Weston News

REDDING AND WESTON, Conn. Redding and Weston will celebrate Memorial Day early with a parade and a festival Saturday and throughout the weekend.

"A Dance In The Clouds," an oil-on-canvas by Fairfield artist David Gorski, will among the works at the "The Art of Transport," at the Pierce Ball Gallery in Stamford, Conn., which opens with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2013.

WESTON, Conn. A group of Weston entrepreneurs are hosting an event Thursday to benefit two local charities: Autism Speaks and the Weston Food Pantry.

Westport rail passengers were spared some of the commuting nightmares that plagued others at points east in the aftermath of the Friday's train collision in Bridgeport, but they were still pleased with full restoration of Metro-North service Wednesday morning.

The Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce tonight held its inaugural First Citizen Awards Banquet and Salute to outstanding current and future leaders in the Westport and Weston communities at the Inn at Longshore.

NORWALK, Conn. With commuting issues expected as a result of Friday's Metro-North train derailment and crash, Norwalk officials are taking steps to help alleviate problems this week.

Nancy Gault of Westport, president of the board of the Westport Arts Center, presents William Felton of Weston, first vice president, with an award at tonight's Art Noir Ball 2013 at the Steel Shed in Norwalk.

WESTON, Conn. Do you have a collection of great photos of Weston? If so, the town might want to use them for its new website.

She received her real estate sales agent's license in 1998, and has held her broker's license since 2004, according to a news release.

A Westport-based weekly television travel series, "Born to Explore with Richard Wiese," has been nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards -- for Outstanding Travel Program and Outstanding Achievement in Single-Camera Photography.

The 9th annual Circle of Friends Dinner and evening of recognition of teen volunteers took place Sunday at Beth Israel of Westport/Norwalk. The program, founded and directed by Freida Hecht, serves children and young adults with special needs.

WESTON, Conn. Here's a list of the paid residential home sales in Weston for the month of April, as reported to the Weston town clerk's office.

From vintage antiques and furniture to clothing, books and housewares, the annual "Giant Tag Sale" at the United Methodist Church of Westport and Weston had something to intrigue just about everyone.

The University of Connecticut will award approximately 7,000 undergraduate and graduate diplomas during 12 separate commencement exercises taking place on the Storrs campus during the weekend of May 11-12, 2013.

Experts from the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History say the meteorite crashed through the gutter and landed on the lawn below.

Weston is having its 1st Spring Fling featuring Entrepreneur Weston Moms. The event will benefit Autism Speaks and the Weston Food Pantry.

The Westport Community Band will perform in concert with middle school musicians from seven area communities Friday, May 10, at 8 p.m. in the Bedford Middle School auditorium.

WESTON, Conn. Weston's Emmanuel Episcopal Church is preparing to unveil its new parish hall, which will be open to community events starting this summer.

Weston High School dropped in Newsweek's annual ranking of the best high schools in the nation , moving from 163 in 2012 to 190 in 2013 ranking as the number of schools to make the list doubled from 1,000 to 2,000, but remained in second place among high schools in Connecticut.

If you're marking the calendar, it's May 10 and 11. But Ellyn Gelman, left, and Jeanne Galvin leave little doubt about which days of the week the Giant Tag Sale is scheduled at the United Methodist Church of Westport and Weston.