
Waiting for students at Staples High School (Photo/Jonathan Alloy)

Waiting for students at Staples High School (Photo/Jonathan Alloy)
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When I was a student, we didn’t’ have that uniformity in busses. Mr Cuseo owned most of the busses but Mr Lockwood owned some, which he parked in front of his house near Greens Farms School. In particular, I remember Mr. Lockwood owned bus 9, a short squat bus. Mr Cuseo had bus 5, a narrower bus and bus 7, which seemed to be the best and newest, with the school bus words being on a shiny surface. I think the busses were all operated by family members. And they didn’t have the flashing orange lights or stop sign hanging out, only a pair of red lights, or in some cases a single red light in the center of the bus.
And don’t forget the Masiello family. I think the bus routes were awarded by the superintendent and Board of Education, to divide up the pie.
Re today’s school busses in Westport. Most of them park
overnight at the Greens Farms Train station. In the mornings and afternoons they traverse South Turkey Hill way exceeding the speed limit. Why don’t they park elsewhere? And why can’t they go towards the Sherwood Island connector to get started?