Here’s a look at what’s in this week’s Ridgefield Press:
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- The roads have taken a beating this winter. More road work than usual is being planned to help get them back in shape.
- One of the town’s grand old mansions is slated to be torn down.
- John Pambianchi is being honored for his support of school athletics.
- Sweeney Todd kicks off at the high school this weekend.
- Rotarians have raised a whopping $100,000 for the food pantry.
- An accomplished, longtime police officer has left the force, citing personal matters.
- The first selectman is taking some flack for his support of tolls.
- The man charged with negligent homicide in the hot car death of his infant son has entered a no-contest plea and awaits sentencing.
- Special education parents told the school board they get a great deal of resistance trying to get adequate services for their children.
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- A parent told the school board the fifth grade math curriculum is much too hard.
- A former Lewisboro school superintendent with ties to Wisconsin’s Scott Walker is trying to get a permit to sell roof repair services door-to-door.
- Firemen worked quickly but deliberately to take apart a rolled-over car and free a woman trapped inside.
- Closing a school could save about $1 million per year in salaries — mostly from non-teacher staff, such as office workers.
- The facilities savings largely depends on whether the closed school would ever be reopened.The school board looked at how schools could tie into a $4-million radio system if it buys several hundred handheld units.
- Police say they don’t have any policy in place for what communications they would encrypt using the new system they’re seeking.
- The Ridgebury cell tower is expected to bring better phone service to the area by the fall.
- Snow days have extended the school year a week further into June.
- Nancy O is celebrating a decade in business.
- Jewelry store Craig’s has earned another award, this time for being the best among family-owned businesses.
- Ridgefield Academy has a new head of upper and middle schools.
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