Crackdown on texting while driving
The Ridgefield Police Department during the month of August is participating in the statewide “U Drive, U Text, U pay” initiative to crack down on motorists who text, talk or otherwise distract...
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Nineteenth Century textiles restored
Keeler Tavern Museum Collections Curator Erika Askin, left, and textile conservator Meredith Wilcox-Levine, right, pose with the newly restored 19th Century hooked rug at the Textile Conservation...
View ArticleBank supports United Way day
Fairfield County Bank took part in United Way’s annual “Day of Action” on Wednesday, June 3. This year, the bank supported two separate initiatives: Ridgefield’s Sunrise Cottage and Bridgeport’s...
View ArticleIrene Weck, 90, loved to travel
Irene Weck, 90, a longtime resident of Ridgefield, passed away on July 27, 2015. She was the widow of the late Marvin E. Weck. Mrs. Weck was born on September 11, 1924 in Monessen, Pennsylvania, the...
View ArticleVictoria Glandon, taught English
On August 3, 2015, Victoria (Vicki) Grant Glandon, a child of God, was taken to heaven. Surrounding her were her beloved husband Bob, their children, her sister, and all six of her grandchildren who...
View ArticleThe battle to biscuit-making: Keeler kids live colonial past
“Colonel! I come with a message from Generals Arnold and Wooster. General Tyron is destroying our supplies hidden in Danbury. Half the town is burning! We need your regiment!” “My men are all at home,...
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RVNA announces ‘Nightingale’ winner
Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association nurse case manager Ashley Snelwar received the organization’s annual Nightingale Award. Pictured from left are Theresa Santoro, RVNA president and chief executive...
View ArticleElizabeth Thompson re-elected to trail conservancy’s board
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has announced that Elizabeth Pierce Thompson of Ridgefield will serve her fifth term on the organization’s board of directors and her second term as secretary. The...
View ArticleDiving, animation from Scratch
Your child will learn the fundamentals of diving in Ridgefield Parks & Recreation’s Springboard Diving Camp. This exciting entry-level diving program is for beginners ages 6 to 16. Students will...
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Health Department: don’t drink the water at pond
A town resident remains concerned the water at Martin Park Beach made her son and other children sick last week, and the Health Department told the Parks and Recreation Department to post signs at...
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Is off-shore drilling safer after Deepwater Horizon?
Dear EarthTalk: Is off-shore drilling any safer for the environment today given lessons learned from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico? —Leslie Jackson, Bern, NC The...
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In this week’s Ridgefield Press
Aug. 6, 2015 Here’s a look at what’s in this week’s Ridgefield Press: The demand for food stamps that increased after the Great Recession hasn’t faded. The flower lady has added Danbury Road to her...
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Two Ridgefield officers promoted
Lt. Nick Fowler, left, and Sgt. John Gogola together at their promotion ceremony. — Dick Aarons/Ridgefield Police Department photo Rabbi Jon Haddon asked members of the Ridgefield Police Department...
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First floor retail: Could a rule help?
There’s been some discussion of a “first-floor retail” in town. There are some empty storefronts on Main Street. It might be harder to find tenants in the short run, but the theory is that allowing...
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Lafayette was here
General Lafayette I see Ridgefield has a Lafayette Avenue. Did the French general really have anything to do with Ridgeield? Yes, he did, albeit briefly. Lafayette Avenue, which runs off Copps Hill...
View ArticleComic illustrator, musician Browne
Robert “Chance” Browne, comic strip illustrator, painter, and musician, will exhibit his comic and fine art at the Ridgefield Library’s Gallery on the lower level through Aug. 28, with an artist’s...
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N.Y. art show features two Ridgefield artists
A vessel by artist Peggy Thomas, left, and a mixed media piece by Angela Liptack. Rose Gallery Fine Art of Hudson, NY has invited Peggy Thomas, a potter and sculptor, and fiber artist Angela Liptack...
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Jay Schulman, 59, Longtime dentist
Jay Schulman Jay Schulman, a resident of Ridgefield CT since 1989, passed away peacefully of natural causes on August 11th, 2015 at the age of 59. Jay was the beloved husband of Donna Cobelli and...
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Parcel planners uneasy over access restriction
Resident volunteers working to plan the future of the town-owned former Schlumberger property don’t want a restriction on access to the property to limit their options. The Schlumberger Citizens...
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Salvatore Monti, Realtor, town leader
Salvatore Carmine Monti passed peacefully from this life the morning of August 11, 2015 after a gradual decline in health and a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. Sal was born in Stamford on July 17,...
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