Today is Staples High School graduation.
It’s a special day for the 450-plus members of the Class of 2026 — and their families.
But seating at Paul Lane Field (the football stadium) is limited. Each graduate is allowed only 4 tickets.
Fortunately, the ceremony is livestreamed. Viewers have 2 options: the town of Westport website (click here), and Optimum Channel 78.
“Pomp and Circumstance” begins at 6 p.m.
Hats off to the Staples Class of 2026!
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We’re not saying there’s a connection.
But last Tuesday, “06880” ran an item about the shabby conditions at the former Pepperidge Farm headquarters n the Westport/Norwalk line.
On Saturday, gardeners began restoring the grounds.
While there is still work to be done, neighbors noted the transformation.
One said, “the property once again reflects the pride and beauty that made it such a local icon.”
Lookin’ good!
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The Levitt Pavilion gets (deserved) headlines, for its 50-plus nights of entertainment each year. (The Disco Biscuits played 2 shows this past weekend. Coming up: Bonnie Raitt, Wynton Marsalis … and a lot more.)
But very quietly — well, not really; the shows are loud — VFW Post 399 has become one more Westport hot spot.
Matt Zako does a great job booking diverse acts.
Matt at the VFW does a great job of getting diverse acts to entertain, helping to keep this institution vibrant.
Saturday night, Black Dog rocked the house.
They’re (duh) a Led Zeppelin tribute band. And, as Lou Weinberg notes, “if you weren’t there, you can say it’s ‘nobody’s fault but mine.'”
Black Dog at the VFW. (Photo/Lou Weinberg)
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This may be the first moth we’ve ever featured in our “Westport … Naturally” series.
It’s a huge one.
Photographer Tracy Porosoff explains, “according to my phone’s AI, it’s a polyphemus moth. The internet says it is common, but hard to see because it’s nocturnal and does not live long.”
(Photo/Tracy Porosoff)
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And finally … in honor of Black Dog at the VFW Saturday night (item above):
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