Westport News

Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele stopped by Westport Fire Headquarters today to see how the Westporters were responding to the state's Day of Compassion and Caring food drive.

Today is a statewide Day of Caring and Compassion and 15 fire stations around Connecticut - including Westport Fire Headquarters - will serve as collection centers for donations of nonperishable food to help replenish the state's two main food pantries.

Westport firefighter Nick Marsan thanks fellow firefighters, family and friends gathered tonight at the Westport VFW Post to honor him in advance of his departure this month for military service in Afghanistan.

WESTPORTBy TOM EVANSHour Staff WriterDue in part to an overwhelming turnout for Wednesday's H1N1 influenza shot clinic, the Westport Weston Health District has canceled an H1N1 flu clinic scheduled for Tuesday.The state of Connecticut has advised the WWHD not to expect additional supplies .

Collage artist Judy Cooper will unveil her eclectic works on canvas and paper Nov.14-15 at Westport River Gallery, 1 Riverside Ave., Westport.

Police investigate murder on city's West Side By CHASE WRIGHT Times Staff Writer STAMFORD -- Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Stamford resident who was found shot Wednesday evening on the city's West Side.

Westporters went to the polls today in sunny, autumn weather with temperatures in the upper 50s in what voting officials called a "light but steady" turnout in balloting for municipal offices.

Westport voters today returned Democrats to power in the town's top spots as well as gave them continued control of all boards and commissions.

What is stuffed with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese and smells and tastes like a traditional pizza pie, but isn't? It's called a pizza super -- an Italian sandwich containing pizza crust on the top as well as the bottom, said Bobby Giagkos, owner of Mike's Pizza, located next to the Fresh Market in Westport.

With Saugatuck Congregational's bells ringing in the background, Achara Sessler, Westport resident and Social Work Supervisor for the Department of Children and Families relayed some background information about adoption and foster care during.

Danielle Cavanna has only one rule for the young artists who show up to the Super Saturday programs every month at Westport Arts Center: "Make it wacky." Cavanna, the center's director of education, said the monthly Super Saturday sessions are a chance for children to try their hands at different forms of art, from drawing to working with clay to ...

CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz must pay $916,000 yearly in alimony and child support to his ex-wife and give up their Connecticut home under terms of a newly issued divorce decree.

In a letter to the Washington Post today , a Westporter overseeing a legal education program in Kabul, Afghanistan disputed a top U.S. Foreign Service officer who resigned in protest over the Afghan war.

The two major party candidates for Westport First Selectman joined together today at the Sunday Farmers' Market at the Saugatuck Congregational Church parking lot to boost the Westport Belta family's produce.

As a Westport artist, illustrator Elaine Clayton has a special eye. It came in handy Friday as she noticed an elderly woman walking along Compo Road South.

About 200 guests attended tonight's 20th annual Westport Sunrise Rotary Wine Tasting and Silent Auction, the club's largest charity fundraiser, at the Inn at Longshore.

NORWALKStaff ReportAn 84-year-old Westport woman is listed in serious condition at Norwalk Hospital after she was involved in a three-car accident in Norwalk, police said.Police said the elderly driver, who was behind the wheel of a gray 2002 Honda Accord, struck two other vehicles, a Ford .

Westport has been awarded a $6,000 grant to educate residents about the importance of proper septic system maintenance and management and its environmental impact on rivers, streams and Long Island Sound.

A Westport dog has made its debut on the new Draw the Dog Web site featured on WestportNow earlier this month.

A Connecticut jury has acquitted a former high school teacher of charges he had sex with a teenage student in his Milford apartment in 2003.