WESTPORT — The Police Athletic Fireworks in Westport took place at Compo Beach on Wednesday evening.

For too many people, it serves as merely a Westport road marker, a reminder of when to turn right onto Compo Beach Road to get to the water. The Rev. Frank Hall (r) offers a benediction at today’s ...

Norwalk officials apologized for the temporary inconvenience. Compo Beach and the beach at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport are closed for the same reason, city officials said.