Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month is celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. In honor of June LGBTQ+ Pride Month, Weston Residents Robert Baker, Melanie Larson, and David and Elizabeth Young are coordinating the
Read moreIn case you missed last year’s Owl rain barrel post, you can find it here. It’s where I outline that Weston is Queen of the Pigs when it comes to water usage…and guess what? We still are! We’re number 1! Manchester is making a run at us with 97 gallons per person per day, while Weston is full-on 100 gallons
Read moreIf you have never seen the K-12 Art Show hosted at the Weston High School, you may be under the mistaken impression that it is only for the parents of the artistes (French for you all on your Tuesday). Don’t miss out – it is one wonderful display of joyful art, thought-provoking artistry, and this year, the return of the
Read moreAfter a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Spring Fling, sponsored by Weston High School, is back on the Town Green this Saturday, May 21 from 10 am to 3 pm. In case you wanted to know which came first, Celebrate Weston or Spring Fling, it is the latter, but you can enjoy both. Trust me when I say your
Read moreNow, I thought I had told all of you to hold doing ANYTHING this week that doesn’t have to do with Celebrate Weston on Saturday, May 21. My Entertainment Editor is on holiday, and forget Features. They quit long ago. Instead, I was tipped off last Friday that the new Police Chief was starting this Thursday, but decided to hold
Read moreIf you actually stop at the four-way stop at Boston Post Road/School/Church (aka the Intersection of Doom), congratulations! You are part of the .00000015%! And the stoppers get a bonus view of Weston’s historic watering trough where General Knox took a drink while rolling the cannons along…oh fine, the 1890s trough post-dates General Knox and the Paul Revere bell tolling
Read moreI grew up in rural Westchester County, New York (well, it was rural then not so much now) and suburban Connecticut–I challenge anyone to have had a better childhood than mine running out the door and into the woods, kickball on the dead-end street, hiking the Hudson Valley mountains most weekends of spring, summer and fall. In New York, my
Read moreDid you know there is going to be a Spinal Tap #2 movie? True Story. If you have not seen ST#1, you will have no idea what I’m talking about when I say Weston is going to 11 next week. Rest up–in fact, just head back to bed right now, and then buckle up buttercups, because now I see that
Read moreWith the battle behind us, and just a few left on the battlefield, it’s time for rapprochement, which is French for well, we all live here so might as well make the best of it. No, it means “an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations” and if the word “harmonious” in regards to anything Weston doesn’t make you laugh, you
Read moreSaturday, June 4, 2022 is National Land Trust Day! No, the Owl did not just make this up–though she definitely would if she had to. Weston is fortunate to have an open space guardian/land trust named Weston Forest & Trail Association, which got its start in 1955. You can read all about that in Pamela Fox’s From Farm Town to
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