert Harrington, Jen Tooker, Michael Keller, and Karen Kleine.]()
Community news: New resource executive director in Westport, and moreThe provider, along with council for mental health, bringing on Vanessa Wilson for the position, is some of the information that is in this section.By Staff
Politics
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Why don't you already own this $10 popcorn popper?Every so often you come across an invention that’s so ingenious in its design that you can’t help but wonder how mankind went so long without it.By Jeremy Glass
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