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The CDC recommends no trick-or-treating, no costume masks, and no indoor costume parties or haunted houses for Halloween this year 🎃
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Melissa Newman, daughter of Paul Newman, hawks some register to vote posters today to passersby on Main Street. She came across the poster from the 1960s, eliminated a partisan message, and decided to hand them out as part of a get-out-the-vote effort. WN photo

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Westport COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Unchanged

The state said today its Westport COVID-19 case count was unchanged at 350 (335 confirmed and 15 probable) while the number of deaths also was unchanged at 23.

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LOOK: President Trump's motorcade leaves the White House, heading to the Trump National Golf Club in Washington, D.C.

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@publicintegrity @mattderienzo Congrats, Matt. An inspired choice. Don’t forget us in CT.

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Town of Westport anticipates opening Longshore Golf Course and Soundview and Compo Beach parking lots on Friday, May 15. https://t.co/9MzzWIMI26

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After a barrage of criticism, Westport Police Dept. pulls out of COVID-19 drone testing

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The ACLU of Connecticut today took a dim view of the announcement that the Westport Police Department is experimenting with drones to combat the COVID-19 virus. https://t.co/dQ0CGVink3

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Westport announces annual Memorial Day Parade and July 4 Fireworks have been canceled due to the coronavirus. https://t.co/UKCxpOXIbQ

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The Westport Country Playhouse announced today it is canceling its 2020 season because of the coronavirus. https://t.co/M33NR2MtA0

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Steven Benaderet, a family doctor in Westport, left his practice this week to minister to COVID-19 patients at Bridgeport Hospital.

“I could not ignore the call for help,” he said. https://t.co/BO16lkoSzo

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Westport’s COVID-19 count was 148 today, up two in the past 24 hours, state officials said.

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"IF IT'S CLOSED, IT'S CLOSED": As of today--if you go to #Fairfield's beaches, parks, playgrounds & other recreational spaces that are closed--you could now be fined $92 for trespassing. MORE ⬇️ https://t.co/kDHuuNsTCp

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Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe said today Westport has had its first COVID-19 fatality—an 80-year-old man. The town has has 122 cases. https://t.co/u3I2F67LRN

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Westport’s COVID-19 count increased to 114 today, 13 more in the past 24 hours, state officials said. https://t.co/TMjM3lK2jw

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Hours after raising the possibility of an “enforceable quarantine” of New York, parts of Connecticut and New Jersey, President Trump said tonight it will not be necessary. https://t.co/eW2aZFQ9p5

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A Westport police officer has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. https://t.co/1afMewO7jT

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Westport Board of Education cancels April vacation; school will now end June 12 https://t.co/RVdZ1gAzyx

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NYT spotlights"The Party” that some speculate has made Westport the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Connecticut. https://t.co/NWVh690vNk