Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times, presided over today’s ninth annual crossword puzzle competition at the Westport Public Library. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Lynn U. Miller for ...

Human Services Opens Online Portal for Donations Westport’s Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced an online donation option to support its programs. “Those people wishing to help Westport ...

UPDATE After an afternoon of wordsmithing, three winners emerged today at the 15th annual crossword puzzle contest at the Westport Library. Posing with New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz (2nd ...

The National Weather Service in Upton, N.Y. has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Westport and area for heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain which is in effect from 6 a.m.Tuesday to 7 p.m. Wednesday.

At tonight’s Board of Education meeting, attendees observed a moment of silence in memory of Staples teacher Cody Thomas, 27, who died Jan. 23. Chairman Michael Gordon said he clearly remembers when ...

Carl A. Addicks of Westport, husband of Alice Addicks, died Jan. 30 at Norwalk Hospital. He was 79. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on Aug. 25, 1939, the son of the late Carl and Josephine (Katz) ...

Members of Westport’s Representative Town Meeting (RTM) got hot under the collar tonight during a debate over funds for installation of air conditioning at Coleytown Elementary School (CES). After ...

UPDATE A fire alarm at Westport’s Staples High School early today forced a brief evacuation of the school in the bitter cold, according to fire officials. A second alarm went off just before 3 p.m., ...

They are offering CDs again at the former Westport site of the Sam Goody music retailer on Post Road East—but these are certificates of deposit at the new Westport branch of the Patriot National Bank.

Westporters Zach Bomes (l) and Dan Navarro try to soak up the snow-reflected rays today following the heavy overnight snow. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Allen Bomes for WestportNow.com ...

A young male Westport driver escaped injury tonight when his vehicle collided with a deer in the southbound lane of Compo Road South near Baker Avenue. The driver said the deer “shot out from a snow ...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening today of Bassett Furniture, 1100 Post Road East. The $300 million NASDAQ-listed company employs 15 in the Westport store, one of 91 Bassett stores ...