Exciting upcoming events
Happy New Year! We are very excited as we enter 2016 and have hit the ground running with a full calendar of upcoming events! On Jan. 28, our Rise and Shine Networking Group welcomes Ira Joe Fisher to...
View ArticleWoodcock Nature Center has February programs
Woodcock Nature Center has February winter programs for both children and adults. Children may explore the winter landscape during Woodcock’s Winter Break Enrichment program. During the days children...
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James R. LaChance, 53
James R. LaChance James R. LaChance, age 53, of Wallingford, passed away suddenly on January 21, 2016. Jim was the devoted and beloved husband of 29 years of Lisa (Todd) LaChance, and loving son of...
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Fire Captain Joins RVNA Staff
David McDevitt The Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association (RVNA) has announced that David McDevitt, RN, has joined the RVNA staff as a per diem home health care nurse. Mr. McDevitt is a fire captain...
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February is ‘Restaurant Month’ in Georgetown
Frank Lombardi, owner of Lombardi’s Trattoria, and Bonnie Troy, a manager and consultant at the restaurant, behind their newly renovated bar in Georgetown. Troy thought up the idea of a restaurant...
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Trafficmageddon begins Tuesday
This was the scene on Route 35 in the fall during tree clearing for the bridge project. One-way traffic resumes this week during the non-commuter hours of 9 and 3. — Thomas Nash photo One-way traffic...
View ArticleThe Battle of Ridgefield
This past week we welcomed some 180 seventh graders from Scotts Ridge Middle School to our campus. They came to search for answers to “Who was victorious in the Battle of Ridgefield — the British or...
View ArticleLadies Night Out
Have you purchased your tickets for Ladies Night Out yet? It’s going to be fun. Medicinal Skin will be doing eyebrow maintenance and Jennifer Kinford will offer mini makeovers. Shop at a variety of...
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Da’Misi Adetona ABC student
Da’Misi Adetona Can you imagine being the only black student in every one of your classes, even being the only black student in your class at Ridgefield High School? This is something that Da’Misi...
View ArticleCatherine Marie Ghee
Catherine Marie Ghee of Ridgefield died on Sunday, Jan. 24. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Ghee, and is survived by her five children, Christine, Thomas, Alex, Cathy Anne, Erin and seven...
View ArticleWATCH: Bald eagle spotted in Redding near Ridgefield border
A bald eagle was seen today on Simpaug Turnpike near Redding’s border with Ridgefield. Bald eagles have been known to nest in the area around the Saugatuck and Aspetuck Reservoirs in Redding, Easton...
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Marianne Sheehy, artist, teacher
Marianne M. (Lamby) Sheehy Marianne M. (Lamby) Sheehy, 90, of Loomis Village, South Hadley MA, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2016 with the love of her family surrounding her. She was born...
View ArticleRidgefield Crossings to host concert series
Ridgefield Crossings, 640 Danbury Road, plans a winter concert series on Tuesdays in February and March at 6:30 p.m. There is no charge and Ridgefield Crossings will provide complimentary refreshments....
View ArticleTrain hits car on Danbury Branch line, no injuries reported
This afternoon, a northbound train coming from Grand Central Station hit an “unauthorized” car stopped on the tracks of Metro-North’s Danbury Branch, an MTA spokesperson said. Around 2:35 on Jan. 25,...
View ArticleClass will cover Civil War here
Ridgefield Fights the Civil War, a new class in Ridgefield Continuing Education, tells the story of Ridgefield soldiers and their loved ones on the home front, and how they experienced the heroism,...
View ArticleA history of Connecticut beer
Author Will Siss will be at the Ridgefield Library on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. to talk about the history of Connecticut beer. Siss has written about craft beer in Connecticut since 2005 as a...
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Gladys M. Adams, 83
Gladys M. Adams Gladys M. Adams, (nee Zura), 83 years, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2016. Wife of the late Richard H. Adams, devoted and loving mother of Richard (Linda) Adams, and Deborah...
View ArticleEight more firefighters
More firefighters on duty will improve ambulance service and fire coverage but cost money. It’s a value decision the selectmen are being asked to make. Fire Chief Kevin Tappe has proposed an increase...
View ArticleOpportunity knocks
Opportunity knocks, and you need to be ready to buy! We are in the throes of winter (mild as it is), and the items featured this week are more suited to spring and summer. But we can’t store...
View ArticleMetro-North Danbury Branch delayed
Metro-North Railroad reported in a Tweet before 1 p.m. that Danbury Branch service is currently experiencing a Southbound delay of 25 to 30 minutes, due to a disabled train in the vicinity of Bethel....
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