Monday: Cloudy and less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
Tuesday: Cooler with a little rain, temps: high: 62, low: 51.
Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lobstah! (06880danwoog.com) — Westport's Rotary Club LobsterFest once again sold out, drawing big crowds to Compo Beach for lobster, steak, kids' activities, and live music. The event, powered by Rotarians and local volunteers like Staples Service League of Boys and A Better Chance of Westport, raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charities and community causes.
• Always… Patsy Cline (westportjournal.com) — A regional favorite musical, "Always… Patsy Cline," is coming to Music Theatre of Connecticut's MainStage on the Westport/Norwalk border November 6–22, with tickets now on sale. The intimate 108-seat theater on Westport Avenue will feature 27 Patsy Cline hits and marks part of MTC's 40th season, giving Westport-area theatergoers a nearby, Broadway-caliber option without heading into New York.
• Malcolm's Memories: Landing on Arctic Ice With 5,300 Gallons of Fuel in a Crosswind (tspantx.com) — A long reminiscence about Arctic flying and remote northern life ends up right back in Westport, spotlighting 72‑year‑old widower Eric Hultgren quietly hand‑crafting wooden toys in his Clapboard Hill Road basement. He regularly delivers bags of his brightly painted, painstakingly sanded trucks and fire engines to children at Bridgeport Hospital, finding comfort in helping sick kids while remembering his late wife Shirley.
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Lisa Bastoni Returns Home to First Folk Sunday —Rozanne Gates Read on Patch
A major shout out of thanks to these amazing people and companies that came to our rescue, now helping to dry out, repair & restore normalcy after the flood: Kevin Anderson of KPA Plumbing (203) 962-1331 cell Brian Gerard & team of Crystal Restoration (203) 939-8108 cell Paul Morin & Mike Formato of Gault… (Nextdoor Central Westport)
Everything but Water posted a job opening for Key Holder in Westport. Apply here.
Whole Foods posted a job opening for Flex Shopper - Part Time in Westport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westport here.
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