As alluded to, and directly stated, in this Sunday’s Gratitude post, the Owl and family did some exploring recently in close-by but frequently overlooked (well, always overlooked) Upton and Northbridge, MA. Where? What? How do we come up with such things? It boggles the mind. Purgatory Chasm State Reservation for Fall Color and Hiking I’m also going to include last
Read moreIn case you think the Owl is the only one obsessed with trees, think again! We have a wonderful Tree Advisory Group that is working to educate and better our town’s biggest asset: trees. And yes, my little “I-hate-white-pines” friends (where “friends” is used loosely), you should read this post because it will even tell you how to cut your
Read moreOn Saturday, October 16, 2021 from 12-4 pm (Rain date is Sunday, October 17), the Town Green will be transformed by the Weston High School Pumpkin Festival Committee into a Halloween and fall-themed extravaganza. The annual WHS Pumpkin Festival is back for its 17th year, so bring your families and be prepared to de-goo a pumpkin, carve it, and bring
Read moreFor many fall high school sports, the bittersweet goodbye to senior teammates has begun. While senior year lasts until May (mentally maybe April 1), these are the last games that will be played with these seniors. Last week, Varsity Golf honored its seniors. Many of the other sports follow this week, as they enter their last or second to last
Read moreOn Wednesday, October 13 at 7 pm, the Weston Zoning Board of Appeals will again take up discussion of the so-called Weston Whopper at 518 South Avenue. The agenda mentions that a vote may be taken. Please note that the agenda posted on the town site here may be out of date, as the number of units has recently been
Read moreAfter graduating from college in a down economy, I drove out from Connecticut to San Francisco with a college acquaintance. I had never been west of the Rockies, and the car trip as well as living in California in the early 90s was eye-opening, frequently hilarious, and one of the best things I have ever done. Northern California at the
Read moreAutumn colors are just starting here in Weston–maybe it’s “peek” weekend rather than “peak” weekend–with a few yellows and reds peeking from wetlands especially along the Mass Central Rail Trail and in Jericho Forest. You can park at Dickson Ring on Concord Road, and take a beautiful walk down the main trail to the rail trail, and then north again
Read moreOn Wednesday, Boston joined another twenty towns in Massachusetts in officially recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day on the second Monday of October. You can see the list of towns, including our neighbors in Wellesley and Newton, that no longer celebrate “Columbus Day.” Additionally, there are a number of school systems that recognize the day when their town does not: this includes
Read moreFor those of you with students in one of our three cutely-named elementary schools (Country, Woodland and Field), you may want to sign in to zoom on Friday morning October 8 at 9 am to hear about plans for improvement. As was true for the middle school and high school presentations last Friday, this is an opportunity to hear from
Read moreSomehow I missed that School Improvement plans for the individual schools had been moved to fall discussion this year (spring was not so conducive for the obvious reasons). I have attended these whenever possible in the past, and I always learn something about the school my kids attend, or about a school to which they are moving in next years.
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