Numbers published Thursday, January 20 by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) show Weston public schools with 56 students and 7 staff testing positive in the last 7 days (1/13-1/19), compared with 67 students and 20 staff in the prior period (1/6-1/12). Numbers published on January 5 by DESE showed 81 students and 35 staff testing positive
Read moreLet’s be honest, Weston. Today is just stupid cold. This is the one day of the year that you think to yourself: why, when there are perfectly good warmer states and countries, do I live here? The Owl should know: we lived in the tropics for 15 years. It’s not good skiing today and if you don’t own microspikes, I
Read moreThe Weston Public Library, also known as one of the seven wonders of Weston, has a new program this winter that is designed to bring a little social back into your life. Meet Your Neighbors, held every Thursday evening from 7 pm – 8 pm through February 24, is a casual social hour (minus drinks and apps) in the Reading
Read moreLast winter, local news outlet and arch-competitor (haha, joke) The Boston Globe launched Project Takeout to encourage Boston area residents to order takeout “once in a while, if at all possible.” Now with the (albeit waning) Omicron surge, rising supply costs, lack of weather-possible outdoor dining, and staffing shortages, local restaurants continue to struggle. Today the call went out for
Read moreThe Recreation Commission will be discussing the planned Memorial Pool renovation at their meeting on Thursday night, January 20. I must say it is genius for them to discuss summer at the start of the (historically) coldest nine-day period in Massachusetts. That there is true; I read it on ABC Channel 5’s facebook update this morning. Yes, the Recreation Commission
Read moreAs any long-time residents of Weston know, the Town Center Improvement Project, nicknamed the “Wes-saissance” by everyone’s favorite local news show the Wes-TEN, has been grueling. Not only did we have curbgate, knotweedgate and firetruck turn radiusgate (that one does NOT work), but along the way, Weston said goodbye to the Off Center coffee shop, Ye Olde Cottage in the
Read moreA quick look at this Tuesday, January 18 on the town committee and commission calendar makes it clear that you’ll either need a Time Turner, a la Harry Potter, or just choose your favorite subject and to heck with the rest. The Owl will note that you are again on your own since she has owlet soccer carpool and a
Read moreToday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the National Day of Service. While the Owl is pretty confident that most, if not all, Westonians give time and money consistently and often to community service, today is a day that one can spend some time evaluating if we do enough. You might as well spend some time on your couch with
Read moreThis is the Weston Owl’s anniversary week. One year ago, the idea of creating a news page for Weston (which I had been contemplating for six months before that) turned into a decision on name, a “branding” with the talented folks at Fiverr, and an ongoing Gen X battle with WordPress. Today is about gratitude for the group of people–or
Read moreOn too-cold-to-go-out mornings like this one, the Owl likes to ruminate on some of the conservation spaces in the town of Weston. As a town, I consider us the luckiest on this planet in terms of prior and current residents who saved open space for the enjoyment of all. At some point, the Owl will be doing a larger historical
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