Board approves four elementary teachers amid larger enrollment
Westport Board of Education voted to hire four elementary instructors at Bedford Coleytown Burr Farms and Hillspoint after discovering 87 more elementary pupils than expected. The $44,000 annual cost will be considered next Monday as officials evaluate funding options and budget transfers.
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Board of Education
Bedford
Coleytown
Burr Farms
Hillspoint
Kenneth Brummel
Brummell
Westport
Tax open space law blamed for Westport losses
Connecticut Citizens Action Group accuses Public Act 490 of encouraging landowners to claim open space tax breaks then develop the land. In Westport the grand list is cut by about 3 million annually and roughly 60 percent of 1963 open space acreage is no longer listed.
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Westport
Fairfield County
Connecticut
Connecticut Citizens’s Action Group
CCAG
Alfred Calabrese
Calabrese
Planning and Zoning Commission
P&z
Charles Kahn
Kemish urges firm stand against beach suit threat
First Selectman John Kemish called Westporters to stand firm against a pending beach use lawsuit by the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union. He defended the town policy as legal and equitable, noting nonresident parking fees of 3 dollars per car daily on weekdays and 5 dollars on weekends, aligned with recent reductions from 10 and 15 dollars respectively.
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Kemish
First
Westport
Recreation Commission
CCLA
Inside Hi-Lites roundup of sports and events
A compact page pointer list highlights a primary fight, a hit violation, a motivational shout and a strong tournament start. It directs readers to pages 3 9 12 and 37 for full coverage across sports and features.
Hope for settlement in Westport police contract talks
A six hour mediation with State Labor Relations Board mediator Frank Petela produced a reduced demand from the Westport Police Association toward a settlement. A next session is set for Monday as town negotiators decide whether to meet the WPA’s salary demand of about 11 to 12 percent. Continued on page 7.
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State Labor Relations Board
Frank Petela
Branford
Westport Police Association
Petela
WPA
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