6 days ago · One of the nation’s first professionally written and edited community news sites, WestportNow provided 24/7 coverage of Westport, Connecticut, from its founding in 2003 until the death of editor and publisher Gordon F. Joseloff in November 2020. (See WestportNow November 9, 2020). It frequently attracted more readers on a weekly basis than any other print or online Westport-based publication.

Jul 11, 2015 · UPDATE The Red Barn Restaurant, a Westport institution for decades at 292 Wilton Road, has closed, according to an announcement on the restraurant’s website by the Nistico family…

Jan 15, 2025 · Downtown Bustling as Holiday Shopping Begins Downtown Westport was busy with shoppers on the traditional Black Friday weekend as retailers feature deep discount sales. On a national level, according to CNBC, “Black Friday shopping in stores craters 52% during surging pandemic as e-commerce sales surge 22% to a record $9 billion.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Jul 22, 2010 · UPDATE Torrential rains following a tornado warning ripped through Westport this afternoon, bringing down trees and power lines throughout town, leaving thousands without power.

Aug 9, 2024 · The Pearl Restaurant at Longshore will close on Nov. 28 according to managers Marc and Lois Backon. They wrote, “We are so very grateful for being able to bring Pearl into the lives of so many people and appreciate the dedicated support of the staff and of the community for the last four years.” Pearl, which launched in Feb. 2016, will remain open Thanksgiving Day for dining-in or take-out ...

You must appear in person (please wear a mask) and provide proof of your identity and residence. Proof can be a current Connecticut driver’s license, ID card, or Learner’s Permit (adhesive strips with change of address is acceptable). Proof of identity examples are birth certificate, passport, college photo ID, out-of-state or Connecticut driver’s license without Westport address change.

Oct 8, 2003 · It doesnt go far enough to suit some people, but Westport has a new ordinance aimed at cutting down on the hours of permitted construction noise. The Representative Town Meeting (RTM) Tuesday night unanimously passed an amended noise ordinance reducing from 10 p.m. to 8 p.m. the time when construction or repair work noise must end.

UPDATE Westport and state police said today they are sending surveillance video from the jewelry business where Westporter Yekutiel Zeevi was murdered during a robbery Thursday night to a state lab for enhancements.

A Remarkable First For Staples Boys Soccer In a first for Staples High School sports—and perhaps any team anywhere in the country—the Staples boys soccer team’s match was livestreamed last night at the Remarkable Theater’s enormous drive-in screen. Soccer fans were treated to a very well-played match. The Wreckers looked strong all over the field, and rode goals by Haydn Siroka and ...

Their tenacity oftentimes seemed against the wind on myriad issues from schools to environmental concerns to affordable housing to bids for elected office — to even fighting a cellphone ticket.