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Pet photos with Santa
Derby with Santa hat. Pet photos with Santa Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue is offering pet photos with Santa on Sunday, Dec. 6, from 2 to 4 at William Pitt Sotheby’s Realty, 470 Main Street....
View ArticleWord, Excel, Powerpoint classes
Classes on Microsoft Office 2013, the standard software for offices, starting soon through Ridgefield Continuing Education, include: Word Intro (Tuesday, Dec. 1; 12:30 to 3 p.m.; $53); Word...
View ArticleMaking better photographs
Making Better Photographs is a two-session Ridgefield Continuing Education workshop for people who know the technicalities of how to use their camera and now want to focus on the creative and...
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Parking signs get holiday makeover
Just in time for the Christmas shopping season, students from Farmingville Elementary School have created special parking signs to herald the relaxation of parking rules for shoppers. The sign covers,...
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No Gathering of the Vibes in 2016
The Gathering of the Vibes, which for some two decades has brought a long summer weekend of music to Bridgeport, will not return for 2016 Founder and operator Ken Hays wrote in a letter posted online...
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Growth spurs RVNA’s move to new building
The Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association, or “RVNA,” as it is known today, has grown — in the number of communities it serves, the breadth of services it provides, the sheer size of its operations....
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Ridgefield leads Goodwill donors
Worker Wayne Anderson of Danbury waits outside the station. — Tony Spinelli photo Ridgefield is not only the safest town in Connecticut and one of the best towns in Connecticut in which to live. It...
View ArticleServing Our Nation
This list includes Ridgefielders or former Ridgefielders serving in the United States military at home or abroad or as civilian contractors supporting the military. Families of deployed soldiers in the...
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Saving money on Metro-North
Talking Transportation is a bi-weekly column written by Jim Cameron. With the holidays upon us, let’s review some money-saving tips for riding Metro-North into the city for commuters and day-trippers...
View ArticleContinued decline in enrollment will bring changes
The continued decline in public school enrollment over the next 10 years will mean redistricting for the middle schools and other changes to the way education is delivered in town, according to...
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Dwarfism Awareness Month signed into law
Left to right: Rep. John Frey; Donna Whitton (mother); Natalie Whitton; Brian Whitton (father); Gov. Dannel Malloy; Claudia Morgan (mother); Russel Morgan; 18-month-old Anabella Morgan; Brian Morgan...
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School board has new officers
Fran Walton The Board of Education has a new chairman for the first time in eight years. Fran Walton, a Democrat who was first elected to the board by fellow board members last February to fill a...
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Vote: HAN-FCIAC Athletes of Week 11
With the fall season reaching its conclusion for all girls teams and boys soccer, the HAN-FCIAC Athlete of the Week nominees are all football players for Week 11. The FCIAC champion Darien Blue Wave,...
View ArticleLinda VanTassel, high school teacher
Linda VanTassel, 71, of Heritage Village, died Thursday, Nov. 19, at her daughter’s home in Ridgefield. She was the wife of the late Michael VanTassel. She was born Feb. 25, 1944, in Union City, Penn.,...
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Val and Taew Horsa, Bangkok Restaurant proprietors
Val and Taew Horsa Val and Taew Horsa, of South Salem, NY passed away on November 19, 2015 from a tragic plane accident in North Salem, NY. Val was born on May 2, 1939 in Kharkow, Russia. He died at...
View ArticleConnecticut Sports Talk: Nov. 30
Rob Adams and Donald Eng have gotten their share of turkey and the trimmings and are ready to talk sports again. On this edition of Nutmeg Sports, the guys are joined by Hudson Hamill of the Darien...
View ArticleAdult condominium project sells like hotcakes
Condominium sales in Ridgefield are hot this year, and they are perhaps no hotter than the new Coach Homes 55-and-older project being built on Sunset Lane. Thirty-nine units have been offered on a...
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HAN Network takes Turkey Bowl global
More than 11,000 people in 122 countries streamed HAN Network’s live video broadcast of the 50th FCIAC Football Championship on Thanksgiving morning. According to Google Analytics, 11,125 unique...
View ArticleBank of America’s Museums on Us program kicks off
Bank of America’s Museums on Us offers free weekend general access to Bank of America and Merrill Lynch credit and debit cardholders in Connecticut beginning Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5 and 6 (and the...
View ArticleConnecticut Sports Talk: Dec. 1
Sean Patrick Bowley of Game Time CT joins Rob Adams and Donald Eng on Tuesday’s edition of Nutmeg Sports. SPB helps Rob and Don break down the playoff games in football throughout Connecticut. Of the...
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