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Select Board meetings listed for Oct. 19 and Nov. 2
The Select Board's 2026 meeting calendar marks Monday, Oct. 19 and Monday, Nov. 2 (and Nov. 16). The calendar gives no times or agendas; none were posted yet.
Planning Board's next meeting is Oct. 20 at 4 p.m.
The Oct. 13 Planning Board agenda lists the next meeting as Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. and gives no meeting room. The board's 2026 calendar legend lists regular meetings at 7 p.m. and marks Nov. 17.
Board of Health meets Oct. 26 at 3 p.m.
The Board of Health's updated 2026 schedule lists Monday, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m. Its Oct. 12 meeting is cancelled for the holiday, and later meetings are marked Nov. 9 and Nov. 23 without times.
Elections
Early voting at Westport Town Hall runs Oct. 17 to Oct. 30
Early voting is at Town Hall, 816 Main Rd.: Saturdays, Oct. 17 and 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Monday to Friday, Oct. 19 to 23 and Oct. 26 to 30, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Nov. 3 state election: five Westport polling places
Precinct A votes at Our Lady of Grace Hall, 569 Sanford Rd.; B at the Town Hall Annex, 856 Main Rd.; C at the Alice A. Macomber School, 154 Gifford Rd.; D at the Briggs Road Fire Station, 85 Briggs Rd.; E at the former Westport High School, 19 Main Rd. The town says precincts are not expected to change. A sample ballot is posted on the clerk's page.
Notices
Westport Planning Board calendar marks Nov. 11 as a holiday, town offices closed
The Planning Board calendar legend marks Wednesday, Nov. 11 as a holiday with town offices closed. The Select Board calendar has no such legend, and neither names Veterans Day.
Transfer station also closed Thursday, Nov. 12
The transfer station's holiday closing list shows Thursday, Nov. 12 closed all day, in addition to Nov. 26 and 27 for Thanksgiving. The station is always closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Sanford Road pedestrian safety work and sidewalk paving continue through Oct. 16
The town said the contractor, working since Aug. 12, expects to pave the west-side sidewalks on Sanford Road from Briggs Road to Violet Avenue from Oct. 2 through Oct. 16, then install pedestrian ramps, while curb installation continues on other stretches. Expect delays and use alternate routes when possible. Dates change with weather.
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Planning Board moved its meetings from 6 p.m. to 4 p.m. starting Sept. 1
The Planning Board announced that all meetings begin at 4 p.m. instead of 6 p.m. starting Sept. 1, 2026, in the Annex Meeting Room. The town's posted annual calendar still shows a 7 p.m. legend.
Library
Romantasy book club meets Oct. 15 at 6 p.m.
The 'There Be Dragons' club meets the third Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Manton Community Room. October's book is A Discovery of Witches; November's, on Nov. 19, is One Dark Window. Copies are at the circulation desk.
Murderous Mondays mystery club meets Oct. 19 at 6 p.m.
The club normally meets the second Monday at 6 p.m.; the page lists Oct. 19 for the October book, The Couple Next Door, and Nov. 9 for the next.
Second Friday book club meets Nov. 13 at 10:30 a.m.
The Westport Library Second Friday Book Club meets Nov. 13 at 10:30 a.m. to discuss Isola. The page lists an October date of Oct. 19, which is a Monday, so the October meeting date is unclear.
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Cast-Offs of Westport knitting group meets Tuesday afternoons
The group meets Tuesdays from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the library for knitting and sewing conversation.
Council on Aging
Westport COA hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Westport Council on Aging at 75 Reed Rd. lists weekday hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Its Evergreen newsletter is hosted on a site that could not be read.
How we read Westport
Westport is in Bristol County. Its top elected body is the Select Board.
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