The Council on Aging of Weston is celebrating the New Year with a colorful and beautiful art exhibit by Anjana Bhargava. Save the date now for an artist’s reception and talk on Wednesday, January 25 from 10:30-12. Please note that this exhibit will be hung around January 19 and is not yet open for viewing. +++ Come see the unique
Read moreNow, as any good Westonian knows, we have two publicly accessible taverns still in action in our fair town. While someone will quibble with me over the accessibility of the Josiah Smith Tavern at this time (no restaurant yet… I know, I know), it is a matter of time until the official battle of the taverns is back ON! So
Read moreTravelers on the Route 20 mega-highway through Wayland to Weston and vice versa will have noticed a newcomer restaurant named JINDU at 131 Boston Post Road in Wayland, or as I like to call it “almost-Weston.” JINDU, which translates to Golden City in Chinese, is owned by Weston residents Nick Feng and Claire Huang, and the Owl family checked it
Read moreWeston High School English teacher and poet Matthew E. Henry will be reading from his new collection the Colored page at Weston Public Library next Thursday, August 4 at 7 pm. the Colored page is Henry’s third book and first full-length collection. “It’s a semi-autobiographical journey of a Black kid in predominantly white spaces–a METCO student in Wellesley, college and
Read moreAs Owl readers know, we here at the journalistic center of the universe (and facetiously using the royal “we”) love the Weston Public School system. As a product of the Nutmeg State’s public school system, we have always appreciated the exceptional teachers and administrators along the way. Woodland School, the cutest-named of all Weston’s schools, has recently named Jason Dimen
Read moreMid-February through March is coyote breeding season, and if there’s one thing all Weston residents know (besides curb height, all medical facts about Covid, oh and traffic engineering), it’s that our town has many coyote residents. If you have ever woken in the night to eerie howling and yipping, that is probably not your Lincoln neighbor (well, one is questionable)
Read moreWeston is home to many residents who have important jobs, roles, and interests. While the names of many are immediately familiar (the former resident just named to the Hall of Fame has pretty good recognition), some have names that make you think “huh, where have I seen that name before?” Pam Wood is one who falls into the latter camp–and
Read moreIf you’ve been living under a rock, or perhaps just ignoring the pithy patois of the Weston Owl posts, you may not know that the Owl is an ardent fan of Weston athletics at all levels. From Little League to BAYS to Weston Soccer, Lacrosse and Football, you can’t avoid at least one Go ‘cats! a week. So here is
Read moreOn a beautiful Wednesday morning at the Middle School campus, the Owl was able to get out and about with John Gibbons, Weston Middle School principal extraordinaire. Mr. Gibbons (it is impossible to call him John when my kids refer to him as Mr. Gibbons) is completing his 29th year in the Weston school system. We visited the redbud tree
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