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“Ship Of Dan” Sails On
Though town officials “strongly urged” that trick-or-treating be postponed until Saturday, November 5 — citing downed wires, branches and other safety hazards from the weekend storm — many parents and...
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Copping Candy
For the (few?) kids whose parents heeded the strong suggestion not to trick-or-treat Monday night, the Westport Police Department has your back. Tomorrow (Saturday, November 5, 4-6 p.m.), the cops...
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A Cruel Trick (No Treat)
A friend told me about a 3-year-old boy down the street. For weeks, he’s been looking forward to Halloween. It’s all he’s talked about. He had his costume and everything. Now — for the 2nd year in a...
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The Ghost Of Halloween Past
On the long list of early-adolescent activities I participated in, and of which I am not particularly proud (though nonetheless willing to share with thousands of “06880″ readers), few rank higher than...
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First Halloween Post Of The Year
With Christmas decorations already spotted in Walmart – it’s true, I saw them on Facebook! — today is definitely not too early to be thinking about Halloween. So: The Westport-Weston Chamber of...
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How To Talk To Your Kids About Halloween
It’s been 3 years since Westport has celebrated a proper Halloween. Last year’s holiday was knocked silly by Superstorm Sandy. The year before, it was a big-ass late-October snowstorm. Halloween, 2011...
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A Compo Halloween Houseboat
In the Compo Beach neighborhood — where densely packed houses draw chauffeured trick-or-treaters from across Westport (and waaaay beyond)* — Halloween is not orange. It’s black or white. You either...
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Trick Or Treat With Teal Pumpkin Project
You can tell Halloween is coming. CVS, Walgreens, Party Harty and pop-ups are chock full of ghosts and skeletons — plus Kit Kats, Hershey bars and other fine foods, most of them the size of small...
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Roundup: Halloween Parade, Jeera Thai, Pickleball …
======================================================= In the winter of 2020. Jeff Manchester emailed “06880.” He was concerned about the “incredibly dumb placement” of a utility pole at the...
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Trick Or Treat?
Once upon a time, Halloween was a hallowed — and very neighborly — holiday. Some kids wore mom-made costumes. Others had store-bought masks. The younger ones went out with parents. But everyone 8-ish...
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Roundup: Free Money, Pumpkins, College Transcripts …
================================================= Does your organization want free money? Tomorrow (October 30, 2021) is the deadline for Fairfield County non-profits to apply for a grant from the...
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Roundup: Parks & Rec, Julia Marino, Twiddle …
Westport Parks & Recreation Department seasonal employees do it all. Lifeguards keep everyone safe at our beaches and pools, handle first aid and medical concerns, and answer countless questions...
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This Halloween, Keep In Mind …
WestportMoms is our town’s go-to multi-platform destination for upcoming family and kid events, merchants and helping professional news, and and school and camp advice. The head moms — Megan Rutstein...
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Pics Of The Day #2017
Flannel Halloween on Hillspoint … (Photo/Jerry Kuyper) … and inflatable pumpkins on Soundview (Photo/Karen Como)
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Roundup: Voters’ Guide, Traffic Study, Halloween …
The print version of the Westport League of Women Voters’ voter guide has gone the way of much of the print media: It’s disappeared.. But the LWV still provides important information. And it works for...
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Roundup: Leaf Blowers, Halloween Stuff, Pumpkin Toss …
For several years, a proposed gas-powered leaf blower ordinance has been blowin’ in the Westport wind. On Tuesday (November 1, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall), a proposal — already approved by the Ordinance...
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Roundup: Leaf Blowers, Jim Wheeler, Trick Or Treat! …
Leaf blower legislation alert! Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 1, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall), the Representative Town Meeting holds a first reading. of the newly revised leaf blower regulation. Click here to...
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Roundup: Yard Signs, Emmy Squared, Adult Halloween …
As Election Day looms, lawns and traffic islands will be filled with political signs. And the Westport Police Department will field complaints about the removal of them. The WPD says: “Residents and...
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Roundup: Dog Fears, Melissa & Doug, Art Aid …
Dogs are joyful: As of October 1, they are allowed back at Compo Beach. But the other day, longtime Westporters Stefani Cohen and Cathy Malkin noticed a young child crying, afraid of the dogs. The...
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Roundup: Traffic Task Force, Compo Beach Playground, Halloween Weekend …
Two dozen residents heard an update last night from the Traffic & Pedestrian Safety Task Force, at Town Hall. Representatives from the Police, Fire and Public Works Departments, and town operations...
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Pics Of The Day #2386
Halloween is tomorrow! This weekend, Rowene Weems strolled around Old Hill. Here’s what she found: (Photos/Rowene Weems Photography) Meanwhile, over on Oak Street … (Photo/Amy Unikewicz)
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Pics Of The Day #2387
Happy Halloween, on Indian Trail (Photo/Ken Yormark) Meanwhile, on Juniper Road, this dude … … hung out here … (Photos/Pam Long) ,,, and on Myrtle Avenue, Halloween looked like this (Photo/Claudia...
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