Weston Middle School Loses Principal and Assistant Principal Before New Year
Weston heads into the Fourth of July holiday weekend with an unexpected leadership shake-up at the middle school dominating local conversation, as the principal and assistant principal have both announced departures with no replacement plan yet in place.
TOWN HALL
No new announcements from Town Hall departments landed in this cycle. Residents with questions about holiday-week schedules or services should check the town's official website at weston.ma.us.
SCHOOLS
Weston Middle School Principal Phil Oates has resigned, citing a need to spend more time with his family, according to the Weston Observer newsletter distributed June 29. Assistant Principal Brian Buck is also departing the district. The administration is working on a transition plan to fill both positions, but no timeline or interim appointments have been announced. The Observer, which first reported the news after its most recent print edition had already gone to press, said it will continue tracking how the district handles the search. Superintendent Dr. Karen Zaleski leads the district from its offices at 89 Wellesley Street.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
Weston Patch's morning digest flagged a story about a local hiker whose rescue experience is being cited in broader conversations about summer hiking safety: "🌱 Patch AM: How a Weston hiker's rescue is reshaping summer hiking safety tips." The item follows an earlier Patch report from earlier in the week on first responders who assisted in saving a cyclist's life, suggesting a stretch of high-profile emergency situations in and around town. Per Weston Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/weston).
The Weston Observer newsletter published June 29 also noted ongoing cell-service dead-zone concerns across town, pointing readers to a reported piece examining dropped calls and possible fixes. The Observer is on publishing hiatus this week and returns July 10. Attribution: Weston Observer newsletter, editor@westonobserver.org (no direct article URL provided in the newsletter).
No fresh Weston-specific items appeared in the MetroWest Daily News or The Boston Globe search results in this cycle.
COMING UP
- **Golden Ball Tavern Museum Thursday Tours** — Weekly tours continue at the 1768 tavern; check goldenbballtavernmuseum.org for times. - **Fourth of July, Saturday, July 4** — Independence Day; the nation marks its 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. - **Weston Observer returns** — The publication resumes publication Thursday, July 10, after its holiday hiatus. - **WEEFC STAR Awards** — Orders remain open through the district; see the Weston Public Schools website for details (order deadline not specified in source).