Westport YMCA celebrates golden anniversary and future expansion
Westport and Weston leaders mark 50 years of YMCA service as plans for growth take shape. The organization expanded facilities on Church Lane, adding space for a pool and modernization while maintaining the Bedford Room for seniors. Community surveys praise the Y as town center and rally support for ongoing youth and elder programs.
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YMCA
Westport
Weston
Longshore Club
Edward T. Bedford
Westport Ymca
Westporter-Herald
Mr. Bedford
Darien
Westport- Weston
Church Lane
Town Center
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Westport First Selectman race letter urges Rotondo candidacy
A reader urges the Republican Town Committee to consider Vincent Rotondo for Westport First Selectman. The letter praises Rotondo as a dedicated administrator and cites town needs. Other letters discuss fire safety influence on youth and elderly housing, taxes, and transportation.
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First Selectman
Westport
Vincent J. Rotondo
Republican Town Committee
Vincent Rotondo
Nancy J. Hammond
Commission For
Martin Levin
RTM
Dog Licensing Time Warns June Deadline and Fees
Town urges June dog licenses with a 25 cent delinquency fine after July 1. Fees run 3.50 for male or spayed dogs and 7.70 for unspayed females. Licenses aid tracking, with penalties for theft and enforcement by dog wardens and police lists. SPAY options offered by PAWS and Friends of Animals.
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Pet Animal Welfare Society of Connecticut, Inc
P.A.W.S
Greens Farms
Conn
Friends of Animals, Inc
Greenbrier Road
Westport
Needs of elderly sparks letter dispute over civic center
A reader challenges an editorial, denying calls for a civic center for the elderly while reaffirming belief that Westport will need a center for community use to centralize agencies and coordinate overlapping efforts, referencing a May correspondence.
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Audley
Kriss Hauge
Neil Duffy
Fire Department
Woman's Club
Martha Durham
Westport
Letter Expresses Faith in U S Amid Watergate Turmoil
A Fairfield County reader writes to Rep. Stewart B. McKinney sharing early political engagement and urging steady national leadership during Watergate era. The letter notes civic duty and representative contact, ending with a continuation reference.
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Stewart B. McKinney
Mr. McKinney
Fairfield County
Technion Thanks Supporters for Fundraiser Publicity
The Technion expresses gratitude for the publicity surrounding its Las Vegas fund raising affair. The message notes the coverage helped raise local awareness of the organization and its work.
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Las Vegas
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Harry Audley
Ete Kibhen
Wspaper
Mrs. B.V. Brooks
B.V. Brooks, JR
Harry J. Lally
Jucia B. Donnelly
Mark Roth Maxine C. Provost
Grace Plaisted
Cynthia G. Abbot
Irene Coltin
Westport News, Inc
Main ST
Westport, Conn
Advertising & P.R
Bettye Christian
Carol Roth
Mike Krein
Gail Collins
Jeanne Davis
Betsy Percoski
W.C. Rockwell
Anne Kaskel
Jon Schiff
U.S
Technion
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