Westport will close its town beaches (Cherry & Webb Beach and East Beach) at 5 p.m. on Thursday August 4, due to dangerous surf and rip currents stirred up by Hurricane Earl, Fire Chief Brian R. … more

PORTSMOUTH — The first explorers got lost in Highland Farm’s corn ‘maize’ over the weekend and dairy farmer Louis Escobar says the early reviews are promising. “They say it’s … more

The fact that Hurricane Earl is supposed to track east of here is only some consolation to Westport Harbormaster Richie Earle. “They all have you worried, especially when they are this big and … more

By Bruce Burdett bburdett@eastbaynewspapers.com Jenny O’Neill said her reaction was probably similar to many others’ when she first saw the real estate advertisement for Westport’s … more

WESTPORT — Two people were killed late Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 31, after a car veered across the grass median of Route 195 near the Route 88 exit in Westport and slammed head-on into … more