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Local news for Westport, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

2 hrs ago | Westport News

'Lost in the Flood' Playing Benefit at Bobby Q's for Westport Fire Department

Lost in the Flood, the Bruce Springsteen cover band led by Westport's own Frank Bergonzi , will be performing at Bobby Q's on Saturday, July 26.

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Related Topix: Bridgeport, CT, New Haven Metro

9 hrs ago | Westport News

Hearing Set on 'Dangerous' Dog Thursday

Westport's Dangerous Dog Hearing Board will hold a hearing Thursday regarding Police Chief Al Fiore's determination that a dog on Old Mill Road is not dangerous.

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13 hrs ago | Westport News

Man Charged In Gun Battle With Police

The Westport man who allegedly ambushed officers responding to his Wilton Road home and was shot twice by police said he suffers from bipolar disorder.

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Related Topix: Stamford Metro, New Haven Metro, Hamden, CT

18 hrs ago | Westport Now

Historical Society Sets WestportNow Photo Exhibit

The Westport Historical Society is planning an exhibit titled "WestportNow Photographers: The Best From the Best" and is seeking entries from those who have contributed photos to the Web site as well as ...

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

WTNH

Westport crews respond to 500 gallon propane tank leak

The Westport Fire Department responded to an underground, 500 gallon propane tank leak Monday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Westport Now

Leak in Propane Tank Shuts Down Wilton Road

A bulldozer tore a hole in a 500-pound propane tank at a Westport home near the Wilton town line today, causing busy Wilton Road to be shut down, fire officials said.

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Related Topix: Wilton, CT, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Westport News

Taking a Walk in a Polar Bear's Tracks

This past Saturday, July 12, Westport- based Gault, Inc., hosted Polar Bear Empathy Day at Compo Beach.

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Related Topix: Computers

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Westport Now

Paving Closes Hyde Lane

The Town of Westport's summer roadway paving program today extended to Hyde Lane.

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Westport Now

Wilton Dive Team Trains in Westport

Once a month the Wilton fire and police departments conduct dive and rescue training exercise at different locations, ponds, lakes, rivers, pools and today, on Long Island Sound in Westport.

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Related Topix: Wilton, CT

Westport Now

New Riverside Venue for Downtown Arts Festival

The 35th annual Westport Fine Arts Festival opened today in a new location--in Parker Harding Plaza alongside the Saugatuck River.

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Westport News

Food for Thought on Plastic Bag Ban

Is there an environmental argument to be made against banning the distribution of plastic bags at retail check-out counters in Westport? Judith Starr is trying to make such a case to her colleagues on ...

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Related Topix: UC San Francisco, University of California System

Sun Jul 20, 2008

NewsTimesLive.com

Westport 'Scramble' is farce too obvious for fun

Johnson , second from left, is accused by the staff of a golf magazine of being a corporate spy in “Scramble” at Westport Country Playhouse.

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Related Topix: Arts, Theater

Westport Now

Dancing to the Navy Band at the Levitt

Tyla Ozgen, 17 months old, of Westport danced tonight to the tunes of the Navy Band Northeast at the Levitt Pavilionwith her mother Tiffany Yip as dad Tolga Ozgen admiringly watched.

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Westport Now

Deputy Chief Dale Call Graduates from FBI Academy Program

Westport Police Deputy Chief Dale Call has graduated from the 233rd session of the prestigious FBI National Academy Program.

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Related Topix: US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Westport Now

Early Birds for Book Sale

Hundreds of persons were on line for today's opening of the Westport Public Library annual summer book sale.

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Westport Now

State Police Investigate Westport Police Shooting

State police today were investigating Friday night's shootout involving two Westport police officers and a Wilton Road resident.

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Westport Now

A Doggie Thank You

A Westport firefighter who helped rescue Petey, a Jack Russell Terrier, after he got stuck in a woodchuck hole Tuesday night, got a thank you visit today from the dog and his owner, Amy Scarella, of Moss Ledge ...

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Fri Jul 18, 2008

WSTC-AM Norwalk

Home Invasion in Westport

An intoxicated Stamford man brandishing a knife broke into his ex-girlfriends Yankee Hill Road residence.

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Related Topix: Stamford Metro, Stamford, CT, New Haven Metro

Westport News

Westport Ranks 5th Among Richest Towns in U.S.

Westport has been identified as the fifth highest-earning town in the country, with a median family income of $193,540. Three of the top five towns are in Fairfield County.

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Related Topix: Fairfield County, CT, New Canaan, CT, Darien, CT

Westport News

Westport's CAPT Scores Beat State Average

The average scores for Westport's 10th-graders on the Connecticut Achievement Performance Test exceeded the average scores for schools across the state by at least 32 points.

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Related Topix: Connecticut, Weston, CT, Easton, CT, Redding, CT, New Canaan, CT

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Westport, Connecticut is located in Fairfield County and is part of the New York Metro Area. Zip codes in Westport, CT include 06880, 06888, and 06889.

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