Twenty Westport residents have tested positive for coronavirus, according to first selectman Jim Marpe. Of 31 people in town who were tested, 20 were positive, according to the Westport Weston Public Health District. The number confirms that COVID-19 as spread significantly through the town, Marpe said in a release. “I want to thank our residents, the public and private schools…

A person in Westport has tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Westport Weston Health District. The COVID-19 case was confirmed by the State Public Health Lab, the health district said. That brings the total number of Connecticut residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus to 6. A New York woman who was tested at Greenwich Hospital also tested…

A person in Westport has tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Westport Weston Health District. This is the sixth Connecticut resident to test positive for the virus.

Len Besthoff takes a look at the need to try and limit the burden on healthcare providers during a pandemic.

Schools in the Westport School District and some other public facilities are closed after a visitor tested positive for the coronavirus. A statement on the school district’s website says that “a number of Westport parents and Westport Public School students, in schools throughout our district, were in contact with an individual presumed to be positive with coronavirus.” Town officials...

Westport has closed its schools after it was learned a man diagnosed with coronavirus may have come in contact with people in town.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addressed the media Wednesday and asserted that he now thinks it is appropriate to characterize COVID-19 as a pandemic.

Weston public schools are dismissing early Tuesday and Westport public schools are operating on a three-hour delay for students as schools prepare to respond should they need to close schools due to coronavirus. All Weston public schools will have an early dismissal to allow instructional staff dedicated time to plan for the possibility of school closures related to COVID-19, or…

A second person has tested positive for coronavirus in Connecticut as schools, businesses and the state government take new steps to protect against the spread.

Westport police have arrested a man who is accused of assaulting an elderly person on Sunday. Officers were called to a home in Westport around 10:45 p.m. after getting a report of a disturbance and a request for a medical evaluation. When police arrived, they said they learned there had been an argument in the home that escalated. During the…

A 61-year-old Westport man who suffers from dementia was reported missing Wednesday has been found and he is being reunited with his family. Westport police said Joseph Demattio walked away from his Wassell Lane home around 7 a.m. Wednesday and disappeared soon after being spotted in the area of Main and Canal streets after leaving his residence. Police canceled the…

A Guilford teenager charged with stabbing a woman at random in the parking lot of a Westport beauty spa was ruled competent to stand trial during a court appearance Tuesday. Ellis Tibere, 18, of Guilford, faces charges including attempted murder in connection with the attack Jan. 6 in Westport. A panel including a psychiatrist, a clinical psychologist and a licensed…

A postcard from Mahatma Gandi, a letter from composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky and typewriters used by authors Jack Kerouac and Ernest Hemingway are hitting a virtual auction block. University Archives in Westport is holding the online auction on Feb. 26 at 10:30 a.m. John Reznikoff, the president of University Archives, told the Hartford Courant the sale also will include items belonging…

A school bus went off the road in Westport on Friday morning and hit a stone wall and large tree. Police said the driver was transported to the hospital, but no children needed to be taken to the hospital. Officers responded to the intersection of Sylvan Road North and Orchard Hill Road just after 8 a.m. Friday and police said…

Four people were arrested after a robbery at a T-Mobile in Westport Sunday morning. Police said three people entered the store on Post Road East wearing masks and ripped phones off of displays in the store and took them. A fourth person was waiting in the car. Shortly after this, the same people were seen attempting to steal from a…

Westport police are trying to find a missing 86-year-old man who may be disoriented.

Westport police have arrested a former bank employee who is accused of stealing more than $19,000 in cash earlier this month. Officers said a detective was contacted by a an employee of the security division for HSBC Bank on Friday, January 2. According to police, the employee of the security division said that after investigating the activities of a recently…

We’re in Westport, Connecticut for a look at an impressive Nantucket-style estate right on the Long Island Sound. Sited on seven acres, this warm and inviting property features unobstructed views from every room in the house. This is the perfect place to entertain on a grand scale – inside or out – on one of its many terraces. It also…