. Memorial Day is almost upon us, Weston, and the whispered rumors are true. We had no volunteers step up to lead this year’s ceremony and parade in our town, and therefore, as it stands, we have no Memorial Day celebration, a tradition for the last 150 years. One year was missed for the pandemic–will this be the year we
Read more. UPDATE 3/16/2023: This activity is ON for this Saturday. The trails are clear enough! +++ Join Weston Conservation Staff and WFTA volunteers to construct a new footbridge at the Chestnut Street Conservation Land and repair some existing bog bridges on trails behind the Woodland School. Work will involve carrying lumber into the site, basic construction and assembly of a
Read moreSo here we are, Weston, with another new committee entering the fray. And I do mean fray. At the risk of insulting a finance person, I am going to say that I would like to outsource future naming opportunities to an actual marketing person. I would volunteer for the job but having named the most popular telecom product in Brazil
Read moreOn Friday, March 3 from 9 am to 12 pm, the Weston Community League (aka Women’s Community League) will once again be volunteering as part of their service mission at the The Greater Boston Food Bank. With 15 volunteer spots available, the WCL has been unable to fill them all and the GBFB really needs the help. Please consider joining in
Read moreA group of volunteers from First Parish Church of Weston is meeting to discuss participation in the International Institute of New England (IINE) program “Resettle Together.” Participants will sponsor a refugee family to help them with resettlement through support with finding housing, education, work opportunities, socialization, and pathways to citizenship. IINE’s “Resettle Together” program provides an opportunity to work directly
Read moreFolks, if you don’t know what happens when a great organization or committee does not get enough good volunteers, let me tell you. Def Leppard happens. The Music Committee at the Weston Public Library is looking for new members and if they don’t find them, the Owl will have to get in there and change the mission to all 80s
Read moreNow, as most Westonians know, we have two publicly-accessible-ish (soon, JST, soon) Taverns in town. While the JoSTice (the Josiah Smith Tavern at 358 Boston Post Road) gets most of the attention as the Community occasionally LOSES its collective mind on Facebook about the costs, the lease, the use, and the lack of restaurant, there’s another tavern down the street
Read moreThe Owl was contacted by local resident Laurie Grossman about the special need for food for our neighbors at the Waltham Bristol Lodge. The food pantry serves about 200 families weekly and is in need of more supplies, including all types of shelf-stable food as well as fresh produce. Families line up at 8 am in all kinds of weather
Read moreUpdate December 14: Due to expected weather, this Stewardship Saturday has been postponed to a future date. For the last Stewardship Saturday of 2022 on Saturday, December 17 from 10 am to 12 pm, please join Weston Conservation Staff and WFTA volunteers on the desirable southside (farrrrrrrr southside) and get to know a property known as Cold Brook Stream, a
Read moreIf there is a place in Weston that inspires obsession, it is the ruins of the historic Merriam Barn (circa 1876). The Owl has written about it a number of times and can be found walking around it at least once a week. The vastness of the ruins, the gigantic ramp now to nowhere, and the ancient sugar maples standing
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