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Chris Larabee

Prior to joining the Weston Observer, Chris Larabee was a reporter for the Greenfield Recorder, with his work featured in The Recorder, the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Athol Daily News. He won a New England Newspaper & Press Association award for investigative reporting.

He can be reached at [email protected].

Chris's Latest Articles

Superintendent Zaleski’s contract up for renewal

The School Committee in the coming weeks will negotiate contract terms with Superintendent Karen Zaleski, whose contract expires at the end of the fiscal year.

29th annual Rotary Club car show set for Sept. 26

For Richard DeVito Jr., a member of the Weston & Wayland Rotary Club, relating life experiences to the cars people drive is the essence of the organization’s biggest community event: the annual Antique and Classic Car Show.

Steps for Sotos to raise money for first-of-its-kind MGH clinic

A local family is hosting Steps for Sotos, a walk-a-thon to raise money for MGH's Sotos Syndrome Clinic.

WPS turns to leasing to address bus shortage

Long-running Weston Public Schools transportation concerns boiled over on the first day of school as three buses broke down, leading the School Committee to take action to reinforce the fleet.

Lagging life sciences leases also hit Weston

Greater Boston’s once-booming life sciences and biotech industries led to a burst of labs and manufacturing development around the region beginning in 2015, but a confluence of factors, including an oversupply of space for lease, declining investments and federal funding uncertainties have made ghost labs, like the one at 15 Riverside Road, a common sight.

‘Still raw’: Weston’s annual 9/11 ceremony to mark 25th anniversary

Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Doug MacDougall felt like he needed to do something, even something small.

New year brings new schedule, phone ban to High School

As Weston High School students returned to school on Sept. 2, they probably noticed one of the year’s two major changes right away.

Welcome back from summer vacation! An update on Weston’s projects

Want to catch up on the town's major initiatives heading into the fall? We've got you covered.

Advice to the class of 2030, from the class of ‘26

The transition to high school can be stressful; it is also an opportunity to take some chances, find a passion and forge strong bonds.

Weston narrowly backs Markey in Senate primary

Ed Markey edged Seth Moulton by 23 votes in Weston as the incumbent U.S. senator dominated his much younger challenger across Massachusetts in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.