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Bus smashes through poles in Greenwich
The intersection of Arch Street and Soundview Avenue in Greenwich is closed as of 9 a.m. Saturday and will be closed for an extended time after a bus crash there. The Greenwich Fire Department reported...
View ArticleGoSafe mobile system
The GoSafe Mobile System is Philips Lifeline most advanced Personal Emergency Response system. By pairing a home communicator with a mobile pendant, GoSafe is two systems in one. On the go, subscribers...
View ArticleRidgefield Police ready for 911 texts
The Ridgefield Police Department has upgraded its 911 emergency contact telephone system to accommodate text messages, when that service becomes available in the state. The upgrade to the system was...
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Connecticut coast wakes to blizzard warning
UPDATE: 2 p.m. — Darien Police report conditions are quiet in town and there have been no storm-related traffic accidents. The roadway around the entrance to Pear Tree Point is closed due to flooding...
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Snow totals across the state
Snowy going on Route 7 — Paul Lourd/wiltondigital.com The state Department of Transportation reported the following snow totals as of 1 p.m. As expected, towns in southwestern Connecticut and along...
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The Hideaway marks three years
A time lapse photo of the exterior of The Hideaway. The third anniversary of The Hideaway gastro pub on Grove Street did not go by unnoticed on Saturday, Jan. 9. There were drink specials at the bar,...
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Storm update: Nearly eight inches
Sledders at Veterans Park Saturday afternoon. At 2:30 there were about eight inches of snow in the center of Ridgefield. State, town and private plows dominate the roads. In the center of town, CVS...
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Jazzy — a nearly perfect dog
Jazzy At the ROAR Shelter we like to think all our dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens are nearly perfect, but the reality is many have had a difficult start in life. Once in a while, a nearly perfect...
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From blizzard to winter wonderland
The downtown cleanup began yesterday afternoon and resumed at daybreak. The January blizzard of 2016 dumped upwards of a foot of snow on Ridgefield and near-record amounts to the states south of us....
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Don’t blame the trucks
Talking Transportation is a bi-weekly column written by Jim Cameron. Driving to Hartford the other day (no, you cannot really get there by train), I saw a beautiful sight: hundreds of trucks! Yet,...
View ArticleBurns night concert
Monday, Jan. 25, is Burns Night, and the Ridgefield Library will be celebrating the poetry and song of the Scottish poet Robert Burns with a live concert with the duo Castlebay at 7 p.m. that night....
View ArticleShingles risk
New research indicates that people who suffer from asthma may be at higher risk for developing shingles, a painful skin condition that is caused by the same zoster virus as chickenpox. Researchers...
View ArticleFree tax help for low earners
A free income tax assistance program for low- to moderate-income earners will be held every Thursday at the Ridgefield Library starting at 8:15 a.m., beginning on Thursday, Feb. 11, and continuing...
View ArticleSomething new, something old at Fountain Music Series
When singers Paul Spencer Adkins and Ira Spaulding appear at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31, at the First Congregational Church, it will be a matter of “something new, something old” for the Fountain Music...
View ArticlePhillip E. Bergquist, 91
Phillip E. Bergquist, 91 of Ridgefield, husband of Kathryn (Hill) Bergquist, died on Saturday afternoon, January 23, at Bethel Health Care. The funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced...
View ArticleTheresa F. Collins, 77
Theresa (Deeley) Collins, 77, of Southbury, formerly of Ridgefield, wife of Francis “Frank” J. Collins, died on Friday evening, January 22, at Danbury Hospital. The funeral arrangements are incomplete...
View ArticleEvo Falcinelli, 86
Evo Falcinelli, 86, of Ridgefield, husband of Irene (Salvestrini) Falcinelli, died on Saturday, January 23, at Danbury Hospital. The funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the...
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Gas prices dip below $2 a gallon
Wellington at Pamby’s on Danbury Road is always smiling but had extra reason to do so this week as gas price dropped below $2 a gallon. — Thomas Nash photo Gas prices in Ridgefield hit the sub-$2 mark...
View ArticleTrail study posted by town
With two public hearings planned to gauge public sentiments about allowing bikes on the rail trail, First Selectman Rudy Marconi’s office has put a link to the initial study on creating a multi-use...
View ArticleBook group marks 20th
This month, the library’s longest-running book discussion series, the A.M. Book Group, marks its 20th anniversary. Since its first meeting, on Jan. 10, 1996, the group has read and discussed 220 books....
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