Weston Today

02/12/2024

Nearly seven years after Weston residents voted to approve building a dog park on town-owned land, construction began with heavy equipment clearing dead and down trees along the park’s accessway and parking area.

29/11/2024

Fire reduced a Weston home to rubble on Thanksgiving day despite the efforts of Weston volunteer firefighters over 16 hours, aided by the departments of six other towns. There were no injuries.

23/11/2024

Members of the Weston Field Club were notified on Friday by the club’s board of governors that, due to the recent discovery of longstanding “financial irregularities,” the club is closed until further notice.

19/11/2024

At a Board of Education meeting on Monday evening, Superintendent Lisa Barbiero announced her decision to retire at the end of the school year, ending a 40-year career in the Weston Public School District.

18/11/2024

As a counterpoint to the proposal to build a new middle school, on November 11 the Board of Education heard a polar opposite approach to addressing problems in Weston school buildings.

12/11/2024

Company, the high school theater group, stages three one-act plays on November 15 and 16, “The Actor’s Nightmare,” “Juliet Wakes Up,” and “The Revenge of Gertrude.”

12/11/2024

Veterans Day was observed on the Town Green on Monday morning in the traditional Weston ceremony.

10/11/2024

Governor Ned Lamont has declared a Stage 2 drought advisory for the entire state, as precipitation levels remain well below normal and the risk of fire danger remains elevated.

08/11/2024

On November 11, the public will hear a broader view of needs and costs to improve and repair buildings on the Weston school campus, six quiet months after a proposal to build a new middle school surfaced and sank in the space of a few days.

06/11/2024

As of 8:00 am: Rep. Hughes has won. Sen. Murphy, Rep. Himes, Sen. Maher well ahead with some precincts yet to report.

How Weston voted in 2024, results so far in the town's legislative and congressional district, and the latest tally statewide for the U.S. Senate.

02/11/2024

Fall back tonight.

29/10/2024

At a press conference on Monday afternoon, Governor Ned Lamont said Connecticut is in its worst drought since 1905 and that “our state is a tinderbox.”

25/10/2024

Governor Ned Lamont has declared a state of emergency due to weather conditions that pose a high risk of fire.

24/10/2024

Everyone is invited to a Veterans Day ceremony on Monday, November 11. Special events just for veterans take place all morning.

24/10/2024

A red flag warning for fire hazard is in effect for the entire state of Connecticut, which means that all issued open-burn permits are invalid until further notice, and outdoor fires in general are discouraged.

19/10/2024

Jean Thurber Sells, a longtime Weston, CT resident, died at home on October 18, 2024 at the age of 84.

13/10/2024

State Senator Ceci Maher and her challenger, Kami Evans, debated on October 8 in a Wilton League of Women Voters event at the Wilton Library.

10/10/2024

State Representative Anne Hughes and challenger Chris Peritore discussed issues in a 45-minute forum held on October 6 at Weston Town Hall by the League of Women Voters organizations of Weston and Redding.