08/20/09 The Westport Briefing

Comprehensive News Feed for Westport, CT.

• 41 year and counting
  posted on August 20, 2009 02:45:43 pm
  Today marks exactly 41 years since I arrived in Westport and became a permanent resident.
• Electrical fire forces evacuation of J.Crew
  posted on August 20, 2009 02:45:16 pm
  A small electrical fire and the resulting smoke forced the evacuation of J. Crew at 145 Main St., Westport, at approximately 11: 30 a.m. Wednesday.
• Westport mourns the loss of soccer star
  posted on August 20, 2009 02:44:50 pm
  ... slack off when Preston was around." Woog saw Hirten all summer, as he was a participant in the summer leagues in Westport, and even then brought his hard-working spirit. Woog said Hirten was enthusiastic about seeing the upcoming Staples team in ...
• Saugatuck Post Office closing
  posted on August 20, 2009 02:44:21 pm
  ... to it, citing parking inefficiencies and long lines at the town's other post offices in Greens Farms and downtown Westport. Boccanfuso shared in post office box holders' frustration about the lack of notice. "They didn't give us notice yet either," ...
• Fairfield waits on Pequot money
  posted on August 20, 2009 02:43:53 pm
  ... for the Town of Fairfield. The SEC plans to file charges against Arthur Samberg and his company, formerly based in Westport, as he and Pequot allegedly engaged in insider trading of Microsoft shares based on tips from a former employee of the ...
• RTM committee files lighting appeal
  posted on August 20, 2009 02:43:27 pm
  As expected, the Planning and Zoning Committee of the Westport Representative Town Meeting will be appealing the Town Planning and Zoning Commission's approval of a text amendment that allows lighting on town fields.
• EPA warns against bad air during heat wave
  posted on August 20, 2009 02:42:58 pm
  As bad air and a heat wave gripped Westport and Fairfield, starting Monday and running through the week, health authorities joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in issuing alerts.
• Relay for Life postponed to 2010
  posted on August 20, 2009 02:42:20 pm
  The American Cancer Society is hoping that third time is the charm for a Relay for Life in Westport.
• Air-flow test set for Kings Highway School
  posted on August 20, 2009 02:41:24 pm
  At its meeting Monday, the Westport Board of Education authorized the school administration to engage the services of a firm, at the cost of $15,000, to test the flow of air in and out of the Kings Highway School .
• Bigelow puts on tea time for troops
  posted on August 20, 2009 02:40:54 pm
  ... Tea for the military's "hard work and commitment to making the world a safer place." Designer Saltus, a life-long Westport resident, designed the box with another Staples graduate Doug Connor (Class of 1980) of Madison, with whom he has partnered on ...
• Westport medical building sells for $6.49 million
  posted on August 20, 2009 02:40:29 pm
  While the commercial real estate market is in flux, demand for medical office space remains strong, making a Westport medical office building a prized target for acquisition.
• Lamos Directs 'That Championship Season' At Westport Country Playhouse
  posted on August 20, 2009 12:25:59 pm
  The cast of "That Championship Season" at Westport Country Playhouse, running through September 12.
• Electrical Fire Forces Evacuation of J. Crew
  posted on August 20, 2009 05:43:05 am
  ... 2009 Electrical Fire Forces Evacuation of J. Crew An electrical fire forced the evacuation of the J. Crew store on Westport's Main Street today. Firefighters were called to 145 Main St. after a manger reported there was a smoke condition in the ...
• Ready for Back-to-School Shoppers
  posted on August 20, 2009 05:42:32 am
  ... August 19, 2009 Ready for Back-to-School Shoppers It may look like a office supplies store, but this is actually Westport's Toquet Hall which this week is overflowing with back-to-school supplies for needy Westport families. The Department of Human ...
• View from Compo
  posted on August 19, 2009 07:15:00 pm
  ... Reduction myofascial release Sarah Reid 216-8250 Wednesday, August 19, 2009 View from Compo The sunset as seen from Westport's Compo Beach Tuesday night. As the summer is winding down, the sunset was around 7:45 p.m. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Martha ...
• Close Call for Teen Driver
  posted on August 19, 2009 05:19:00 pm
  ... road and slamming through a wooden fence and into a parked Mercedes station wagon at 165 Riverside Ave., opposite Westport's Saugatuck Elementary School. She escaped serious injury and, according to officials, had crawled out of the vehicle before ...
• '07 Staples Soccer Star Preston Hirten, 20, Dies During Practice
  posted on August 19, 2009 03:39:00 pm
  ... 2009 Preston Hirten : "Epitomized Staples soccer." Staplessoccer.com photo UPDATE Preston J. Hirten, a member of Westport's Staples High School Class of 2007 where he was a star soccer player, collapsed and died today during a practice at the ...
• North Avenue-Easton Road Crash Sends One to Hospital
  posted on August 19, 2009 02:13:00 pm
  ... Reid 216-8250 Tuesday, August 18, 2009 A two-vehicle accident shortly before 6 p.m. today at the intersection of Westport's Easton Road and North Avenue resulted in an injury to one driver who was evaluated at the scene by Westport EMS personnel and ...
• Health District Closes Compo South Beach to Swimming
  posted on August 19, 2009 10:59:00 am
  ... Mon-Sat 10-5:30 Stress Reduction myofascial release Sarah Reid 216-8250 Tuesday, August 18, 2009 UPDATE The Westport Weston Health District today ordered closure of South Beach at Compo Beach to swimming because of high bacteria counts. South Beach ...
• Medical Writer: Prepare for Large-Scale H1N1 Flu Absences
  posted on August 19, 2009 09:51:00 am
  ... Stress Reduction myofascial release Sarah Reid 216-8250 Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Medical writer Kate Kelly told the Westport Rotary Club today that Westporters need to be on heightened alert as federal, state, and local health officials develop ...