11+ hour, 7+ min ago  (908+ words) Amy Chatterjee moved to Westport with her husband Rit and children (Dylan, 21, and Mia, 18) 13 years ago. Amy has been a college counselor for 25 years, beginning in the New York City public Schools. Since moving to Westport she has worked with…...

16+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1285+ 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…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (557+ words) Staples Players" production of "Les Mis'rables" last fall was magnifique. Audiences thrilled to the acting, music, staging, sets, costumes " it was all nearly Broadway-worthy. Yet it was not the first time directors David Roth and Kerry Long produced the iconic…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (86+ words) 06880 06880" Podcast: Rick Redniss Rick Redniss is principal planner and former president of Redniss & Mead. A design firm that works throughout Fairfield County, they've been involved in residential, commercial, retail, industrial, educational, religious, government and cultural projects, as well as waterfront,…...

22+ hour, 56+ min 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…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (778+ words) Forty seniors were honored yesterday, at Staples High School's 25th annual Scholar-Athlete dinner. The coach of each varsity sport nominates one person, who also excels in the classroom. In a unique format at the ceremony, each answers one question about his…...

6+ day, 47+ min ago  (644+ words) It's hard for many people to understand resistance to vaccines. Why would anyone oppose preventing a preventable disease " for themselves, their child, or the community at large? Kira Ganga Kieffer understands. She's not an anti-vaxxer, or a vaccine skeptic. She…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (760+ words) Yesterday, "06880" posted a powerful speech from Monday's Staples Tuition Grants ceremony. Philip Sullivan remembered his cousin, Perrin Delorey. The Greens Farms Elementary School 4th grader died in an automobile accident in 2018. He would have joined Philip in graduating from Staples High…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (821+ words) All over town, builders and families are buying old (and some young) homes, and tearing them down. Some were poorly constructed, and go easily. Others are more sturdy. But they too succumb to the wrecking ball. It will take a…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (320+ words) The Emmert family " owners of Cold Fusion " send this note to the Westport community: With bittersweet emotions, we announce that Cold Fusion Gelato will close at the end of August. We will focus on the manufacturing side of our business....