02/21/12 Recent Westport News Articles

• GFA Earns No. 2 Seed For FAA Tournament _{2012-02-21, 02:34 am}
  ... 12-2), the defending FAA champion. During the regular season, GFA beat King twice -- 66-51 in Stamford and 73-67 in Westport.
• New Automobile Fuel Economy Standards _{2012-02-19, 11:05 am}
  ... to be hammered out by the end of 2011. Did this happen and where do things stand now? -- Scott Ellis, Norwalk, CA Westport, CT - infoZine - E/The Environmental Magazine - After years of wrangling on the issue, auto companies, regulators and ...
• Staples Boys Run to State Open Crown _{2012-02-18, 10:00 pm}
  ... High School boys indoor track and field team poses with the championship trophy. It is the State Open title for Westport since 1991. Staples' Mikolaj Kulis, right, runs in the 3,200 with Fairfield Warde's Harry Warnick, center, and Newtown's Jake ...
• Staples Girl Wins Pole Vault at State Open _{2012-02-18, 10:00 pm}
  WESTPORT, Conn. - Lexie Schachne won the pole vault in Saturday's State Open to lead the performances of Staples girls in the meet at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven.
• Staples Science Club Takes First in State Comp _{2012-02-18, 04:40 pm}
  ... Staples High School Applied Science Club won first place in a state-wide machine design contest with this device. WESTPORT, Conn. - Students in the Applied Science Club at Westport's Staples High School have the chance to compete in a national ...
• Herman develops into All-FCIAC football player _{2011-01-24, 03:00 am}
  ... and Greg Lewis bring down Fairfield Ludlowe's Chris Boardmen during the varsity football game at Staples High in Westport on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Photo: Amy Mortensen, ST / Connecticut Post Freelance Greenwich High School's #15, David Josephson, ...
• Weston EMS Profile: Goldenberg committed to safety _{2012-02-21, 12:34 am}
  ... Middle School. "My wife is really busy," Dr. Goldenberg said proudly. "She's a substitute teacher at Landmark in Westport and teaches yoga at the Wilton Y and the Montessori School. She also teaches Tai Chi to seniors in Easton." "It's my job to ...
• Himes highlights federal funding surge for roads and bridges _{2012-02-20, 10:40 pm}
  Joe Carbone, President and CEO of the WorkPlace, on hand as Congressmen Jim Himes and Chris Murphy hold a press conference in Westport, Conn., February 20, 2012 , to discuss the need to invest in transportation infrastructure.
• Celebrating women artists at Silvermine Arts Center _{2012-02-20, 06:42 pm}
  ... Galerie (Columbus, Ohio), Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (Summit, N.J.), Fairfield Arts Council ( Fairfield ), Westport Arts Center (Westport) and The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (Ridgefield). Armstrong is a juried member of the Silvermine ...
• Calls swamp Bridgeport nonprofit after '60 Minutes'_{2012-02-20, 06:28 pm}
  Joe Carbone, President and CEO of the WorkPlace, on hand as Congressmen Jim Himes and Chris Murphy hold a press conference in Westport, Conn., February 20, 2012 , to discuss the need to invest in transportation infrastructure.
• Himes, Murphy, call for 21st century bridge, road investment _{2012-02-20, 06:22 pm}
  ... patches eight different times. In front of the backdrop of the structurally deficient Saugatuck Bridge in Westport today, Congressmen Jim Himes (CT-4) and Chris Murphy (CT-5) discussed the need for long-term federal transportation funding. The ...
• Scholarships available for high school seniors _{2012-02-20, 06:22 pm}
  Graduating seniors who reside in the towns of Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Milford, Monroe, Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull or Westport, and who are planning to enroll in an accredited two- or four-year college or post-high school vocational or technical school, are eligible to apply for scholarships from the Fairfield County Community Foundation.
• Lawmakers urge against funding cuts _{2012-02-20, 05:18 pm}
  Westport, Conn. - Two members of Connecticut's congressional delegation say many of the state's bridges are not safe for travel.
• Sherwood Sunday Walk _{2012-02-20, 01:25 am}
  Sunny skies and temperatures in the 40s drew many people to local Westport beaches today, including Sherwood Island State Park.
• Lin-mania at Dunville's _{2012-02-20, 12:45 am}
  Westport basketball fans and others attracted to the phenomenon of Jeremy Lin's rapid rise to stardom on the New York Knicks converged on bars such as Westport's Dunville's Restaurant, 41 Saugatuck Ave., today to watch the game against the Dallas Mavericks, last year's NBA champs.
• Swans on the Saugatuck _{2012-02-19, 10:09 pm}
  Two elegant swans, perhaps looking for a handout, seemed to be enjoying the winter sunshine on the Saugatuck River in Westport.
• Focus on the County's Most Structurally Deficient Bridge_{2012-02-04, 03:00 am}
  Politicians and labor leaders gathered today at a bridge carrying I-95 traffic over Westport's Saugatuck Avenue that has been ranked first in Fairfield County and the fourth in the state for being structurally deficient with the highest traffic volume.
• Presidents Day Meeting in Saugatuck _{2012-02-04, 03:00 am}
  Today's Presidents Day holiday was not a day off for elected officials, four of whom met in a commuter parking lot in Westport's Saugatuck section to urge increased federal spending on Connecticut's transportation infrastructure.
• 'More Infrastructure Spending Means Jobs' _{2012-02-04, 03:00 am}
  Fixing Connecticut's infrastructure will mean more jobs for the state, two congressmen told a Westport event today highlighting the I-95 bridge over Saugautuck Avenue as the county's most heavily trafficked structurally deficient bridge.
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02/05/12 Police Investigate Break-In at Mitchells

Westport police are investigating a break-in at Mitchells on Post Road East. Police responded Sunday night to a call that a private security firm was on the scene of a smashed front window at the store on Post Road East.

A purse was reportedly found outside the store.

A Mitchells spokeswoman said it was unclear what happened, but a source at the store said some merchandise had been taken.