Helping the Homeless
June 1, 2011 • 1 views
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Carlie Schwaeber '12 and Leah Bitsky '12 Features Editor and Opinions Editor Westport is generally identified as a wealthy town, however homelessness is still an occurrence here and has impacted many individuals and families. Terry Giegengack, Assistant Director of the Westport CT Dept. of... Read more »
The Sky is the Limit: Staples Students Take to the Air
May 27, 2011 • 1 views
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While some teens are learning to drive, Lucas Abed ’14 and Connor Hardy ’14 are balancing learning to fly and their passion for baseball. They are still considered amateurs but are in the process of obtaining their private pilot licenses. In order for that to happen, the state requires them to... Read more »
WYFF: Not Just Another Teen Film Festival
May 27, 2011 • 1 views
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After a whole lot of lights, cameras, and action-packed film sequences, the films in the eighth annual Westport Youth Film Festival (WYFF) was finally shown at neighboring Fairfield’s Community Theater on May 14. The festival has reached new heights since its creation in 2003. This year, the event... Read more »
A Natural Evolution: Freegal Comes to the Westport Public Library
May 3, 2011 • 1 views
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Ben Reiser '13 & Bryan Schiavone '13 News Editors According to Westport Public Library director Maxine Bleiweis, maintaining a top-notch music collection in a fast-moving world is not as easy as one might think. “There is so much music available that it is very difficult for any library to... Read more »
Closure of Culture: Why Westport’s Italian Festival has reached its Final Curtain
April 28, 2011 • 1 views
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by Petey Menz '11 and Isaac Stein '12 Executive Editor and Web Editor-in-Chief The Festival Italiano, an annual fair celebrating Italian culture that ran for 27 years, will not be returning to Westport this year due to rising expenses. On the festival's website, www.festivalitaliano.info, Roberta... Read more »
Westport Youth Services Help Students and Police Unite
April 26, 2011 • 1 views
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Police officers are often notorious for their authoritative position in a community. That is why the Westport Police Department in conjunction with the Westport Youth Services is creating a program with the intention of sparking communication between students and the police. “Kids tend to get... Read more »
‘Forbidden Westport’ Premieres at Bedford Middle School
April 15, 2011 • 1 views
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The musical parody “Forbidden Westport” will be performed in the Bedford Middle School audi- torium on April 30 at 7:30 p.m. The Westport Sunrise Rotary Club is in charge of this event, which was last offered in 2004. The “Parody of Ev- erything Westport” will feature musical numbers and skits... Read more »
‘Forbidden Westport’ Premieres at Bedford Middle School
April 15, 2011 • 17 views
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The musical parody “Forbidden Westport” will be performed in the Bedford Middle School auditorium on April 30 at 7:30 p.m. The Westport Sunrise Rotary Club is in charge of this event, which was last offered in 2004. The “Parody of Everything Westport” will feature musical numbers and skits about... Read more »
Chain Businesses Threaten Local Stores in Westport
April 1, 2011 • 1 views
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The fact that chain businesses are detrimental to a small town’s economics goes unnoticed by few. But even fewer are those who understand why or how a Starbucks buying out a mom-and-pop café affects local economy. For example, when Dunkin Donuts bought the lot across from Doc’s Café, it was... Read more »
Community Responds to Financial Staffing Cuts in Westport Public Schools
March 26, 2011 • 1 views
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By Ben Reiser, '13 and Bryan Schiavone, '13 On Feb. 24, the Providence, R.I. school committee handed pink slips to 1,929 Providence public school teachers. This decision was supported by mayor Angel Taveras, who said that the mass firing was a cost-controlling measure. On March 1, Superintendent... Read more »