EastBayRI.com > Westport http://www.eastbayri.com/town/westport/town.html?feed=rss Top stories en-us Copyright 2009 East Bay Newspapers Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:43:42 EST Fishermen seek removal of old Westport dam http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/132403.html 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 &hellip; <a href="mailto:bruceburdett@eastbaynewspapers.com">By Bruce Burdett</a> http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/132403.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:51:39 EST Neglected waterfront Westport lot sparks complaints http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/132405.html 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 &hellip; <a href="mailto:jrodrigues@eastbaynewspapers.com">By Jill Rodrigues</a> http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/132405.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:01:08 EST Absenteeism drops sharply in Westport schools http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/132402.html 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 &hellip; <a href="mailto:bruceburdett@eastbaynewspapers.com">By Bruce Burdett</a> http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/132402.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:44:29 EST Houses sprout in Briggs Landing http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/132381.html 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. <a href="mailto:jrodrigues@eastbaynewspapers.com">By Jill Rodrigues</a> http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/132381.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:22:16 EST Lees Market wages war on shopping cart germs http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/132271.html 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. <a href="mailto:bruceburdett@eastbaynewspapers.com">By Bruce Burdett</a> http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/132271.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:31:00 EST