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Friends funds go online
Four of the 20 town funds under the auspices of Friends of Ridgefield Community Programs Inc. now accept online donations. The Friends, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was created more than...
View ArticleChristmases past? Mighty quiet
How did people celebrate Christmas in 18th- and 19th-Century Ridgefield? Basically, they didn’t. For some, it was just another workday and for others, just a day of rest, like a Sunday. The diary of...
View ArticleRefugees: Ridgefield churches have long offered help
Refugees are fleeing — they’ve left war-ravaged lands, trying to get into Europe, trying to come to America. They’ve left the violence and chaos of Iraq and Syria in the Middle East, and troubled...
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Santa came to town, but local family was gone
Santa Claus came to town, but Ridgefield family Daniela Kinsbourne and her children were up, up and away. Kinsbourne, 45, of Ridgebury Road, her partner, John Case, and her children Conner, 12,...
View ArticleRHS scotches trips to Germany and China
Frustrated parents say worries about terrorism shouldn’t have led the school administration to unilaterally cancel German and Chinese exchange trips planned for some world language students at...
View ArticleStudents behind new course proposals
There may be no better way of determining student interest in new courses at Ridgefield High School than to invite the students to develop the concepts for the courses and suggest them themselves....
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Enlarging of hearts as well as small lots
Robert Riche: Oil and preserving Middle East dictators aren’t worth one life. Leading the spirit of Christmas 25 years ago, big-hearted Ridgefield High School students in Dorothea Laing’s child...
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Predictions for 2016
Everybody writes “year in review” stories. But rather than dwell on the past, I’ve got the guts to predict the future! Here’s what will happen in 2016 in the transportation world. Talking...
View ArticleTaste of Ridgefield set for Jan. 31
Ridgefield Rotary’s 17th annual Taste of Ridgefield will set for Sunday, Jan. 31 at the Lounsbury House. There are two sessions: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets will be available...
View ArticleTown’s surplus tops $1M
A more than $1 million surplus has been confirmed by town auditors for the last fiscal year. The town and schools show a surplus of $1,155,390 for the $133-million 2014-15 budget, consisting of two...
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PR ROP Dan Finn 12-24
Helping one of Santa’s helpers Friends describe Dan Finn, a bus driver for First Student school bus company in Ridgefield, as Santa’s helper, the guy who is always trying to help. Now he needs a...
View ArticleAnnual appeal! And plans for 2016
Our annual appeal is well underway and we are so very grateful for all of your support. If you are planning your end-of-year giving, please consider Lounsbury House. Your contributions are essential to...
View ArticleDonald Charles Stanley, 80
Donald Charles Stanley of Ridgefield died on Thursday, Dec. 17. He was 80. He was born in Goldens Bridge, N.Y. on July 7, 1935. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Susan, and their three children,...
View ArticleCT community colleges hold Super Saturday registration
The 12 community colleges of the Connecticut State College and Universities (CSCU) system will host a Super Saturday enrollment blitz event Saturday, Jan. 9, from 9-noon to help new community college...
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William T. McSpedon III
William T. McSpedon III William T. McSpedon III, 36, of Ridgefield, CT, died after a brief illness on Friday, December 25, 2015 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. The son of William and Diane (Dagnall)...
View ArticleLocal police do no fund raising over the phone
In this season of fund raising and giving, the Ridgefield Police Department wants to make it known that neither the Police Benevolent Association nor the police union do any fund raising over the...
View ArticleJingle of money as mild weather saves heating dollars
Ridgefield residents really are hearing a lot of jingling this holiday season — it’s the jingle of money that is being saved as the mild weather spares heating dollars. But it won’t last all winter,...
View ArticleJ. Ronald Steiger III, 50
J. Ronald Steiger, III, age 50, died unexpectedly at his home on December 22, 2015 in Sherman, CT. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca, and three children: Eleanor (15 yrs), Maxwell (13 yrs), and...
View ArticleNew laws go into effect Jan. 1
With the start of a new year, several new laws go into effect on Jan. 1 that may directly affect you, your business or your community. Here are some of the new laws and links to the language. An Act...
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David Allen Conner, 79, composer, TV musician
David Conner David A. Conner, a music director, composer, arranger, vocal coach, and musician for the children’s television shows “The Electric Company” and “Sesame Street,” died from a rare form of...
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