A driver escaped serious injury tonight when he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a tree near Westport’s 144 Newtown Turnpike. According to police, the driver said he swerved to avoid ...

It was all for a good cause—raising funds for Westport’s Save the Children—which encouraged dozens of persons to brave the weather and take a morning plunge at Westport’s Compo Beach today. Larry ...

There are the partyers and there are those who eschew all the hoopla for a quiet evening as the ball drops. And there are those who will be in bed before midnight, preferring to see the start of the ...

A New Year’s Eve snowstorm dumped about 4 inches of the white stuff on Westport today before ending in late afternoon. The snow and high winds made walking and driving a challenge. This view is along ...

Westport flew the flags of United Nations members today on the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge as First Night festivities got underway. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com ...

Most of the public marinas are closed and empty with winter here, but some boats are still floating off of private docks, including at Westport’s Owenoke Park, and some take advantage of the mild ...

TEAM Westport will kick off the first of a series of conversations on race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and sexual identity on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 3 p.m. at the Saugatuck Congregational ...

Westport’s Inn at National Hall and adjacent shops have changed hands for $19.85 million, according to a filing at the Westport Town Clerk’s office. The Dec. 26 sale was by Norwalk’s Greenfield ...

UPDATE A 19-year-old Branford man led police on a multi-town high speed car chase early today, including a wrong way I-95 ride, that ended on Westport’s Post Road West. No one was injured in the chase ...

Actress and singer Eartha Kitt died today at her Weston home, a family spokeswoman said. She was 81. Kitt, a frequent performer at the Westport Country Playhouse and visitor to Westport, had been ...

Westport police today issued this photograph of a man entering the Citibank branch at 399 Post Road West who they said showed a knife, passed a note, and made off with an undetermined amount of cash. ...

Cars crawled through Westport’s Main Street today as many sought parking places close to the stores. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com ...