Whether you got a chance to help build the new Compo Beach playground or not, there’s one last volunteer opportunity left. Both skilled and unskilled workers are needed today (Saturday, May 3), from now through 4 p.m. Hands are needed to put benches in place. “Bring your gloves, yo...
This year’s 2nd annual Soundview Summer Stroll is July 27. There’s an extra hour: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Like last year, it’s a gift to the town from “06880” and the Compo Beach Improvement Association. Mark your calendar. See you there! Fun for all ages. (Photo/Benji Poroso...
Burying Hill Beach? Camp Mahackeno? More than half a dozen guesses missed what I thought was a slam dunk: the out-of-place-looking hill in Winslow Park, halfway between Compo Road North and the Playhouse parking lot. But then you came through. Eighteen readers nailed it. Several remarked...
Photos and Story By J.C. Martin For WestportLocalPress.com Almost surprisingly, the daffodil, the most visible sign of the beginning of spring, is not the state flower in any of the 50 states. It is, however, national flower of Wales. The flower is worn traditionally in Wales on St. ...
Plenty of Westporters celebrated Mothers Day yesterday with a trip to Compo Beach. The weather was mid-May nice. Time to take off all those layers! (Photo/William Weiss) When the crowds were gone, what remained was a scene we’ll see repeated often, over the next few months: ...
If you’ve ever sat on the beach, watched sailboat races and wondered what it’s like to be on the water: This could be your summer. You can join a boat — for free. Cedar Point Yacht Club is looking for crews, for various fleets: ...
Historic Willowbrook Cemetery, established in 1847 by several local farmers and businessmen is an important part of the town's history, with many town founding fathers buried here. To many locals and visitors who pass by each day in mid-April it is home to the spectacular display of daffodils...
That’s a neighborhood problem — along with drivers going the wrong way on the beach exit road. Within minutes, a patrol car was there. Quickly, the officer nabbed a driver. The resident asked “06880” to pass along his thanks for the was grateful for the “speedy” response. ...
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The quiet geometry of a Compo Beach low tide highlights today’s “Westport … Naturally” image. (Photo/Celia Campbell-Mohn) === And finally … on this date in 1819, Alabama became the 22nd US state. (Whether you’re here in Westport, way down in Alabama, or anywhere else, “06880”...