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Pupils get taste of Ugandan dance
[/wide/ Ridgebury Elementary School hosted a group of young dancers and musicians from a performing arts school in Kasangati, Uganda, April 30. The group, from the Tender Talents School and Theatre,...
View ArticleIn this week’s Ridgefield Press
Here are some of the stories and features in this week’s Ridgefield Press, out today in print and e-edition. The Memorial Day Parade, and plenty of other activities, are set for this long weekend —...
View ArticleRHS seeks policies for its club sports
Bowling, crew, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, rugby and sailing — these are sports teams Ridgefield High School wants its students to be able to participate in as club sports in its athletic program....
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Ability Beyond Disability raises $1 million at dinner honoring Coxes
First Selectman Rudy Marconi; Peggy Marconi; Elaine Cox, auction committee chair and recipient of the Robert S. Young Humanitarian Award; and L. Kevin Cox, director emeritus, Ability Beyond Disability...
View ArticleFour food vendors renew town permits
A hot dog cart, a lunch trailer, two ice cream trucks: The weather’s warming and rolling food vendors are gearing up for the outdoor eating season. “Things are great. With the weather, it gets...
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Breann Dick is award-winning artist
Breann Dick, a senior at Ridgefield High School, is a winner in the 2013 National YoungArts Foundation. An engraved award will be displayed at school for the coming year. Breann submitted a body of...
View ArticleThis weekend in Ridgefield
Memorial Day dominates the long weekend, of course, but the traditional beginning of summer offers other activities as well. The Music Fest takes place in Ballard Park Friday afternoon and evening. An...
View ArticleState officials warn of car insurance scam
Attorney General George Jepsen, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Insurance are warning Connecticut residents about a telephone scam that is misrepresenting the DMV as providing...
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Ashley Heisler plans to marry James Strandjord next spring
Ashley Heisler and James Strandjord Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heisler of Ridgefield have announced the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Elizabeth, to James Mark Strandjord, son of Mark Strandjord and...
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Gun-wielding man dies after being shot by police
The scene of the shooting late this afternoon. —Thomas B. Nash photo Friday, 9:40 p.m. — A man, who police said had been wielding a gun, died at Danbury Hospital tonight after he was shot by an...
View ArticleRemember and teach
This weekend marks the unofficial start of summer — a three-day holiday filled with shopping, picnicking, outdoor sports, arts and leisure activities. Parades will feature children marching behind...
View ArticleSenator raises concerns over three bills
State Senator Toni Boucher (R-Wilton) raised concerns over what she called controversial proposals that were considered this week during the legislative session and also successfully advanced a bill...
View Article‘Gateway zone’ vote frustrates opponents
Adoption of the new “Gateway Zone” allowing limited retail uses around the intersection of routes 7 and 35 has prompted a lot of talk, and opponents are wondering if there’s anything they might do to...
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150 years later, Ridgefield remembers the Civil War
Involved in planning the Civil War programs are (front row) Kay Ables, Lesley Lambton, Elise Haas, and Mary Rindfleisch; (rear) Chairman Hilary Micalizzi, Nancy Selander, and Charlie Pankenier. Not...
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Make Memorial Day memorable
Paul Baker The older I get, and I have gotten pretty old, Memorial Day becomes more meaningful. However, at the same time, I suspect my contemporaries will agree the real meaning of the day has gotten...
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Parade grand marshals served in Navy hospitals
Josi and Jim Connelly are the first married couple to share duties as grand marshals of Ridgefield’s Memorial Day parade. ‘I know we’re the first couple,’ he said. —Macklin Reid photo A pharmacist...
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Senior superlatives go digital
Ridgefield High School junior Daniel Salciccioli designed a website for students at the high school to vote on senior superlatives. He completed the site in two weeks this winter. —Janet Salciccioli...
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Purple Frog offers wares from around the world
Emma Hardiman, owner of the Purple Frog gift shop, displays colorful and creative storage boxes. Ms. Hardiman opened business on April 27. —Steve Coulter photo Sushi plates from Scotland,...
View ArticleParade starts at 11:30
Veterans, brass bands, selectmen and civic groups, scouts and sports teams, floats and fire trucks will make their way through flag waving crowds Monday, as Ridgefield’s Memorial Day Parade celebrates...
View ArticlePolice identify man who was shot
State police have identified the man fatally shot Friday afternoon on Ridgebury Road as John Valluzzo. A Ridgefield officer fired his weapon after Mr. Valluzzo refused to drop his gun and pointed it...
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