Yesterday, the board of the Friends of the Weston Public Library announced that the donation bin in the library lobby is once again available for “gently used hard and soft cover books, CDs, and DVDs,” which should all be “without mold, stains or ripped covers.” The Friends will sort the books, CDs and DVDs collected in the bin for the
Read moreUpdated 7/31/2021 to reflect corrections by a reader to state-provided data. Given the new CDC and Massachusetts guidelines that came out this week, the Owl decided to see how Weston is doing in terms of vaccinations this summer. As is true for every Thursday since months ago, Massachusetts released yesterday the latest vaccination numbers for municipalities. The latest data show
Read moreAfter much anxious waiting around by this New Yorker, the Owl finally got to fly in to the Bagel Table in greater Weston (also known as Wayland) this morning. Somehow it seems that this location has been in the works for years, but it’s probably less than that– time has not actually meant anything for a while now. In any
Read moreThose who have subscribed to or read the Weston Town Crier will know the name Mike Wyner. For many years, his name graced most stories on the front page, and on the inside pages. Some may not know that as of this summer, Mike is no longer the “in-charge” for our local newspaper. If you’ve been living under a rock
Read moreDid you know a group of owls is called a “parliament”? In the case of the Weston Owl, a Parliament is a guest post on this page. Since the Owl has migrated to the west coast temporarily, the following post has been guest-written by the Weston Drama Workshop intern, Emily Holzman. +++ Over the last year and a half, live theatre has
Read moreYesterday marked seven years since the Owls moved from São Paulo to Weston. Seven years since my brother and his family met us at the airport with a big sign and Red Sox caps, then my parents drove us “home” to an empty house that would wait three months for furniture (if you haven’t experienced a South American customs strike,
Read moreAs some of you know, the Owl is studying trees in Washington this week. The state has quite a few of them, and some of them are chonks (750-year-old trees are quite wide, though at 200 feet tall, they carry it well). It is all quite humbling. What is also quite humbling is turning on the Olympic coverage when returning
Read moreDid you know a group of owls is called a “parliament”? In the case of the Weston Owl, a Parliament is a guest post on this page. Since the Owl has migrated to the west coast temporarily, the following post has been guest-written by Debbi Darling, Westonian extraordinaire. +++ Swap Shed Update / Volunteers Are Needed at the Weston Transfer Station
Read moreThe Owl has to admit to complete bias. She has her favorites around town, and sometimes outside of town, and were this an actual news media page, you might care about that. And yet, here you are. So here’s one of my favorite people, and yes, Weston has recently had to cede this titan to Needham, a town about which
Read moreDid you know a group of owls is called a “parliament”? In the case of the Weston Owl, a Parliament is a guest post on this page. First up is from Eileen Debenham, about the amazing and local Weston Drama Workshop season, which opened on Thursday, July 15. Even Broadway isn’t open yet…but Weston Drama Workshop is, so come on
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