Serving 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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Museum porch a photo backdrop
The Keeler Tavern Museum has decorated its front porch as a backdrop for family holiday photos. The front porch of the Keeler Tavern Museum has been set up for family holiday photos, depicting a...
View ArticleChasing Shadows film benefits RHS ski team
The Ridgefield ski team will sponsor a showing of Chasing Shadows at the Ridgefield Playhouse on Monday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at Ridgefield Ski and Sport or from members...
View ArticleIt’s all about transportation
While this column often is a rant about failing commuter rail service or an occasional rave for overdue investment in our highways, when you think about it, transportation is really an issue that...
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25 Years Ago, recycling: 50 Years Ago, student vanishes
Lili Corn It could be the trash haulers who would make recycling, about to be made mandatory, succeed, said the top story in the Dec. 6, 1990 Press. The state was demanding that towns require...
View ArticleRidgefield cops tops on stops
A data review of police departments statewide shows that the Ridgefield Police Department is far more likely to pull drivers over than police in most towns, officer to officer. Ridgefield police...
View ArticleChasing Shadows
Warren Miller’s Chasing Shadows, a thrilling ski and snowboard movie, will be shown at the Ridgefield Playhouse Monday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7). The event will sponsor the...
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Debate champs
On Nov. 14, the Ridgefield High School debate team competed in a tournament hosted by New Canaan High School. Thomas Vilinskis (right) came in first place as a speaker in the novice division, and his...
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Cosmo V. Schembri, war vet, photographer
Cosmo V. Schembri Cosmo Vincent Schembri, age 88 of Lake Worth, Florida, passed away peacefully on November 25th, 2015. He was at home surrounded by the love of his family. He was born on the upper...
View ArticleA gift for college students
Are you looking for the perfect gift for the college student in your life? Ridgefield Parks & Recreation’s Home for the Holidays membership will help them stay in shape during the winter break....
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Catherine Carroll and Drew Pepin to marry
Catherine Carroll and Drew Pepin Barbara Carroll of Bethel and Christopher Carroll of Lake Placid, N.Y., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Catherine, to Drew Pepin, son of Jay and Mary...
View ArticleJames D. Halliday, 89
Word has been received of the death of James D. Halliday, a longtime former resident. He died on Dec. 27 at age 89. He was born Jan. 27, 1926, and lived on Shadow Lane with his family for many years in...
View ArticlePlease return my lost coat
I would be grateful if the person who inadvertently removed my purple, nubby wool, mid-length coat with a pair of prescription glasses in the pocket from the Keller Williams Real Estate office during...
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Main Street scene
Monday night — a warm, foggy December eve on Main Street. The post Main Street scene appeared first on The Ridgefield Press.
View ArticleUnemployment down but many struggle
Ridgefield’s unemployment rate dropped last month to 3.4%, according to the state Department of Labor, almost a percent and half lower than the overall Connecticut rate of 4.8%. But there’s something...
View ArticleTeen trivia contest
The Ridgefield Library Teen Trivia Contest, the second in a series, is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 19, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Teams of three to six, ages 13 years and up, will test their wits at a...
View ArticleDelinquent car taxes drop by half
The number of delinquent motor vehicle tax payers has dropped by half in recent months, according to the late-year tally by the tax collector’s office. Delinquents have dropped to 1,300 from 3,000 in...
View ArticleVaccines for travel abroad
People heading abroad should be aware of all the appropriate vaccinations they need to ensure safe travel. Research has shown that many Americans don’t get the recommended vaccines that would protect...
View ArticleBrian Schiavetti’s killer sentenced to 50 years
The New Jersey man who killed Ridgefield resident Brian Schiavetti during a robbery more than three years ago was sentenced Monday in a Newark, N.J. courtroom to 50 years in prison, the news website...
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RMAC is the place for bands
Plethora of Nothing performing at the 2014 Band Bash. Band members are, from left, Justin Giacchetto, Jack Sullivan, Tess Condron, and Kevin Giacchetto RMAC, Ridgefield’s outlet for artistic youth,...
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