Long used car test drive leads to charges
A Bristol man’s test drive at a Westport used car dealership started badly when he grazed another car on the way out of the lot. It went worse when he didn’t return from his test drive until 90 minutes later. And it went worse still when police discovered that the car he had driven to [...]
Read More →Westport Police: Route 195 scare leads to DUI charge
Wednesday, June 5 Called to Drift Road at 7:54 a.m., police charged Marisol Medina Sousa, 45, of 312 Drift Road, with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and failure to stop for a school bus. Thursday, June 6 A 5:31 p.m. motor vehicle stop on American Legion Highway resulted in the warrant arrest of Matthew [...]
Read More →River Day brings music, boats and more to Head of Westport
The Westport River Watershed Alliance hosts its annual River Day festival, a free family-fun day that celebrates the Westport River watershed, this Saturday, June 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m at the Head of Westport. There will be activities and events for all ages both on and off the water. Kicking off the day [...]
Read More →Westport grads shake the rafters
He had no idea what was in store for him as he delivered his commencement speech, but Superintendent of Schools Carlos Colley should have seen it coming. His own words set the stage. “Your spirit will live on in the culture of the school that his caring, tolerant, purposeful, dedicated and even fun … For [...]
Read More →I have been vigilant against food stamp waste
To the editor: I would like to set the record straight with regard to welfare reform. Contrary to the letter to the editor in the June 13 Westport Shorelines, I care very much about even the smallest abuse and waste. The House FY 2014 budget, for which I voted, contains the requirement that EBT cards [...]
Read More →Summer sessions to explore ancient times in the South Coast
What forces of nature shaped the South Coast of Massachusetts and adjacent Rhode Island over the past 15,000 years? Who inhabited this region during that time and how did those inhabitants co-exist with and adapt to the changing environment? An opportunity to explore these questions will be provided at six free public events in the [...]
Read More →Westport drivers, too, can get RI E-ZPass bridge rate
Discounted toll transponders sold for limited time Although challenges to the Sakonnet River Bridge toll remain, officials are confident enough about tolls’ prospects that they’ve begun selling discounted Rhode Island E-ZPass transponders. Those transponders, and an introductory deal that cuts their price in half, are also available to Massachusetts residents. A Westport resident who buys [...]
Read More →Full summer of tennis on tap in Westport
A busy summer of tennis for all ages is shaping up at Westport’s Dianne B. Snyder Tennis Complex. Following is the lineup of 2013 Summer Tennis Programs at the DBSTC: Adult Tennis League: League (14 years and over) provides singles and doubles players a competitive outlet to play tennis on a weekly basis with a flexible [...]
Read More →Rats! Roadside display riles neighbors
WESTPORT — The rat count outside Roger Chandanais’ house at 96 Charlotte White Road was up to three Monday morning. Three corpses — two dating back to last Friday, one fresh from the trap over the weekend — dangled out toward the roadway from a bent steel pole beneath Mr. Chandanais’ orange sign that reads [...]
Read More →Country Gardens of Little Compton and Westport
The Little Compton Garden Club will present “Country Gardens of Little Compton and Westport, a Tour of Eight Gardens” on Wednesday June 12. The tour will feature eight unique gardens, on display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. A box lunch at Wynfield Farm, Main Road in Westport is included with the [...]
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