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      Students respond to a shorter April break

      Andrea Frost, Features Editor
      March 4, 2014

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      Capuli |12:04 p.m.| A new restaurant named Capuli Capuli |12:04 p.m.| A new restaurant named Capuli is coming to Westport. It moved into the old location of Westport Pizza on post road in downtown Westport. The restaurant serves Mediterranean food and they plan to have pizza that’s more unique than the remainder of pizzerias in Westport. There is no exact date for when they will be opening but they are coming soon! Photos by Tori Wilson ’22
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      The Gillespie Center |6:35 p.m.| Staples families The Gillespie Center |6:35 p.m.| Staples families are donating food to the Gillespie Center over the winter holidays now that they are not allowing the serving of dinner due to COVID. The center is taking phone calls to advice families on what they need most right now for the holidays. Photo by Emily Goldstein ’23
      Replacing carpet |1:04 p.m. |This week, the carpet Replacing carpet |1:04 p.m. |This week, the carpet of the library was replaced. Construction is scheduled to finish before next week. This week, students who were scheduled to go to the library for their free period were required to stay in another location, such as the cafeteria. Photo by Andreas Lolis ’21.
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