Westport Speaks Out Against Gym, French Cuts

WESTPORT, Conn. – Westport high school students sometimes make appearances at Board of Education meetings, but elementary school students are a rare sight. But on Monday night, a fifth-grade student not only attended the meeting, she spoke out against a proposal to reduce physical education ...

Westport Project Highlighted at MLK Event

Staples High School students and Westport police officers celebrated Martin Luther King Day today by representing their peers in New Haven during a Reaching For Respect showcase of youth-led projects.

Driver faces DUI charge in Westport

Donald Hazzard, 31, of Wilton, was charged with driving under influence Saturday. Officers were dispatched to the area near the Cumberland Farms gas station on Post Road East, where a woman called to say she was with an intoxicated man and was concerned about his level of impairment, police said.