The Westport Police Department participated in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 30 from 10am to 2pm at the Westport Center for...
Thirty-five years ago, President Ronald Reagan declared a war on drugs. Now, it seems as if illegal substances have won the war as marijuana dispensaries are finding a home here in Westport.
The state...
Maya Brodows '20
Nineteen-year-old Gage Bellitto from Bronxville, New York was nothing if not determined. Whether he was studying hard or experimenting with illegal substances, one thing was certain:...
The world-renowned singer known as Prince passed away on April 21 at his estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota. After paramedics attempted to perform CPR on him to no avail, he was officially pronounced dead...
Connecticut’s opioid epidemic has increased exponentially in the past year and has especially harmed Weston, CT recently, a town close to home.
Opioids are drugs used to combat severe pain, and unless...
On Friday, November 13th, concerned parents, of Westport, attended a New York University Addiction Psychiatry: Emerging Drugs of Abuse meeting, focused on marijuana at town hall in Westport from 10:00...
*Names that have been changed
Sitting in her social studies class, a senior girl raises her hand to ask her teacher if she may go to the bathroom. Hands in her pockets and head lowered, she enters the...
Though the practice of ‘Vaping” has been around since 1963, e-cigarettes have become a fad at Staples High School. They’ve even impacted the student body, from standing in the rain because of a fire...
Claire Lewin, Associate Managing Editor
• October 11, 2014
Jeffrey Veatch, founder of the Justin Veatch Fund, spoke on Oct. 7 to the senior class in the Staples auditorium at 8:30 am regarding the dangers of substance abuse. Veatch has a personal connection...
Ginger Katz, a former Westport resident, lost her son to a heroin overdose in 1996. Ian Eaccarino was 21 years old.
18 years later, Katz and her husband, Larry, tour the country with the charity they...
