As most readers know, the Weston Owl would not exist without the encouragement of two local “newspapers” (they are online only): the Lincoln Squirrel and the sWellesley Report. Both websites are run by individual residents of those towns and both pages are objective sources of local news in those town–one follows a subscription model (with some advertising) and one relies
Read moreThis week, October 2-8, is the celebration of National Newspaper Week. Yes, it exists–look it up. As many of the Owl readers know, the Weston Owl was not ever intended to be the main news source for this town. When the page was started by me in January 2021, it was purely opinion-based and only the stories that I cared
Read moreSo, the Owl is going to let you in on a little secret. Sometimes I find my content elsewhere. Yes, SHOCKING! It turns out that there is no actual way for one person to keep up even with Weston (true–as I watch Select Board videos on a Thursday night–this is not sustainable, folks). There is a lot of fun to
Read moreWhen I first saw this tree while walking through the Pine Street forest yesterday, I thought of posting it as real estate available on the southside. But of course it’s not available (Conservation property means protected forever) and who would fit except an owl? While I haven’t seen one in Weston’s woods, others do see the Northern Saw-whet owl occasionally–saw-whets
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