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Police & Fire
Westport Bans All Outdoor Burning, Including Fire Pits Westport Bans All Outdoor Burning, Including Fire Pits
Westport Bans All Outdoor Burning, Including Fire Pits Even with the cool nights, Westport residents can forget about starting that fire pit now that all outside burning has been banned in the town. Westport Fire Marshal Terrence Dunn instituted the ban on Tuesday, May 16, on all outside burning until further notice due to extremely dry conditions.  He also pointed to the Red Flag warning issued by the National Weather Service for all of Fairfield County and a large part of the state.  Dunn said, “This ban includes all recreational campfires and fire pits." He warned residents to recognize that brush fires will spread rapi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
Storm Pushes Off Coast, Leading To Dry Start To New Year Before Another Unsettled Stretch Storm Pushes Off Coast, Leading To Dry Start To New Year Before Another Unsettled Stretch
Storm Pushes Off Coast, Leading To Dry Start To New Year Before Another Unsettled Stretch The storm system that swept through the area has pushed off the coast, leading to dry conditions to start the new year and new decade before another unsettled stretch arrives later in the week. New Year's Eve Day, Tuesday, Dec. 31 will be a cloudy and breezy day with a high temperature in the mid 40s.  As for the evening, look for mostly cloudy skies. The temperature in Times Square will be in mid to upper 30s at midnight, but winds of up to around 14 miles per hour will make it feel like it's in the upper 20s to around 30 degrees. New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1 will…

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by Joe Lombardi