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Pics Of The Day #819
One view of Cockenoe Island … … and another. (Photos/William Weiss)
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Pic Of The Day #828
Yesterday’s rainbow, as seen from Bartaco … (Photo/Erik Ostbye) … and the Levitt Pavilion, for the great concert by Our Native Daughters … (Photo/Claire Bangser) … and over Cockenoe Island...
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The Saugatuck: A Cooperative Thrives On Bridge Street
Westport does not have a nickname. But if we did, we might be called “The Land of Lawsuits.” Westporters like to sue. The town won a lawsuit to prohibit construction of a nuclear power plant on...
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[OPINION] Town Should Not Forget Cockenoe Fight
The first moon landing. Woodstock. Chappaquiddick. The Mets. All year long, Americans have celebrated the 50th anniversary of historic evenets. Locally, 1969 was an important year too. But most...
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Pics Of The Day #1038
Beaches and water in winter, by drone — thank you, Brandon Malin! Cockenoe Island Compo Beach Old Mill Beach and Compo Cove Burying Hill Beach (Drone photos/Brandon Malin)
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Pics Of The Day #1140
Weekend water scenes in Westport: Early morning fishing off Compo Beach (Photo/Karen Como) Cockenoe, with a Gilligan’s Island-type vibe (Photo/David Dellinger) The view from Grace Salmon Park...
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Pics Of The Day #1198
Boat at Sherwood Mill Pond … (Photo/Les Dinkin) … and near Cockenoe Island (Photo/Ilmar Tamm)
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Cockenoe Is A Hike
There are many ways to get from Westport to Cockenoe Island. You can sail. You can paddle. You can JetSki. Or — if you are particularly adventurous — you can walk. Alert — and creative — “06880” reader...
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Pics Of The Day #1288
Paddle boarders and rowers, in the fog … (Photo/J.C. Martin) … and the end of boating season by Cockenoe … (Photo/Lawrence Zlatkin) … plus a message in the sand (Photo/Melissa Banks)
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Roundup: Election Day, Cockenoe Poster, More
How did you spend election night? I toggled back and forth between TV stations, Twitter and texts. Some people headed to watch parties, at Wakeman Town Farm (Democrats) and Hudson Malone...
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Pic Of The Day #1309
Peck Ledge Lighthouse, with Cockenoe Island in the background (Photo/Seth Schachter)
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Beach Bench: Mid-Morning Update
Many Westporters were moved by Friday’s “06880” story — and this morning’s follow-up — on the memorial bench that’s gone missing from Compo Beach. But a bird-lover may have helped find it. Yesterday...
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Marpe Notes Death Of Former 1st Selectman John Kemish
First Selectman Jim Marpe says: It was with deep sadness that I learned of the passing of former Westport 1st Selectman John Kemish on April 25, at the age of 93. John served three 2-year terms as...
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Remembering John Kemish
Former First Selectman John J. Kemish died April 25 in Boca Raton, Florida. He was 93. Kemish served three 2-year terms as Westport’s chief executive, from 1967 to 1973. Prior to his election,...
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Friday Flashback #256
Many Westporters are familiar with the iconic “Save Cockenoe Now” poster: Created by Walter and Naiad Einsel, it helped spur citizens — who then pressured town officials — to...
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Friday Flashback #257
Last week’s Friday Flashback featured a 1967 poster It advertised a rally at Town Hall, to “Save Cockenoe Island” (from an electric utility, which wanted to build a nuclear power plant there). This...
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Pic Of The Day #1587
As the sun rose the other morning, Staples High School 1983 swim team co-captain Caroline Sherman checked off a bucket list item: a swim to Cockenoe Island. (Photo/Alex Sherman)
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Fishin’, Not Fission: Paddlers Celebrate Cockenoe Purchase
It took years of protests, high-level negotiations, and the help of the state legislature. But on December 23, 1969, a real estate deal closed. The town of Westport bought Cockenoe Island for $200,000....
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Roundup: Straight White Men, Jewish Teenagers, Martha Stewart …
There’s something new at the Westport Country Playhouse: hosts for the evening. And they don’t look like anything you’d expect: Ashton Muniz, one of the Westport Country Playhouse hosts. (Photo/dan...
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Roundup: Chief Foti, Mark Blake, Food Inequality …
The other day, Police Chief Foti Koskinas took CNN’s Alisyn Camerota for a spin. The footage wound up yesterday on the network’s “Champions for Change” segment. Foti was cited for his innovative...
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