What's bad for big industry is good for the local farmer — at least that's what Fairfield County farmers have found in the weeks since the nationwide egg recall has led some residents to reconsider their food sources. When national news broke about a salmonella outbreak leading to a recall of millions of eggs last month, local farmers began to see a surge in sales of farm fresh eggs, and now the supply is running out. "With the salmonella scare, the farmers are all sold out of their eggs," …
Hurricane Earl entered Westport not with a bang, but with a whimper. The storm, which had been reclassified as a category 1 hurricane as it approached the northeast, brought a small amount of rain and overcast skies. "Westport dodged a bullet," said Assistant Fire Chief Larry Conklin. "It was a fairly quiet day. It's a good thing." All week, emergency responders prepared for the hurricane as it travelled north. On Wednesday, the fire department checked their gear and prepped chainsaws to use …
"Red sky at night...a sailor's delight," explained longtime sailing enthusiast Barry Steinman of Westport, enjoying a beautiful crimson sunset. It's important to know how to read the sky (to discern sudden changes in weather patterns) when sailing, because it may save your life. It would appear that Westport is filled with expert sky readers if you took a look around town before the storm. The kids were at play, runners were running, cyclist were cycling, fisherman were fishing, golfers were…
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It was a quiet day in Westport as Hurricane Earl passed through the area timidly http://patch.com/A-5bm