Here are some of the stories and features in this week’s Ridgefield Press, out today in print and e-edition:
- School is back in session: the district’s nine schools prepare for the 2013-2014 year.
- Parking woes have caused the Board of Selectman to create a working group to solve the village parking crisis.
- “Blight law” is back as selectman wish to give townspeople a solution that will keep neighboring properties clean.
- Fridays-On-Main hopes to give middle schoolers a program to socialize with others while lessening disruptive behavior in town.
- A new portal system is giving parents headaches.
- The new practice field at Tiger Hallow has turf, but still needs funding for lights.
- Parking in handicap spots and firelanes will cost you more now.
- New Ridgefield Answer book looks to cover any questions about the town.
- Recycling center permits will cost $20.
- The emergency management department seeks to update its special needs database.
- Michael Autori and John McNicholas continue to push their respective campaigns for this fall.
- Elm trees on Main Street don’t have much time left.
- The police departmen will hold a dismissal session tonight at Town Hall.
- Former Navy man Ken Sayers has a new book out that tells the stories of unusual Navy ships.
- Fife and drums will muster Sunday at the Aldrich museum.
- Carlson Physical Therapy celebrates 30 years of business.
- CHIRP’s season finally will feature a Tex-Mex band and some R&B music.
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