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Birds Take Flight
You know those enormous birds that sprouted recently on lawns all across Westport? The ones promoting Project Return’s annual Birdhouse Auction April 3 at the Inn of Longshore? Non-disappearing birds...
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Remembering Kathy Kincaid
“06880” reader Denise McLaughlin sent this along: Westport lost one of its finest volunteers, and a champion of many worthy causes. Kathy Kinkaid died while on a cruise in the Greek Islands with her...
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Staples SLOBs
Staples is filled with SLOBs. And Westport is a far better place for them. The yuk-yuk anagram stands for Service League of Boys. The parent-son community service club is one of the most popular...
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The “Class” Of ’76
Staples’ Class of 1976 celebrates its 35th reunion this summer. Shake your booty! But they want to do more than meet old friends, reminisce about when the drinking age was 18, and listen to KC &...
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Naomi Kydes Returns To Project Return
In 1993 , 15-year-old Naomi ran away from her Stamford home. For a year, she lived with friends. One day — needing her passport and Social Security card to get a job — she “broke into” her home. Her...
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Staples Students: A Bunch of SLOBS
Today was Service Sunday for SLOBS — or, to spell it out, Staples Service League of Boys. Over 150 club members and their parents worked on community service projects at 8 locations around Westport...
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Eliza’s Story
Eliza had a tough life. Last summer she voluntarily signed on with Connecticut’s Department of Children and Youth Services. When foster care did not work out, she came to Project Return. Since arriving...
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Staples Students Are Incredible SLOBS…
…and Westport is a far better place for them. Yesterday — a fantastically beautiful Sunday, perfect for the beach, chillaxing, unwinding after Saturday’s SATs, or perhaps studying for this week’s AP...
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Give The Gift Of…
Sure, you could have blown off your family, friends and football, and spent Thanksgiving at a mall. Or you could have blown off work and the kids, and spent yesterday shopping online, during the...
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Susie Basler Steps Down; Leaves Project Return Legacy
The year was 1980. Susie Basler had a great life in Evanston, Illinois: good friends, a supportive community, a food co-op she loved. She did not want to move to Westport, Connecticut. But her...
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Thank You, Barbara Butler!
A star-studded cast filled the Senior Center this afternoon, to honor Barbara Butler. Town and state officials, longtime volunteers, and the heads of the library and Y — among many others — paid...
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Project Return Joins Homes With Hope Family
For 33 years, Project Return has helped teenage girls and young women in crisis rebuild their lives. For 33 years too, Homes With Hope has provided emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing, food...
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The Rich History Of Westport’s Poorhouse
Did every old structure in Westport start somewhere else? Saugatuck Congregational Church, the Birchwood Country Club clubhouse and Bedford Hall at the Westport Woman’s Club are 3 examples. This coming...
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“Night On The River” Is For The Birds
After 21 years, nearly everyone in town has a birdhouse. For more than 2 decades, residents enjoyed a Birdhouse Auction. The idea was creative, fun — and totally Westport. Local artists created...
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Art For All This Month
For over a century, Westport has been known as an arts community. While our focus is often on noted artists, art comes in many forms. So does “community.” Two upcoming events honor art of different...
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Art, Food And Fun — Just Another Day At The Beach
Drew Friedman’s $500,000 is the gift that keeps on giving. The downtown landowner and co-founder of the Westport Downtown Merchants Association died in February 2016, at 86. His very generous bequest...
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Susie Basler’s “Return” To Westport
Early in her working career, Susie Basler served as an Illinois parole and probation officer. That served her well in what became her life’s work: volunteering for, then running Project Return,...
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$10,000 Non-Profit Grants Available From Westport Woman’s Club
In 2015, a $5,000 grant enabled Earthplace to update maps of their 74-acre sanctuary. Visitors can now find all trails — including those suitable for wheelchairs and strollers. In 2016, a gift of...
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Jeff Wieser To Retire From Homes With Hope
Jeff Wieser — longtime president and CEO of Homes with Hope — will retire from the multi-purpose housing organization by the end of 2019. Board chair John Walsh announced the news today. Jeff Wieser In...
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Bistro Du Soleil Serves Up Fine Food — And Art
There are 2 types of excellent restaurants in Westport: The ones everyone talks about. You know what they are. And the ones that don’t get much buzz at all. Like Bistro du Soleil. Tucked away in a...
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