In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Westport Public School district will update its operational pandemic plan in the event of a prolonged school closure, including the continuity of teaching and...
The WestportREADS exhibit entitled “Westport’s Suffragists - Our Neighbors, Our Crusaders” will be on display at the Westport library’s Sheffer Gallery from Feb. 26 until May 13, with an opening...
The Board of Education (BOE) voted 5-2 to remove the Innovation Fund funding for the 2020-21 school year in a 5-2 vote during their meeting on Feb. 10 to reduce the budget and because of the lack of applicants.
The...
Apple opened a new store at the SoNo Collection in South Norwalk on Feb. 15.
Prior to this new storefront, the closest Apple store to Westport was in Trumbull, which is roughly 20 minutes away.
“I...
Fat Cat Pizza Company in Norwalk will shut its doors on Feb. 19, after 16 years of operation, because the building that they rent was sold. The closing was announced in a Facebook post on Feb. 10.
Owners...
The Board of Education (BOE) announced on Jan. 27 that they were considering cutting two teacher positions, one position each English and science departments at Staples High School.
Costs accrued...
The Massachusetts Department of Health confirmed a case of the coronavirus in Boston on Feb.1.
A man contracted the virus through a visit to Wuhan, China and returned to the University of Massachusetts...
Chef’s Table announced they will be closing their Westport doors on Jan. 15, after only 10 months of service.
Owner Rich Herzfeld opened Chef’s Table in April of 2019 to pair with the store’s...
The Westport Police Department (WPD) bought a Tesla Model 3 to be one of their squad cars, which cost the town about $52,000 and is being outfitted with police necessities such as sirens, a computer, a...
Siri Kanter ’20, Associate Managing Editor
• December 17, 2019
German students at Staples took a field trip to the UConn Storrs campus to learn about German culture on Nov. 14. Staples placed first in the Quiz Bowl, a competition in that tested students’ knowledge...
Olympia Sports, a retail sporting goods company, is closing its Westport location along with eight other stores throughout Connecticut due to a change in ownership.
JackRabbit, a different sporting...
Westport has enacted a $.10 tax that local, non-corporate stores have the option to apply to every paper bag provided to their customers. According to the Connecticut State Department of Revenue Services...
Eager Carly Kaplowitz ՚21 is excited to follow her path from Intro to Journalism to Advanced Journalism with high hopes for the upcoming year. Currently enrolled as a paper features editor, Kaplowitz...
