Good morning, Westport.

Top music acts including Chris Brown, Halsey and Bob Dylan will perform in Connecticut this summer at venues like Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville and Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport—tickets start at various prices with a $30 Ticket to Summer deal offered by Live Nation.

On Wednesday, Staples High School seniors celebrated a special party at the Clubhouse—enjoying music, dancing, food and games as they reflected on their school years and looked ahead to college opportunities at local and international schools.

Niche ranked Connecticut’s top 10 private high schools, all of which charge at least $50,000 a year and earned an overall grade of A+.

The list includes Choate Rosemary Hall, Hotchkiss School, Loomis Chaffee, Taft, Hopkins, Pierrepont, Miss Porter's, Kent, Suffield Academy, and Hamden Hall Country Day School+ and the rankings are based on college quality, student-teacher ratios, and ratings.

At the Staples High School board meeting on Thursday, several soccer players protested the firing of coach Russell Oost-Lievense—student leaders complained that the board’s quick decision during a 14-hour hearing ignored their call for further discussion.

Board member Robert Harrington tried to spark a debate, but his motions did not receive the support needed to reopen the case.

Town officials are hurrying to secure funding endorsements for the proposed Long Lots Elementary School project to meet the June 30 state reimbursement deadline — missing it could cost Westport up to $1.3 million and delay the planned 2027 opening.

The Representative Town Meeting must approve the project’s appropriation by June 16 before its submission to the state.

My Sinatra

8 PM – 12 AM — Westport Country Playhouse — Tickets available — Cary Hoffman brings his heartfelt tribute to Frank Sinatra through music and storytelling.