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1. WESTPORT BEACHES
     Westport has miles of coastline on the Long
     Island Sound and provides three town
     beaches; Compo, Burying Hill and Old Mill.
     All of Westport’s beaches are open with
     Lifeguards on duty Memorial Day weekend
     through Labor Day weekend.

     2. WESTPORT SCHOOLS                  5. TRANSPORTATION
     Rated #1 in Connecticut,Westport’s public   There are two commuter rail stations in
     school system has over 5,000 students in   Westport: Green’s Farms and Westport.
     grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher  Both train stations received award winning
     ratio of 13 to 1. According to state test   renovations in the past 5 years. Metro North
     scores, 74% of students are at least   provides a quick and easy commute to New
     proficient in math and 83%in reading.  York City. The Norwalk Transit also operates
                                          the Westport Transit District buses and
     3. WESTPORT LIBRARY                  provides service throughout town. Easy
     Overlooking the Saugatuck River, the   access to Interstate 95 and the Merritt
     library has earned “Five-Star Library”    Parkway add to Westport’s commuting
     status multiple years, only 1%of public   convenience.
     libraries earn 5 stars. Westport’s library is a
     community hub, people of all ages come   6. WESTPORT FARMERS MARKET
     to seek information, gain knowledge and   Westport Farmers’ Market provides its
     share experiences.                   community with fresh, local, healthy and
                                          seasonal food all year round.
     4. COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE
     Founded in 1931 by Lawrence Langer, the   7. LONGSHORE PARK
     Westport Country Playhouse is a nationally   Longshore is a 169 acre park. It features a
     recognized, not-for-profit, professional  premier 18 hole golf course, 9 tennis courts,
     theater. The mission of WCP is to enrich,   paddle tennis, picnic area, 3 swimming
     enlighten, and engage our community   pools, playscape, pavilion, marina, sailing
     through the power of professionally   school and an ice rink. There is also the
     produced theater worth talking about.  Inn at Longshore by OnTheMarc, the only
                                          waterfront event space in Westport and
                                          The Pearl offers waterfront dining and
                                          entertainment all year long.

                                          8. RESTAURANT WEEK
                                          In the past few years,Westport has been
                                          working hard to set the standard in
                                          gourmet foods. Once a year, more than 25
                                          restaurants throughout Westport participate
                                          in a two week special event that features
                                          special fixed price lunch, brunch and dinner
                                          menus.
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