CPA firm has five new employees
Accounting firm Reynolds & Rowella LLP has hired five new employees: Carolie Olkoski, Elena Vorotilina, Breanna Gabriel, Peter Walter, and Ryan Rossetter. Olkoski has 15 years of accounting...
View ArticleComedian Wanda Sykes comes to the Playhouse in May
Wanda Sykes Emmy Award-winning actor/writer/comedian Wanda Sykes has been called “one of the funniest stand-up comics” by her peers, and she ranks among Entertainment Weekly‘s 25 Funniest People in...
View ArticleAbout Town: Chilly churches
The Congregational Church on the green around 1875. With temperatures like we had this winter how could people back in the 18th or 19th centuries keep warm sitting in church for hours on a Sunday?...
View ArticleTheater broadcast Live in HD
Live in HD from London’s National Theatre on Saturday, April 11, at noon comes Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny — Treasure Island, suitable for those 10 years old and up. The...
View ArticleLand coalition receives award
The Connecticut Land Conservation Council honored the Northern Fairfield Land Trust Coalition, which includes Ridgefield’s Land Conservancy, with its Special Initiative Award on March 21. The award was...
View ArticleMarcia Louis plays kids music
Children’s entertainer Marcia Louis will perform a concert with music just for families with little ones at the Ridgefield Library on Saturday, April 11, from 11:30 to 12:15. As part of the library’s...
View Article‘Daughters’ meet next Thursday
The Drum Hill Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be meeting at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 16, at Keeler Tavern for a tour and lunch. Any interested woman...
View ArticleFinancial advisor firm hires Scarsdale man
Ridgefielder Bob Reby’s Danbury-based Reby Advisors announced the hiring of financial planner Rudolf J. Weiss of Scarsdale, N.Y. Mr. Weiss is a certified financial planner professional with more than...
View ArticleCar falls on dealership employee
Police and firefighters responded to Pamby Motors Friday afternoon where a vehicle reportedly fell on and trapped an employee. Police first arriving on the scene reported the trapped person was...
View ArticleVideo: Why’s Ridgefield better than Wilton?
For more than 200 years, Ridgefield and Wilton have shared a border. And for generations, the Warriors and Tigers have been bitter rivals in high school sports. But why is Ridgefield better than than...
View ArticleSafe, money stolen in Hideaway break-in
The Hideaway restaurant was reportedly broken into overnight between Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6, and police are seeking information about the break-in. Police wrote in a release Friday: “On...
View ArticleCars being towed after Route 7 crash
Two cars were being towed Friday around 3:30 p.m. after a crash with airbag deployment on Route 7 near Cain’s Hill. Police report that the driver in the car with the airbag deployment was able to get...
View ArticleThe long way to nowhere
Ridgefield High School freshmen (from left) Emma Bruce, Julia Driscoll and Julia Restivo created a prize-winning Rube Goldberg machine, visible in the background. Erase a chalkboard was the challenge....
View ArticleBe Careful When Buying or Selling a Used Smartphone
If you have a used smartphone or tablet lying around that you’d like to sell, or if you’d like to buy a used device, Connecticut Better Business Bureau says you have many options, but some of them are...
View ArticleThree join Playhouse’s board of directors
A Broadway performer, a bread shop owner and a human resources executive have been elected to the Ridgefield Playhouse board of directors. The new board members include Katie Diamond, a singer, actor,...
View ArticleHolocaust Remembrance April 16
A communitywide observance of Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day is planned for April 16 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Organized by the Ridgefield Clergy Association, the memorial...
View ArticleDrums at the library? Yep, Tuesday.
Bob Bloom Bob Bloom will entertain families with children of all ages in an interactive drumming performance at the Ridgefield Library on Tuesday, April 14, at 11 a.m. Bloom will lead participants to...
View ArticleTodd Rundgren rocks May 12
Todd Rundgren, Rock’s Renaissance Man, returns to The Ridgefield Playhouse with hits “I Saw The Light”, “Hello, It’s Me”, “Bang The Drum All Day”, “It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference”, and so many...
View ArticleHow to treat menopausal symptoms for a few cents a day
I’ve been successfully treating the symptoms of menopause for years and for less than 10 cents a day (Wal-Mart: 90 pills/$10 dollars). So when the FDA foolishly approved a reformulation of a generic...
View ArticleLibrary gala will honor Donofrios, look back on first year in new building
Library staff members review the Great Expectations invitation. Left to right: Chris Nolan, director; Mary Rindfleisch, assistant director; Laureen Bobniak, director of development; Jen Branstrom,...
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