Westport News

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.

Mark Hayward kept a stiff upper lip Thursday afternoon as a jury convicted him of ripping off an aging rock musician with a scheme to sell dirt from the former Yankee Stadium.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. Fairfield Police have filed new charges against a man accused of committing a string of burglaries in Fairfield, Westport and other towns last fall.

She received her real estate sales agent's license in 1998, and has held her broker's license since 2004, according to a news release.

The Staples High School lacrosse team had a special locker room visitor before tonight's game against Weston - Lt.

La Boutique, a women's accessories store, has opened at 719 Post Road East in a space adjoining Effi's Salon, according to owners Suzanne and Fred England.

Norman Tsang 's son Tyler takes the bus to Staples High School , and almost every day the bus is five to 10 minutes late -- and sometimes more.

A new playground will be built at Westport's Long Lots School in memory of Dylan Hockley, one of the victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting.

Lou Gagliano, right, chairman of the Downtown 2020 Committee, provides an update on his group's efforts to create a master plan Tuesday to members of the Historic District Commission.

Apply is person. a-a Kovak-Likly Communications in Wilton has an opening for a media relations specialist.

Lincoln Center Theater 's Platform Series, a forum for public discussion between Lincoln Center Theater artists and interested theatergoers, continues its 15th season on Wednesday, May 29 at 6:00 pm with actors Blair Brown , Michael Cerveris , John Glover and Stephen Kunken from NIKOLAI AND THE OTHERS, currently playing at the Mitzi E. Newhouse ... (more)

This morning's sunny skies are expected to cloud over this afternoon, the National Weather Service says, with showers possible through the rest of the day.