So, this morning, all the white pines in the ENTIRE town decided to get together for an annual ritual known as The Pollening, soon to be a horror movie along the lines of Sharknado. Pollen-ado. No, the Pollening. This is actually a revenge drama where all these magnificent tall sentinels that y’all cut down like grass attempt to kill you
Read moreWeston High School will graduate the amazing Class of 2022 on Friday, June 3 at 6 pm on the Town Green. They are amazing because of how they weathered a pandemic that cut short sophomore year, changed junior year between hybrid and in-person masked learning, and started their senior year with masks and testing. They gave up study-abroad opportunities, cut
Read moreBecause the Owl risks losing readers who don’t care about high school sports, amazing athletes, or a wonderful evening at a gorgeous high school facility, she will limit her commentary and reporting about the Div 5 Track State Championship to a Portuguese lesson. You shall have to read the details of the awesomeness in some other Weston newspaper. Oh, oops.
Read moreAs many Westonians know, our athletic programs at the high school are hard to beat–in spite of our small school size, we are not necessarily underdogs. This year, the Outdoor Track team, especially the Girls squad, has been outstanding–with wins at the Division 5 Dual County League Meet (boys and girls) and individul records being broken. A few days ago,
Read moreAs a reminder, today is Memorial Day, a day to honor and remember those who lost their lives in service to this country. It is also the official non-calendar start of summer, and summer is taking that seriously with an expected temperature today reaching 89 degrees. Things should be a little cooler this morning at 10 am for the Ceremony
Read moreIn case you weren’t aware of the seasons of rescue animals, right now is kitten season. The ferals of the world are having their feline families, with not enough human families stepping up to take them in. Our family cat, now six years old, is a former feral named Bobby Sweetface, seemingly a cat hitman from Miami. He is FIV+
Read moreHas anyone noticed the coincidence of Resident Shredding Day always coming up a month after Town Meeting? Clearly there is a large upswing of residents to be shredded — I know my list is long. Actually, the coincidence lies in the fact that just when I think I have lost my sense of humor about the town, the sound of
Read moreWelcome back to beer in Weston–wait, did the Tavern in the Tavern open? Sadly, no, but happily we have another Tavern [Museum] and they understand our need for a Thursday-night beer. The Golden Ball Tavern Museum invites you to their very wordy yet delicious (if you like beer) event called “Beer Then and Now: Talk, Tastings and Tidbits” on Thursday,
Read moreOf all the famous artists whose canvases I contemplated during many a childhood afternoon at a New York or Chicago museum, Monsieur Cézanne is an Owl family favorite. The man could paint himself around a lovely afternoon landscape or a bowl of fruit. And he clearly had zero ego problems unlike many other artists. That “Compared to me, all my
Read moreOn the current list of “you learn something new every day,” did you know that Massachusetts has a National Race Amity Day on the Second Sunday of June each year? Yes, ’tis true. And in fact, there is a National Center for Race Amity organization which has about my favorite slogan ever, though one we as a country seem to
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