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Westport, Connecticut is located in Fairfield County. Zip codes in Westport, CT include 06888, 06881, and 06880. The median home price in Westport is $1,495,000 which is roughly $372/per square foot. More Westport information.

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4 hrs ago | The Hartford Courant

Reader Submitted: Winners Of The Rene B. Fisher Competition For Young Pianists Announced

Piano students from across the state recently performed at Neighborhood Music School, as winners of the 36th annual Rene B. Fisher Competition for Young Pianists Winners' Concert.

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12 hrs ago | Westport Now

Grand Marshal Fisher: Artist Who Made Military Maps

Looking back, Westport artist Leonard Everett Fisher, who turns 90 next month, finds it unbelievable that as an 18-year-old with an artistic bent and a knowledge of drafting that he was tapped by the U.S. Army to create military topographical maps for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, for Gen.

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16 hrs ago | Westport News

Exhibit: 150 years of Gault history reflect the story of Westport

Bill and Nancy Gault stand near a painting of a gravel pit where Gault worked as a young man, part of a new exhibit about the Gault family at Westport Historical Society that opened Friday.

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20 hrs ago | Westport News

The tax rate rises

The Board of Finance voted 5-2 Thursday night to increase the town's tax rate by 0.9 percent in the 2013-2014 fiscal year, which means the average homeowner in Westport -- where homes on average are assessed at $1.2 million -- will pay approximately $142 more in taxes in the fiscal year starting July 1. The tax rate will rise from 17.91 mills to ... (more)

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Fri May 24, 2013

Westport Now

Historical Society Salutes Tracy Sugarman

Also opening tonight at the Westport Historical Society's Mollie Dononvan Gallery was "Tracy Sugarman, Citizen-Artist" about the life of the Westport illustrator, writer and civil rights activist who died in January at age 91.

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Westport News

Politics in play? Tax rate rises less than 1% amid bickering

The Board of Finance voted 5-2 Thursday night to increase the town's tax rate by 0.9 percent in the 2013-2014 fiscal year, which means the average homeowner in Westport -- where homes on average are assessed at $1.2 million -- will pay approximately $142 more in taxes in the fiscal year starting July 1. The tax rate will rise from 17.91 mills to ... (more)

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Westport News

Westport weather: Stormy cycle rolls into holiday weekend

More wet, stormy weather is likely today -- and right on through most of the holiday weekend -- according to the National Weather Service.

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Westport News

Things to do in Westport this weekend

Flags festooning the Post Road bridge over the Saugatuck River will fly in salute to the town's Memorial Day parade on Monday.

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CTNow.com

Post-Sandy, State Parks Ready For Memorial Day Weekend

The first summer season since storm Sandy kicks off on Memorial Day weekend, and the state's parks are ready, a state spokesman said Thursday.

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Westport News

Westport to screen preschoolers for 'at-risk' issues

The screenings -- which will look at a child's development in areas such as language, motor skills, and self-help skills -- will take place June 7 from 9 a.m. to noon at Coleytown Elementary School , 65 Easton Road.

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The Westport Daily Voice

Westport Veteran Keeps Memorial Day Parade In Step

WESTPORT, Conn. As spectators line the Memorial Day parade route on Monday, most are probably not be aware that arrangements began nearly six months earlier.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Westport Now

WN Wins 10 Citations in State Journalism Contest

WestportNow has won 10 citations, including three first place prizes, in the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Connecticut Chapter Excellence in Journalism competition.

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Westport News

Historical Society to host garden tour

This Westport property features one of five gardens to be shown in the Westport Historical Society's Hidden Garden Tour on Sunday, June 2. Photo: Contributed Photo The pool is among the attractive features of this garden property to be displayed as part of the Westport Historical Society's Hidden Garden Tour on Sunday, June 2. Photo: Contributed ... (more)

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Westport Now

Westporter to Place Wreath on Unknown Soldier's Tomb

Monday will mark the first Westport Memorial Day parade that Anne Beers, who served in the Navy as a pharmacist's mate during World War II, will miss due to another call of duty.

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Westport News

Memorial parade marshal Fisher to highlight the art of remembrance

World War II veteran and accomplished artist Leonard Everett Fisher has been named grand marshal of Monday's Memorial Day parade in Westport.

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Westport News

Westport resident's cabaret set for 2 Bridgeport shows

Westport resident Amy Oestreicher will bring her unusual cabaret show, "Gutless & Grateful," to the Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport for shows on Saturday, June 1, and Sunday June 2. In an eclectic set of songs, the 26-year-old Oestreicher recounts her near-death experience as a teenager and tells of her struggles, disappointments, triumphs and the ... (more)

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Westport News

Westport Farmers' Market springs to life for new season

On Thursday he swung by two of his favorite destinations -- Compo Beach and the Westport Farmers' Market, which opened its eighth season in the Imperial Avenue commuter parking lot.

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The Westport Daily Voice

Wet Weather Postpones Westport's Art About Town Street Party

WESTPORT, Conn. The Art About Town opening night street party scheduled for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. is postponed to next Thursday at the same time due to the weather, the Westport Downtown Merchants Association announced.

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Westport News

Raveis adds associate to Westport staff

In welcoming Shaffer to the staff, Raveis said in a statement, "Jeffrey and our company share many of the same values, including a focus on customer satisfaction.

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Westport News

June construction set for playground memorializing Newtown shooting victim

A new playground at Long Lots School will be named in honor of Sandy Hook Elementary School victim Dylan Hockley's, seen on this card produced by a Newtown arts center.

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