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Free Tax Help Offered
No one likes paying taxes. And almost as bad is figuring them out. Plowing through all those IRS forms and regulations can be particularly tough for folks without accountants or access to other help....
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The Road To Town Hall Is Paved With …
An alert “06880” reader — one whose car now regularly rattles — writes: I love our town. I have worked here for over 50 years, and lived here almost as long. It is sometimes said that “the road to hell...
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Pics Of The Day #1044
Downtown Westport, courtesy of Brandon Malin’s drone: National Hall, and the west bank of the Saugatuck River Downtown Bedford Square Westport Library Town Hall (Drone photos/Brandon Malin)
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COVID-19: Local, State Updates
Westport municipal offices — including Town Hall, the Senior Center and the Parks & Recreation Department office — will remain closed to the public at least through March 31. Public meetings are...
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COVID Roundup: Town Hall; Therapists’ Webinar; EMS Week; More
Rsetaurant, stores and offices are beginning to open. What about Town Hall? Town staff are staggering shifts and remote work, to provide all town services to the public. Appointments are accepted for...
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RTM Condemns Racism
This is the first of Peter Gold’s regular reports on the Representative Town Meeting’s monthly sessions. He is an RTM member writing for himself, not in an official capacity. October’s RTM meeting was...
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New Plaques: Honest Insights Into Local History
Across America, towns and cities grapple with difficult elements of history by removing statues, and changing names. In Westport, we’re putting up plaques. Without fanfare, a pair of historic markers...
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[OPINION] Old Historical Plaque Belongs Near New
Thursday’s “06880” story on the installation of a new historical plaque behind Town Hall — one acknowledging that Westport’s founding fathers built a prosperous agriculture community using “forced...
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New COVID Protocols For Town Hall, Library
We’re not yet through with COVID. In fact, we’re entering a new, worrisome phase. Based on advice from the CDC and state Department of Health as the Delta variant spreads, town officials have announced...
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Roundup: 3rd Moderna, Modern Thermometer, Polestar EVs …
===================================================== The Westport Weston Health District will host a “3rd dose” Moderna vaccine clinic — for moderately and severely immunocompromised people — on...
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Friday Flashback #271
Every resident knows the handsome building on Myrtle Avenue as Town Hall. Residents with long memories remember it as Bedford Elementary School. But no one — at least, I don’t think anyone — recalls...
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Roundup: Dodge-a-Cop, Tree Lighting, Uber Discount …
======================================================= Police officers and Staples High School students battled last night. For 2 hours in the fieldhouse, they hurled objects at each other. It’s all...
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CORRECTION: Dueling Tree Lightings Are December 3
This morning’s Roundup noted that 2 tree lighting ceremonies are December 2. In fact, both the Wakeman Town Farm and Town Hall events are Friday, December 3. The Town Hall lighting begins at 5 p.m. The...
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Roundup: Green Acre Teardown, Tax Help, Ukraine Aid …
====================================================== Westport teardowns happen so often, they’re not news. This one might be. A 5,400-square foot, 5-bedroom, 4 1/2-bathroom 1930 Tudor at 36 Green...
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Westport Values On Display Downtown
The sign went up quietly recently, on the bank of the Saugatuck River by the Taylor Place parking lot. (Photo/Lynn Untermeyer Miller) Under the heading “Westport Values” — and above photos including a...
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[OPINION] Time To Rethink Architecture, Design Choices
Longtime Westporter and alert “06880” reader Elisabeth Keane keeps a sharp eye on this town. She’s not pleased. Elisabeth writes: I couldn’t believe what I was seeing at Bridge Square. The formerly...
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Minute Man, Doughboy: New Looks For Old Heroes
For over 100 years, Westport’s Minute Man has crouched, alertly and patriotically, near the entrance to Compo Beach. He’s our beloved town symbol. And these days, he looks better than ever. His dark...
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Unsung Heroes #323
The passing of Jackie Fuchs — longtime secretary for the Representative Town Meeting — drew a number of tributes on “06880.” RTM members past and present remembered her dedication, skill, genuinely...
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ARPA Fund$: Where Westport’s $8.4 Million Goes
In 2021, Congress passed and President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act. The economic stimulus bill — aimed at speeding America’s recovery from COVID — was hefty: $1.9 trillion. A tiny slice...
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Preserving Westport’s History, One House (And Town Hall) At A Time
Last night’s Historic District Commission meeting was special. It was the one night a year that members did not review proposed demolitions. Instead, they celebrated buildings that have not fallen to...
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