Redding police: Hotel room drugs induced naked man
A mugshot of John Rodas from 2015 after he was arrested for second-degree threatening and disorderly conduct in Fairfield. He turned up in Ridgefield naked Sunday morning on Route 7, where he hoped...
View ArticleDistracted driving? Property theft? Ridgefield police survey residents on...
Does Ridgefield have too many speeding cars or too much distracted driving? Is underage drinking more serious than graffiti and vandalism? Ridgefield police want to know what residents think of the...
View ArticleExcavator nixes gas line, closes down Old Quarry Road
A gas line break at the Atria construction site on Old Quarry Road has shut down the road Monday afternoon. Eversource crews shut down leak a little bit before 3 p.m., and determined the gas leak was...
View ArticleTiny Chefs Chopped Camp & Mad Science Camp
If your children enjoy cooking, then they will love Ridgefield Parks & Recreation’s Tiny Chefs: Chopped Camp. Each day, campers ages 6- to 10-years old, will be presented with a basket with three...
View ArticleLeague, library team up to promote National Disability Voter Registration Week
The Ridgefield League of Women Voters (RLWV) will be in the main lobby of the Ridgefield Library to provide voter registration opportunities for members of the disability community ages 18 and over...
View ArticleRidgefield property transfers: June 20-July 2
Twenty-seven houses, three condominiums, and one residential lot worth a total of $18,216,900 changed hands in deeds filed with Town Clerk Wendy Lionetti from June 20 to July 2, with $45,539 collected...
View ArticleWilton police identify naked man who jumped off truck on Route 7
A mugshot of John Rodas from 2015 after he was arrested for second-degree threatening and disorderly conduct. He turned up in Ridgefield Sunday morning — naked, coming out of the woods near Route 7,...
View ArticleWATCH: Ridgefield resident Jordan Sarup rings closing bell
Ridgefield resident Jordan Sarup at the New York Stock Exchange. Ridgefield resident Jordan Sarup rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, July 5. Jordan, a rising sixth grader,...
View ArticleNaked man suffers head injury after jumping out of moving truck on Route 7
Traffic backed up on Route 7 in north Wilton early Sunday morning after a naked man jumped from a moving pickup truck and suffered a serious head injury. Redding police are investing who the man is and...
View ArticleGiving Thanks: Rotary Club of Ridgefield
From left to right: Joel Third, president of Rotary Club of Ridgefield; Laurie Kenagy, executive director of the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra (RSO); Rich Vazzana, president of the RSO Board of...
View ArticleRidgefield happenings: Stories in the Stars, ‘Killing Mom’ play, and Looking...
The following is a list of Ridgefield happenings for the next week: Roots pop band Front Country performs. Pictured from left: Adam Roszkiewicz, Jeremy Darrow, Melody Walker, Jacob Groopman and Leif...
View ArticleHelmets, mascots and scoreboards: Ridgefield schools received $392,000 worth...
Helmets for the boys varsity lacrosse program, library furniture at Veterans Park Elementary School, and $1,902 for a new tiger mascot suit at the high school — those were some of the myriad of gifts...
View ArticleLounsbury House to host second annual Pride Party on July 11
Pride Party with Comedienne Christine O’Leary – All welcome! The Lounsbury House will host its second annual Pride Party from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, July 11 Comedian Christine O’Leary will emcee the...
View ArticleYoung Ridgefield golfer prepares for international competition
Ridgefield resident Asher Katz sinks a putt for par at the Bethlehem Golf Course in Bethlehem, Pa. Katz qualified for the Optimist International World Championship at the Bethlehem competition on June...
View ArticleFinal fun day: Branchville teachers ride in Ridgefield police cruiser
Branchville Elementary School Mary Nyland won the school’s silent auction on June 19. Nyland and co-worker Laurie Bellagamba got a ride to school by Ridgefield police officer Mark Giglio on the last...
View ArticleHorticultural therapist becomes conservation alternate
Erik Keller, a horticultural therapist, appeared before the selectmen June 19 and was appointed to an alternate to the Conservation Commission. A horticultural therapist with a previous career in...
View ArticleRoad salt: Wetlands board recognizes problem, possible reduction
Efforts to wean the town from the use of road salt in the winter seem to have the support of the Planning and Zoning Commission, Inland Wetlands Board and Aquifer Protection Agency — still a single...
View Article99 Barry Avenue: Neighbors question five-lot subdivision
The old farmhouse on the Montanari property at 99 Barry Avenue would be preserved on a two-acre lot, while four new houses are built on lots of one-acre each under a 10-acre subdivision going to public...
View ArticleSt. Stephen’s names Alcee Chriss III as new choir director
Alcee Chriss III St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Ridgefield (located at 351 Main St) has named Alcee Chriss III as its new Minister of Music. His first Sunday as organist and choir director will be...
View ArticleMarconi expects WPCA can cover sewer project
Although the cost of rebuilding the town’s District I sewer plant came in somewhat high — exceeding $37 million — First Selectman Rudy Marconi expects the Water Pollution Control Authority can handle...
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