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5 Things All About Westport: May 3

A case of Cuomo envy and other news.

  • The death of Osama bin Laden was welcomed throughout the United States, especially in communities close to New York City. work in New York City, so the attacks on 9/11/01 were especially unfathomable here. Patch did a on the terrorist’s death.
  • There’s a in Westport, and it was made possible by the late Paul Newman and Lillian Poses. The Newman Poses Preserve, off of Bayberry Lane Extension, opened this weekend. Paul’s daughter, Lissy, was on hand for the opening.
  • Sunday’s Minute Man Race at Compo Beach had all the ingredients for success: perfect weather, a record amount of participants and thousands of dollars raised for charity. We have a from the races.
  • Is the Connecticut's budget being quickly passed through the legislative because of ? Some lawmakers think that the popularity of N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is affecting Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy.
  • On this day in 1957, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers agreed to move the team to Los Angeles. The New York Mets were formed in Queens five years later.


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