Yeah, I know the Owl is obsessed with the high school. There are reasons for this, not all of them to do with the Owlets. In this case, the Owl was sent the link to a video done by Weston Media Center and high school senior Mackenzie Morong, who is a student board member of WMC. And spent six minutes
Read moreYesterday morning, this town’s favorite news channel the Wes-TEN (all of Weston’s happenings in 10 minutes or less, between two pines), rolled into the Weston Police Station for interviews, time in the weight room, and to check in with our favorite (and only) community police force. If you haven’t spent time with any of the characters pictured above, you’re missing
Read moreThe following communication was sent to Weston High School families this afternoon. If you are not a Weston high school family, you may not care. Or as the Owlets say (and you all know this by now, right?), no one cares. Actually, I do care. And I have plenty of editorial comment to make but will refrain until a later
Read moreOn Thursday, September 29 from 5:30 – 8:30 pm, head down the street to my favorite W town that isn’t Wellesley or Wayland, and join the fun at the legendary Charles River Museum’s Craft Beer for a Cause fundraiser. For those not familiar with it, the Charles River Museum is Waltham’s hometown museum with a mission to educate about America’s
Read moreOh fine, I totally just “Daily Mail”ed the Council on Aging’s upcoming presentation but it got your attention, no? The ever-timely Local and Global Discussion Group is taking on one very large book for its October discussion and you had better start reading right.now. Here’s the actual factual listing from the COA: +++ Amidst all the current political turmoil –
Read moreAs many Westonians know, there is a long-standing rivalry in Weston between the coveted northside and the desirable southside.* While it does not reach the level of Golden Ball Tavern (loyalist) vs Josiah Smith Tavern (all patriot all the time) competition which caused cannons to be rolled down Boston Post Road (oh fine, that was actually General Knox and K9
Read moreThe Owl is going to try incredibly hard not to adopt a cowboy twang but Boosters is making it hard. This year’s Boosters Bash (aka fundraising yee-haw) is titled “Wild Wild Weston.” All attendees will be issued lassos and spurs, the former to rustle up the rats currently invading the Weston Transfer station (transport buses leave at 8 and 10)
Read moreI mean, seriously, is there any other Saturday in the whole year that is as busy as this one? Crazazy. Next up in the parade of things to do is the SHOPPING part!! On Saturday, September 24 (hello) from 9 am to 3 pm, the Golden Ball Tavern Museum is hosting its 55th ANNUAL BARN SALE. If you are not
Read moreThe Weston Historical Society is re-opening its exhibit, which debuted last May at Celebrate Weston. Located in four first-floor rooms in the newly restored Josiah Smith Tavern (JST or the JoSTice), “History Under One Roof” tells the story of the JST as a tavern, a home for three generations of the Jones family, and a community building since the early
Read moreAll right, Weston, this is so going to be a biased post because well, sometimes a spade is just a spade. Both Owlets are on the Weston HS boys soccer team and both are having a great time. Not because they are winning (Weston is currently 0-2-2) but because they are playing with friends they have had since second grade
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