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Fishermen seek removal of old Westport dam

For the sake of fish species that once swam past there to spawn, the Westport Fishermen’s Association has called for a study that might lead to removal of the old Forge Pond Dam. The Westport …

 
Neglected waterfront Westport lot sparks complaints

A neighbor pleaded with the Board of Selectmen on Monday night to do something about a deteriorated house open to the elements and sheltering rabid animals on a wooded riverfront Drift Road property …

 
Absenteeism drops sharply in Westport schools

After a spike in absenteeism two weeks ago, attendance rates returned to normal in all Westport schools last week. “I don’t want to jinx anything but this is wonderful,” said head school …

 
Houses sprout in Briggs Landing

WESTPORT — Frames and roofs are up on the first few homes to be built in the large and ambitious Briggs Landing, a development off Tickle Road that includes ‘affordable’ housing.

 
Lees Market wages war on shopping cart germs

WESTPORT — Lees Market believes it has come up with a cure for shopping-cart-handle dread. Before they are wheeled back into the store, every one of the Westport supermarket’s shopping carts is pushed through the store’s new PureCart system.

 
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