A blaring siren creeps closer and closer as flashing red and blue lights appear in the corners of your eyes. You imagine what it will feel like to be in a cold, desolate jail cell with metal handcuffs...
In March 2021, Instagram released their idea of Instagram Kids on an employee message board. Instagram Kids, a safer and more controlled version of the original app, would be made specifically for users...
Singing the ABC’s during snack time and playing with building blocks are fundamental parts of a child’s schooling experience; however, with the pandemic, the lives of elementary school kids have been...
It’s that time of the year again where corn mazes and pumpkins replace beaches and sun screen. Candy corn, ghost decorations and fake spider webs have consumed the shelves and are flying off just as...
The temperatures were low, the sky was gray and snow was pelting in people’s faces from a horizontal angle. However, these conditions did not detract many community members from participating in the...
This Wednesday, Oct. 29., Westport families spooked Halloween by coming a few days early at the annual Halloween Parade.
Most kids, ranging from a few months old to high-school-aged, gussied themselves...
The magic of Halloween to a little kid isn’t dressing up in a costume or seeing decorations transform their streets into haunted graveyards but the infinite number of sweets handed out this very special...
On a sunny October morning, local nature discovery organization Earthplace, located at 10 Woodside Ave. in Westport, hosted a fall festival for residents of all ages from Westport and surrounding towns....
Children once ventured to Blockbuster, now a lost monument of American culture, to enjoy their favorite films: “Beauty and the Beast,” “Finding Nemo” and “Shrek.”
But then America made great...
On Memorial Day, May 26, Staples students, Westport families and Westport visitors crowded Compo Beach. The beautiful weather attracted many, especially with young children, to the beach to walk, swim,...
Students cannot be careless when making the ever-important decision about what to wear, even if they are half asleep. According to the Staples Handbook dress policy, “The school system requires that...
