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  • Artist Ann Weiner
    Living
    Community news: MoCA Westport acquires its first permanent exhibit and more
    MoCA Westport announces exhibition acquisition MoCA Westport, at 19 Newtown Turnpike, has announced the acquisition of a new permanent human rights teaching exhibition by Ann Weiner, a...
  • A representation of the Light Path
    Living
    Community news: Outdoor light festival to be in Westport and more
  • Joshua Nessen and Selina Cohen with Frosty February Nessen the Fourth, at their home in Weston on Feb. 4.
    Living
    Community news: A chance to ask elected leaders questions and more
  • Wilton Fire Commission Chairperson Casey Healy has announced the hiring of former Westport Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief John Plofkin as the Wilton Fire Department's new Deputy Fire Chief, that was effective Feb. 1. Plofkin served for over 32 years, (1995-2017), as Westport's Assistant Fire Chief. Plofkin has also come out of retirement. Pictured is Plofkin as the Chief of the Nichols Fire Department in Trumbull, Conn., in a previous year.
    Living
    Community news: Teen essay prompt examines Black Lives Matter
  • Jeremy Price
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    Community news: Westport Library reopening and more
  • Abigail E. Wixom, "Eggs and Drapery I," Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua, N.Y., Grade 10, Age 16. The art museum, MoCA Westport, located at 19 Newtown Turnpike, in Westport, has a High School Student Art Exhibition titled: "Hindsight is 2020" that will be on view in the art museum's physical gallery location, and also in a digital gallery on the museum's website, mocawestport.org, from Saturday, January 23, until Saturday, March 13.
    Living
    Community news: Students’ work on display with new exhibit and more
  • Researchers Dr. Elaine Soloway of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, (left), with Dr. Sarah Sallon of Hadassah Medical Center, are pictured moments after recently picking the first harvest of dates on a previous trip for doing so.
    Living
    Community News: Westport celebrates MLK’s legacy with week of virtual...
  • Living
    Community news: Astronomers to discuss ice giants and more
    David R. Hermenze Library hosting program on the New Workplace Model, economy The Westport Library is hosting a virtual program featuring Futurist Christopher Bishop, on Jan. 13, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., on the New Workplace Model. The program will also...
  • Living
    Community news: Input needed for town’s superintendent search and more
    Westport Book Sale Ventures, Inc., (westportbooksaleventures.org), is opening soon in their own space at 23 Jesup Road in Westport, directly across the street from the Westport Library. New reading initiative launches Layla F. Saad, the author of the book titled: “Me and White Supremacy,” begins the Westport Library’s annual WestportREADS “Towards a More Perfect Union: Confronting Racism.” initiative at the 15th...
  • Living
    Community news: Window display winners announced and more
    This month Greens Farms Academy (GFA) senior Bella Bohnsack of Darien became the third GFA student in the school's history - and the first female GFA student - to receive a prestigious YoungArts Award. Bohnsack received the Honorable Mention Award in Photography. Finding diverse books The Westport Library and the Westport Public School’s PTA Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion have a list of books called “Diverse Books Need Us” from the library’s collection. Visit...
  • Living
    Community news: Coffee shop reopens and more
    Local sculptor with a studio in Weston, Jesse Nusbaum, has been selected as a winner of the Artist of the Future award by the Contemporary Art Curator Magazine. ‘Oh Brother, Not Another Holiday Special!’ Brothers Miggs and Trace Burroughs and their guest stars are bringing humor, and holiday cheer to the holiday season with the program “Oh Brother, Not Another Holiday Special” on at 7 p.m. on...
  • Living
    Community news: Local soccer player kicks off fundraiser and more
    Bruno Guiduli, a junior at Staples High School and an honor student, has created a fundraiser that he calls "Scoring for TOPSoccer," to benefit special needs soccer players in Connecticut. History & Culture outdoor holiday market The Westport Museum for History & Culture is going to host an outdoor holiday market on its grounds in downtown Westportfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The event will feature local artists and...
Connecticut News
  • Extra COVID-19 vaccines on the way to South Norwalk
  • Bridgeport hires consultants to help with COVID vaccines
  • Stamford OKs affordable housing trust. They get to divvy up $3M.
  • Redding BOE names new John Read Middle School principal
  • Newtown crash victim remembered for ‘contagious smile and positive...
  • Man blames Fairfield police in lawsuit for mother’s murder
  • Absentee ballots push Miller towards victory in special election
  • Danbury mall vaccine clinic expected to vaccinate up to 1,000...
  • Greenwich Hospital slated to receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine
  • Plan for ‘ultra-modern’ residential building in Greenwich draws...
  • News
    Community news: Schools launch COVID hotline and more
    Westport biz owner & Fairfield resident, Russ Mitchell Report student COVID-19 cases Westport schools have launched a new email account and hotline for families to report positive COVID-19 cases. Cases can be reported at 203-341-1016 or PostiveCovidReport@westportps.org . As cases of COVID-19...
  • News
    Woog’s World: Founding Fathers, sacrifice and fitting in
    Skyrockets light up the sky over Long Island Sound at the Independence Day Fireworks Fundraising Show at Compo Beach, Monday, July 3, 2017 in Westport, Conn. Instead of shooting off fireworks, we can light a couple of candles: one for everyone we’ve lost, and one for everyone who will follow us in this strange new world. By Dan Woog
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    Community News: Online programs at the senior center; Playhouse shows postponed; and more
    Visitors take adavantage of the nice weather Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, Conn. — There will be two public hearings to discuss proposals for a Community Development Block Grant in Westport , the first of which will be April 14 at 6 p.m. Pursuant to the Gov. Ned Lamont’s executive order, there is no physical location for...
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    Community News: Closings and cancellations around town; Weston students’ documentary get...
    On March 6, the the Staples Jazz Ensemble was awarded first place at the seventh annual Darien High School Jazz Jamboree. The SJE received consistently high marks in all captions, including perfect scores for Time as well as Presentation/Programming from both adjudicators. — Based on the advice of the director of the Westport Weston Health District , the Westport Library will be closed this weekend and reopen March 16 at 9 .m. A thorough cleaning of the building will be conducted by an outside, professional...
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    Community News: National Merit finalists named; gun violence Survivor Coffee event; and more
    The Black Feathers will perform on March 7 at 8 p.m. at Westport's Voices Café, 10 Lyons Plains Road, Westport. Tickets are $25-$30. For more information, visit voicescafe.org. — Hartford HealthCare St. Vincent’s Medical Center is presenting a free information session featuring Todd A. Morrison, a board certified orthopaedic surgeon. “Managing Your Aches & Pains” will be on March 18, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m....
  • News
    Community News: Landscape design winners named; new soup contest in town; and more
    Westport residents and longtime patrons Rick and Ruth Edelson enjoy pizza and wine at the Fat Cat Pie Co. on Wall Street Wednesday, Feb. 12, in Norwalk. The pizza restaurant and wine bar has announced that it will be closing after 16 years in the Twin City Building on Wall Street. — The Westport Youth Commission is seeking students currently in grades eight through 11, as well as adults, who are interested in serving for the 2020-21 school year. The Youth Commission serves as a public forum for youth issues and...
  • News
    Community News: Bra drive underway; The King’s Singers performs in town; and more
    St. Luke's Upper School students at rehearsals for Pippin. Leila Pearson '21 (New Canaan); Samantha Bauer '23 (Wilton); Cessa Lewis '23 (Westport); Henry Jodka '20 (New Canaan); Doron Loewenberg '21 (Stamford); Brody Menzies '20 (Bedford Corners); Sarah Bryant '20 (Bethel); Kayleigh Bowler '20 (Ridgefield); Sierra Taylor '20 (Norwalk). — For the fifth year, The Undies Project will hold its annual bra drive, called Mardi “Bra,” to coincide with Mardi Gras. They are collecting donations of new and gently used (clean) bras to donate to those less fortunate. The drive will...
  • News
    Community News: Undies Project collecting donations; Super & Soul series continues; and more
    Journalist/author Mitch Albom joins Circle of Care board and staff members. From left are Jeff Salguero ( WIlton), Heather Stabinsky (Monroe), Elizabeth Vega ( Westport), Tammi Small (Norwalk), Albom, Circle of Care founders: Liz Salguero and Dawn Ladenheim (Wilton), Bob Hinckley (Danbury) and Susan Kobylinski (Westport). — For the fifth year, the Undies Project will collect donations of new and gently used (clean) bras to donate to those less fortunate. The drive will take place in Wilton, Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford and Westport. Donations can be...
  • News
    Community News: New salon opens; church celebrates 175th year; and more
    Leopold Riano, 6, of Westport, checks out a stuffed groundhog during an afternoon of Groundhog Day activities at the Ansonia Nature Center in Ansonia on Sunday, February 2. — Westport Continuing Education is offering staycation camps and workshops for kids and teens in grades K-12. Full and half day options for K-5 camps from Feb. 18-21 include Game Time and Bricks 4 Kidz at Greens Farms Elementary School and...
  • News
    Community News: Robotics tourney at Weston High; art contest winners announced; and more
    Bedford Middle School Principal stands next to Reflections Program art contest winners, from left, Jonathan Costello, Ryder Levine, Scarlet Gerber and Courtlyn Crombie. — The Reflections Program announced the winners of its national PTA art contest. Bedford Middle School winners included Jonathan Costello, Ryder Levine, Scarlet Gerber and Courtlyn Crombie . Staples High School winners included Dylan...
  • News
    Community News: Students named to dean’s lists; community concert returns
    Westport Country Playhouse's Family Festivities Series will present "Charlotte's Web," produced by TheaterWorksUSA, on Feb. 23, at 1 and 4 p.m. — DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, a leading Westchester general practice law firm, has expanded with the addition of six partners and associates from Collier Halpern & Newberg. One partner is David A. Newberg , a...
  • News
    Community News: State grants to protect open space; Scouts to receive Eagle Scout Award; and more
    Westport Troop 100 announced the Eagle Scout Award will be presented to seven outstanding Scouts on Jan. 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Christ & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. The awards will be given to, from left, Jake McGillion-Moore, Matthew Griffin, Dylan Murray, Max Boyle, Daniel Syomichev, Miguel Gura and Whit Lupoli. — Gov. Ned Lamont announced $9.1 million in state grants will protect more than 2,400 acres of land for public use through the Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program. Of that $9.1 million, more than $1.9 million is earmarked...
  • News
    Community News: Upcoming community bonfire; periodontist named trustee; and more
    Staples High School juniors Arden Sherer, The Shoebox Project's club president, left, and Vice President Harley Bonn collected decorated shoeboxes filled with gifts for residents of Domestic Violence Crisis Center's two safe houses over the holidays. The students collect and distribute gifts in the form of decorated shoeboxes to women who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness in the area. — On Jan. 11, Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Weston will hold its annual Community Bonfire at 6 p.m. which will be overseen by the Weston Volunteer Fire Department . All proceeds from this family friendly event benefit the Weston Warm-up...
  • News
    Community News: Hemp farmer comes to town; middle schooler wins essay contest; and more
    Left, Bedford seventh-grader Sofia Alarcon-Frias is the middle school division grand prize winner in the 2019 Altice USA Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest for her piece titled "An Unstoppable Dreamer." — Franny Tacy , the first female hemp farmer in North Carolina in 75 years, is bringing hemp wellness to Westport and the Greater Fairfield County area on Dec. 20 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Dec. 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with Franny’s...
  • News
    Community News: Playhouse gets $50,000 grant; upcoming events at senior center
    Staples High School has announced its students of the month for December. Back row, from left, Niko Diaz, Philip De Munck, Tatiana Bicalho, Noah Salpeter, Zachary Hyatt and Alexander Laskin. Front row: Maisie Dembski, Sara Cukier, Parker Pretty and Lynnea Moskowitz. Missing from picture are Kyle Nelson, Etoile Blaquier, Nicole Holmes and Zoe Kaye. — Westport Country Playhouse has been awarded a $50,000 Challenge Grant from Newman’s Own Foundation , the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman. In conjunction with the Playhouse’s year-end...
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