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How are food producers helping to destroy rainforests?
Dear EarthTalk: How is it that some food purveyors are contributing to the destruction of tropical rainforests by ditching unhealthy “trans fats?” —Billy S., Salem, OR Most public health advocates...
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In this week’s Ridgefield Press
Here are some of the stories and features in this week’s Ridgefield Press, out today in print and e-edition: Third quarter house sales and prices lagged behind figures from the same time last year....
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To Colombia for missionary service
Tanner Gibson Tanner Gibson of Ridgefield left in July for a two-year mission in Colombia (Bogota North Mission) for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Like all Latter-day Saint...
View ArticleComputer classes starting this month
Computer classes starting in October through Ridgefield Continuing Education include iPad I (Oct. 15, 1 to 3 p.m.); iPad II (Oct. 22, 1 to 3 p.m.); iPhone I (Oct. 16, 7 to 9 p.m.); iPhone II (Oct. 23,...
View ArticleOpenings on volunteer boards
There are a number of vacancies on town boards for folks looking to volunteer their time to help run the town. The Ridgefield Economic Development Commission has an opening for a new member. The...
View ArticleLove Sees jewelry now at Bissell’s
The Loft at Bissell’s, 23 Governor Street, now carries Love Sees sterling silver jewelry. Ten percent of proceeds from the sales are donated to teen suicide prevention awareness. Wiltonian Nancy Diehl,...
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Tax Extensions Expire Oct. 15; Don’t Overlook These Tax Benefits
The Internal Revenue Service is urging taxpayers whose tax-filing extension runs out on Oct. 15 to double check their returns for often-overlooked tax benefits and then file their returns...
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Photo: The big one
The town’s big 450-kilowatt generator was dropped into its permanent place outside the Recreation Center recently, under the direction of assistant Town Engineer Jake Muller. It replaced a 100-kilowatt...
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Class of ’64 reunites after five decades
Row one (seated), left to right Laurel Toohey Casazza, Pat Johnson, Gracemary Naughton Comstock, Trish Sommer (Pat Ball), Laksmi Devi (Pat Caiola), Karen Elliott Erlanger, Anne-Marie Coufleau Brisset,...
View ArticlePhotographing your children
Two one-session photography workshops with Alison Wachstein start soon in Ridgefield Continuing Education. In Capture the Magic of Your Children with Photography (Monday, Oct. 20), Ms. Wachstein will...
View ArticleFamily history is class topic
Genealogy for Beginners, available through Ridgefield Continuing Education, will help those who wish to start researching family history. The first class covers starting a family tree, understanding...
View ArticleAlbanesi joins insurance agency
The John M. Glover Agency, which has an office at 360 Main Street, has announced the hiring of Stephen Albanesi. He came to the agency with seven years of experience servicing small business commercial...
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VP student lops off locks for a good cause
Katie Gilland Katie Gilland, 10, a fifth grade student at Veterans Park Elementary School, recently donated 10 inches of her hair to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that helps children...
View ArticleRidgefield Realtors among Sotheby’s top for first half 2014
Two Realtors for Ridgefield were among those recognized by William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty as top performing agents in the first half of 2014. Laura Freed Ancona was among the top 15 by...
View ArticleSunrise Cottage receives Leir grant
Ridgefield Sunrise Cottage, a home to six developmentally disabled adults, has received a $10,000 donation from the Leir Charitable Foundation, given in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir. As in 2013,...
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BBB: Technology is Reducing Smart Phone Theft
Connecticut Better Business Bureau says consumers can benefit from existing technology to protect their personal information if their smart phone or tablet computers are lost or stolen. More than three...
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Guns, money, Common Core: Giegler and Hall spar on issues
Candidates for the 138th District seat in the state House of Representatives, incumbent Republican Jan Giegler, left, and Henry Hall, Democratic challenger, had a lively discussion at the League of...
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Ridgefielders work on record fund-raiser for AmeriCares
Event Co-Chairs Paul and Patricia Kuehner of Ridgefield with Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof at the 2014 AmeriCares Airlift Benefit. —Alex Ostasiewicz/AmeriCares photo Ridgefield residents Paul and...
View ArticleNew fire chief, whitewash Hendrix, Columbus Day parade, derailment
Richard W. Nagle was appointed as the town’s new fire chief, the Oct. 12, 1989, Press reported. Nagle, 47, had been the manager of fire prevention for Metro-North at Grand Central Station for four...
View ArticlePhilosophers, capitalists, techies will all have clubs at high school
Students interested in philanthropy, movie making, or ancient and modern philosophies won’t have to travel far to pursue their passions, as they are among the subjects for eight new clubs Ridgefield...
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