Yesterday, the Owl was browsing through the Select Board agenda to see what was up and when, and tucked into the middle of said agenda was “Discussion on the Fire Chief’s Announced Retirement”. Whaaaaaaaat? It took me less than ten seconds to fire off an email to Chief Soar asking if this was a typo, please, and thank you. And
Read moreWeston Garden Club has announced that tickets are now available for their tour of Weston gardens on June 4. There will be 11 gardens open for visitation from 10 am – 4 pm on that day. You can ooh and aah over native plants, pollinator gardens, possibly even visiting pollinators, garden rooms, water features and all that good garden-y stuff.
Read moreIt’s party time at Land’s Sake this Saturday and if anyone knows how to make squash fun, it’s these folks. Oh fine, it’s not a party but a celebration and educational extravaganza plus straight-out fun. Come join in from 10 am to 2 pm on April 30 at Land’s Sake, 90 Wellesley Street (Case Estates). And now to the marketing
Read moreHave you ever noticed the Tree City USA signs at the “borders” to Weston? Currently, they read “18 years” and as of tomorrow, the digits will turn to the 19th year of Weston as a Tree City USA. Being a Tree City means that the town has made a commitment, financial and operational, to planting trees and follows certain guidelines
Read moreOn Sunday, May 1 at 4 pm, Weston Forest & Trail Association, everyone’s favorite nonprofit land stewards, holds its annual meeting, this year with special guest Professor James Lowenthal of Smith College. The subject of Dr. Lowenthal’s presentation is “It’s Night Time; It’s Supposed to Be Dark.” For the third (and hopefully last) year, the annual meeting will be held
Read moreTonight, April 28 at 7:30 pm, interested parties will be able to meet (on zoom) and hear from the candidates for Weston’s Town Election (to be held next Saturday, May 7). The League of Women Voters event will start at 7:30 with the uncontested candidates in attendance to each to speak for 3-4 minutes, and then there will be a
Read moreSome of you may have met local business Intuitive Wellness through an Owl post last year, and some of you might have met them through actually doing some core work that I super need to do but hate with a passion. I will say that if I ever decided to get off my tush and get a good workout (besides
Read moreFolks, a little bird told me that there are not big numbers heading in for boosters tomorrow here in Weston, home to almost 12,000 people, all of whom definitely do NOT want to get Covid. I got hit by Covid myself on April Fool’s Day (no joke) while traveling in Virginia for a soccer tournament. In spite of double vaccination
Read moreHold the WordPresses…Weston, we have a new logo! I have no clue how I missed this excitement at Select Board and the Celebrate Weston meetings these past weeks (well, considering I didn’t attend them, there’s a clue right there), but apparently, it’s been under construction for quite some time. How did I learn about it? In the Weston Historical Society
Read moreSo Earth Week continues on its crazy way with many more town cleanups (check the photos on Facebook), tree giveaways at Land’s Sake this weekend, presentations about harm from light pollution (WFTA-led, more info later today), and tonight’s First Parish Church-sponsored workshop on how to up your recycling game. As always, it’s hard to get to all these conflicting events
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