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Staples’ Inklings Student News Awarded as 2022 SNO Distinguished Site 

Staples High School:

Each year, School Newspapers Online (SNO) offers student journalism programs with outstanding online publications the opportunity to apply to become a SNO Distinguished Site. This month: the staff of Staples High School’s publication, Inklings News, earned this status.

Before being awarded the title of SNO Distinguished Site, Inklings News earned online digital badges in the areas of site excellence, story page design, writing, multimedia, coverage and audience engagement.

Representing what SNO sees as the six components of a modern news website, these six individual badges make up the SNO Distinguished Sites program.

SNO started the SNO Distinguished Sites program to eliminate ambiguity and delineate standards of excellence for an online student news site. Last year, 67 schools earned all of the badges and the honor of becoming a SNO Distinguished Site.

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Town of Westport Public Meeting Schedule

Board of Selectwomen: 9:00 AM

Planning & Zoning Commission Affordable Housing Subcommittee: 12:00 PM

WestPAC: 7:00 PM

Conservation Commission: 7:00 PM
RTM Finance Committee-REVISED: 7:00 PM

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Morning Weather Report

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog between 11pm and 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tomorrow

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tomorrow Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

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Westport COVID-19 Cases Up 51 since Friday; State Hospitalizations Down, Positivity Rate Up

The State Department of Public Health reported 51 more cases in Westport since Friday. The State’s daily test positivity rate was up to 5.82% while hospitalizations were down 4 patients, with 113 patients currently hospitalized for COVID-19 throughout the State.

  • Westport total positive or probable cases: 4,204 cases.

  • Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 36 deaths

  • State Daily Test Positivity: 5.82% [up from 5.27%]

  • State Hospitalizations: 113 patients [-4]

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