Library book sale coming up in May
The eagerly awaited semi-annual used book sale at the Ridgefield Library on Main Street, sponored by the Friends of the Ridgefield Library, is fast approaching. This May there will be two sales — one...
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Casagmo road names
What is the meaning of the names of the roadways at Casagmo? The 320-unit condominium complex, construction of which began in the late 1960s, was named for the 30-acre estate of George Mann Olcott, a...
View ArticleUnderstanding abstract art
Award-winning painter David Dunlop will give a talk called Understanding Abstract Art at the Ridgefield Library on Sunday, April 26, at 2. Dunlop is the host and writer of the 13-show national PBS...
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MOWgaritas?
Pictured, left to right, are guest bartenders Laurie Choplinski, owner of Ridgefield Pet Sitters LLC, and David Choplinski, owner of Hudson Construction Associates. MOWgaritas, anyone? Meals on Wheels...
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Buildings briefly evacuated on Main Street
This object, reportedly burnt by a candle, seems to be what caused the alarm. —Macklin Reid photo A fire alarm in a business on Main Street caused several businesses on Main Street and Bailey Avenue...
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Fire at Casagmo causes injuries
Firefighters reportedly pulled unconscious people out of the burning Casagmo building Thursday night. —Macklin Reid photo 8:29 — Officials report three people were inside the 15 Cook Close unit,...
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Eversource Reminds Customers to Plan Before Planting
Friday, April 24, is Arbor Day and Eversource Energy is urging customers to plan before they plant. Trees are the number one cause of power outages, and planting the right tree in the right place now...
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Rid Litter Days mark 25 years
First Selectman Rudy Marconi and Beth Yanity. Ridgefield’s annual spring cleaning and unofficial welcoming in of life and warmth and green — two “Rid Litter Days” — are this weekend, Saturday, April...
View ArticleRotary Club seeks causes for 2015 awards
The Rotary Club of Ridgefield is accepting applications from local nonprofit organizations for financial grants in 2015. Last year, the club contributed more than $25,000 to local causes. In past...
View ArticleLibrary Lines: Investment research? Try Morningstar
Want to see your investments grow?Would you like to become a more informed investor? Morningstar Investment Research Center, one of the Ridgefield Library’s online resources for researching stocks,...
View ArticleFestival Saturday is for kids
The bounce house, obstacle course and giant slide inflatables will offer crazy fun for the high-energy set. Monty the python will lead a cast of live animals — both native and exotic species — from the...
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Fire victims transferred to Bridgeport burn unit
The fire was contained to one unit at the roughly 300-unit Casagmo condo complex. —Karen Breslin photo An elderly woman who suffered from smoke inhalation and other injuries from a fire Thursday night...
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Jayne Bolton joins Fairfield County Bank
Jayne Bolton Fairfield County Bank has announced the appointment of Jayne Bolton to senior mortgage loan officer. Bolton has more than 25 years of residential lending experience. She formerly held the...
View ArticleBerasi to leave district for top spot in Suffield schools
Assistant Superintendent Karen Berasi is leaving the Ridgefield school district for a job in Suffield — a job vacated by Ridgefield’s incoming superintendent, Dr. Karen Baldwin. Superintendent of...
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Ridgefielder McIntire was finalist for Pulitzer
Mike McIntire Ridgefielder and New York Times reporter Mike McIntire was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize with colleague Walt Bogdanich. They were recognized for what the Pulitzer committee described...
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Community Center to build formal garden
The Community Center has been increasing its efforts as a venue for weddings and other formal events. This formal garden is part of that push. Recently, interior renovations were aimed at making the...
View ArticleWild Kingdom comes to town today
Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom with Peter Gros is returning to the Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, April 25, at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with a bevy of wild animals. Gros is an animal expert and will...
View ArticleWalk on Main Street: Battle of Ridgefield
The Discovery Center at Ridgefield is offering a Battle of Ridgefield walk on Main Street on Saturday, April 25, with two start times. The walks mark the 238th anniversary of the Battle of Ridgefield....
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Couple organizes 5K for stillbirth awareness
Husband and wife Tyler and Hilary Cohlan Hughes and baby Carter, who is 13 months old now. The Ridgefielders started a 5K to raise awareness for stillbirth after losing Oliver in 2013, 34 weeks into...
View ArticleStargazers unite to look at Venus, Jupiter and the moon
The Discovery Center at Ridgefield, in conjunction with the New Pond Farm Observatory, 101 Marchant Road, West Redding, is celebrating an Astronomy Day with a program that is open to the public on...
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