The owners of the house at 21 Ludlow Road, located within the Kings Highway North Historic District, are the newest recipients of a Westport Historical Society (WHS) historical plaque. Bob Weingarten (r), WHS plaque historian, presented the plaque, signifying the Adams-Wright House c. 1921, to owners Kate Comstock Davis and her husband Michael Davis. Kate Comstock Davis said she and her husband purchased the house in 2000 having relocated from New York’s West Village section. “I have deep roots in Westport,” she said.  “My great-grandmother was a Westport resident after her birth in the late 1800s before relocating to Bridgeport following her marriage.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The chef competition series at the Westport Farmers Market culminated today with a first place award to Jeff Taibe (above) of Bethel’s Taproot. The other finalist was Anthony Rinaldi of Westport’s Kawa Ni. Taibe’s culinary offering: dandelion and burnt apple salad, grilled hen of the wood mushrooms, pickled green tomatoes, fermented husk cherry vinaigrette, maple gastrique, ranch. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Jeff Pegues, CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent, and Staples High School graduate, told a Westport audience tonight that “both sides of the aisle” share blame for not alerting the public to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. He spoke at a Westport Library-sponsored talk at the Saugatuck Congregational Church to promote his new book,“Kompromat: How Russia Undermined American Democracy,” which explores how the Russians hacked the 2016 election. After the talk, he signed copies for attendees. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Westport is adding a new downtown event next month — a craft beer tasting called Westoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 13.

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Sponsored by the Westport Downtown Merchants Association (WDMA), it will feature more than 18 local and regional breweries.

Westport culinary favorites Kawa Ni and Rothbard Ale + Larder will serve up their favorites and music will be courtesy of Easton-based duo Amber Anchor.

Not to be left out, there will be a designated kids and family area, according to organizers.

The Westport Library will host a book talk Monday by Jeff Pegues, CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent, and Staples High School graduate.

Jeff Pegues (r) with Westport Police Chief Foti Koskinas at a June 2017 Westport Library appearance. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

It will be held at the Saugatuck Congregational Church from 7 to 8 p.m.

Pegues will discuss his book, “Kompromat: How Russia Undermined American Democracy,” which explores how the Russians hacked the 2016 election. He also investigates the steps taken to shore up election systems in states across the country ahead of the 2018 midterm and 2020 presidential elections.

It will be his second Westport appearance to promote a book in little more than a year. He was here in June 2017 to discuss his book “Black and Blue: Inside the Divide Between the Police and Black America.” (See WestportNow June 26, 2017)

Sunday’s Concours d’Caffeine at the Metro-North railroad station in Saugatuck will feature approximately 400 owners and their vehicles, according to organizers.

A 1930s Ford pickup will be among vehicles on display. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo

Beginning at 8 a.m., the special theme of this “pop-up” Concours d’Caffeine will be an exhibit of American and European “muscle cars” as well as some very special hot rods and custom cars, an announcement said.

They include two very different customized mid-1930s Ford pickup trucks, the only convertible hardtop Mustang, several Shelby GT350s and a couple of Porsches representing the hot cars from Germany.

The Tour d’Caffeine, (renamed d’Espresso for this time) will depart the train station at 11 a.m., driving a route winding though lower Fairfield County to wind up at the 10th annual New England Chowdafest at Sherwood Island State Park.