Weston Town Hall (l. and c.) and the Saugatuck Reservoir (r.),  looking north to Redding.  CLICK ON SAUGATUCK RESERVOIR at right to view current "About Town" TV program on-line!
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A program about the 169 Towns in the State of Connecticut.
Cablevision of Southwestern CT, Channel 77, Fridays and Saturdays from 5:30pm to 6pm;  DPUC renews CABLEVISION franchise.
Guest List (some interviewed in multiple-guest format on a particular topic) below.  In alphabetical order ("*" asterisk indicates interview currently "broadcast" on-line):



Our emphasis, since the first interview with Steve Paganelli, then of the Coastal Fairfield County Convention and Visitors' Bureau (now in the New Haven area in a similar position), has been to explore how the Town of Weston relates to the outside world - what goes into forming the character of a community?  What, exactly, are the building blocks?  Now in its fourth season, "About Town" has developed a formula.  A balance of politics, environmentalism and art...plus a dash of city planning, added to the mix...equals community!


  1. ARTIFACT DESIGN GROUP (Greg Clark)
  2. ASPETUCK LAND TRUST (Bruce LePage, Executive Director and Jonathan Wagner, Vice-President, Weston)
  3. Paul Audley, former First Selectmen, Town of Fairfield
  4. Jerome Belair, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction of the Weston Public Schools
  5. Peter Belmont, P.G.A. Golf Professional & Teacher
  6. Woody Bliss, First Selectman of Weston
  7. Hon. Toni Boucher, R-143, and Hon. Judith G. Freedman, R-26 (retiring this year from the Senate).
  8. Reg Bowden, President, Weston Historical Society
  9. Andree Brooks, author and historian
  10. Branchville Gallery - Brian Sullivan and Margaret Roleke
  11. Jim Cameron, Chair. of the Connecticut Metro North - Shoreline East Rail Commuter Council.
  12. Richard C. Carpenter, AICP, SWRPA Execitive Director (ret.)
  13. Dan Clarke, Director of Facilities, Weston Public Schools
  14. Hon. Cathy Cook and Hon. Judith G. Freedman, CT State Senators
  15. Gerda Da Rif, Artist, Photographer, Graphic Designer, Maker of Handmade Books
  16. Dick Troxell, Panel of Moderators, Town of Weston
  17. Diesel Pollution/environmental matters:  outlook for the Legislative Session 2005 (Roger Reynolds, Sr. Att'y. Connecticut Fund for the Environment; Madeleine Weil, Policy Analyst, Environment Northeast)
  18. Helen During, Gallery Director, Silvermine Guild
  19. Energy-Powerlines (Senator Judith Freedman and Ruth Ann Wiesenthal-Gold, Woodlands Coalition)
  20. Hon. Diane Goss Farrell, First Selectwoman of Westport and Chair., M.P.O. Southwestern Region
  21. David Fink, Director of  Policy and Communication, Partnership for Strong Communities and HOMEConnecticut.
  22. Fletcher-Thompson Architects (Jim Beaudin, Jeff Sells)
  23. Fletcher-Thompson Architects (Joe Costa, Project Manager, Weston School Construction)
  24. Hon. Judith Freedman, CT State Senator (R-26)
  25. Teri Gaberman, A.D.A.P. (Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program), Weston
  26. Gregg Griffin, photographer (Iraq visit, May 2003)
  27. Hon. George C. Guidera, former First Selectman, Town of Weston
  28. Grace Heaphy, piano, and Nichole Peyreigne, mezzo-soprano, "Of Music and Hope 2008" concert, in two parts.
  29. Sarah Heath, Director of Youth Services, Town of Weston
  30. Helping Our Environment:  Melissa Royael, ICLEI;  Amelia Ravin, Clean Air-Cool Planet;  Madeleine Weil, Environment Northeast
  31. Charlene Chiang-Hillman, Human Services Director, Town of Weston
  32. Ted Russell Kamp, singer, songwriter, and musician, with his band
  33. Dr. Jo-Ann Keating, Director of Finance and Operations, Weston Public Schools
  34. Adele Kamp, artist, poet, writer, teacher
  35. Dan Kenny, Tax Assessor, Town of Weston
  36. Joe Lametta, Department of Public Works, Town of Weston
  37. Anthony Land, Chief of Police, Town of Weston
  38. Tom Landry, Town Administrator, Town of Weston
  39. Dr. Floyd Lapp, Executive Director of SWRPA
  40. Bruce LePage, Executive Director of the Aspetuck Land Trust
  41. James J. Lomuscio, Author, "Village of the Dammed"
  42. Medical Liability Insurance:  Jonathan Greenwald, M.D., CT Representatives G. Kenneth Bernhard and Bob Duff
  43. THE MAGIC GENIE, Nisan Eventoff, shows "WOW!" after-school program students how to be magicians themselves and do magic tricks!
  44. Judith Nelson, Executive Director, Westport-Weston Health District
  45. *Norfield Church 250th Anniversary
  46. Norfield Fair Art Show (Phyllis Gary, Posey Griffin, Co-Chairs. 2003)
  47. Enid Oresman, President, League of Women Voters of Connecticut
  48. Steve Paganelli, Executive Director, Coastal Fairfield County Convention and Visitor Bureau
  49. Nichole Peyreigne, mezzo-soprano, and Grace Heaphy, piano, "Of Music and Hope 2008" concert, in two parts.
  50. Dr. Lynne Pierson, Superintendent of Schools, Weston
  51. Ray Rauth, Member, State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan ("SCORP"), bicycle coalition
  52. "Rites of Spring" dance festival excerpts; Weston Commission for the Arts Chair. Christine Lomuscio; together with Peg Bisceglie of the "Young People's Creative Dance Theatre"
  53. Leah Lopez Schmalz, Director of Legislative and Legal Affairs for Save the Sound
  54. Stephanie Schwartz, Chair., Weston Education Foundation
  55. Hon. Christopher Shays, Congressman, 4th District
  56. Hon. Hal Shupack, Former First Selectman, Town of Weston
  57. Laura Smits, candidate for First Selectman, Weston
  58. Stephen Soler, Georgetown Land Development Company
  59. Hon. John Stripp, State Representative, 135th District
  60. Allen Swerdlowe, Member, School Building Committee, Weston
  61. South Western Region MPO "Congestion Pricing" Meeting
  62. Ellen Uzenoff, Member, Board of Education, Weston;  member, School Building Committee
  63. Weston School Construction Project (TOURS)
  64. Women's Campaign School at Yale, Andrée Brooks, founder and first President
  65. Michael Widland, Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
  66. Reverend Dr. Bernard Wilson, Senior Minister, Norfield Congregational Church.
  67. Bob Wilson, Executive Director, South Western Regional Planning Agency, 2001-2006
  68. Jeana Wirtenberg, PhD, Director of External Relations and Services at the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise of Fairleigh Dickinson University
  69. Les Wolf, Chairman, Weston Board of Education
  70. Matthew Zachary, Pianist, Composer, brain cancer survivor, and founder of "Steps for Living" cancer survivorship programs.

Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill Property, 2005:  now its own taxing district, topic of "About Town" television show!  Not ready for occupancy in June 2008.

Offices of company now offices for project team;  before and after;  aerial view in color;  the Weaving Building;  the waterfall.

Stay tuned as progress toward completing ambitious plans is made! 

Many twists and turns since this article - long and short of the situation seems to be whether service can be provided adequately to subscribers if at all...
DPUC says cable programming over Internet not subject to franchising rules
By:Christine McCluskey, Journal Inquirer
05/05/2006

The state Department of Public Utility Control on Friday released a draft decision that says cable television programming offered by AT&T over the Internet would not be subject to cable franchising requirements.

If adopted, the decision "is expected to lead to increased competition for cable television providers and real choice for consumers," a press release from the department said Friday.

Department Vice Chairman Jack R. Goldberg, the chairman of the panel that released the draft, said in the press release that the decision rested on the fact that a new technology other than cable is delivering the television programming.

"We believe the technology is the key, just as it is in Voice Over the Internet Protocol (VOIP), which is Internet telephone service but is unregulated, unlike legacy telephone service," Goldberg said.

Both AT&T and Verizon intend to offer television programming, the release states.

Verizon said "that its television offering constitutes cable television" and that it will therefore seek franchising authority from the Department of Public Utility Control.

AT&T, though, will not have to get certification from the department, having argued that its television programming would not be cable television because it would be delivered over the Internet.

The department has no jurisdiction over Internet service.

The department said in its decision that AT&T's programming would meet legal and regulatory requirements "and is distinguishable from cable television products," the release said.  Though it will not be regulated like a cable television company, AT&T will meet several requirements that regulation would have imposed on it, the release said.

Those include providing "service to everyone in the state irrespective of income, public education and government access including the Connecticut Television Network, customer service commitments, emergency alert service, and closed caption for the hearing impaired."

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