Record 43 Connecticut schools participating in Poetry Out Loud
A record 43 Connecticut high schools have registered to participate in the 11th annual Poetry Out Loud (POL) national recitation contest, according to the Connecticut Office of the Arts, which stages...
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ROARings: Hampton is waiting
Dogs can sometimes have special needs that include emotional scarring from neglect or possible abuse. They may require a kind of over-and-above attention that only a patient and compassionate person or...
View ArticleGift idea: gift of learning
A gift of learning is a forever gift. Gift certificates are available through Ridgefield Continuing Education. Classes are available starting in January through May that will help participants can...
View ArticleBus drivers to collect for Toys for Tots
Bus drivers from First Student will again be setting up a collection point in front of Party Depot to collect for the Toys for Tots program. Drivers Bob Cesca and Mark Burke will drape the familiar...
View ArticleSurvivors Swing band to perform at library
The Ridgefield Library will feature live music with the Survivors Swing Band on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 2 p.m. The Survivors are a seven-piece professional jazz band comprised of 13 instruments, piano,...
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Nuts about the Nutcracker
Senior performers, back row, from left: Michaela Desimone, Jackie Schwartz, Jennifer Schwartz, and Sofia Penn; front row: Mackenzie Cone, Elisa Jonas, Julia Hinkle, and Sophie Kaufman. Two...
View ArticleOnline courses with ed2go
Online Courses with Education To Go (ed2go) are available through Ridgefield Continuing Education. These instructor-facilitated online courses are interactive and allow learning from any location at...
View ArticleJesse Lee Christmas concert
The SymphoNYChorus will present its annual Christmas concert, Light of the World, at Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. The chorus is a Christian, faith-based...
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Hanukah at Prospector
More than 100 people joined Chabad Jewish Center of Ridgefield at the Prospector Theater to celebrate the fifth night of Hanukah. A giant menorah was lit, with live music singing and dancing. The post...
View ArticleGigi and the Lend Me a Hand Band
Gigi and the Lend Me a Hand Band will perform as part of the Ridgefield Library’s Music for Young Families series on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 11:15 – 12:00. Gigi Keeffe Schwartzman’s concerts are...
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FCIAC to play 10-game football schedule, no league final in 2016
With CIAC rules limiting Connecticut high school football teams to 10 regular-season games, the FCIAC will no longer play a league championship game in 2016, ending a 50-year tradition. A statement...
View ArticleJacksons show cancelled
The Jackson’s 50th anniversary and holiday show originally scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 16, at The Ridgefield Playhouse has been cancelled. The band is ending its tour early. Tickets may be...
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’Twas the Night Before reading at tavern
A reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Clement Moore’s famous poem, will take place at the Keeler Tavern Museum’s Garden House on Thursday, Dec. 17, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Each child will...
View ArticleLet there be lights, doggone it
Let there be lights, doggone it. The Planning and Zoning Commission on Dec. 1 approved lights for the town’s dog park, known as the Bark Park, on Prospect Street. The vote followed a public hearing....
View ArticleSurvivors Swing Band to perform Sunday
The Ridgefield Library will feature live music with the Survivors Swing Band on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. The Survivors Swing Band is a seven-piece professional jazz band comprised of 13 instruments:...
View ArticleLearn English as second language
English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, GED, Credit Diploma Program, and Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes start in 2016 in Danbury. These classes are free to Ridgefield residents, age 17 and...
View ArticleA move for the school board?
Selectmen ponder clearing space at Venus building Would the selectmen throw the schools’ central offices out of the Venus building? Well, they were talking about it. A conversation that wandered down...
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Festive Home continues
Festive Home runs through Dec. 23 Ridgefield Guild of Artists’ five-week annual fund-raiser and sale, Festive Home, offers many unique items for sale this holiday season. Now in its 11th year, this...
View ArticleTesting for sewer project starts Monday
With potential savings that could run in the millions of dollars, the town and its sewer engineers plan to begin dye tests next week on about 160 suspected sources of water from rainstorms entering...
View ArticleThe good, the bad, the digital
Social media reflects problems and opportunities in teens’ world “What are the rules? Boys asking girls for nude photos,” one mother asked. “A boy keeps hounding them and hounding them for nude...
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