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Remembering “Tiger” Ted Lowry
Westport boys and girls — and their parents — knew Ted Lowry and his wife Alice as Coleytown Elementary School bus monitors. What a shame they never heard his whole story. Lowry — “Tiger” in his boxing...
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Ed Board Dollars And Sense
With the budget season in full swing, the Board of Education presents its figures to the Board of Finance this Thursday (March 29, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall — it’s a public meeting). Among the key points to...
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You Can Go Home (To Coleytown El) Again
In 1963, Fred Cantor’s parents moved to Easton Road from Queens. Two years later he graduated from Coleytown Elementary School, just down the street. To mark that 50th anniversary, a small group —...
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Pic Of The Day #91
The Minny Bus stopped running in the 1980s — long before Jaime Bairaktaris was born. But the sign — across from Coleytown Elementary School, advertising the bus service that once shuttled folks around...
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Pic Of The Day #525
Today could have been tough. With their building closed due to possible mold issues, Coleytown Middle School 6th and 7th graders moved to Bedford Middle School. Eighth graders headed to Staples High....
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Friday Flashback #113
From the 1950s through ’80s, Westport junior highs fielded interscholastic athletic teams. Bedford and Long Lots — and, after it opened in 1965, Coleytown — competed against junior highs from Darien,...
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COVID-19 Roundup: Farmers’ Market Supports Vendors; Aid For Small Businesses;...
The Westport Farmers’ Market is between seasons. But they never stop helping their shoppers — or their farmers. At a time when healthy, fresh food is especially important; when supermarket shopping...
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Friday Flashback #208
The big day is Tuesday. Nearly 6 months after closing — and a week after the original date — students return to Westport schools. Many things will be different. They’ll attend in shifts: half in...
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Roundup: Big Top Ribs, “Best In Show”, EV Club, More
Owner Pete Aitkin wants to add some new “flashback” items to the Black Duck menu. And he needs “06880” readers’ help. “Many readers have fond memories of the Big Top,” he says, referencing the...
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COVID Caution Closes Coleytown El, Stepping Stones
Superintendent of Schools Tom Scarice sent this notice today to all Coleytown Elementary School families and staff: The administration learned early this morning that a staff member has tested positive...
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Scarice Adds Info Re Coleytown El Closure
Yesterday afternoon, Superintendent of Schools Thomas Scarice updated Westport families on the COVID-related closure of Coleytown Elementary School. He wrote: Early this morning, the administration was...
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Remembering Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan — a longtime teacher and administrator, who had a profound impact on the Westport Public Schools — died Monday, surrounded by his family. He was 81. Sullivan (not to be confused with the...
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Roundup: Kenny Mayne & Coleytown El, Rock Sculpture, Graphix …
======================================================= The news that Kenny Mayne would be leaving ESPN after 27 years reminded Tommy Greenwald of the time the noted sportscaster visited Coleytown...
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Roundup: Power Outages, Coleytown Portable, Optimum Bill …
======================================================= Eversource continues to restore power to the 1,450-plus customers who lost it in last night’s rain-and-wind storm. The worst affected area was...
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Roundup: Lyman Logo, Saugatuck Church Card, Joan Walsh Anglund …
Westport’s drive to raise $250,000 for our new sister city in Lyman, Ukraine now has a logo. Miggs Burroughs — the native Westporter/graphic artist/creator of lenticular exhibits at the downtown and...
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Remember Your 2nd Grade Teacher? Coleytown El Grads Sure Do!
Some of us remember key teachers in our lives. Usually they’re from high school. Occasionally, middle high. Elementary school teachers seldom get the love and respect they deserve. We were too young to...
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Roundup: School Security, Daryl Hall, DPIC …
On Wednesday, the Board of Finance authorized the addition of 3 officers, to patrol 6 Westport schools. They will be responsible for security at 2 campuses: one each at Coleytown Middle and Elementary...
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Friday Flashback #363
This month marks the 70th anniversary of the opening of Coleytown Elementary School. That seems like a long time ago. In the 7 decades since, we’ve seen a host of school changes. From a “new” (then...
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Pics Of The Day #2416
There are not a lot of birds around Westport these days. Hey — it’s (almost) winter. But when they return, we’ll be ready. At least, Coleytown Elementary School will be. This is the welcoming scene, on...
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Inclusive Schools Week Includes All
You may not know that this is National Inclusive Schools Week. But your kids sure do. All 5 Westport elementary schools — and Stepping Stones Preschool — planned special programming to celebrate the...
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