Westport News

Archival photo courtesy Pawsox.com The Pawtucket Red Sox will hold open auditions at Swansea Mall, 262 Swansea Mall Dr., from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb.

"On behalf of a grateful nation, thank you for what you are about to do," said a speaker to the 655th Regional Support Group.

"If it hadn't happened to me, I wouldn't have believed it," says Ken Kidd of his reunion with Lindell Magnin after 42 years.

MAKING MOUNTAINS: When nature wouldn't deliver snow, Katrina Ferreira took matters into her own hands.

PHOTO JOHN SLADEWSKI/The Standard-Times ++ MATTAPOISETT --- Estuary where Eel Pond meets the sea in Mattapoisett Harbor.

Had Enough? Here's our Top Ten list of things to do today that don't include Patriots or Giants Let me ask you a question: Are you just a little bit sick of football? Maybe even more than a little? But since the next 24 hours are bound to be all football, all the time, it's best to have a plan in place on how to avoid all mentions of the sport ... (more)

Eloise V. Mosher, 91, of Westport, died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth.

In the Oct. 5 issue of The Chronicle, a front page story reported on the State House ceremony where Westport resident Betty Slade received a Robert Kuehn Community Preservation Award for her outstanding efforts while a member of the Westport Community Preservation Committee; inside, a press release detailed the dedication of a pocket park at the ... (more)

BayCoast Bank, formerly Citizens-Union Savings Bank, is relocating its main Fall River branch to 30 Bedford Street, Fall River.

The Lloyd Center for the Environment is holding a volunteer training session for the Seabird Ecological Assessment Network program, to be held at the Lloyd Center for the Environment's Bond House located at 430 Potomska Road in Dartmouth on Saturday, Feb.

Sakonnet Vineyards owner Susan Samson hurt her back performing in a play in New York City in the 1950s and, through references, visited Joseph Pilates, the founder of the physical fitness and sports conditioning exercises, and returned to full health.

The Romeos will host Westport's new Veteran's Agent Jerry LeBoeuf at their weekly noontime luncheon, this Thursday, Feb.

Westport Board of Registrars announce the mailing of the 2012 annual census forms to every household in the town.

Residents might be feeling a mild pinch in their pocket this year with property taxes having been raised 34 cents to $7.05 per $1,000 of assessed property value.

History buffs, budding archaeologists and anyone hoping to learn a little about town history are welcome to pitch in and dig up the Handy House at 202 Hix Bridge Road this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. "The Handy House is an iconic landmark here in Westport," said Westport Historical Society Director Jenny O'Neill. "It's a 300-year-old structure ... (more)

Is your yarn taking over your house?A With this question, Gail Roberts, Head Librarian of the Joseph Plumb Library in Rochester, organized a 'yarn swap' last Friday afternoon at the library.A "I learned to knit four years ago from a friend," said Ms.

The Handy house in Westport will be the site of an archeological dig next Saturday sponsored by the Westport Historical Society.

The turquoise and blue seascapes in the Westport Town Hall Annex will soon give way to primer and white as the building's second-floor murals are slated to be painted over.

Terri Arthur, of East Falmouth, had always wanted to write a book. But being a nurse kept her too busy to write - for 40 years.

David W. Oliveira/Standard-Times David and Mary Sylvia, owners of Morning Glory Coffee Syrup Company, started their business over a decade ago.