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The new Staples head football coach Matty Jacowleff stands for the national anthem (Photo from wreckersgreershotz).

BREAKING NEWS: Wreckers name Matty Jacowleff as new head football coach

Dylan Robbin ’28, Web Sports Editor April 3, 2025

Former offensive coordinator and associate head coach Matty Jacowleff was named the new head coach for the Staples football program on April 2.  Some of Coach Matty's earliest memories were going to...

The first phase of ‘new’ documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sexual abuse case was released on Feb. 27 by the Department of Justice. Although the U.S. The Attorney General promised a fresh set of information to be released, all of the documents have been available to the public for many years. There is no confirmed date as to when the second wave of documents will be released. Graphic by Demi Sasson ’25.

First batch of rumored ‘new’ Jeffrey Epstein documents reveal no new material

Demi Sasson ’25 March 4, 2025

United States Attorney General Pam Bondi released documents on Feb. 27 from Jeffrey Epstein's casefile. However, the documents in this first wave of release have already been available to the public for...

The Staples Wreckers beat the Ridgefield Tigers 68-58 to win the 2024-2025 FCIAC Championship.

Boys’ basketball defeats Ridgefield 68-58 to win FCIAC championship

Dylan Robbin ’28, Web Sports Editor February 27, 2025

In 1963, the Staples boys’ basketball team won the Fairfield County Interscholastic Conference (FCIAC) championship. Since then, Staples has waited 62 years for another title, and the 2-seeded Wreckers...

The snowman found at the preserve is the most recent incident of antisemitism in Westport.

Snowman depicting Hitler found in Westport

Matthew Stashower ’25, Inklings Ambassador February 14, 2025

A visitor at Newman Poses Preserve discovered a snowman depicting Adolf Hitler with a swastika engraved on it on Sunday, Feb. 9, and immediately notified the police. Someone built the snowman after Westport...

The composable cups were first announced in Westport stores on Feb. 10th to workers and consumers.

Westport Starbucks stores switch to compostable cups, shocking customers

Sage Cohen ’25, Paper Editor February 13, 2025

Starbucks plastic cups have now shifted to compostable paper cups on Feb. 11 in both Westport stores. Due to an effort to reduce waste, Starbucks is now using compostable cold cups and lids, including...

Staples football head coach Adam Behrends (left) will head west to coach for the University of New Mexico Lobos.

BREAKING NEWS: Staples football head coach accepts collegiate job

Will Enquist ’26, Paper Editor February 5, 2025

Head coach of Staples football Adam Behrends held a meeting on Feb. 4 with the football team to announce that he had accepted a coaching position at the collegiate level.  Behrends had been the head...

Graffiti scrawled in black sharpie containing threatening language was discovered in a girls’ bathroom and was reported to Staples High School administration on Monday, Sept. 16.

Shooting threat graffiti discovered, reported

Alexis Jacobs, Web Feature Editor September 16, 2024

A school shooting threat was written in a girls’ bathroom at Staples High School, leading to an investigation and increased police presence. The administrative team worked in conjunction with the Westport...

The St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Center sits at 47 Long Lots Road, just around the corner from Staples. On Sep. 10, a St. Vincent’s patient absconded supervision and was found an hour later on Compo Road South. The manhunt and police protocols impacted dismissal times for Westport Public Schools in the Long Lots area.

BREAKING NEWS: Police locate escaped behavioral health patient, manhunt causes school dismissal delays

Nina Bowens ’25, Editor-in-Chief September 11, 2024

A manhunt for an escaped patient from St. Vincent's Behavioral Health Medical Center on Long Lots Road around 2:45 p.m. yesterday caused roughly 20-minute delays for middle school dismissals in the at-risk...

Staples cafeteria staff member Amber Egervari poses in front of the new four panini presses provided for the sandwich line.

BREAKING NEWS: Sandwich toasters return to cafeteria

Sage Cohen ’25, Paper Editor August 30, 2024

The long-awaited sandwich toasters are officially back as of Aug. 28, just in time for the second day of school.  The toasters had been a staple at Staples; however, they disappeared for the 2023-24...

I-95 was shut down due to a three car collision. One of the trucks contained oil which led to a catastrophic fire, leading to the destruction and future rebuilding of the bridge located above the highway.

BREAKING NEWS: Fire causes I-95 closed due to car collision, fire

Siena Petrosinelli ’25, Associate Managing Editor May 3, 2024

I-95 in Norwalk is closed until at least May 6 due to the need for rebuilding the depleted overpass that was damaged during a fire from a petroleum tank erupting. CTInsider reported that overnight work...

TikTok has become incredibly popular among American teenagers, yet many still view it as a threat to security, including the United States Senate.

BREAKING NEWS: TikTok ban bill is officially made law, will take effect next year

Jack Robinson, Editor April 25, 2024

The Senate passed the “21st Century Peace through Strength Act”--a bill that combines a $95 billion aid package to Ukraine and other nations as well as a ban on TikTok-- on April 24,  and it was signed...

Protestors gathered in front of Staples across the street from the main entrance. Cars honked to show their support towards the movement.

BREAKING NEWS: Students and Westport residents gather in front of Staples and Bedford to peacefully protest against racism

Olivia Saw ’26, Assistant Business Manager February 28, 2024

A crowd of varied students, parents and Westport residents gathered in front of Staples High School and Bedford Middle School on Feb. 27 to peacefully protest against accusations of racism at Westport...

Buses were parked on Wakeman in the typical junior parking areas Wednesday morning.

BREAKING NEWS: Juniors confused, frustrated by Wakeman parking full of buses

Rylie Cordella ’25, Business Manager February 16, 2024

Tens of school buses lined the parking lot adjacent to the Wakeman fields past Bedford Wednesday morning, Feb. 14, frustrating juniors who regularly park there.   Buses slowly left the spaces...

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