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Plant diet film and rally at the Playhouse
It’s a story of food and freedom. PlantPure Nation will be screened at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, May 2, at 12 noon, followed by a Q&A with the experts who brought the film to life. An...
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Jean Taylor Safford, Garden Club president
Jean Taylor Safford Jean Taylor Safford died April 18, 2015 in Kingston, MA, following a brief illness. She and her husband, Ted, who passed away earlier this year, lived in Duxbury, MA for several...
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Spring brings a stroll
Experience creating three-dimensional illusion is one of the skills artist Anthony Cappetto will bring to the Spring Stroll’s chalk art festival. In the village there’ll be demonstations by Cappetto...
View ArticleFlipping out! Tumbling at the Rec Center
Flips Tumbling gives boys and girls an opportunity to learn and refine their tumbling skills for cartwheels, handstands, back handsprings, tucks, and everything in between. Head Coach Phil Fotopoulos...
View ArticleBarbecue fest adds dunk tank
A celebration of America’s original cuisine returns to Ridgefield on Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3, for the second annual Ridgefield Gone Country Barbecue Festival. For the second year, Ridgefield...
View ArticleSentencing for doctor now in June
Sentencing for Dr. David Lester Johnston, an osteopathic doctor in Ridgefield who in January pled guilty to health care fraud, is now scheduled for June 30, according to Thomas Carson at the United...
View ArticleTax fraud: 33 reports
The Ridgefield police received reports of 33 tax fraud incidents over the month from March 20 to April 20, five days after the IRS tax filing deadline. “The complainants were made aware after being...
View ArticleWilton child, stroke victim inspires Congressional resolution
Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy (D-CT) introduced companion resolutions in the House and Senate recently to recognize May 2015...
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Connecticut Forum talks Serial on HAN
Serial host and co-creator Sarah Koenig will be in Hartford in June with producer Julie Snyder. — Meredith Heuer photo Were you one of millions hooked on Serial? The Connecticut Forum is hosting the...
View ArticleRidgefield attorney gets more prison time
Ridgefield resident Timothy Griffin, 55, a real estate attorney out of Bronxville, N.Y., who allegedly stole $3 million from clients as well as the United Hebrew Cemetery in Staten Island, N.Y, faces...
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Gotta Dance! brings Broadway stars
Broadway’s current stars are coming to dance at The Ridgefield Playhouse in “Gotta Dance!”, an extravagant showcase of today’s best dancers, on Friday, May 8, at 8 p.m. The hottest choreography and...
View ArticleRidgefield artists earn recognition
Silvermine’s popular student exhibition celebrated its 25th year this spring. In the adult category, Carolyn Judge of Ridgefield won first prize for ceramics for “Spring” and Carolyn Marble of...
View ArticleBooksellers celebrate their independence
Books on the Common will join independent bookstores across the country for parties, poetry readings, book signings, and exclusive day-of merchandise on Saturday, May 2. Independent Bookstore Day is...
View ArticleConcert, collection help food pantry today
The Ridgefield Food Pantry is in need of supplies, and Ridgefield Life Scout Jack Shields has organized a concert Saturday, May 2, the same day as the next Rotary Club food drive. The concert, called...
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Foot and bike path would extend long-planned trail to Branchville
After crossing the footbridge in foreground, the path around the Recreation Center property off Danbury Road would be extended by sidewalk improvements down Route 35 and a proposed extension along...
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Dario Alden Busher born March 19
Dario Alden Busher Rob Busher and Silvia Grimaldi announce the birth of their son, Dario Alden Busher, born March 19 in London, U.K. Dario is brother to Clara Zoe, age 7. Busher is a former Ridgefield...
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Daniel Mohler marries Robin Kennedy
Daniel Mohler and Robin Kennedy Val and Nita Mohler of Ridgefield have announced the marriage of their son, Daniel, to Robin Kennedy on Jan. 2, 2014. The bride is the daughter of Cathy Miller and...
View Article‘Lamborghini’ comment upsets parents
More than a dozen special education parents stormed a Board of Education meeting Monday night, April 27, to rail at a school board member who they said likened their needs to an expensive sports car....
View ArticleLawsuit over deadly Easton raid can go forward
The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal by five Connecticut police departments over a drug raid that killed an unarmed former Ridgefield man and injured an Easton homeowner in 2008. Gonzalo Guizan, who...
View ArticleChurch building’s 100-year mark celebrated Sunday
The parish of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church invites the entire community to join in the Sunday, May 3, celebration of the 100th anniversary of the completion of the elegant stone worship space. The...
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