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Bill Hodgkinson’s Marauders
In May 1960, the Saturday Evening Post published this photo: It shows the Marauders — “a hustling club” — at the Gault Little League Field on Imperial Avenue. In the background — across the river —...
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Compo Cove Classics
A beach photo has to be pretty spectacular to make it onto “06880.” John Videler‘s sunset shot of Compo Cove — taken from Old Mill Beach — sure is. John says: The other night I was swimming at Old Mill...
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Westport Art, All About Town
Bad weather postponed last week’s annual Art About Town celebration. Last night, the weather was perfect. Thousands of Westporters of all ages — including many, many kids — romped as Main Street was...
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Not Currier And Ives …
… but even better: John Videler. The talented photographer snapped this shot on South Compo Road: A few minutes earlier, a jogger ran by. It’s a good thing John missed her. This photo is timeless.
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Fireworks Over Westport
Sure, this photo is 3 days late. But it’s worth the wait. On New Year’s Eve, ace Westport photographer John Videler launched a drone. Hovering over the Westport Arts Center, it captured this...
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Skating From The Sky
One of the coolest places in town just got even cooler. John Videler shot this fantastic drone footage of the Longshore Ice Rink: It’s a view of the rink — and part of the rest of Longshore, and the...
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Levitt Pavilion Drones On
The Levitt Pavilion kicks off another 50 nights of free concerts tomorrow (Sunday, June 26) with the Eagles’ tribute Desert Highway Band. Free tickets are all sold for that event. The rest of the...
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Fantastic Fall Foliage
Click on or hover over to enlarge. (Photo/John Videler) Imperial Avenue and Gault Park is in the foreground. Downtown is in the background. And the wonders of Westport are well on display.
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While You Were Away…
You might not get to Compo Beach much these days — particularly on a chilly December weekday. But 2 of Westport’s most talented photographers headed there this morning. Here’s what they found:...
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Photo Challenge #112
“06880” readers really know their onions. Well, their coal, anyway. Last week’s photo challenge showed an old coal bin, on a couple of yards of rail track. It’s right on the Saugatuck River, behind...
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Photo Challenge #113
Some photo challenges can be figured out by current Westporters, and those who lived here many years ago. The anchor by Ned Dimes Marina — installed in 1958 — was a great example, 3 weeks ago. But you...
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A View Of The Bridge
It’s been a while. It will be a while more. But Westporters are still talking about plans to “repeal and replace” the William Cribari (aka Bridge Street) Bridge. The subject is as controversial as...
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Pic Of The Day #261
Downtown Westport. And yes, those clouds are real. (Photo/John Videler)
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Saugatuck El’s “Willy Wonka”: Scrumpdiddlyumptious!
This month, Greens Farms Elementary School staged its first-ever musical. Now it’s time for Saugatuck El’s (star) turn. When the curtain rises on “Willy Wonka” this Friday and Saturday (March 29 and...
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As much as I enjoy writing “06880,” I know many readers come for the photos. And in a constellation of stellar “06880” photographers, John Videler shines very, very brightly. The other day he put down...
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“06880” Blog Party: Who Was There?
Among the attendees at last night’s “06880” blog party: professional photographer JC Martin. He took dozens of great shots. Here’s a sampling of the very fun evening. View from the drone. 1st...
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