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Holbrook comes back to beat Westport 42-31 in league
Holbrook scored 28 points in the fourth quarter to overpower the Westport girls' basketball team 42-31 during a Mayflower Athletic Conference home game on Friday night. The loss drops the Wildcats …
It’s a cliché, but you really have to see it to believe it.
Henry Gillet sits down at the computer, puts on a pair … Read More
Monday, Dec. 23
Police served a restraining order on Pleasant Street at 1:12 p.m.
Police assisted after a 911 caller … Read More
Do you need help paying for needed renovations or repairs on your home? The Westport Affordable Housing Trust Fund may be able to … Read More
News from Monday evening's meeting of the Westport Select Board:
Westport hires highway foreman
Keven Colon has been named … Read More
A nudge to the leg from Charles, a miniature donkey at West Place Animal Sanctuary, is his way of saying, “This is my home, not … Read More
The City of East Providence has hired TNT Gravestone Solutions (of Westport, Mass.) to repair 112 grave markers and two box tombs at … Read More
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Annual 5k beach race benefits Mt. Hope High indoor track program
The Mt. Hope High School indoor track and field team's annual "I'd Rather Be Indoor" 5k run/walk steps off Sunday morning, Dec. 8, at Bristol Town Beach. The race starts at 10:30 a.m.
Organizers …
Westporters hope second time is charm for harvest festival
The founders of a harvest festival that made its inaugural run last year are hoping for a huge turnout — and blue skies — when it returns the last weekend of September:
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Westport honors lost sailors this Sunday
Westport will unveil a new monument to local mariners lost at sea this coming Sunday, Sept. 8, at the end of Main Road at Westport Point.
There has been a small granite monument at the …
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Letter: Feasibility study will help Westport plan its future
I am pleased to share an update regarding the future of Westport’s municipal buildings. This week, the Westport Select Board is set to approve a contract with RGB Architects, Inc. for a …
Letter: Westport is rising to the offshore wind challenge
Westport's newly formed Offshore Wind Advisory Committee (OSWAC) met for the second time this past Thursday, Dec. 12. It will convene again on Jan. 16, 2025, at 5:30pm in Westport Town Hall. At its …
Letter: Thanks, from 8th Bristol District candidate Thrasher
Today, this chapter of our campaign for the 8th Bristol Representative comes to a close. I want to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve accomplished together, express my heartfelt …
Letter: Why doesn’t the paper print letters on national politics?
Beginning in May of this year, this newspaper has refused to publish letters to the editor about national politics, stating that such letters must focus on local issues and news only. Citizen …
Letter: Monday's power outage had major impacts
On Monday, an announcement was sent describing a brief power outage , which was corrected by generators at the Westport High School during school hours. The message did not begin to …