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‘Little Boy’ exclusive premiere at Playhouse Wednesday
In an exclusive premiere, for one night only before it hits theaters, Little Boy: Believe The Impossible will be shown at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Wednesday, April 22, at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Little...
View ArticleFree fishing for veterans, unemployed
For the seventh year in a row, Aquarion Water Company will issue free fishing permits to any unemployed person over the age of 18. Veterans and active duty service members may also receive free permits...
View ArticlePlayhouse wants school board space
The Ridgefield Playhouse has approached the town with a plan to take over the Board of Education’s space at the Venus Municipal Building, paying rent that could run in vicinity of $180,000 a year. “We...
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The Natural Scoop will sell ice cream
Kirstin Cerulli, left, and Carin Crook, partners in The Natural Scoop ice cream truck, wore matching checked shirts in their appearance before the Board of Selectmen last Wednesday to get their...
View ArticleCrash partially shuts Route 7 at Cain’s Hill
A crash that shut a lane of traffic was reported on Route 7 at Cain’s Hill around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday. Police on the scene reported moderate front-end damage to one car. The door of one car would not...
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Brownie troop’s cookies go to Meals on Wheels
Brownies shown in the Meals on Wheels kitchen are Sarina Feola, left, with Ivy Hu, honorary Brownie Evan Zupo, Ela Or, Hannah Salmore, Isabel Cristofor, Dylan Bloch, Charlotte Raissis, Makena Long,...
View ArticleActor Pantoliano at film screening
No Kidding! Me Too!!, a documentary film event and a Q&A with actor Joe Pantoliano, will take place at the Ridgefield Playhouse on Wednesday, May 13, at 7 p.m. Actor Joe Pantoliano, well known for...
View ArticleSchool board approves $400,000 in cuts
An unhappy Board of Education reduced its proposed 2015-16 budget by $400,000 Monday night, bringing its request in line with $86 million school budget that was approved by the Board of Finance. “I...
View ArticleMemoir writing discussed next week
Jacqueline Masumian will discuss the Art and Joy of Memoir Writing at the Ridgefield Library on Tuesday, April 28, at 7 p.m. She will talk about what memoir writing is, how it is different from other...
View ArticleAquarion offers discounted rain barrels
Aquarion Water Company is again offering for sale discounted rain barrels to its Connecticut customers as part of the company’s water conservation efforts. Rain barrels are an efficient and effective...
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Radio upgrade would be mostly invisible
Dick Aarons, the town’s deputy emergency manager and chairman of the Public Safety Radio Upgrade Task Force with handheld radios the town would purchase as part of a major radio overhaul subject to...
View ArticleIn her own write
Anna Marie Resseguie, only child of hotel keepers Anna Keeler and Abijah Resseguie, recorded day-to-day Ridgefield life in the middle of the 19th Century. Although no photographic likeness has been...
View ArticleTips help Playhouse tonight
Guest bartenders at Gallo Ristorante will raise money for the Ridgefield Playhouse Wednesday, April 22. Allison Stockel, executive director of the Playhouse, along with other staff members, will be...
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Garden of Ideas has toddler programs
Toddler Lily Williams exploring Garden of Ideas flowers last summer. The Garden of Ideas, Ridgefield’s garden sanctuary located at 653 North Salem Road, announces two new programs with children and...
View ArticleEasement exchange gets public hearing
A swap of land areas governed by conservation easement at a home on East Farm Lane will be discussed at public hearing Wednesday, April 22, at 7:30 in town hall. The property belongs to Bob and Wendy...
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Artisans’ work at Keeler Tavern
Robert and Kay Schaeff’s redware tubs. Hand-carved bowls and vases, fine leather wearable items crafted with antique tools, contemporary jewelry that draws on ancient designs, and redware that evokes...
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A week of arts at the high school
Ridgefield High School’s Visual and Performing Arts Department announces its first annual A Week With the Arts, April 27 through May 1, featuring artworks and performances by students in music,...
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How close are we to the climate change ‘point of no return’?
Dear EarthTalk: What is the best way to measure how close we are to the dreaded “point of no return” with climate change? In other words, when do we think we will have gone too far? —David Johnston,...
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In this week’s Ridgefield Press
April 23, 2015 Here’s a look at what’s in this week’s Ridgefield Press: Spring weather wasn’t early this year, but the food pantry is feeling an early lull that usually happens in the summer, and it’s...
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Chast receives $250,000 Heinz Foundation award
Roz Chast In her 2014 graphic memoir “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?” cartoonist and only child Roz Chast of Ridgefield chronicles caring for her elderly parents in the final years of...
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