Here are some of the stories and features in this week’s Ridgefield Press, out today in print and e-editions:
- School security projects passed another hurdle and may face voters soon. But work can’t start till school begins.
- Police will be offering money for guns.
- Mary and Nelson Gelfman, who’ve have spent decades contributing to their community, are taking a rest.
- What does the selectmen’s office do with complaints?
- RHS graduate Brian Ash is living in Kenya, leading efforts to rescue “street boys.”
- Many U.S. Presidents were doodlers and their doodles can be revealing.
- Greg Jacobson, who has MS, is organizing a Ridgefield golf tournament to fight MS.
- Deacon Andy Vill describes his path to the priesthood.
- The police officer involved in the shooting of a Ridgebury man three months ago remains on paid leave, and the state police continue to investigate.
- The fourth quarter RHS honor roll is in this issue.
- There’ll be an unusual — and musical — march on Main Street Saturday.
- Did Silver Spring get its name from the precious metal?
- You can still get Martin Park beach memberships, and the fee is prorated because it’s late in the season.
- Driving electric? You’ll get a charge out of the Ridgefield Playhouse.
- Teddy looks pretty good for a dog who’s been through a lot.
- Thirty one houses and three condos, worth $34 million, changed hands in two weeks.
- What’s new at Sagi?
- Poet Gil Fagiani, who overcame a very anarchist/drug addled early life to become a drug counselor and write poetry, will read from his work, Chianti in Connecticut, on Aug. 8 at the Ridgefield Library.
- The 2013 Nissan Altima 3.5 SL is a leader in a crowded field, says test driver Steven Macoy.
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