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Leslie Luminati, 72, longtime volunteer
Leslie Nogi Luminati Leslie Nogi Luminati, 72, a Ridgefield resident for 37 years, died peacefully on October 18, 2014. She was a veteran volunteer at the Keeler Tavern Museum and a driver for...
View ArticleLeague forums on ballot topics
The Ridgefield League of Women Voters will sponsor two “Bewildered by the Ballot?” forums on ballot questions folks might have questions about. The topics discussed will include proposed changes to the...
View ArticleSchools canceled Wednesday
8:45 — School is now canceled because of the bad road conditions. School offices are open until noon today. 7:30 — Trouble on the roads this morning includes a car stuck in a snow bank on Golf Lane...
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Machine efficiency? Not at Rube Goldberg Expo
A dozen teams of Ridgefield eighth grade students displayed their complex creations in the second annual Ridgefield Rube Goldberg Expo on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The contest challenged students to design...
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Photo: Too-fast food!
This squirrel gave this red-tailed hawk the run-around in Anke Helbig’s back yard on Wilton Road East on Friday, Feb. 20. The squirrel, with something of a home turf advantage, ultimately tired out...
View ArticleZoners OK Quail Ridge sidewalk fix
Plans to repair, repave, and relocate sidewalks at the Quail Ridge II condominium complex were approved unanimously by the Planning and Zoning Commission recently. The application, which is a revision...
View ArticleFree tax help from AARP
This year tax help will be at the Ridgefield Library at 472 Main Street in the Dayton Room at 8:15 a.m. on Thursdays through April 9. The volunteers will complete federal and state income tax returns....
View ArticleWeir Farm seeks docents spring, training starts soon
Spring is around the corner, and Weir Farm National Historic Site is seeking friendly, reliable volunteers to staff the Weir and Young studios for the upcoming season. Training session with park staff...
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Benefit recital for Semper Fi
Shannon Reilly Shannon Reilly, a 2012 graduate of Ridgefield High School, will give a benefit concert on Monday, March 9, at the Jesse Lee Memorial Church for the Semper Fi Fund, the organization that...
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Photo: Car crashes into wine shop
Crews from Brookfield-based R. Short Construction cleaning up the mess after a car went through the window of 109 Cheese and Wine. —Steve Coulter photo A car went through the window of 109 Cheese...
View ArticleWant to know more about the art of writing? There’s a calligraphy class at...
Calligraphy is a new class available through Ridgefield Continuing Education. The elements of the italic hand will be introduced during this three-session course to provide the foundational elements...
View ArticleReal Medicine columnist on TV Thursday
Real Medicine columnist Evan Levine, M.D., will be on the Marty Heiser Show on Comcast Channel 23 to discuss his recent publication in The Press Thursday, at 9 p.m. Dr. Levine is a cardiologist from...
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Artist Koleszar in watercolor show
Richard Koleszar with his painting “Holdin’ onto Daddy” from a different show. Work by Ridgefield artist Richard Koleszar has been selected for the North East Watercolor Societies 2015 Members...
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Extraction from car quick but methodical
Workers stabilized the car and cut away the windshield to free the woman trapped inside. —Macklin Reid photo A car on its side across the road, a woman trapped inside, firefighters with their...
View ArticleHabitat hosts information sessions
Housatonic Habitat for Humanity will hold three information sessions about the application and selection process. Families interested must attend one of these sessions, as the application forms will be...
View ArticleAnother car stuck on tracks at railroad crossing
For the second time in one day a car was reportedly stuck on the train tracks at Branchville station. After 10 p.m. Friday police were at the station assisting with a medical call for a passenger on a...
View ArticleChimney fire quickly extinguished
Firefighters quickly extinguished a chimney fire on Virginia Court Friday evening a little after 10 p.m. Friday. Firefighters checked with thermal imaging equipment to make sure there was no extension...
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Rotary Club continues food drive efforts
Rotary Sunrise member Doug Hayden collects food and cash during Rotary Sunrise’s Feb. 7 food drive. The Rotary Club of Ridgefield Sunrise will continue its food drive effort on Saturday, March 7, from...
View ArticleSports budget includes a big chunk of non-sports dollars
More students are participating in Ridgefield High School athletics than ever before, and teams are advancing further in their respective seasons, according to Athletic Director Carl Charles. Mr....
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St. Stephen’s speaker to discuss women in Pakistan next Saturday
Alice Garrick, head of an organization that helps exploited women in Pakistan. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church will be host of A Day with a Christian Pakistani Woman on Saturday, March 14, from 2 to...
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