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Last April, WPD made 871 distracted driving stops. Let’s not top that.
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (714+ words) Apr 3, 2026 | Community, Police & Fire | 0 WESTPORT'If you find it hard to resist glancing at your phone or texting a friend while driving ' try harder. The Westport police, like others around the nation, are out in force for Distracted Drive Awareness Month,…...
Baseball team has strong leadership and high expectations
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (615+ words) Apr 3, 2026 | Sports | 0 WESTPORT'Year in and year out, Staples baseball is competitive in the always-tough FCIAC as well as in the state. This spring should be no different, although the Wreckers have some work to do as they look to get…...
Greenwich Historical Society concludes lecture series with exploration of women in preservation
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (432+ words) Apr 3, 2026 | Community | 0 GREENWICH " In the final installment of its Peopling Greenwich lecture series, the Greenwich Historical Society will explore how women have worked to preserve national heritage. The featured speaker is Carol Cadou, executive director and CEO of the Greenwich…...
The whipped feta at Blondinit: an Israeli soul food starter you’ll like.
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (823+ words) Apr 3, 2026 | Business, Food, Living | 0 Editor's note: Below is the first in an occasional series, "The Dish." Each article in the series features one menu item from an established Westport restaurant. The dishes are chosen for their originality, brashness or singularity....
Watching “The Madison” with Susan Granger
22+ hour, 28+ min ago (756+ words) Apr 2, 2026 | Arts, Opinion, Visual | 0 "The Madison" marks the most-watched first season launch for any Taylor Sheridan series ("Yellowstone," "Tulsa King," "Landman," "Marshals") garnering eight million views globally in its first 10 days on Paramount +. Meet the Clyburns. They're a wealthy Manhattan-based…...
Fairfield Museum and History Center offering a series of walking tours
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (572+ words) Apr 2, 2026 | Community | 0 FAIRFIELD " Residents will have several chances to get some exercise and learn about local history, with the Fairfield Museum and History Center offering several walking tours during the spring and summer. The first tour will take place at…...
WASA has pups available for spring
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (834+ words) Apr 2, 2026 | Community | 0 WESTPORT " Westport Animal Shelter Advocates has both puppies and adult dogs available for adoption as the weather warms. WASA is fostering and overseeing the adoption of several fluffy pups. Five in total, there are four boys and one…...
Combining science and humor, Connecticut Air and Space Museum will host its first comedy show
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (432+ words) Apr 1, 2026 | Arts, Performing | 0 STRATFORD " A group of scientists turned stand-up comedians, including a former NASA employee, will be the guests of honor at the Connecticut Air and Space Center's first ever comedy show. Cosmos Comedy, billed as a space-themed comedy…...
P&Z balks at height and parking at proposed 455 PRE development
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (779+ words) Apr 1, 2026 | Government, Real Estate | 0 WESTPORT " A proposed housing development at the site of the former Humane Society on Post Road East and a text amendment that supports it were scrutinized by the Planning & Zoning Commission for the first time during…...
Caleb Smith inducted into Gridiron Hall of Fame
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (514+ words) Mar 30, 2026 | Sports | 0 HAMDEN'Star Wreckers football quarterback Caleb Smith was inducted into the Fairfield County Gridiron Hall of Fame with 12 other players and coaches at the Hall of Fame banquet in Hamden last week." A 2024 Staples graduate, Smith was the youngest…...