25 Years Ago: Teachers get good pay, town gets a junior high
Ridgefield’s average teacher salary of more than $42,000 ranked ninth among the 166 school districts in the state the previous year, the May 10, 1990, Ridgefield Press reported. The town with the...
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Horse show marks 40-year anniversary
Young riders Katharine Meyers and Grace Getchell prepping for the horse show with Rachel Knoche, their coach. Stepping Stone Farm will host its annual Memorial Day Horse Show on Monday, May 25, at the...
View ArticleSUNY Oneonta honors John Scott
John Scott of Ridgefield, vice president and co-founder of Applied Psychological Techniques, has been named a SUNY Oneonta Alumni of Distinction honoree. Scott is a 1977 graduate of SUNY Oneonta. In...
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Ridgefield resident Kent Coleman will appear on the Connecticut Repertory Theatre stage in the Nutmeg Summer Series concert style production of Les Misérables, directed by renowned Broadway star...
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Bacon Brothers rock at the Playhouse
The Bacon Brothers are the multi-talented real life brothers – actor Kevin (The Following, Apollo 13,Mystic River, Footloose…), and Michael, the Emmy-Award winning film and television composer. They...
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Woodcock Nature Center honors restaurateurs
Sarah and Bernard Bouissou The Woodcock Nature Center knows how to say thank you to its top volunteers. The center will honor Sarah and Bernard Bouissou of Bernard’s Restaurant & Sarah’s Wine Bar...
View ArticleAssisted living facilities use ambulances — a lot
Ambulances rush out, sirens blaring, more and more often. Emergency medical services are keeping the fire department busier than ever. The population is aging. There are more calls for medical help at...
View ArticlePlaythings for kids of all ages
When was the last time you played with trains? Recreate memories, or build new ones, with some Tyco HO trains. There are several old engines, an assortment of box cars — and a caboose — many in their...
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Playhouse Notes: Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola A bona fide guitar hero and virtuoso of the highest order, Al Di Meola has been recognized over the past 30 years as a prolific composer and respected artist with more than 20 recordings...
View ArticleNegotiate standards and there won’t be any
Should the people of Connecticut, through their elected representatives, set standards for employment in state government? Last week the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee...
View ArticleOpen space violations seem to be on the rise
Illegal trail biking at Hemlock Hills and other violations of the town’s open space land rules are on the rise, according to members of the Conservation Commission. The trail biking has been a problem...
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Pick Daffodil, a friendly feline from Jersey
About 30% of our cats and kittens come from an overcrowded shelter in southern New Jersey. Sometimes, we meet the New Jersey team halfway on the Garden State Parkway and sometimes we are actually...
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Talk Wednesday on driving, aging and dementia
Mary Underwood The Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association presents the second in a free, six-lecture series featuring topics of interest to senior citizens and their families on Wednesday, May 27. The...
View ArticleWeichert Workforce Mobility acquires firm
Weichert Workforce Mobility, a provider of mobile workforce management solutions, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Allegiance Relocation Services, a GSA Schedule 48 supplier of...
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Rowella secretary of CPA society
Frank A. Rowella Jr. The Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants has elected Frank A. Rowella Jr. CPA of Ridgefield to serve as secretary for the organization’s 2015-16 activity year. His...
View ArticleKathleen Donohue, 79, town employee
Kathleen C. (Kay) Donohue of East Quogue, N.Y., and a longtime Ridgefielder, died on May 22 after a brief illness, surrounded by her family, at Good Shepherd Hospice, Port Jefferson N.Y. A native of...
View ArticleMarilyn Maltas, 70, had cleaning business
Marilyn Maltas, 70, of Redding died on May 21. She and her husband, Brian Maltas, were the owners of Frances Cleaners of Ridgefield. She was a member of St. Mary’s Church and the Ridgefield Women’s...
View ArticleRobert Bruns III, 84,U.S. Navy veteran
Robert S. Bruns III 84, of Clearwater, Fla., died on May 19. Mr. Bruns was a graduate of Middlebury College. He served as a lieutenant in the Navy in Korea, enjoyed a 30-year career at Perkin-Elmer,...
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Memorial Day: Photos and first selectman’s speech
—Photos by Macklin Reid The following speech was prepared by David Nica, Jackson Cherner, Liam Baughman, and First Selectman Rudy Marconi and delivered by Marconi on Memorial Day. Ladies and...
View ArticleTown meeting on Ability Beyond lease is rescheduled for June 10
Gathering for about five minutes on Memorial Day morning, the selectmen rescheduled the town meeting about leasing land to Ability Beyond for a group home on Prospect Ridge. A public hearing to discuss...
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