3 ways to vote — starting now!
Connecticut’s 2026 election is underway.
There are 3 ways to cast ballots.
Absentee Ballot
To have a ballot mailed directly to you, click here. Online Absentee Ballot Application.
Vote Early In Person
Early voting at Town Hall runs from now through November 1. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with extended hours (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) on Tuesday and Thursday, October 27 and 29.
Vote on Election Day
All 5 Westport polling locations are open Tuesday, November 3, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.:
- Saugatuck Elementary School
- Greens Farms Elementary School
- Coleytown Middle School
- Long Lots Elementary School
- Westport Library
Not sure where you vote? Look up your polling location here.
For more information, click here or click here.
That’s one way of looking at things.
CYBERSECURITY: 3 WAYS TO STAY SAFE
“06880” has posted several pieces recently about cybersecurity. (Reminder: We were hacked — big time — a couple of weeks ago.)
Each time, we’ve sung the praises of tech god Sam Disraelly.
Now, have a chance to learn how to prevent damage by bad guys — and to meet Sam, one of the real good guys.
The event is next Tuesday (October 27, 6 p.m., VFW Post 399). It’s hosted by (of all groups) the Wilton Drum Hill chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (who only had to worry about Benedict Arnold).
But that’s not all.
Soon, Sam will team up with the Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce, for a pair of Verso University “Lunch and Learn” sessions at the Westport Library.
Both are at noon, on November 13 and December 11. The first topic is “AI for Small Businesses“; the second builds on that one, for “Next Steps” (though previous attendance is not required).
No technical background required. The Library says: “Bring your lunch, your questions, and a real task you’d like help with.”
Sam Disraelly
PINKALICIOUS halloween
Halloween’s color is orange.
But this Sunday (October 25, 2 to 3 p.m.), the holiday turns pink.
Westport “Pinkalicious” author Victoria Kann will read her new book, “Snickerdoodle.” It’s a family-friendly event, with books available for purchase and signing.
Then comes trick-or-treating on Jesup Green. Westport Animal Shelters Advocates will join the fun. Guests can bring items from their wish list to donate.
Email (kids.westportlibrary@gmail.com) a photo of your dog dressed in costume, for possible inclusion in a slideshow.
EVERLASTING EVERGREEN SEWER WORK
As anyone who has tried to take the Evergreen Avenue shortcut knows, you can’t get to Myrtle Avenue from there.
As part of ongoing work, homes on that road were connected to temporary water a few weeks ago.
Now, digging has begun on Evergreen Parkway. They’ll go about 100 feet a day. That involves digging a trench navigating around gas, sewer, roots, rocks and other buried stuff; laying the pipe, then covering it all up, including an asphalt patch on the road.
Once the water main is installed, it is pressure tested for leaks. When the main is secure, workers dig up the road again and connect every house to it.
There is no estimated date for completion.
Evergreen work. (Hat tip and photo/Mark Mathias)
SKELETON SAYS: SLOW DOWN!
Today’s featured Halloween home decoration doubles as an important warning to all drivers on Compo Road North, near Cross Highway:
(Photo/Diane Bosch)
vince mcmahon crash: charges dropped
Speaking of speeding: In July of 2025 WWE co-founder Vince McMahon was involved in a high-speed accident on the Merritt Parkway, in Westport.
Driving northbound near Exit 20 (formerly Exit 41) at a speed of 110 to 115 miles an hour, the 79-year-old Greenwich resident slammed his Bentley Continental GT into the back of a BMW. He caromed off a guardrail, then continued driving before a Connecticut state trooper pulled him over.
The WWE owner told the officer he was in a hurry to get to his granddaughter’s birthday. Click here or below for a dashcam video.
He received a misdemeanor summons for reckless driving and following too closely, and was released at the scene on a $500 bond. In October, he was granted accelerated rehabilitation for one year, on the condition he make a charitable contribution.
On Thursday, a judge dismissed the charges completely.
food drive saturday at the y
Members of the National Charity League Westport chapter volunteer at — and donate food and clothes to — Person to Person.
Now, they’ve organized a food collection event, to benefit clients of the Norwalk nonprofit. It’s this Saturday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), at the Westport Weston Family YMCA.
Most-needed items include hearty soups, pasta and sauces, peanut butter and jelly, dried and canned beans, cold cereal, oatmeal, snack and granola bars, rice (1-pound boxes), mac and cheese, canned fruits and vegetables, pancake mix, and shelf-stable milk.
“COLOSSI” AT MOCA: WHAT IT ALL MEANS
Visitors are flocking to MoCA\CT, for Rick Schaefer’s monumental charcoal drawings.
On Saturday (October 24, 4 p.m.), the artist will discuss the historical, political and visual dimensions of his work.
He’ll be joined by Avon Theater executive director Peter Gistelinck, and artist/ educator/urban policy leader Rick Bell. MoCA director Robin Jaffee Frank will moderate.
dave kardas band rocks the vfw
Blues, rock, jazz and original music fill VFW Post 399 this Friday (October 23, 6 to 8 p.m.).
The very popular Dave Kardas Band returns. Also on tap: happy hour drinks, and bar food.
at the vfw too: jazz @ the post
Pianist Brian Marsella returns to the VFW, for Thursday’s Jazz at the Post (October 22, 7 and 8:15 p.m.; dinner service at 6:15). The “psychedelic Art Tatum” is joined by bassist Reid Taylor, drummer Brian Floody and saxophonist Greg “The Jazz Rabbi” Wall.
Click here for tickets, and more information.
obituary: carolyn landis
Westport resident Carolyn Landis died Friday. She was 87.
A graduate of the Bronx High School of Science and Barnard College, with a degree in zoology, she taught science in the New York City public schools. After moving to Connecticut, she became a technical science writer.
Carolyn was a voracious reader and tennis player. Later, water aerobics at the YMCA became a daily ritual, and a source of both exercise and friendship
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Alan; sons Eric (Johanna) of Rye, New Hampshire, and Mark (Deb) of New York, and grandchildren Beau (Katie Sweeney), Aaron, Justin (Maddie) and William (Emily).
A memorial service is set for Thursday (October 22, 2 p.m., Abraham L.
Green & Son Funeral Home, Fairfield). Contributions in Carolyn’s name can be
made to the Westport Library or Saint Jude’s.
Carolyn Landis
“WESTPORT … NATURALLY,” & SONG OF THE DAY
Some of the trees have turned, in Winslow Park.
But many others have not — as today’s “Westport … Naturally” photo sure shows.
(Photo/Dan Woog)
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And finally … in honor of the Westport Library’s Halloween Pinkalicious event (item above):
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really ! driving 110 miles an hour is not a crime.
If you’re not eligible for AR for a DUI then you shouldn’t be eligible for reckless driving at criminal speeds – both present serious endangerment to the public. What an absolute joke. Law needs to be reformed. (AR is a wonderful thing in the appropriate context.)