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COVID-19: Familiar Westport Faces Share Message Of Unity As Number Of Cases In Town Hits 62 COVID-19: Familiar Westport Faces Share Message Of Unity As Number Of Cases In Town Hits 62
Covid-19: Familiar Westport Faces Share Message Of Unity As Number Of Cases In Town Hits 62 As the number of cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to increase in the Westport/Weston area, local residents, some famous, are offering messages of hope and unity on the town's Facebook page. As of early Monday, March 23, there were a reported 62 cases of COVID-19 in Westport, and three in Weston, said Director of Health, Mark Cooper. Statewide there are 327 cases. Cooper said those number do not include testing conducted last week, which will most likely drive the numbers higher. And while the grim news may make some want to hide under the covers, other Westport resident…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Remarkable Bookcycle Back At Compo Beach Remarkable Bookcycle Back At Compo Beach
Remarkable Bookcycle Back At Compo Beach The “Remarkable Bookcycle” is exactly what it sounds like: a shelf of books mixed with a bicycle-like apparatus. Most recently, the contraption, which serves as an homage to Westport’s former Remarkable Book Shop, has returned to Compo Beach. Constructed by Staples graduate Ryan Peterson, the Remarkable Bookcycle was built as a mobile double-sided library that offers free books to all those who come across it. The cycle was conceptualized as a “secret project” around 13 years ago by Westport resident Jane Green, best-selling author of 19 novels with over 10 million books in print. The cart…

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by Valerie Musson