Community Corner

5 Things All About Westport: March 24

National news with a Westport twist.

  • The town’s plan to develop Baron’s South, the empty land between Imperial Avenue and Compo Road South, has been marked with . The newly-formed committee that will be seeing the project through against various “myths” surrounding the project.
  • Elizabeth Taylor, a glamorous actress known for her AIDS activism and many husbands, passed away yesterday at 79. The Oscar-winning actress briefly .
  • The capture and eventual release of four journalists (included to Staples High School graduates) has dominated headlines across the country. A soldier that worked with Tyler Hicks in Afghanistan reveals some great details about Hicks in .
  • On Tuesday, the Board of Finance to First Selectman Gordon Joseloff's proposed budget. The reason was to encourage consolidation of the town and the schools.
  • In related news, you might want to attend the Board of Finance meeting on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The board will dissect the school budget, which totals more than $100 million. They might even ask for cuts with the town’s financial state nowhere near as robust as it was years ago. The meeting is in the Town Hall auditorium, and public input is encouraged.


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