Westport News

Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech Class of 1994 will hold its 15-year reunion Nov. 20 at the Hawthorne Country Club.

The Westport Fishermen's Association wants to remove Forge Pond dam to improve stream flow and access for fish.

Mid-City Steel has filed plans to demolish the former Durfee Lanes bowling alley in Westport and build a 25,000-square-foot warehouse with a two-story office in front, the Fall River Herald News reports.

Valerie Andrade and Geoffrey C. Higgins were married Aug. 29 at the Westport United Congregational Church by the Rev.

With 1,404 square feet of living space, our Home of the Week is not a big house, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in character.

The Rhode Island Department of Health has scheduled school-based H1N1 vaccination clinics over a 28-day period starting this week.

Fifty-six cyclists rode more than 76 miles in support of the Coalition for Buzzards Bay during the third annual Watershed Ride on Sunday, Oct.

I am planning a day trip from Newport over to Westport to the Winery and Buzzards Bay Brewery for my boyfriend's birthday.

Milton E. Mellor, Jr., 62, of Fall River, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at St. Anne's Hospital after a long illness.

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Rene J. Fleurent, 77, of Westport, MA, died Sunday October 11, 2009, at Rhode Island Hospital.

Grace C. "Gracie" Allen, 86, of Westport and formerly of East Hanover, NJ died at home after a long illness.

Fall River native David Leite grew up rejecting his Portuguese heritage. Not until his mid-30s, after his grandmother's passing, did he experience an epiphany about the importance of sustaining family memories through food.

Crawford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has hired Jason Tisi as housekeeping and laundry supervisor.

If you have a child with special needs, there's an upcoming meeting that you won't want to miss.

Speakers at the Paul Cuffe symposium Saturday said it is time for his achievements and place in history to be more widely known.

For most people, "The Wizard of Oz" has been around as long as they have. After all, this year it's celebrating its 70th anniversary.

This is a self-portrait by Diane Rappisi, who is among the artists participating in this weekend's New Bedford Open Studios.

Two teens that were firing BB guns created an uncomfortable situation for police in Westport.

Share + Sep 29, 2009 11:39 am US/Eastern WESTPORT, Mass. 1 of 3 Two boys in Westport, Mass., who were allegedly shooting at cars with their BB guns had a very dangerous run-in with an officer who thought their weapons were real.