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OWLS leadership changes for the first time in years
First Selectman Rudy Marconi, Laurie Saracini and Frank Lancaster. At the June 4 meeting of the Ridgefield Older Wiser Livelier Set, or OWLS, the leadership changed hands for the first time in eight...
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Disabled people’s needs inspire stories and votes
More than 100 Ridgefielders cast paper ballots Wednesday night, June 10, voting 93 to 23 to approve a lease that will allow Ability Beyond to build a group home for six disabled people on Prospect...
View ArticleSkate park offers camps, clinics and rentals
Summer hours begin at the Graham Dickinson SPIRIT Skate Park Thursday, June 18, with the park opening daily from noon to dusk, seven days a week. Summer passes are available, and summer camps and...
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Ridgefielder chairman of insurance board
R. Todd Rockefeller The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York recently elected R. Todd Rockefeller as its chairman of the board for the 2015-16 term. Rockefeller took the oath of office...
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Ginger Drews marks 100 years
Virginia Clara Drews Ridgefielder and new centenarian Virginia “Ginger” Clara Drews has enjoyed an eventful century, working in a New York City hospital for many years, befriending Eleanor Roosevelt,...
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Retiring Low looks back on long career in education
‘What hasn’t changed is the magic that happens between the teacher and the student,’ said Deborah Low, who’s retiring after 37 years in education, the last eight as Ridgefield’s superintendent of...
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Student news and honors
Adeleine Hupy Adeleine Hupy of Ridgefield graduated from Greens Farms Academy in Westport on June 4. Hupy was part of a 78-member class. She graduated with honors and will attend Belmont University in...
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The Barefoot Movementcomes to CHIRP
The Barefoot Movement The Barefoot Movement, a quartet of young musicians based in Nashville, will be performing for CHIRP’s series of free summer concerts in Ballard Park on Tuesday, June 23, at 7...
View ArticleRidgefielder working with Milwaukee nonprofit
Ridgefield native Holly Wickham is serving a year of full-time service with College Possible Milwaukee. College Possible works to make college admission and success possible for low-income students in...
View ArticleBMW of Ridgefield earns Excellence, again
BMW of North America LLC has awarded BMW of Ridgefield the Center of Excellence Award in 2015. This is the fourth consecutive year BMW of Ridgefield has earned the COE award. The award is based on 15...
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Big new water tanks will improve service
Two new 90-foot tall water tanks have been built over the last five months at the Aquarion Water Company’s property on Peaceable Ridge, to replace the aging tank at far left. The workers from...
View ArticleEvelyn Bernstein, 92, educator, advocate
Evelyn Witkind Bernstein, formerly of Ridgefield, CT, died peacefully on June 19 at the age of 92. Ms. Bernstein and her family moved to Ridgefield in 1956. Her husband, Fabian Bernstein, died in 1962....
View ArticlePrices at the pump rise a couple pennies
Average retail gasoline prices in Connecticut have risen 2.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.95/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,540 gas outlets in Connecticut....
View ArticlePOLL: A national retailer, good for downtown?
The town will look into the idea of trying to bring a national chain retailer to downtown Ridgefield, with the idea that it might help improve foot traffic and overall commerce in the village. What...
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Molly Ann Tango luncheon raises $40,000
Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation board members: back row, left to right,: Jim Dykes, Cathleen Becker, Michelle Desimone, Lisa Eckstrom, Laura Schwartz, Kathy Reiff, Colleen Weitekamp; Bottom:...
View Article‘Spelling Bee’ is special fund-raiser for Theater Barn
The Ridgefield Theater Barn will present The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a special fund-raising event, June 24 and 25, at 7:30 p.m. Originally produced in New Milford at 32 Below in early...
View ArticleNina Et Cetera next in folk series
Ridgefield Folk, the library’s live music series, continues with the band Nina Et Cetera on Sunday, June 28, at 2. The concert, titled Hotter Than A Pepper Sprout: America’s Music, will includes music...
View ArticleCoach Homes get police commission OK, despite concerns over traffic
The Coach Homes at Ridgefield, a proposed 54-unit development of 55-and-older housing on the former Schlumberger property, has cleared one of its early approvals from town agencies. The board of...
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Company recalling water on E. coli concerns
Niagara Bottling is issuing a voluntary recall due to concerns that one of its spring sources is contaminated with E. coli. The recall affects a number of products with different names. Niagara...
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DMV, police chiefs: Don’t misuse handicapped spaces
The Department of Motor Vehicles, the Connecticut State Police and the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association would like to remind motorists that handicapped parking spaces are only for those with...
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