Chris Marquette
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Westport names new operations director
WESTPORT - Almost eight months after Operations Director Dewey Loselle's abrupt resignation, the town has announced his replacement. Harris previously worked in the Office of Management and Budget, where she managed over $2 billion of New York City revenue. → Read More
Westport names new operations director
WESTPORT - Almost eight months after Operations Director Dewey Loselle's abrupt resignation, the town has announced his replacement. Harris previously worked in the Office of Management and Budget, where she managed over $2 billion of New York City revenue. → Read More
Day Tripping - Trip IV: Sampling beers at Stony Creek Brewery
BRANFORD — As I sipped a refreshing, cloudy New England IPA on an unrelentingly rainy Friday afternoon, a group of younger moms enjoyed beer and snacks at a table nearby, complete with a baby and a stroller. Over at the bar, guys casually dressed in jeans were scarfing down pizza (from the food truck outside) and beer, as were other patrons who looked like they were taking a break from work to… → Read More
Himes talks health care at town hall event
WESTPORT — U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., expressed his grave concern about Senate Republicans’ looming effort to rescind the Affordable Care Act and cautioned the crowd during his Bedford Middle School town hall of the “wily” antics of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell aimed at passing the amendment. The overwhelming majority of constituents applauded Fleury’s question in a show of… → Read More
Westport Farmers Market a town tradition
WESTPORT — A popular town tradition since its inception in June 2006, the Westport Farmers Market is in full swing, drawing crowds from all over — even in the pouring rain. Every Thursday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., the Imperial Avenue market offers fresh, local produce from area farmers and restaurants, including a chef demonstration each week. Terrain is a sponsor of the farmers market, and… → Read More
Westport Farmers Market a town tradition
WESTPORT — A popular town tradition since its inception in June 2006, the Westport Farmers Market is in full swing, drawing crowds from all over — even in the pouring rain. Every Thursday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., the Imperial Avenue market offers fresh, local produce from area farmers and restaurants, including a chef demonstration each week. Terrain is a sponsor of the farmers market, and… → Read More
Staples Class of 2017 sees an unprecedented speaker
WESTPORT—The 130th graduation ceremony for Staples High School offered something unique—a student speaker who had taken neither an AP or honors class in her four years at Staples. Hines is the president of Kool to be Kind, a Staples anti-bullying group, has performed in 10 Staples Players performances over her high school career and is a talented musician. Through her enlightened words, Hines… → Read More
Cost to replace Saugatuck Island Bridge still a point of contention
There was a minor inconvenience for residents when the switch was made from permanent electricity to mobile generators, a necessary step during construction. [...] the actual cost is now expected to be nearly $1 million more. “The final costs did come in considerably above what our initial estimate was, but because we had really good, competitive bids, we are comfortable that these are the real… → Read More
Cost to replace Saugatuck Island Bridge still a point of contention
There was a minor inconvenience for residents when the switch was made from permanent electricity to mobile generators, a necessary step during construction. [...] the actual cost is now expected to be nearly $1 million more. “The final costs did come in considerably above what our initial estimate was, but because we had really good, competitive bids, we are comfortable that these are the real… → Read More
Medical marijuana dispensaries given the go-ahead in Westport
“We are helping patients maintain their pain level and not take opiates as well as getting them off and reducing their intake of opiates,” said Angela D’Amico, owner of Compassionate Care Center of Connecticut in Bethel — which opened in 2014 and remains the only medical marijuana dispensary in Fairfield County. Around 60 town properties fit these restrictions. Because of the limited number of… → Read More
Former FBI head well liked at bagel shop
[...] Comey was such a fan of Village Bagels, he referred a team of Secret Service agents to the place around December 2014. [...] in a May 11 interview with NBC’s Lester Holt, Trump said he fired Comey on his own volition, a statement contrary to the message of his communications team. [...] at issue is the fact Trump fired the person heading an investigation into his own campaign’s possible… → Read More
School bus strike averted, contract agreed upon
WESTPORT — Avoiding a potential work stoppage, Westport bus drivers agreed to a collective bargaining agreement late Wednesday night. The contract between the town’s school bus drivers and their employer, Dattco, will run through Sept. 30, 2020, according to Thomas Wilkinson, president of United Food & Commercial Workers Union 371, the union that represents the school bus workers. The threat of… → Read More
Golubchick out as Long Lots Principal
WESTPORT — Long Lots Elementary School Principal Jeffrey Golubchick — currently on administrative leave — is set to resign from his position effective June 30. Interim Principal Michael Cicchetti will finish out the school year and the school district will set up a search committee for a replacement. Officials said Golubchick was removed from the position so that the school district could review… → Read More
Westport’s Maker Faire expected to host 10,000
In what was the first Maker Faire event in the state, the Westport Library hosted over 2,000 creative minds—ranging from interested attendees to artists and scientists—who learned and shared their ideas and work. “We’re going to have more than 120 makers and were expecting 10,000 attendees,” he added. Because of the largest crowd in the event’s history anticipated, this year will also mark the… → Read More
GFA head of school reflects on career
After studying English and Greek at the University of Leeds in England, Hartwell went on to earn a postgraduate teaching certificate from Moray House School of Education at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Hartwell moved around, working in schools in Woodbridge, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., and Groton, Mass, before taking the post of Greens Farms head of school in 2003. “We’ve been able to… → Read More
GFA head of school reflects on career
After studying English and Greek at the University of Leeds in England, Hartwell went on to earn a postgraduate teaching certificate from Moray House School of Education at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Hartwell moved around, working in schools in Woodbridge, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., and Groton, Mass, before taking the post of Greens Farms head of school in 2003. “We’ve been able to… → Read More
White privilege essay contest winner announced
[...] there were three Staples High School students sharing essays that grappled with the topic of white privilege. When the topic was first announced, the fourth annual installment of TEAM Westport’s Teen Diversity Essay Contest drew an unprecedented amount of backlash in the form of hate filled emails and phone calls. Students get blinded by the thought that a student could get into college… → Read More
SoNo Baking Company & Cafe to close in Westport
WESTPORT—SoNo Baking Company & Cafe’s downtown Westport location is set to close by early summer, according to owner John Barricelli. After just two years of business on Church Lane, the coffee shop could not make the rent in the high-priced downtown area. Sono Baking Company & Café will transition its employees over to the Darien and South Norwalk locations. → Read More
Southport family fought cancer and won, now they help others fight
WESTPORT — Dana McCreesh and her husband, Mike, practically lived in a cancer ward for two years while their two-year-old son, Brent, battled stage 4 neuroblastoma — a disease that, at the time, had only a 15-20 percent cure rate. [...] a healthy 14-year-old eighth grader at Greens Farms Academy, Brent will return on March 26 to volunteer at the Westport YMCA and sweep up hair for the TeamBrent… → Read More
Record number of essays received for controversial Westport contest
The essays have been under review by the contest’s judges since March 8 and are expected to be fully evaluated by March 27, with the formal award presentation for the top three essays to take place on April 3 in the McManus Room of the Westport Library. [...] the plan is still to house the presentation in the McManus Room, which has a seating capacity of approximately 100 people, according to… → Read More