Snow days add a week to school calendar
If Mother Nature doesn’t drop any more snow this winter, the last day of school for students will be Thursday, June 18, following six cancellations this year. The original last day of school for...
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Motor sport expert to speak at Playhouse film screening tonight
The thrill of the Grand Prix competition will roar onto the screen of the Ridgefield Playhouse in HD on Thursday, March 12, at 7 p.m. when the Academy Award-winning American action film Grand Prix is...
View ArticleChamber breakfast will honor Playhouse with business awards
Now in its 15th year, the nonprofit Ridgefield Playhouse has been selected as “Business of the Year” by the Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce. The award will be presented at the Chamber’s inaugural...
View ArticleA selectman’s road
I pass Tanton Hill Road every day. Who or what was Tanton? Tanton Hill Road, both ends of which connect to Danbury Road, is the earliest example of commemorating a first selectman with a road name. The...
View ArticleComedy fundraiser at the Playhouse tomorrow night aims to support New York...
On Friday, March 13, the Lewisboro Baseball Association will host its first Comedy Night fund-raiser at the Ridgefield Playhouse, featuring comedians Vic DiBitetto and “Goumba” Johnny Saliano. Proceeds...
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Gregory Alan Isakov to perform April 12
Gregory Alan Isakov is a South-African born singer-songwriter whose music combines indie and folk, featuring instruments such as the guitar and mandolin. Isakov has been traveling all his life, and...
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‘Breakfast Club’ 30th anniversary
From a live DJ in the lobby playing ‘80s tunes to quintessential ‘80s cocktails like Singapore Slings and Alabama Slammers, to a prize for the best dressed ‘80s outfit, on Saturday, March 28, The...
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The Broadway Dolls coming to The Ridgefield Playhouse
Glee fans will adore The Broadway Dolls coming to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, April 11, at 8:30 p.m. From Lady Gaga to Frank Sinatra, this “Glee-like” award-winning show will take the...
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Tax Solutions for Baby Boomers
The Baby Boom generation, the children born in the post-World War II years between 1946 and 1964, includes about 76 million people. Now that generation is heading into retirement, with roughly 10,000...
View ArticleDoor-to-door for roof repairs?
Do Ridgefielders want people going around knocking on doors, offering to do free evaluations of storm damage and then taking a look at homeowner’s insurance polices to see if it’s covered, all as a...
View ArticleFifth grade math getting too tough?
Math is hard, and it’s only getting tougher under the new state standards. But could it be leading to emotional distress? Local pediatrician Jay D’Orso, who’s had four kids in the school system and...
View ArticleVoting matters
On Feb. 24, Ridgefield conducted a referendum on the 10-acre sale to Charter Group (full disclosure: Democratic View advocated for approval of the referendum). Approximately 16,480 registered...
View ArticleLieutenant leaves opening on the force
The Ridgefield Police Department is a man down following the resignation of Lt. Craig Worster Feb. 10. Police Capt. Jeff Kreitz said that the resignation was for personal reasons, and minutes from the...
View ArticleLion and lamb days at the Thrift Shop
It’s March! Did we ever think we’d get here?! March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, and that’s exactly what the Thrift Shop will do this year as well. We’ll be roaring with sales in the...
View ArticleNFL star, former New York Giant Danny Kanell comes to the library March 24
Danny Kanell will be at the Ridgefield Library on Tuesday, March 24, at 7 p.m., to share stories of what it was like playing in the NFL, and particularly the process it took to get there. He will also...
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Ava Renee Springer, 13, enjoyed singing
Ava Renee Springer Ava Renee Springer, 13, of Ridgefield, died unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Ava struggled with renal failure her entire life. “In spite of the medical...
View ArticleChamber music to benefit Bridgeport non-profit Sunday
A chamber music concert on Sunday, March 15, at 4 p.m. in a private Ridgefield home will benefit KEYS, a Bridgeport nonprofit. Organizer Gina Wilson has had a career focused on music. She was a...
View ArticleAngelo Petroccio, 81, served in Korea
Angelo F. Petroccio, age 81, died on Sunday March 8, 2015, at NCH North Hospital in Naples, Fla. He was the father of a Ridgefielder. Born in Bridgeport on Oct. 27, 1933, he was a son of the late...
View ArticlePhyllis Walker Hill, 90, married 70 years
Phyllis Walker Hill, 90, of Hopewell Junction, N.Y., died on Monday, March 10, in Vassar Hospital. Ms. Hill is survived by her husband of 70 years, Phillip W. Hill Sr., her three children, Msgr. Philip...
View ArticleBand shell for CHIRP?
Talk of a possible performance band shell on the remaining Schlumberger property has the idea of a covered stage in Ballard Park on hold, according to summer concert organizer Barbara Manners....
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