Westport News

Fewer and fewer students might be walking through the doors of SouthCoast's schools, but that hasn't stemmed the inevitable increases in spending.

For the sake of fish species that once swam past there to spawn, the Westport Fishermen's Association has called for a study that might lead to removal of the old Forge Pond Dam.

SouthCoast honored veterans both stateside and overseas Wednesday as part of Veterans Day activities, remembering the sacrifices they make daily and the dangers they face in the name of freedom.

WePAC, the Westport Parent Advisory Committee for Special Education, is sponsoring a parent information workshop Tuesday at the Westport Elementary School, 380 Old County Road.

For Nicole and Daniel Sheffield's two young sons last year, Santa Claus did not wear a red suit, have a white beard or slide down a chimney with a bag of presents.

The developer of the Briggs Landing 40B development in North Westport is holding a lottery for the affordable units on Nov.

Emergency workers responded to Horseneck Road on Tuesday morning to deal with an unidentified substance that had been dumped on the side of the road.

When the Marines toast their proud history tonight at Boston's Seaport Hotel, they'll celebrate with a new brew, courtesy of Westport's Bill Russell.

Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech Class of 1994 will hold its 15-year reunion Nov. 20 at the Hawthorne Country Club.

The Westport Fishermen's Association wants to remove Forge Pond dam to improve stream flow and access for fish.

Mid-City Steel has filed plans to demolish the former Durfee Lanes bowling alley in Westport and build a 25,000-square-foot warehouse with a two-story office in front, the Fall River Herald News reports.

Valerie Andrade and Geoffrey C. Higgins were married Aug. 29 at the Westport United Congregational Church by the Rev.

With 1,404 square feet of living space, our Home of the Week is not a big house, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in character.

The Rhode Island Department of Health has scheduled school-based H1N1 vaccination clinics over a 28-day period starting this week.

Fifty-six cyclists rode more than 76 miles in support of the Coalition for Buzzards Bay during the third annual Watershed Ride on Sunday, Oct.

I am planning a day trip from Newport over to Westport to the Winery and Buzzards Bay Brewery for my boyfriend's birthday.

Milton E. Mellor, Jr., 62, of Fall River, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at St. Anne's Hospital after a long illness.

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Rene J. Fleurent, 77, of Westport, MA, died Sunday October 11, 2009, at Rhode Island Hospital.

Grace C. "Gracie" Allen, 86, of Westport and formerly of East Hanover, NJ died at home after a long illness.