CMS Principal placed on leave following arrest
Poppy Livingstone '21, Creative Director
December 12, 2019
Coleytown Middle School (CMS) Principal Kris Szabo was placed on administrative leave on Wednesday, Dec. 4, following her arrest for allegedly slapping a man during a parking dispute. Szabo was charged with second-degree breach of peace and was released on a $500 bond. She appeared in state Superior Court i...
Governors Ball changes their age policy for 2020
Mia Daignault '20, Staff Writer
December 2, 2019
Governour’s Ball announced a new age policy on Nov. 25 that prohibits attendees under 18 years of age from attending the 2020 Governour’s Ball music festival. Under-age attendees can accompany adults, but each adult is required to bring a valid form of ID and can only bring two under-age attendee...
Beach spot “Joey’s by the Shore” closes after 32 Years
Jack Dennison '21, Paper Sports Editor
November 21, 2019
Joey’s by the Shore will close promptly due to a loss of a rent agreement with the Westport Parks and Recreation department, according to a press release on the Westport government website. Joey’s had been serving Compo Beach and the Longshore Country Club with standard American fast food for ...
Sporting goods store closes in Westport
Abbie Goldstein '22, Staff Writer
November 21, 2019
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 goods company, recently purchased the company and is continuing to operate 75 different Olympia Sports s...
Paper bags acquire an extra charge in Westport stores
Lauren Hassell ʼ22, Web Features Editor
November 19, 2019
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 (DRS), municipalities are permitted to enact or enforce an ordinance concerning single-use checkout bags ...
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...
Matsu sushi closes due to sales tax suspension
Molly Gold '21, News Editor
October 19, 2019
Matsu sushi closed temporarily due to the suspension of their Sales and Use tax permit on Oct 11. The permit was suspended due to violations such as a discrepancy in the sales tax remittance from years past, according to WestportNow. Many Staples students are no longer customers of the business...
Sandy Hook promise posters posted around school promote school safety
Caroline Donohue '20, Business Director
October 11, 2019
Thirty-one posters were recently hung up around Staples to promote school security. The posters were organized by Kool 2 Be Kind (K2BK) through their new program “Say Something Hall of Fame” in accordance with the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation. These posters feature the name, fun fact and contact...
New Wreckers deli excites students
Kylie Cohen '20 and Charley Guthartz '22
October 8, 2019
The Staples cafeteria introduced the new Wrecker’s Deli, allowing students and staff to pre-order sandwiches during lunch waves for the convenience of students with after-school activities. During the three lunch waves, long lunch lines make it difficult for students to order and eat a sandwich...
Board of Education examines redistricting for elementary, middle schools
Katie Simons ’22, Arts Editor
October 8, 2019
The Westport Board of Education (BOE) discussed plans to redistrict the elementary and middle schools at a meeting on Sept. 23. Although redistricting would balance out the recent decrease in enrollment in the Westport Public Schools system, no decisions have been finalized. The BOE discussed...
RTM rejects attempt to ban sale of recreational marijuana
Andreas Lolis ’21, Paper News Editor
October 6, 2019
The Westport Representative Town Meeting (RTM) voted down an ordinance that would ban the sale of recreational marijuana in Westport for two years if and when the state legalizes it. Jimmy Izzo, RTM Member and Chair of the Public Protection Committee, introduced the ordinance along with RTM Member Greg...
EEE disease reappears, takes second life in Connecticut
Giselle Oldani, Web Arts Editor
October 4, 2019
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a disease transmitted by mosquitoes, has taken the life of an unnamed resident of Old Lyme, Connecticut, the office of governor Ned Lamont confirmed on Sept. 24. The patient was hospitalized in the middle of September and was said to be of elderly age. This death...
Petition requesting delay of field construction has been denied
Samantha Felner '22, Paper Opinions Editor
October 3, 2019
Despite efforts from the football team and Westport residents, the petition requesting a delayed construction of the new high school football field and track was denied. With the start of the field construction in early May, it was contracted that fall would be the time frame that the track would be...
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Social Media Director
Emma Van Riper ’20, a long-time writer for Inklings, has held several positions on the paper. Joining the paper in her sophomore year, Van Riper started as a writer for the technology supplement before...