More Signs Of The Times
Sunday’s “06880″ story about unenforceable, hypocritical or just plain odd street signs struck a chord with John Suggs. He responded, noting a sign on the Sherwood Island Connector his 7-year-old son...
View ArticleRobert Kennedy’s Westport Connection
Robert F. Kennedy has long been identified with Massachusetts and New York. Tomorrow, the former attorney general and slain presidential candidate will be featured in a PBS documentary whose roots lie...
View ArticleWe (Were) #1!
According to alert reader John Suggs — whose colleague in Pittsburgh sent him the screenshot below — Westport was ranked yesterday as having the worst air quality. In the entire country. Greenwich was...
View Article40 Years Later, Green’s Farms Renews Shopping Center Battle
In 1971 the owner of a 6-acre vacant lot on the Post Road, between South Morningside and Church Street, proposed a new shopping center. It would include a supermarket, drugstore, retail shops and...
View ArticleJean Donovan, Remembered
More than 3 decades after her brutal murder, Jean Donovan is back in the news. The Westport native was 1 of 4 American churchwomen killed on December 2, 1980 by Salvadoran national guardsmen. Jean...
View ArticleBig Day For Adoptees
It flies under most people’s radars. But today marked a big day in Connecticut’s adoption community. The state presented original birth certificates to 4 adult adoptees. They received them under a new...
View ArticleAmazing Adoption Reunion Story, To Start Your Week Right
Less than 2 weeks ago, “06880” highlighted a new state law, allowing adult adoptees the right to see their original birth certificate. The hook was John Suggs, a Westport forensic genetic geneaologist...
View Article[UPDATE] Cynthia Gibb Remembers Jean Donovan And “Salvador”
It was the worst audition of Cynthia Gibb’s career. Just a few years after graduating with Staples High School’s Class of 1981, the actress — already known for her “Search for Tomorrow” and “Fame” TV...
View ArticleJean Donovan Honored With Assumption Church Plaque
Jean Donovan is one of Staples High School’s most famous alums. And one of its least recognized. Just 9 years after graduating with the Class of 1971, Donovan — a lay missionary helping poor people in...
View ArticleJohn Suggs Joins 1st Selectman Race
The 1st selectman race just got more crowded. John Suggs has announced his candidacy for Westport’s top spot. The independent — running against Republican incumbent Jim Marpe and Democratic challenger...
View Article[OPINION] Suggs To RTM: Vote “No” On Coyote Trapping Law
Early this morning, John Suggs — an RTM member and independent candidate for 1st selectman — sent out this email. He says he has already received 150 responses. He writes: Tonight (Tuesday, September...
View ArticleSelectmen Candidates’ Debate On Thursday
If you were underwhelmed by the presidential debates of 2016, your long national nightmare is over. On Thursday (October 12, 11:30 a.m. to 1:3o p.m., Westport Library), the 4 candidates for 1st...
View Article10 Questions For 1st Selectman Candidates
Anyone can ask the 1st Selectman candidates what they think about taxes, traffic and the future of Main Street. Their answers may not be surprising. But “06880” wants to know more. We’d like to know...
View ArticleSigrid Schultz’s Secret
This week — as the world remembers the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz — alert “06880” readers Morley Boyd, Wendy Crowther and John F. Suggs share a stunning World War II discovery....
View ArticleJean Donovan: Not The Westport Girl Next Door
John F. Suggs is a longtime Westporter, regular “06880” reader and former Jesuit. He is also passionate about keeping Jean Donovan’s memory alive. John writes: Jean Donovan Forty years ago today, 4...
View ArticleUnsung Heroes #205
A group of “06880” readers who ask for anonymity write: We would like to nominate the founding members of the Westport Preservation Alliance as the Unsung Heroes of the Week, for their valiant efforts...
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