What's up Westport! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
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• Westport and firefighters: set to begin arbitration (westportjournal.com) — Westport officials and town firefighters are heading into arbitration June 15 over pension benefits that union leaders say are driving new recruits to other departments and straining overtime budgets. Firefighters argue reduced benefits since 2017 make it hard to retain staff, while town leaders have so far offered only to keep the current plan in place.
• Chris Pierce Returns With ‘Songs For The Heavy Hearted' Dedicated To Freedom Fighters Everywhere (wildfiremusic.net) — Chris Pierce will bring his new album project, Songs for the Heavy Hearted, to Westport’s Levitt Pavilion on June 19, giving locals a chance to hear his latest single “This Sunlit Morning” live. The album, due August 21, honors everyday “freedom fighters” and features collaborations with artists like Steve Earle and Allison Russell.
• From the Archives: Jean Stafford on Norman Mailer's Prurient Marilyn Monroe Biography (vogue.com subscription) — An archival essay recalls novelist Jean Stafford’s low-key first encounter with Marilyn Monroe at a secluded Westport home in the early 1950s, when Monroe came to learn water-skiing near Compo Beach. Stafford uses that memory to launch a sharp, often humorous critique of Norman Mailer’s later, sensationalized biography of the star.
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