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Marina Drasnin is a different kind of “06880” podcast guest. She’s not in town government. She does not lead an interesting business, non-profit or organization. What Marina is is a very excited new resident of Westport. She’s been here just a year, but she loves everything about this town. She sees it through fresh ey
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Hey, Westport: Do We Really Even Need A Dog Park?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (685+ words) Few topics get our readers’ tongues wagging more than dog stories. Recent coverage of a text amendment to allow fenced-in areas at town parks drew dozens of comments. We won’t rehash them here. But one came in after all the…...
Friday Flashback #517
3+ week, 3+ day ago (168+ words) We’ve posted this image of Main Street before. It’s from the 1962 Staples High School yearbook. But never with this color, or computer-enhanced graphics. Eric Bosch — who moved here with his family in the fall of 1963 — sent it along. To orient…...
[OPINION] Dog Park Is No Reason To Unleash The Process
3+ week, 3+ day ago (371+ words) Jennifer Johnson is in her 3rd term as a Representative Town Meeting (RTM) member, from District 9. Previously, she served on the Parks & Recreation Commission. She writes: Regardless of how one feels about a “dog park,” there is a long-established process for…...
Westport Library: The Community Is The Collection
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1673+ words) Bill Harmer is in his 10th year as director of the Westport Library. In his new Substack, “The Civic Library.” he offers personal reflections on public libraries, civic life, leadership, culture, and the role public institutions can still play in helping…...
Roundup: Fireworks Traffic, Old Homes, Motown …
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (513+ words) Today is July 1. Tomorrow — 2 days ahead of the holiday — the annual PAL fireworks will light the sky over Compo Beach. It’s Westport’s biggest and best party of the year. It also has a major impact on traffic. The beach closes…...
Roundup: Synthetic Turf Fields Meeting, Pepperidge Farm Neglect, Jimmy Smits Fans …
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (1272+ words) 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, to discuss the topic. It is the first of at least one or two…...
Friday Flashback #505
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) Westport does not lack for musical entertainment. VersoFest turns the Library into a rockin’, rollin’ concert hall. Across the parking lot the Levitt Pavilion offers dozens of concerts, of all kinds, from spring to fall. For a decade or so,…...
Roundup: Lost Kids, Unvaccinated Kids …
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (777+ words) The Swag Lab — Stacey Lewis’ Westport-based branding and design business — wants to keep kids safe at this year’s fireworks. They’ve partnered with Westport PAL, sponsors of the July 2 event. The Swag Lab is donating wristbands. Parents can write emergency contact…...
UnPlastic Westport: Focus On … Summer
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (600+ words) The initiative aims to reduce single-use plastics, and expand water-filling stations around town. The goal is to “turn shared intention into measurable, community-wide change.” Once a month, we’ll help them highlight an area of daily life where single-use plastic is…...
Sam Nestor Runs For State Senate
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (339+ words) Weston First Selectwoman Sam Nestor has her eye on a new prize: the State Senate. Yesterday, she filed paperwork for the 26th District seat currently held by Ceci Maher. The 2-term senator is not seeking re-election. Both Nestor and Maher are…...