A GUIDE TO THE SERVICES AVAILABLE NEAR YOUR NEW HOME
THE SUMMIT AT BETHEL COMMUNITY GUIDE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMMUNITY PROFILE …………………………………………….…… 3
SCHOOLS ………………………………………………………….……… 4
DAY CARE/PRE-SCHOOL ………………………………………….…… 5
COLLEGES …………………………………………………………….…. 5
LIBRARY ……………………………………………………………….… 5
MEDICAL FACILITIES ………………………………………………….. 6
VETERINARIANS ………………………………………………………... 6
PUBLIC UTLITIES/ GENERAL INFORMATION …………………….... 6
WORSHIP …………………………………………………………………. 7
SHOPPING ………………………………………………………………... 8
TRANSPORTATION ……………………………………………………... 10
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES – LOCAL ………………………………. 11
ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE …………………………………… 12
RESTAURANTS ………………………………………………………….. 13
SENIOR CITIZENS SERVICE / ASSISTED LIVING 14
SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION …………………………………... 14
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES / POST OFFICE 14
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2 COMMUNITY PROFILE
With breathtaking views, The Summit at Bethel, is a resort-style community of luxurious townhomes surrounded by a wealth of amenities in prestigious Fairfield County.
Here, homeowners enjoy a comfortable New England lifestyle with excellent shopping and a wide choice of cultural events close to home. The Summit at Bethel is only 10 minutes from CT Route 7, 10 minutes from I-84, and less than 30 minutes from the Merritt Parkway. Norwalk and Stamford can be reached in 40 and 50 minutes, respectively. White Plains, New York, is only 52 minutes away, and all the excitement of New York City is only 90 minutes from your home.
The Bethel Metro-North Railroad station, only 3 minutes from The Summit At Bethel, offers daily service to Stamford and Midtown Manhattan. Westchester County Airport can be reached in 45 minutes, while Bradley International Airport in Connecticut and LaGuardia Airport in New York are both less than 90 minutes away.
Residents of The Summit At Bethel have access to a wide array of amenities close to home. The Dolan Plaza Shopping Center is less than 5 minutes away, and the magnificent Danbury Fair Mall is an 8 minute drive. Popular family-owned markets such as Caraluzzi’s and Blue Jay Orchard’s are only minutes from your home.
So much to do and so much time to do it! Your easy-going lifestyle at The Summit at Bethel offers you a full palette of tempting getaways just minutes from home! Enjoy the resort-style benefits that The Summit Club offers… take a swim, play a set of tennis or enjoy a game of bocce. Several local and state parks are less than 20 minutes from your home, including Candlewood Park, which features Connecticut’s largest lake, where you can enjoy boating, sailing, fishing, and swimming.
This combination of natural beauty and proximity to every convenience makes The Summit at Bethel an ideal place to call home!
3 SCHOOLS
PRIVATE PAROCHIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY Canterbury School St. Mary’s School (Pre-school) Berry Elementary School (K – 3) 101 Aspetuck Avenue 24 Dodgington Rd 200 Whittlesey Drive New Milford, CT 06776 Bethel, CT 06801 Bethel, CT 06801 (860) 210-3800 (203) 744-2922 (203) 794-8686
Kent School Immaculate High School Rockwell Elementary School 1 Macedonia Road 73 Southern Blvd (K – 3) Kent, CT 06757 Danbury, CT 06810 400 Whittlesey Drive (203) 927-6000 (203) 744-1510 Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-8690
Montessori School Johnson School (4th/5th) 44A Shelter Rock Road 500 Whittlesey Drive Danbury, CT 06810 Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 744-8088 (203) 794-8700
MIDDLE Wooster School Bethel Middle School 91 Miry Brook Road 600 Whittlesey Drive Danbury, CT 06810 Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 830-3900 (203) 794-8670
HIGH SCHOOL Bethel High School 300 Whittlesey Drive Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-8600
4 DAY CARE AND PRE-SCHOOL
Precious Moments Day Care Village Pre-School 8 Edmond Road 141 Greenwood Avenue Bethel, CT 06801 Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 743-6368 (203) 743-9497
Gingerbread Schoolhouse Kindercare Learning Center 88 Plumtrees Road 174 Old Hawleyville Road Bethel, CT 06801 Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 798-8177 (203) 792-6991 www.kindercare.com
COLLEGES
Western CT State University Naugatuck Valley Community Norwalk Community 181 White Street College Technical Danbury, CT 06810 750 Chase Parkway 188 Richards Avenue (203) 837-9411 Waterbury, CT 06708 Norwalk, CT 06854 www.wcsu.ctstateu.edu (203) 575-8040 (203) 857-7000 www.nvcc.commnet.edu www.nctc.commnet.edu
University of Connecticut Fairfield University Stamford Campus 1073 North Benson Road One University Plaza Fairfield, CT 06824 Stamford, CT 06901 (203) 254-4000 (203) 251-8400 www.fairfield.edu www.stamford.uconn.edu
LIBRARY
Bethel Public Library 137 Greenwood Avenue Bethel CT 06801 (203) 794-8756
5 MEDICAL FACILITIES
Danbury Hospital Bethel Health Care 24 Hospital Avenue 13 Park Lawn Drive Danbury, CT 06810 Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 797-7000 (203) 830-4180 www.danhosp.org www.bethelhealthcare.com
CT Pain Care PC 109 Newtown Road Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 792-7296 www.ctpaincare.com
VETERINARY FACILITIES
Bethel Veterinary Hospital 25 Turkey Plain Road A Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-0247 www.bethelvethospital.com
PUBLIC UTILITIES/GENERAL INFORMATION
Connecticut Light & Power Yankee Gas P.O. Box 270 107 Seldon Street Hartford, CT 06141 Berlin, CT 06141 (800) 286-2000 (800) 989-0900
Comcast 5 Shelter Rock Road Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 792-0900
Telephone AT & T (203) 771-5200
6 WORSHIP
CATHOLIC EPISCOPAL JEWISH ST. Mary’s ST. Thomas Episcopal United Jewish Center 24 Dodgingtown Road 95 Greenwood Avenue 141 Deer Hill Avenue Bethel, CT 06801 Bethel, CT 06801 Danbury, CT 064810 (203) 778-9760 (203) 743-1494 (203) 791-4079
BAPTIST PRESBYTERIAN SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Baptist Church of Bethel Community Presbyterian 7th Day Adventist 239 Greenwood Avenue 7 Clearview Drive 78 East Liberty Avenue Bethel, CT 06801 Sandy Hook, CT 06482 Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 791-8015 (203) 270-3730 (203) 792-4034
LUTHERAN JEHOVAH’S WITNESS EVANGELICAL St. Paul’s Lutheran Jehovah's Witnesses Beacon Hill Evangelical 44 Spring Street 48 Payne Road 371 Old Zoar Road Danbury, CT 06810 Danbury, CT 06810 Monroe, CT 06468 (203) 748-6442 (203) 744-5021 (203) 268-8521
METHODIST QUAKER MORMON Bethel-United Methodist Quaker Religious Society of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter 141 Greenwood Avenue Friends Day Saints Bethel, CT 06801 317 New Canaan Road 16 Saw Mill Road (203) 743-6835 Wilton, CT 06897 Newtown, CT 06470 (203) 762-5669 (203) 438-3026
7 SHOPPING
NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING CENTERS CONVENIENCE STORES Dolan Plaza H & R Convenience Greenwood Avenue 295 Greenwood Ave Bethel, CT 06801 Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 739-0633 Approximately 5 minutes from The Summit At Bethel. It contains some of the following: GROCERY STORES Bank: Bank: Caraluzzi’s Bethel Food Market Peoples United Newtown Savings Bank 98 Greenwood Ave Financial 211 Greenwood Ave Bethel, CT 06801 23 Greenwood Ave Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 748-3547 Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 744-3233 (203) 792-3465 Other: True Value Hardware Grocery: Drugstore: 211 Greenwood Ave Emily’s Gourmet CVS Bethel, CT 06801 Food 211 Greenwood Ave (203) 748-4200
170 Greenwood Ave Bethel, CT 06801 Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-9500 Blue Jay Orchards (203) 743-3513 125 Plumtrees Road
Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 748-0119 www.bluejayorchardsct.com
8 SHOPPING
Shopping Center Bethel Plaza Shopping Center 83 Stony Hill Road Bethel, CT 06801
Additional Nearby Shopping :
Bank: Drugstore: Webster Bank Walgreen’s 14 Church Hill Road 75-83 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 270-0014 (203) 791-0405 www.websterbank.com www.walgreens.com
Grocery: Other: Stop and Shop Lexington Gardens 228 South Main Street 32 Church Hill Road Newtown, CT 06470 Newtown, CT 06470 (203) 270-0177 (203) 426-3161 www.stopandshop.com
Big Y Supermarket Stew Leonard’s Trader Joe’s 83 Stony Hill Road 99 Federal Road 113 Mill Plain Road Bethel, CT 06801 Danbury, CT 06811 Danbury, CT 06811 (203) 791-8589 (203) 790-8030 (203) 739-0098 www.bigy.com www.stewleonards.com www.traderjoes.com
SHOPPING MALLS Danbury Fair Mall Stamford Town Center 7 Backus Avenue 100 Greyrock Place Danbury, CT Stamford, CT 06901 (203) 743-3247 (203) 324-0935 www.danburyfairmall.com www.shopstamfordtowncenter.com
Featuring Stores: Featuring Stores: Abercrombie & Fitch Abercrombie & Fitch JC Penney Ann Taylor Lord & Taylor Barnes & Noble Macy’s Macy’s Sears Saks Fifth Avenue
9 TRANSPORTATION
AIRPORTS Bradley International John F. Kennedy International Airport Schoephoester Road Windsor Locks, CT 06096 New York, NY (806) 292-2000 (718) 244-4444 www.bradleyairport.com www.kennedyairport.com From Community: 1 Hour 30 Minutes From Community: 1 Hour 30 Minutes 73.2 Miles 70.4 Miles
Westchester County Airport Laguardia Airport 2 Hanger Road White Plains, NY New York, NY (914) 995-4856 (718) 533-3400 www.westchestergov.com/airport www.panynj.gov/commuting travel From Community: 45 Minutes From Community: 1 Hour 20 Minutes 36.5 Miles 63.40 Miles
RAILROADS Metro North Bethel Station Distance from Community – 3 Minutes Commute to Grand Central Station (transfer in Norwalk) – 111 Minutes www.mta.info
Metro North Brewster, NY Station Distance from Community – 25 Minutes Commute to Grand Central Station – 80 Minutes
Amtrak Railroad Distance from Community to Stamford Station – 50-Minute Drive Distance from Community to Bridgeport Station – 50-Minute Drive 800-USA-RAIL
DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES 2 Lee Mac Avenue Danbury, CT 06810 (800) 842-8222 www.ct.dmv.org
MAJOR HIGHWAYS Route 84 (10 Minutes) Route 7 (10 Minutes) Route 15 – Merritt Parkway (30 Minutes)
10 RECREATION
LOCAL PARKS GOLF COURSES Recreational facilities within 30 Meckauer Park Public minutes of your home. Shelter Rock Road Richter Park Municipal Golf Bethel, CT 06801 Course 100 Aunt Hack Road DAY CAMP Danbury, CT 06810 Covered Bridge Day Camp Putnam Memorial State Park Covered Bridge Road 492 Black Rock Turnpike (203) 792-2552 Newtown, CT 06470 Redding, CT 06896 (203) 426-5538 Private Collis P Huntington State Park Rock Ridge Country Club Sunset Hill Road 214 Sugar Street EQUESTRIAN Redding, CT 06896 Newtown, CT 06470 Equine Comfort (203) 426-9109 8 Paul Street Rogers Park Bethel, CT 06801 End of Main Street & South Street Ridgewood Country Club (203) 744-4540 Danbury, CT 06810 119 Franklin Street
Danbury, CT 06811 Chestnut Ridge Farm (203) 748-8757 5 Peck Lane WINERIES www.ridgewoodcc.com Bethel, CT 06801 DiGrazia Vineyards and Winery
(203) 778-9079 131 Tower Road Redding Country Club Brookfield, CT 06804 (203) 775-1616 109 Lonetown Road BALLOONING West Redding CT 06896 Aerostar-Airborne Balloon Rides (203) 938-9832 72 Railtree Hill Road AMUSEMENT PARKS www.reddingcc.org Woodbury, CT 06798 Quassy Amusement Park
(203) 263-0167 2132 Middlebury Road Connecticut Golf Course Middlebury, CT 06762 (203) 758-2913 915 Black Rock Turnpike TENNIS (35 minutes) Easton, CT 06612 Beaver Brook Tennis Club (203) 261-2544 17 Starr Road www.ctgolfclub.com Bethel, CT 06801 SWIMMING
(203) 743-7676 Candlewood Lake
292 Candlewood Lake Road Brookfield, CT 06804 HEALTH/FITNESS CLUBS (203) 755-6635 Curves
211 Greenwood Avenue Lake Zoar Bethel, CT 06801 14 Berkshire Road (203) 743-7672 Sandy Hook, CT 06482
Sportsplex Bethel Wolf Park Pool 13 Stony Hill Road 285 Cutlers Farm Road Bethel, CT 06801 Monroe, CT 06468 (203) 748-8600 (203) 452-3764 www.sportsplexbethel.com
11 RECREATION State-of-the-art sports venues and performing arts theatres as well as world-renowned museums and historical sites are all nearby.
PERFORMING ARTS Musicals at Richter 100 Aunt Hack Road Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 748-6873 www.musicalsatrichter.org
Charles Ives Center for the Arts Western Connecticut State University 181 White Street Danbury, CT 06810 www.ivesconcertpark.com
MUSEUMS Danbury Railway Museum 120 White Street Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 778-8337 www.danbury.org/drm
Tarrywile Park & Mansion 70 Southern Boulevard Danbury, CT 06811 www.danbury.org/tarry
HISTORY Danbury Museum & Historical Society 43 Main Street Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 743-5200 www.danburyhistorical.org
The Military Museum of Southern New England 125 Park Avenue Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 790-9277 www.usmilitarymuseum.org
12 RESTAURANTS
At The Summit At Bethel, you are within a short drive of a wide range of restaurants from fine dining to family dining to take-out.
FINE DINING LaFortuna Chinese 37 Stony Hill Road Bethel Chinese Bethel, CT 06801 Restaurant (203) 797-0909 46 Grassy Plain Road www.lafortunarest.com Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 798-6272 FAMILY DINING Sycamore Restaurant Japanese 282 Greenwood Avenue Ichiro Bethel, CT 06801 69 Newtown Road (203) 748-2716 Danbury, CT 06801 (203) 792-8881 O’Neil’s Sandwich & Coffee Bar 114 Greenwood Avenue Indian Bethel, CT -6801 Kolam (203) 791-8121 316 South Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 FAST FOOD (203) 426-7143e Bethel Hot Dog Palace www.kolamrestaurant.com 44 Stony Hill Road Bethel, CT 06801 Italian (203) 790-5064 Armando’s 47 Stony Hill Road
Burger King Bethel, CT 06801 265 Greenwood Avenue (203) 794-0563 Bethel, CT 06801 www.armandosmenu.com (203) 794-9905 German Dr. Mike’s Ice Cream Parlor Old Heidelberg 158 Greenwood Avenue 55 Stony Hill Road Bethel, CT 06801 Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 792-4388 (203) 797-1860 www.restaurantheildelburg.com
ETHNIC FOOD Mexican Thai Pancho’s and Gringo’s Bankok Thai 213 Greenwood Avenue 72 Newtown Road Bethel, CT 06801 Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 794-9300 (203) 791-0640 www.bangkokrestaurant.com
13 SENIOR CITIZENS SERVICES & ASSISTED LIVING
Bethel Senior Citizens Center Cascades Assisted Living Homesteads at Newtown 1 School Street 13 Park Lawn Drive 166 Mount Pleasant Bethel, CT 06801 Bethel, CT 06801 Newtown, CT 06470 (203) 792-3048 203-830-7390 203-426-8118 www.homesteadsalf.com
SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
American Red Cross Family & Children Aid Inc. Meals on Wheels 2 Terrace Place 75 West Street 25 Gilbert Street Danbury, CT 06810 Danbury, CT 06810 Ridgefield, Ct 06877 (203) 792-8200 (203) 748-5689 (203) 438-8788 www.redcross.org www.fcaweb.org www.mowas.org
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Town of Bethel Administrative Departments: Assessor (203) 794-8507 Building Inspector (203) 794-8517 Fire Marshal (203) 794-8518 First Selectman (203) 794-8501 Parks and Recreation (203) 794-8531 Probate Court (203) 794-8508 Public Works (203) 794-8549 Tax Collector (203) 794-8509 Town Clerk (203) 794-8505 Voter Registration (203) 794-8516 www.bethelct.org
POST OFFICE
Post Office 10 Library Place Bethel, CT 06801-9998 (203) 748-4741 www.usps.com
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