Legislature backs state bicycle paths for Westport and beyond
A new bill directs the Department of Transportation to plan a state wide system of bicycle paths along roads. Local riders hope safer routes will ease traffic and pollution while conserving gasoline amid growing congestion. The Westport Weston area touts bike lanes as a solution to narrow winding roads and summer crowding.
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Letter praises bicycle paths urge nationwide action
A letters to the editor from Elizabeth Johnson dated April 20 1973 urges the nation to build bicycle paths. The Seymours Abby and John D support broad adoption and copy the idea across America.
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Elizabeth Johnson
Seymours
Abby and
John D
Town benches and beaches proposal prompts city letter
A reader criticizes a Recreation Commission plan citing nightly fire siren disturbances. The letter urges restoring Compo Beach seating showers and past boardwalk amenities like floats and benches, noting longshore access and calling for more beaches for public use.
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Compo
Compo Beach
Resident blasts noisy night sirens in town meeting clash
First Selectman John Kemish faced a resident’s complaint about loud night sirens. The confrontation highlighted concerns over emergency alert timing and local responses during late hours.
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First Selectman
Architect Clarifies Bandshell Odor Comments in Letter
A Westport resident writes to the editor correcting remarks about odor concerns tied to a bandshell proposal. He disputes claims of gas odor from the landfill site, notes daily summer monitoring before any construction, and identifies leachate from the northwest landfill corner as the main odor source, worsened by legacy parking.
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Westport
Jessup Green
Westport Weston legislators honored for outstanding service
Westport Representative Samuel Freedman and Weston Senator George Guidera were among six lawmakers awarded by the press corps for top public service in the 1973 General Assembly. Guidera chaired the Senate Joint Judiciary Committee and assisted on death penalty and adoption reform bills while Freedman chaired the Criminal Justice Committee and helped create a Task Force on Organized Crime.
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