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Rocker Leon Russell in town June 3
Leon Russell Leon Russell has been called a rock and roll Renaissance man, and indeed there is little that this Oklahoma-bred singer-pianist hasn’t done. From leading the famous Joe Cocker’s “Mad Dogs...
View ArticleCemetery association meets today
The Ridgebury Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting Saturday, May 2, at 1:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post 28, 71 North Salem Road. Last year’s operations will be reviewed and plans for...
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Velte helped 1,000 flee from Saigon
One of the most famous photographs of the Vietnam War shows an Air America “Huey” loading passengers atop a building in Saigon on Americans’ last day in the country. — Hubert Van Es photo Paul C....
View ArticleBye, bye Bongo’s, hang-out for the duck-tail boys
Bongo’s Western Auto Supply on Main Street, now the site of the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance, announced it was closing its doors after six years, the May 5, 1965, Press reported. The store was...
View ArticleSnd Trp expands, in space and time
Town officials and golf enthusiasts are hoping newly completed renovations to the privately managed Snd Trp Restaurant at the Ridgefield Golf Course will mean improvements to early morning service....
View ArticleCalhoun in town for film screening
A documentary film screening Born to Lead: Jim Calhoun will bring the former UConn Huskies Basketball coach to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, May 3. A documentary film screening Born to Lead: Jim...
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Student news
UConn student and Ridgefield resident Ari Fischer is graduating this spring with a degree in chemical engineering. He has been accepted to UC Berkeley’s doctoral program, and is hoping to one day...
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Foundation luncheon coming up
Steven Varvaras of Southport having fun at Harbor Lights Foundation Camp, which he was able to attend with a grant from the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation. The Molly Ann Tango Memorial...
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Club’s donations support many organizations
The Ridgefield Woman’s Club, represented by treasurer Susan Van Blarcom, recently presented a check to fire department Capt. Rick Lawler, left, and Chief Kevin Tappe, right. The Ridgefield Fire...
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Florence LaRue and The 5th Dimension
Florence LaRue and The 5th Dimension Celebrating 50 years, Florence LaRue and The 5th Dimension are best known for their hits “Up, Up, and Away”, “One Less Bell to Answer”, “Wedding Bell Blues”,...
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Photo: RVNA roots
The Breslins learned about their great, great, great aunt, nurse Eleanor Enright by looking over the log book she kept about her daily encounters at what is now the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse...
View ArticleFounders Hall: Goat cheese? It’s in the chefs’ hands
What will three of Ridgefield’s best chefs make from an earthy goat cheese? Come to the Battle of the Chefs on May 17 to find out. Last week on HAN Radio’s Stir Crazy, executive director Grace Weber...
View ArticleAbsentee ballots for budget vote
Absentee ballots for May 12, Budget Referendum are available at the town clerk’s office during the hours of 8:30 and 4:30 p.m. until Monday, May 11, at 4:30 p.m. There will also be special hours on...
View ArticleTree photo contest adds kids category
A Flowering Tree Photo Contest sponsored by the Norwalk Tree Alliance has been expanded to provide for a special prize category for images taken by children 12 years of age and younger. Prizes in each...
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Town Hall employees rally to send intern to Uganda
Volunteer Bert Veilleux, Megan Silver and Maureen Kiernan, town treasurer. Ridgefield Town Hall employees have rallied for a good cause before, but the fund-raiser for Ridgefield Social Services...
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Murals promote admirable qualities
Shown here with Scotts Ridge Middle School Principal Tim Salem are winners of the school’s 2015 mural contest, left to right, second-place winner Jillian Buczek, first-place winner Todd Benson, and...
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Ridgefielder Patrick will speak to computer society
Dr. John R. Patrick At the May general meeting of the Danbury Area Computer Society, Ridgefielder Dr. John R. Patrick will talk about the personal health care revolution and the massive changes he...
View ArticleArt auction helps preschool
RCK Preschool will host its first art auction fund-raiser on Friday, May 8, at the Lounsbury House. The event, for adults, will include light fare and wine. Read more philanthropy news from The...
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Bank donates $5,000to Meals on Wheels
Pictured, left to right, are David Schneider, CEO of Fairfield County Bank; Joyce Ligi, Meals on Wheels co-treasurer; Dean Miller, Meals on Wheels Ways and Means chair; and Daniel Berta, president of...
View ArticleRoute 7 closed for hour at mid-day
Route 7 was closed for an hour today between 12:31 p.m. and 1:26 p.m. as police and firefighters investigated two separate incidents on the road that happened about the same time. In one incident,...
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