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🌱 Westport Wildcats win shootout thriller to reach Sweet Sixteen

Westport, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min read

Coffee in hand, Westport? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Westport Wildcats win shootout thriller to reach Sweet Sixteen
  • Meet the Westport teen with a degree and perfect GPA
  • Westport students give local veterans a heartfelt welcome

Also on today's calendar: Ocean State Montessori School Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 58 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, afternoon rain, temps: high: 54, low: 44.
  • Friday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 47 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Wildcats edge Clinton 3-2 in PKs, move on to Sweet 16 (eastbayri.com) — Westport’s Wildcats are headed to the Division 4 Sweet Sixteen after beating Clinton in a penalty shootout Monday night. Freshman Noah Vieira’s header tied the game during regulation, and goalkeeper Johnny Gadboury made two shootout saves to help the 22nd-seeded Wildcats advance.
   

2. Diman grad, Westport resident, earns bachelor's degree at 19-years-old with 4.0 GPA (fallriverreporter.com) — Westport’s Corey Gaspar has earned a computer science bachelor’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University at 19, finishing with a perfect 4.0 GPA. The Diman vocational school graduate, who interns in information technology at RYCOMM LLC, hopes to become a software developer and enjoys building websites in his spare time.
   

3. Veterans take the stage in Westport (eastbayri.com) — Westport Middle School students welcomed 32 veterans Monday for a ceremony filled with music, personal letters and family connections. Teacher Jon Bernier reflected on a student project preserving local veterans’ stories in two books, and some veterans stayed afterward to share lunch with the students.
   

4. Recap: Tiverton Covers Possible Water Line Overruns, Holds Tainted-Well Moratorium (upriseri.com) — Seven contaminated wells near Sawdy Pond in Westport and Fall River will begin receiving drinking water from Tiverton, its town administrator said, with Massachusetts regulators ready to install filters. The update came as Tiverton councilors guaranteed potential water-line construction overruns and delayed advancing a proposed development moratorium in the contaminated area.
   

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Ok Westport! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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