Westport News

Connecticut commuters endured sluggish train rides, or avoided the hassle on Monday, as Metro-North workers repaired the busiest U.S. rail line after a two-train collision on Friday injured more than 70 people.

UPDATE It was relatively smooth going today as Metro-North train service on the New Haven Line resumed from Westport for the first time since Friday night's Bridgeport crash caused a rail shutdown.

Today's resumption of service from the Westport train station was a disaster for the Commuter Coffee shop on Railroad Place, blocked off for only buses.

Westport police made use of newly acquired electronic variable message signs - paid for with federal funds - to help direct traffic around the Westport train station today.

WESTPORT, Conn. Here's a list of Westport home sales and property transfers from April 22 to 26, as reported by the town clerk's office.

The foggy, wet morning comes as residents braced for a chaotic commute with interruptions in train service in South Norwalk and New Haven and heavy traffic expected on I-95 after the crash Friday of two Metro-North trains.

There will be no train service at Fairfield Metro, Fairfield Center or Southport stations Monday in the wake of a Metro-North train collision Friday in Bridgeport, but a bus link will transport riders to Westport, where limited westward service is planned in the morning and eastward from Westport in the evening.

Participants wokred out at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport today before the inaugural 5K walk to raise funds for the National KIdney Foundation and raise awareness of the risks of kidney disease.

No Metro-North Railroad service at Saugatuck and Greens Farms stations: Rail service suspended between Bridgeport and South Norwalk in aftermath of train collision in Bridgeport on Friday evening.

Aerialist Shaunna Kotka of Las Vegas entertained the crowd from a suspended hoop Saturday night at the Westport Arts Center's Art Noir Ball.

Nancy Gault of Westport, president of the board of the Westport Arts Center, presents William Felton of Weston, first vice president, with an award at tonight's Art Noir Ball 2013 at the Steel Shed in Norwalk.

WESTPORT, Conn. Downtown Westport will once again be transformed into a living art gallery for the third-annual Art About Town, a three-week art event organized by the Westport Downtown Merchants Association.

Were you SEEN at the Staples High School Jr. Prom? Westport 5/18/2013 Photo: Todd Tracy/ Hearst Connecticut Media Group Were you SEEN at the Staples High School Jr.

Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's amazing that no one was killed.

Alec Bernard of Westport and Allie Wills from Texas, two Cornell University students, Friday started their 3,543-mile bike trip across the country at Compo Beach.

Acqua Ristorante Mediterraneo has set up its "pop-out cafe" for a second season in its Parker-Harding Plaza frontage facing the Saugatuck River.

Dozens of passengers and employees were among those injured when two Metro-North trains collided near a station in Fairfield Friday night.

Among the many events to enjoy in town this weekend is a concert Sunday by the Ardelia Trio.

Sunny, mild weather today should set the table today for a similarly pleasant "meteorological menu" for the rest of the weekend, according to the National Weather Service .

The fire, reported about 1:10 a.m. Friday, was generating heavy smoke from the attic when the first firefighters arrived on the scene.