Westport News

Not only is July 4th our nation's birthday, it is also the official kickoff of high summer.

The Appeals Board is on a fact-finding mission involving Excel Recycling LLC's operations at 37 Charlotte White Road and whether they mark a significant change from Thad's Auto Salvage.

A 22-year-old Brockton man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the armed robbery and assault of two fishermen at Gooseberry Island in Westport.

At Savenor's butcher shop in Boston, the butchers teach hourlong classes on barbecue techniques and how to cut up a chicken.

Police said they are investigating an incident where a sport fisherman at Gooseberry Island was pelted with rocks Saturday and another was robbed of about $500, reports the Standard-Times . Detective Jeffrey Majewski confirmed the incident Sunday and said criminal charges - armed robbery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, intimidation of ...

The ducklings were barely 2 weeks old when their mother was run over and killed earlier this month by a motorist in a parking lot at the Dartmouth Mall.

On Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 3:51 p.m., members of the Yarmouth and Barnstable Police Departments arrived at room 39 at the Yarmouth Gardens Motel on Route 28 in West Yarmouth in an attempt to serve two arrest warrants obtained by the Barnstable Police Department based on an investigation of sexual assault that occurred in Barnstable.

A Westport, Mass. man was arrested Thursday afternoon for the alleged robbery and beating of another man on South Shore Road.

The annual Independence Day parade, with its frequently imaginative array of local floats, is being organized by Westport firefighters to take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 4, starting from the corner of Main and Hix Bridge roads.

Mary Carrington "Mollie" Conklin, was born in Princeton, NJ on May 18, 1954, daughter of Selena Howard and the late James Merriam Howard.

Need an answer to that old riddle, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" Ask Jack Bianchi of Falmouth: For him, the chicken led to the Egg.

Having lived in the area for years, it is hard not to notice the increasing clutter, visual pollution and esthetic degradation that has occurred along East Beach.

I'm freshly back from vacation, during which I fed my soul by taking in a couple of art exhibits: the fabulous Venetian painting show at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and "Bon Appetit," a juried exhibit by the Westport Art Group.

They're called Samaritans. But to Wendy Price-Baldassari, police say, they were suckers.

One of the two suspects captured on video trying to make a purchase at Target with a stolen credit card has been arrested, thanks to leads from residents and police who had seen images from the video.

Westport police have arrested one of two men accused of breaking into two houses on Old Harbor Road.

When money was tight, she would pick a town and visit the local businesses, telling an elaborate sob story to get people to hand over their cash.

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Paul Cuffe, a successful shipbuilder, whaling merchant and farmer who was part African-American and part Native American.

Gov. Deval Patrick has awarded four grants to help farmers across Massachusetts maintain energy-efficient buildings and build systems that generate energy from manure and organic waste.

On Sunday, Sakonnet Vineyards hosted the 2009 Coastal Wine Trail Kick Off, a two-hour tasting event featuring samples from eight wineries that have joined together to market their products and vineyards.