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Today's riddle: Why does my coffee taste like dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. Westport Students Earn Honors In 2026 Access Awareness Awards Video Contest (patch.com) — Westport’s Long Lots and Kings Highway elementary students earned top honors in the 2026 Access Awareness Awards video contest, showcasing their creativity in news, fiction, animation, and PSAs. Projects like “Girls On The Run” and “Space Invaders! Look Out!!” were highlighted, and district leaders praised how video production helps local students share meaningful stories through digital media.
2. Westport tax rate drops 30%, but many homeowners will pay more (ctpost.com) — Westport has approved a $266 million budget and sharply lowered the mill rate, but many homeowners will still see higher tax bills after a major property revaluation shifted more of the burden onto residences. Education spending is rising more than 7 percent, and officials say the plan protects schools, public safety, and recreation while keeping the overall tax rate competitive.
3. Roundup: Savvy Smoker, SoHo Pizza … (06880danwoog.com) — Westport readers get an update on the closure of Savvy Smoker, the arrival of a new SoHo Pizza location, and a rare public opening of Prospect Gardens in Greens Farms. The roundup also spotlights a Staples alumna’s national profile and a familiar family scene at Compo Beach.
4. On This Day, June 1: Lafayette Square protesters cleared for Trump church photo-op (macon.com) — Westport gets a notable mention in this historical roundup as the place where Helen Keller died in 1968 at age 87. The piece mainly looks back at major June 1 events worldwide, from Supreme Court rulings and international political shifts to the 2020 Lafayette Square protest clearing near the White House.
5. Can virtual reality make people care more about climate change? CT researchers aim to find out (sheltonherald.com) — Researchers will be at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport this summer, asking beachgoers to try virtual reality headsets that show future sea-level rise along Connecticut’s coast. By comparing VR users with people who only read information, they hope to learn whether immersive visuals make residents more willing to support local climate adaptation projects.
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