Between working as an EMT, working at Saugatuck Sweets and an elementary school, Jamie Bairaktaris ’16 never envisioned having time, or an interest, to start a news website. However, a passion for photography and the closure of WestportNow led him to his newest adventure, The Westport Local Press. Bairaktaris worked as one of the main photographers for WestportNow. However, the site closed after the passing of former First Selectman, editor and publisher, Gordon Joseloff. Bairaktaris felt that Westport had a void of an easy to read, community news platform that needed to be filled. “The Westport Local Press [is] somewhere where people can go see the pictures, have that visual stimulus, learn about what they’re looking at and not worry about having to pay for it,” Bairaktaris said. “The site belongs to the community just as much as it belongs to me.”