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Sunday, October 18, 2026

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Staples Grad Addresses Rotary

Matt Davies, a Staples High School graduate who won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning last April (See WestportNow April 6, 2004), told today’s Westport Rotary Club meeting at the Inn at Longshore that he has more freedom than just about anyone else at his newspaper. “I can say things editors can’t say,” he said. But he lamented the shrinking number of editorial cartoonists in the country, saying there are about 85 paid cartoonists today, down from 150 about 10 years ago. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Star Power

Westporter Betsey Lebow was a recent guest on the Hollywood set of “Bewitched” where she spent time with one ot its stars, Will Farrell. The film will be released this summer. Lebow, a WestportNow contributing photographer, won the opportunity through a fund-raiser last fall for Westport’s A Better Chance (ABC). A similar opportunity will be offered at this year’s fund-raiser on April 2. More information is avaiilable on the ABC Web site. Contributed photo

Sunday, January 2nd, 2005

A Compo Balancing Act

Westporter Jerry Kuyper said the balmy New Year’s Day weather was just too good for him to resist creating a rock sculpture at Compo Beach. Kuyper was recently highlighted in the “Connecticut 24/7” volume of the “America 24/7 series.” His art can be seen more directly in his online Photo Album, with images of precariously balanced mixed constructions from Maine to Switzerland (CLICK TO ENLARGE). Contributed photo

Saturday, January 1st, 2005

A Walk on the Not So Wild Side

A walk on a jetty at Compo Beach was a good way to experience a balmy New Year’s Day today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Richard Barnett for WestportNow.com

It Seemed Like All of Westport Went to the Beach Today

It seemed like all of Westport decided to head to Compo Beach today to celebrate the New Year and the balmy weather. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Stephen Rubin for WestportNow.com

The Bomb Squad Closes New Year’s Celebration

The Bomb Squad funk-rock band performed in a post-midnight concert early today at Westport’s Saugatuck Elementary School, ending First Night Westport/Weston 2005. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Seabury Center Hosts Family Concert

Family entertainer Les Julian, noted for his rubbery storyteller’s face, three octave voice, and guitar pyrotechnics, performed at Westport’s Seabury Center tonight as part of First Night Westport/Weston 2005. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo