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A GUIDE TO THE SERVICES AVAILABLE NEAR YOUR NEW HOME

THE SUMMIT AT BETHEL COMMUNITY GUIDE

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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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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!

COMMUNITY PROFILE

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS

PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Canterbury School 101 Aspetuck Avenue New Milford, CT 06776 (860) 210-3800 Kent School 1 Macedonia Road Kent, CT 06757 (203) 927-6000 Montessori School 44A Shelter Rock Road Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 744-8088

St. Mary’s School (Pre-school) 24 Dodgington Rd Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 744-2922 Immaculate High School 73 Southern Blvd Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 744-1510

ELEMENTARY Berry Elementary School (K – 3)200 Whittlesey Drive Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-8686 Rockwell Elementary School (K – 3) 400 Whittlesey Drive Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-8690 Johnson School (4th/5th) 500 Whittlesey Drive Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-8700

Wooster School 91 Miry Brook Road Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 830-3900

MIDDLE Bethel Middle School 600 Whittlesey Drive Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-8670

HIGH SCHOOL Bethel High School 300 Whittlesey Drive Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-8600

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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 Western CT State University 181 White Street Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 837-9411 www.wcsu.ctstateu.edu

Naugatuck Valley Community College 750 Chase Parkway Waterbury, CT 06708 (203) 575-8040 www.nvcc.commnet.edu

Norwalk Community Technical 188 Richards Avenue Norwalk, CT 06854 (203) 857-7000 www.nctc.commnet.edu

University of Connecticut Stamford Campus One University Plaza Stamford, CT 06901 (203) 251-8400 www.stamford.uconn.edu

Fairfield University 1073 North Benson Road Fairfield, CT 06824 (203) 254-4000 www.fairfield.edu

Bethel Public Library 137 Greenwood Avenue Bethel CT 06801 (203) 794-8756

DAY CARE AND PRE-SCHOOL

COLLEGES

LIBRARY

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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 Bethel Veterinary Hospital 25 Turkey Plain Road A Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-0247 www.bethelvethospital.com 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

MEDICAL FACILITIES

PUBLIC UTILITIES/GENERAL INFORMATION

VETERINARY FACILITIES

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CATHOLIC EPISCOPAL JEWISH ST. Mary’s 24 Dodgingtown Road Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 778-9760

ST. Thomas Episcopal 95 Greenwood Avenue Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 743-1494

United Jewish Center 141 Deer Hill Avenue Danbury, CT 064810 (203) 791-4079

BAPTIST

PRESBYTERIAN

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

Baptist Church of Bethel 239 Greenwood Avenue Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 791-8015

Community Presbyterian 7 Clearview Drive Sandy Hook, CT 06482 (203) 270-3730

7th Day Adventist 78 East Liberty Avenue Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 792-4034

LUTHERAN

JEHOVAH’S WITNESS

EVANGELICAL

St. Paul’s Lutheran 44 Spring Street Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 748-6442

Jehovah's Witnesses 48 Payne Road Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 744-5021

Beacon Hill Evangelical 371 Old Zoar Road Monroe, CT 06468 (203) 268-8521

METHODIST

QUAKER

MORMON

Bethel-United Methodist 141 Greenwood Avenue Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 743-6835

Quaker Religious Society of Friends 317 New Canaan Road Wilton, CT 06897 (203) 762-5669

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 16 Saw Mill Road Newtown, CT 06470 (203) 438-3026

WORSHIP

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NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING CENTERSDolan Plaza Greenwood Avenue Bethel, CT 06801 Approximately 5 minutes from The Summit At Bethel. It contains some of the following: Bank: Peoples United Financial 23 Greenwood Ave Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 792-3465

Bank: Newtown Savings Bank 211 Greenwood Ave Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 744-3233

Grocery: Emily’s Gourmet Food 170 Greenwood Ave Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 743-3513

Drugstore: CVS 211 Greenwood Ave Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-9500

CONVENIENCE STORES H & R Convenience 295 Greenwood Ave Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 739-0633 GROCERY STORES Caraluzzi’s Bethel Food Market 98 Greenwood Ave Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 748-3547 Other: True Value Hardware 211 Greenwood Ave Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 748-4200

Blue Jay Orchards 125 Plumtrees Road Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 748-0119 www.bluejayorchardsct.com

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Shopping Center Bethel Plaza Shopping Center 83 Stony Hill Road Bethel, CT 06801 Additional Nearby Shopping : Bank: Webster Bank 14 Church Hill Road Newtown, CT 06470 (203) 270-0014 www.websterbank.com

Drugstore: Walgreen’s 75-83 Main Street Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 791-0405 www.walgreens.com

Grocery: Stop and Shop 228 South Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 (203) 270-0177 www.stopandshop.com

Other: Lexington Gardens 32 Church Hill Road Newtown, CT 06470 (203) 426-3161

SHOPPING MALLS Danbury Fair Mall 7 Backus Avenue Danbury, CT (203) 743-3247 www.danburyfairmall.com Featuring Stores: Abercrombie & Fitch JC Penney Lord & Taylor Macy’s Sears

Stamford Town Center 100 Greyrock Place Stamford, CT 06901 (203) 324-0935 www.shopstamfordtowncenter.com Featuring Stores: Abercrombie & Fitch Ann Taylor Barnes & Noble Macy’s Saks Fifth Avenue

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

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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)

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LOCAL Recreational facilities within 30 minutes of your home. DAY CAMP Covered Bridge Day Camp Covered Bridge Road Newtown, CT 06470 (203) 426-5538 EQUESTRIAN Equine Comfort 8 Paul Street Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 744-4540 Chestnut Ridge Farm 5 Peck Lane Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 778-9079 BALLOONING Aerostar-Airborne Balloon Rides 72 Railtree Hill Road Woodbury, CT 06798 (203) 263-0167 TENNIS Beaver Brook Tennis Club 17 Starr Road Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 743-7676 HEALTH/FITNESS CLUBS Curves 211 Greenwood Avenue Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 743-7672 Sportsplex Bethel 13 Stony Hill Road Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 748-8600 www.sportsplexbethel.com

PARKS Meckauer Park Shelter Rock Road Bethel, CT 06801 Putnam Memorial State Park 492 Black Rock Turnpike Redding, CT 06896 Collis P Huntington State Park Sunset Hill Road Redding, CT 06896 Rogers Park End of Main Street & South Street Danbury, CT 06810 WINERIES DiGrazia Vineyards and Winery 131 Tower Road Brookfield, CT 06804 (203) 775-1616 AMUSEMENT PARKS Quassy Amusement Park 2132 Middlebury Road Middlebury, CT 06762 (203) 758-2913 (35 minutes) SWIMMING Candlewood Lake 292 Candlewood Lake Road Brookfield, CT 06804 (203) 755-6635 Lake Zoar 14 Berkshire Road Sandy Hook, CT 06482 Wolf Park Pool 285 Cutlers Farm Road Monroe, CT 06468 (203) 452-3764

GOLF COURSES Public Richter Park Municipal Golf Course 100 Aunt Hack Road Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 792-2552 Private Rock Ridge Country Club 214 Sugar Street Newtown, CT 06470 (203) 426-9109 Ridgewood Country Club 119 Franklin Street Danbury, CT 06811 (203) 748-8757 www.ridgewoodcc.com Redding Country Club 109 Lonetown Road West Redding CT 06896 (203) 938-9832 www.reddingcc.org Connecticut Golf Course 915 Black Rock Turnpike Easton, CT 06612 (203) 261-2544 www.ctgolfclub.com

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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

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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 37 Stony Hill Road Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 797-0909 www.lafortunarest.com FAMILY DINING Sycamore Restaurant 282 Greenwood Avenue Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 748-2716 O’Neil’s Sandwich & Coffee Bar 114 Greenwood Avenue Bethel, CT -6801 (203) 791-8121 FAST FOOD Bethel Hot Dog Palace 44 Stony Hill Road Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 790-5064 Burger King 265 Greenwood Avenue Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-9905 Dr. Mike’s Ice Cream Parlor 158 Greenwood Avenue Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 792-4388 ETHNIC FOOD Thai Bankok Thai 72 Newtown Road Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 791-0640 www.bangkokrestaurant.com

Chinese Bethel Chinese Restaurant 46 Grassy Plain Road Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 798-6272 Japanese Ichiro 69 Newtown Road Danbury, CT 06801 (203) 792-8881 Indian Kolam 316 South Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 (203) 426-7143e www.kolamrestaurant.com Italian Armando’s 47 Stony Hill Road Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-0563 www.armandosmenu.com German Old Heidelberg 55 Stony Hill Road Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 797-1860 www.restaurantheildelburg.com Mexican Pancho’s and Gringo’s 213 Greenwood Avenue Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 794-9300

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Bethel Senior Citizens Center 1 School Street Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 792-3048

Cascades Assisted Living 13 Park Lawn Drive Bethel, CT 06801 203-830-7390

Homesteads at Newtown 166 Mount Pleasant Newtown, CT 06470 203-426-8118 www.homesteadsalf.com

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 10 Library Place Bethel, CT 06801-9998 (203) 748-4741 www.usps.com

American Red Cross 2 Terrace Place Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 792-8200 www.redcross.org

Family & Children Aid Inc. 75 West Street Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 748-5689 www.fcaweb.org

Meals on Wheels 25 Gilbert Street Ridgefield, Ct 06877 (203) 438-8788 www.mowas.org

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