BOE appoints Thomas Scarice as superintendent

Anastasia Thumser '22, Web Opinions Editor

April 5, 2020

During a virtual meeting on Apr. 2, the BOE unanimously voted to designate the Westport superintendent position to Thomas Scarice, who has been superintendent of Madison Public Schools since 2012. At the conclusion of the 2019-2020 school year, he will replace interim superintendent Dr. David Abbey....

Change in ingredients leaves allergic students unable to eat pizza in Westport Public Schools

Claire Redmer ’21, Social Media Director

November 2, 2019

Chartwells, the food service provider for Staples, temporarily replaced the current pizza crust with another option containing the additional allergens of eggs and sesame, as the original is unavailable due to high demand. The temporary change was implemented on Oct. 31.  In an email from Principal St...

Supreme Court enforces transgender military ban

Emma Dantas '21

January 23, 2019

  The Supreme Court voted five to four in favor of a temporary ban of transgenders from the military on Jan. 22 as proposed by the Trump Administration, although appeal cases continue to move forward. This ruling prohibits people who identify as a gender other than their biological sex from p...

Cold classrooms force out students and teachers

January 9, 2018

Madison Sell '18 Multiple classes were stopped and moved out of their usual classrooms on Jan. 2 as a result of extremely low temperatures. This problem was mostly present in the left side of the building, in lower number classrooms on the first and third floor. “It wasn’t bad earlier when...

BREAKING NEWS: Pickup Truck Crashes into Building

April 7, 2011

This is a developing story.  A pickup truck crashed into the office building next to the Westport Fire Station at 489 Post Road East..  Injuries have been reported for the driver of the truck and the passenger, and they were taken to Norwalk Hospital by the EMS.  See video and slideshow below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzRmgEKJ8nM&feature=channel_video_title [flickrslideshow...