Playwrights Festival returns to Norwalk this weekend NORWALK By KEITH LORIA Hour Correspondent Theater lovers in our area will once again get the chance to sample some of Connecticut's most talented playwrights as the Fifth Annual Playwrights Festival will be held Nov.

Now that Westport's torrid -- I mean, tepid -- election campaign is over, it's time to turn to what is commonly called "the business of governing." That would not be my phrase of choice -- evoking as it does images of crooked politicians in New Jersey, Louisiana and former Gov.

Singing for a worthy cause is the raison d'etre of the CantiamoCHOIR of Arts For the Community.

SOUTHBURYBy STEVE GEOGHEGANHour Staff WriterBen Crick proved to be a thorn in the side of the Weston High football team Friday night.The senior running back from Pomperaug rushed for three first-quarter touchdowns en route to a 200-yard performance on the ground in the first half alone .

A Weston woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly biting off a small part of her boyfriend's ear after the two fought over a text message the woman received.

Coming of age ceremonies, such as Bar and Bat Mitzvahs and Confirmations, are the beginning of a journey in learning about one's faith and exploring what role it plays in their life.

WESTONThe Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz will perform the Oath of Office to Gayle Weinstein, Weston's new selectman tonight.Weinstein, who won the 2009 Municipal Election, will be sworn in at 6 p.m. at Weston Town Hall 56 Norfield Road.Weinstein garnered 1,395 votes, 64 votes better .

Shelby Fortin, Weston swimming -- Won a pair of events at the SWC championships.

WESTPORTBy TOM EVANSHour Staff WriterDue in part to an overwhelming turnout for Wednesday's H1N1 influenza shot clinic, the Westport Weston Health District has canceled an H1N1 flu clinic scheduled for Tuesday.The state of Connecticut has advised the WWHD not to expect additional supplies .

UPDATE A scheduled H1N1 flu clinic at the Westport Weston Health District on Tuesday has been canceled because of a shortage of the vaccine, Mark A. R. Cooper, director of health, said today.

Vaccinations against H1N1 flu will be offered today at the Westport/Weston Health Department on Bayberry Lane between 3 and 6 p.m., Mark Cooper, head of the Westport/Weston Health District told the Westport News during an interview Monday.

When Samantha Nestor was working on her book "The Luxury Bathroom" a few years ago, she noticed that most of the high-end homes she was visiting had replaced the traditional library with a media room, a home gym or a wine cellar.

Q: In terms of school maintenance, where do we stand? Are we back on track? A: Yes -- pretty much, provided the current proposals before by the Representative Town Meeting are approved and implemented.

A highway stretching from Danbury to Norwalk may never be built, according to most officials, but questions remain over what to do with the hundreds of stated-owned acres acquired for the expressway.

To the Editor:I recently watched the video posted on Youtube by The Hour titled "Weston, CT Police Tactical Training" in which a consultancy specializing in school shooter neutralization tactics, schools Weston officers in the use of automatic weapons in gunfights.