Here are some of the stories and features in this week’s Ridgefield Press, out today in print and e-edition:
- The selectmen want more control over the town’s spending.
- Ridgefield Supply is planning a big expansion — incorporating the village’s antique train station.
- Speaking of which, there used to be three trains a day running to that village station via what is now the rail trail.
- Anita Donofrio, recipient of the Martin Luther King Community Service Award, explains her efforts to fight for gun control.
- The Social Services Department is reaching out to provide heating assistance and free food.
- Leslie Krichko, a former Olympian, is part of a group promoting Tucker West’s upcoming Olympic competition.
- Martin Luther King Day ceremony drew a large crowd to its new venue, the Ridgefield Playhouse.
- Lauren Bonistalli is about to make her third trip to Central America to help impoverished communities.
- The blight law, Ancona’s, the RVNA, the rail trail, gun control, and national politics inspire letter-writers this week.
- The RVNA’s Quality Living at Home program has been helping Ridgefielders age in place for five years.
- Longtime Ridgefielder Dottie Franks got a surprise recently.
- How to pick a preschool, a guide to the Common Core, and tablets for kids are among the features in today’s special Education section.
- Tech Quest on Tuesday will tell you how the schools are using the latest technology.
- JoyRide is opening the town’s first indoor cycling studio this weekend.
- Scotland teacher Jennifer Nelson has received a statewide teaching honor.
- Paul Baker, reflecting on his 95 years, tells why Willie Mays wants $500 from him.
- Why was Bissell’s offering free sundaes 50 years ago?
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