. This story was updated Sunday at 10 pm after speaking with Chief Woodside. Late last week, the Weston Recreation Department snuck in an announcement of a very cool summer academy for Junior Firefighters (grades 3 and 4, and then grades 5 and 6) at the Weston Fire Department for one week July 10-14. Third and fourth graders will attend
Read more. Following on news of Weston High School’s newest club sport, Ultimate Frisbee, comes a new “academy league” (I just made that up but it sounds cooler) for kids in K-5th grade. This, as many folks know, is the sweet spot of learning to throw a frisbee like you mean it. A side bonus is that your resident border collie,
Read moreSo, as we all know, Westonians are generally opposed to change. Just ask those who are implementing changes in transfer program policies (the dreaded Pay As You Throw…omg), school grading systems (not even going there) or saving trees. So, imagine the delight that is greeting the change in software from ummm, “old software” (no acryonym, boo) to “Community Pass” software.
Read moreFolks, we’re in full-on summer here in Weston which means Valley Pond and Memorial Pool are finally swimming temperature, there is absolutely no traffic anywhere in town so you might as well roll through the Intersection of Doom (I am kidding, officers) and we’re at the halfway mark of the Weston Town Green Concerts. Tomorrow night, Wednesday, July 6, you
Read moreOkay, Weston, it is time to stop being interesting so I can get out of here for a little R&R&S (“S” for soccer of which there will be a lot in my life for the next two weeks). It is impossible not to plug the Summer Concert Series which is led by Weston Recreation and sponsored by Cambridge Trust, because
Read moreEveryone’s favorite ice bath opens its season tomorrow, and if you don’t scream with excitement, note that you shall soon scream from the temperature which hovers, at the beginning of the season, at around -40. Your toddler does not care. Your toddler will find it the best place ever and you just need to watch for purple lips. Do not
Read moreHere we are, Weston, on the cusp of crazy. To be real, some of us dipped into that well a looooong time ago, but it turns out what I actually mean is calendar crazy. I hear you all complaining about March weather and being holed up, but blah blah blah because April and May in Weston are CRAZY and then
Read moreOn Saturday, November 20, lace up your walking shoes and hit the Legacy Trail with family and friends for the Second Annual Turkey Trail Walk hosted by the Weston Council on Aging (COA) and Weston Recreation Department. Check out the Forest Service-rated trail, its views of the woods and fields, and Rand House, the Red Schoolhouse and the Hillcrest Barn.
Read moreSet your alarm clocks! The Weston Recreation Department opens registration for ice skating lessons on Tuesday, October 26 at 10 AM. Lessons are available for beginners to advanced, age 4.5 through adult. I hear all toddlers will be carded. All prospective participants are required to purchase a Weston Skating Club membership to access lessons, family skate, or Men’s hockey. Special family and senior rates can
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