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Weston is a residential community in Southwestern Connecticut (about 45 miles from New York City) with a population of 10,037, two acre zoning, and a Board of Selectmen - Town Meeting form of government. Most shopping opportunities are outside of town. We have one small shopping center for conveniences. There are no condominiums, apartment houses or corporate offices. We have no public transportation. The New Haven Line of Metro North provides commuter trains from Westport into New York City. JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Airports are used by most residents for airline service. Major cultural activities are available in adjacent Westport, and in New Haven, Stamford and New York City, to name a few. The Weston Commission for the Arts plans exciting cultural events in Weston each month. Our Recreation Department provides for a wide range of activities for residents of various ages. The 53 acre Bisceglie-Scribner Park provides active recreation and contains picnic facilities, a swimming pond and the Kiwanis Fitness Trail. Forever Green. Weston is known for its purchase of conservation restrictions. Almost one quarter of the Town is permanently devoted to open space use. Whether the northern Nature Conservancy Lucius Pond Ordway - Devil’s Den 1765 acres or Katherine Ordway Preserve 60 acres on the east side of Weston (Nature Conservancy site), or 645 acres of Aspetuck Land Trust (Aspetuck Land Trust site) all around the Town, every neighborhood can claim some piece of recreational land nearby as its own. Country fairs are Weston, too. Church fairs in Spring and Fall, and the Grange Fair at harvest time are typical Weston events. On each Saturday morning from April to October, the Weston Women’s League sponsors a Farmer’s Market. The Hurlbutt Elementary School PTO Memorial Day Fair provides weekend fun and games, topped by the Weston Volunteer Fire Department’s (Weston Volunteer Fire Department site) incomparable Memorial Day Parade. Everyone marches; more march than sit on the sidelines. Weston is the way it is because of its history, and the Weston Historical Society (Weston Historical Society site) on Weston Road serves as a signpost greeting visitors arriving by way of the Merritt Parkway Exit 42. Weston’s school system and facilities are among the finest in the nation. Our Board of Education, school administrations and staff have achieved a level of educational excellence which is unparalleled. Our PTO’s are very active and involved with our schools and have a strong record of working hard for educational funding. (Weston Schools and Board of Education site) Weston is fortunate to be a town in which volunteerism is alive and well. Our citizens devote countless hours to serving on town boards and commissions and in the Volunteer Fire Department and EMS squad. The Kiwanis Club, (Weston Kiwanis site) the Weston Women’s League (Weston Women’s League site), the Weston Garden Club and the Saugatuck Garden Club regularly dedicate themselves to improving or beautifying the town. The Women’s Club volunteers their help with town wide mailings. The League of Women Voters (Weston League of Women Voters site) is very active offering public information meetings. We invite every resident to become active in one or more of our many organizations. |
