Strong phone battery aids police in search
A 69-year-old woman who got lost in the woods Saturday afternoon, Dec. 12, at Bennett’s Pond State Park was lucky her cell phone had a strong battery, because police say the signals ultimately helped...
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Math teacher Housen writes book
Monica Housen Ridgefield High School mathematics teacher Monica Housen has written a book about her Fulbright year in Hungary. Published by Sense Publishers and available on Amazon and Barnes &...
View ArticleRidgefield’s older population grows steadily
The latest U.S. Census data indicate Ridgefield’s population of senior citizens is growing steadily, showing that seniors who have lived in the town a long time are choosing to stay here, and those...
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Journey to Mars VOICES competition open to CT youth
Are you looking for a fun, enriching project for your kids to work on over the holidays? Look no further. Recognizing that Generation Z will be the first to travel to Mars — NASA, the National...
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James Denbigh Halliday, 89
James Denbigh Halliday James Denbigh Halliday, a former resident of Ridgefield, died December 12, 2015 at the age of 89 in Jersey City, NJ, where he lived for the past 40 years. Born January 29th,...
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Lauren Chakraborty, a musician of many talents
Lauren Chakraborty At age 5, Lauren Chakraborty took the stage at a ski lodge for a karaoke night. Her song: Elton John’s Crocodile Rock. The outcome: success. Her musical career had begun. Today, as...
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Rachel Kirkpatrick, David Boucher wed
Rachel Kirkpatrick and David Boucher Rachel Kirkpatrick, daughter of Terry and Jeri Kirkpatrick of Ridgefield, was married to David Boucher, son of Lizann and Paul Boucher of Ridgefield, on Oct. 10,...
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Cough product in trash raises abuse concerns
Cough medicine packaging — several boxes of it, tossed out in a Ballard Park trash can — has renewed longstanding concerns about the abuse of legal cough medications as recreational drugs. A Facebook...
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Kirkpatrick-Hoffman wed
Jeremy and Holly Kirkpatrick Jeremy Kirkpatrick and Holly Hoffman marry Jeremy Truett Kirkpatrick and Holly Sims Hoffman were married in a ceremony officiated by Pastor Michael Currier at The...
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Ambulance rates increase 12.5%
The cost of an ambulance ride in Ridgefield is going up. A basic ambulance ride went from $606 to $682 and the most expensive ambulance services, Advanced Life Support-2, have gone from $991 to...
View ArticleTennis, Lego robotics
Keep up your tennis skills over the winter while having fun. Join Jonathan Chase in his indoor tennis programs for adults and children through Ridgefield Parks & Recreation. Classes for adults...
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Head shaves for Justin! See the video!
From left, ERMS teachers Chad Stewart and Matt Donigian, and Neil Ventrella of Mr. V’s, put Dave Bozzuto, School Officer Mark Giglio and Mike Hougasian, under the buzzers. The heads were bald, and the...
View ArticleConnecticut Sports Talk, Dec. 23
The final Nutmeg Sports before Christmas brings Al Carbone, commissioner of the Southern Connecticut Conference, to the studio. Mike Suppe steps in for both Donald Eng and Dave Stewart to join Rob...
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Jolly guy visits
Harper Eggleton, age 3, enjoyed a visit from Santa Claus at her home on Saturday, Dec. 12. The jolly guy, played by Capt. Dave McDevitt of the Ridgefield Fire Department, stopped by her house on a...
View ArticleRHS honor roll
Ridgefield High School 2015-16 first quarter honor roll High Honors Grade 9 Dominic Ammirato, Cameron Andry, Sterling Bachman, Estelle Bah, Lauren Bayer, William Berta, Cole Blackwell, Rachel Blieden,...
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Dowling and Gilsenan engaged to marry
Meghan Dowling and Brendan Gilsenan Ken and Lori Dowling of New York City have announced the engagement of their daughter, Meghan, to Brendan Gilsenan, son of Jim and Kathleen Harte Gilsenan of...
View ArticleSchool superintendent finds a nearby home
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Karen Baldwin has a reasonable commute to work these days. Baldwin, who took over the district on July 1, has a full-time home in the historic district of Hartford, but in...
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Letters to Santa
Letters to Santa often give his address at The North Pole. Those with a valid return address sometimes get a letter back. What happens to letters to Santa Claus that are mailed in Ridgefield? Back in...
View ArticleHoliday memories: Sharing the years
Memory can gift-wrap the past and make it a present to be opened and re-opened — the glimmer a little different each time. Thumbing back through recollections that ranged from childhood to...
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Ellie Mae and her Christmas pups
by Allyson Dotson On a cold, misty morning in December of 2011, an urgent call came into Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue. The caller, a “rescue partner” in Tennessee, said she had a very...
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