Here are some of the stories and features in this week’s Ridgefield Press, out today in print and e-editions (note: Because of printing plant problems, some mailed papers may not reach subscribers in Ridgefield today):
- Main Street is all set to be lit Friday, with the help of Santa and others.
- School officials are looking at the possibility that only one middle school may be needed in the future.
- And they are interested in the possibility of running a gas line to Ridgefield High School/Scotts Ridge complex.
- Should the town sell five Schlumberger acres for a possible hotel and other facilities? There’s a public hearing next week.
- A Ridgefielder thinks the town should not sell the main Schlumberger campus.
- With the once-embattled elm finally gone, officials are wondering whether an improved Main-and-Prospect intersection is possible.
- Girl Scouts are collecting coats, hats, gloves, and more for the needy.
- Four RHS athletes have inked college national letters of intent.
- The Knights of Columbus reach out to help those in need.
- A Ridgefielder who’s been working with street orphans in Kenya hopes to establish a permanent facility to house and educate them.
- What were Thanksgiving dinners like in 1800s Ridgefield?
- The library’s catalogue has some new options.
- Jeremy Main offers a look at Gov. P.C. Lounsbury and his mansion.
- Kyle Palmer has taken over as the RHS wrestling coach.
- Holiday in the County, a special section this week, looks at Connecticut’s chocolate trail, The Nutcracker, seeing Santa, and many holiday events.
- A Planning and Zoning Commission ruling on a plan for 14 apartments on lower North Salem Road has been upheld by a court.
- A new diet center has opened in town.
- A collection for the Philippines gathered more donations than expected.
- Letter-writers address school hours, gun myths, and the Iran treaty, while Marty Heiser offers an apology to younger Americans from older ones.
- A New Canaan man has produced a documentary on searching for morels.
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