Our 2026 Donors
Local news is now an integral part of Weston’s story — and so are you. Our new donation tiers reflect the history that shaped this town, and the donors behind them carry that legacy forward. We’re grateful for every one of you and thank you for “keeping up the good news.”
Not yet a donor? Keep an eye out for a new matching campaign beginning November 1, a good time to consider supporting the Observer!
Please let us know if you would like your name listed differently or if your name is missing below. Thank you!
As of September 30, 2026
1712-13 Society ($5,000+)
Anonymous (Fidelity DAF)
Wendy and Tim Armour
Lisa and Bob Bertelson
Stansky Family
Raquel Halty
Joan and Warren Heilbronner
Mimi and George Jigarjian
Linda Johnson
Fund for Nonprofit News (NewsMatch) at The Miami Foundation
Marion and John Packs
Katie and Chris Phaneuf
Kristen and Paul Reeder
Lisa and Bob Reitano
Deborah and Robert Slotpole
Kitty and Ed Smith
Sally Utiger
Tona and Bob White
Burgoyne Elm Supporters ($1,000+)
Michael Cronin
Alyssa McCabe and Charles Cuneo
Beth Marshdoyle and Jay Doyle
Forest Foundation
Joan Garrity Flynn
Jane Clark and Jon Gertler
Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co LLC (Company Match)
Donna and Chip Hazard
Emily and David Hutcheson
Ann Jacobs
Christine and William Kendall
Sue and Kevin McGinty
Janell Phillips
Kevin Tubridy
Jeanne Valente
Elizabeth Munro and Peter Wheeler
Susan and Greg Zacharias
Town Green Friends ($500+)
Dorothy Bourassa![]()
Derek Chilvers![]()
Carol Kaplan and Rick Cohn
Carola and Peter Endicott
Dee and Andy Freiberg
Rebekah and Mathew Gardiner
Eleanor Gilbane
Linda and John Harding
John Hennessey![]()
Melissa Brokalakis and Wayne Johnson
Theresa Levinson
Marci and Franz Loeber
Merrill Mack
Sandra Mulhern
Sky Olander
Candace and Chris Paquin
Sue Pauker
Marty and Rob Rodgers
Anne and Rudy Ruggles
Eileen Schaubert
James Vernon
Post Road Patrons ($130+)
Lorraine Alexander
Jean and Parrish Arturi
Nancy Bates
Susan and Bruce Birren
Sara and Mike Bowdoin![]()
Christine Brandt
Molly and Andrew Breiner
Lynn Buttolph
Becky and Dana Callow
Sara Carpi
Katty and Tack Chace
Rhoda Cohen
Philippa and Peter Condakes
Jeri and Michael Cooper
James Dana
Susan Dangel
Beverly and Lance Dillaway
Jean and John Emans
Sherry Emery
Kathleen Fennell
Ali Dorman Fernandez
Patricia and William Fitzsimmons
Joyce Flaherty
Kara Fleming
Victor Fox
Lawrence Gennari
Stephanie and Randall Goldstein![]()
Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez
Carol and Bruce Hanson
Jonathan Harris![]()
Elizabeth Hickin
Robert Hillman
Jana Hinton![]()
Victoria Huber
Nancy and Chris Hughes
Joan and Charles Hunt
Julie Hyde
Susan Scott and Jeffrey Lawson
Colleen Lucas and John Droney
Beth and Brian Keane
Cheryl and Eliot Lappen
Mary Ellen Lavenberg
Miriam Levy![]()
Alix and Alex Mackey
Stefania and George Mallett
Mary and Sean Manning
Marchiony Family
Diane Margolis
Kathleen and Joseph McCarthy
John Memishian
Alanna Muldoon
Catherine Riedel and Michael Myers
Peter Noonan
Peg and Steve Ober
Charleen Onanian
Carol and Gene Ott
Joanne and Brook Parker
Linda Kilburn and Bruce Peterson
Janet Pine
Leslie Glynn and Jim Polando![]()
Nancy Poyer
Tahera and S. Asif Razvi
Sarah Rhatigan
Tara and Ron Riesenburger
Kathleen and William Rousseau
Janet Saad
Marissa Scauzzo
Sarah Maas Scheuplein![]()
Jonathan Shih![]()
Elaine Smith
Susan and Alan Solomont
Ruggero Spadafora
Linda Stantial
Deb and Mike Sullivan
Anna Thurber
Jean Thurston
Beverly and Stephen Watson
Mary and Steve Weeks
Cathleen Daley and Freddie Wiss
Susie Woodworth
Observer Citizens ($10–$129)
Nazda Alam
Nancy and Mathew Allen
Holly Ameden
Sandra Ashley
Sonya Nersessian and Richard Babayan
Catherine Bail
Ilya Bass![]()
Bruce Belason
Julia Lorber Benson![]()
Geoffrey Binney
Laura Bookman
Annie and Julian Bourne
Cynthia Brisky
Carol Burnes
Michelle Callanan
Martha Carlock
Scott Carty![]()
Barbara Casey
Barbara and Joseph Cheung
Nancy and Lang Chin Family
Deborah Clark![]()
Bobbi Clarke and Allen Michel![]()
Catherine Smith and John Connolly
Nancy and Paul Connolly
Matt Costello
Christine Cowgill
Maria Cox
Joanne Cox and George Dallos
Donna and Bill Dec
Kathryn Dell’erario
Marga Hutcheson and Jonathan Dowse
Grace Doyle
Terry Eastman![]()
Phyllis Evan
Steven Fischer
Paul Foley
Kelly Ford
Arthur Gibson![]()
Alex Goddard
Sandra Kendall and Kenneth Green![]()
Lisa Green![]()
Shahla Haeri
Susan Schaefer and Christian Halby
Elizabeth and Ripley Hastings![]()
Michael Hecht
Stephen Hibbard
Sue Higgins
Ingrid Holm
Leila Hooper
Roger Inouye
John Jayne
Michael Jones
Elaine Kane
Ellen Kaplan Kardon
Lawrence Karlin
April and Robert Kiskaddon
Katharina Kraatz-Dunkel![]()
Mary Louise and Larry Krakauer
Holly Kulow
Carol Lee
Laraine and Jeff Levy
Lenore Zug Lobel
Kristina and Peter Lou
Gwyneth Loud
Danielle Lualdi
Melissa Madias
Lisa Marlow
Bernard Maurer![]()
Susan Mazur
Gail Bayer and John McCarthy
Eve and Mathew Megargel
Victoria and Thomas Mielke![]()
Jennifer Millen![]()
Stephanie Lallet-Miron and Joshua Miron
Nancy Morganstern
Pat and Blake Munson
Vincent Natilli
Barry Nelson![]()
Kevin O’Connell
Jeannea Paine
E. Prather Palmer
Mary Ann Pappanikou
Elly Pendergast
Patricia Peters
Patrese and Donald Pierson
Jane and Jeff Plank
Jeffrey Plunkett
Adrian and Vern Proll
Barbara Pyke
Michele Rachwalski
Kristienne Rassiger
Henry Reeder
Ian Robbins
Ryuko and Michael Rosen![]()
Peter Ross
Gloria Ross
Grete Saether
Jacob Sagrans
Pritinder and Sanjay Saini
Addie Fiske and Dennis Saylor
Vanessa Schaefer![]()
Ann and Bob Schapiro
Daina and Alex Selvig![]()
Andrea Shah
Karen Smirnakis
Scott Soloway
Claudia Spada
Sue Spencer
Donna Staton![]()
James Steedle
Bill Stevenson
Jane Donnelly and Chris Stirling
Kristina and Carl Stjernfeldt
Haixia Tan
Terrence Tivnan![]()
Allison and Rob Trumbull
Frank Twarog
Lori van Dam![]()
Sheila and Norman Weinstock
Julie Whitmore
Joshua Wiesman
Arnee and Walter Winshall
Linda Woodside
Leonora Woodworth
Italicized names represent donors who also gave in prior years.
Sustaining monthly, quarterly, or annual donors (Current tiers of recurring donors reflect amounts received to date in 2026.)