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Where’s Waldo? All over town
Where’s Waldo signs appear in the windows of many businesses. Where’s Waldo? In Ridgefield, of fact. The famous children’s book character in the striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is visiting 25...
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Schlumberger zone change passes
The 10 acres the town wanted changed to the MFDD zone common in the area near Schlumberger is the hour-glass or boot-shaped parcel north of Sunset Lane. That’s Quail Ridge at bottom right, and Casagmo...
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Quinn Snellings, Nate Emmons were wed in Maine ceremony
Quinn and Nate Emmons Quinn Clarkson Snellings, daughter of Courtenay and Bill Snellings of Ridgefield, was married to Nathaniel Hughes Emmons of Dedham, Mass. on June 30, 2012 at his parents’ summer...
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Jacqueline Carol Rutter, 86, former Ridgefielder
Jacqueline Carol Rutter Jacqueline Carol Rutter of Stuart, Fla., formerly of Ridgefield, died Wednesday, July 10, at Water’s Edge in Palm City, Fla. She was 86 years old and the widow of Kenneth D....
View ArticleReeling from another disastrous year in Hartford
Every other week, John J. Ryan, Darien and Rowayton’s former Republican state representative, and Hersam Acorn Newspapers editor Joshua Fisher share their back-and-forth about news going on around the...
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Cones 4 College operates ‘College Dogs’ at Martin Park
College Dogs offers a wide variety of hot dogs and ice cream. When Zach Cohen and his Cones 4 College ice cream business won the Martin Park ice cream bid for 2013, he thought he would do what he has...
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AT&T is working on cell tower plan
X marks the site of planned cell tower. The green area is approximate location of open space recently purchased by the town. Procedural machinations leading toward construction of a cellular...
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Drew Giovannoli, Alexandra McKinnis plan summer 2014 wedding
Alexandra McKinnis and Drew Giovannoli Laura and Tony Giovannoli of Ridgefield have announced the engagement of their son, Drew Anthony Giovannoli, to Alexandra Andrea McKinnis, daughter of Patricia...
View ArticleMonkey bars out, spider webs in
The Woodcock Nature Center is going green? Yes, even the nature center saw steps it could take to create a more natural environment for the schoolchildren who play and learn there. A couple weeks ago,...
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Rachel Rose McCormick weds Terrance Matthew Knoche
The wedding of Rachel Rose McCormick and Terrance Matthew Knoche took place on Oct. 13, 2012, in the backyard of the bride’s parents, Lisa and Robert McCormick of Ridgefield. Dr. Bruce Rose Jr. of...
View ArticleTax refunds and offsets
Certain financial debts from your past may affect your current federal tax refund. The law allows the use of part or all of your federal tax refund to pay other federal or state debts that you owe....
View ArticleTown opens a ‘cooling center’ as heat wave worries officials
With temperatures over 90 degrees predicted for the entire week, the town has opened a cooling center at the Ridgefield Parks and Recreation Center on Danbury Road for residents looking to escape the...
View ArticleShooting investigation remains open
More than a month after a fatal shooting on Ridgebury Road, the state police’s investigation continues, with little new information. State police Captain Thomas Garbedian said the case is ongoing in...
View ArticleNew Ergotech facility on Route 7 draws fire from ‘Regency’ crowd
An “ergonomic technology” company’s plan to relocate from Danbury to Ridgefield has roused opposition from a townhouse complex which overlooks the firm’s Route 7 development site. “I live there. That’s...
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Elms zone is stuck in the mud
An architect’s rendering of main Elms building after it’s renovated and modified for multifamily use. The proposed floating zone at the Elms Inn property is stuck in the mud — literally. A potential...
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Buyers have ‘green light’ as real estate accelerates
Strike while the iron is hot. That is the message local Realtors are telling prospective buyers as the real estate market continued to surge in the second quarter. “There’s definitely a lot more...
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Students enjoy technology pilot studies at Scotts Ridge
Eighth graders Rico Froehlich, Abbey Walter and Caleb Knapp (left to right) participated in trials for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) by completing presentations about suspension bridges on their own...
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Cataloguing Sandy Hook’s mail
Sue Goff at work, organizing and cataloguing countless letters dealing with the Sandy Hook shootings. If reinvention is the key to a meaningful retirement, Sue Goff may be the poster person. A music...
View ArticleGOP expects caucus contests for three boards
Ridgefield Republicans head into tonight’s caucus expecting contests for three town boards — Planning and Zoning Commission, Board of Education, and Police Commission. “I’m very, very pleased that we...
View ArticleA summer elm
For my whole life trees have been a distraction or maybe even a compulsion. I went through phases where I would prefer evergreens to hardwoods. I would study them out the school bus window. I knew...
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