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Sea-Blue in auction to benefit league
Rachel Volpone’s ‘Sea-Blue’ will be on display at Sarah’s Wine Bar on Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 7 to 9 p.m. as part of the Ridgefield League of Women Voters annual art raffle fund-raiser. Rachel...
View ArticlePretty in pink
It’s time to channel your feminine side and embrace pink. We have a nice collection of pink glass serving dishes: platters in eight and 10 inch diameters, a cookie/pastry dish and a cake plate. We...
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War brings support and warning, homebuilding brings a bigger list
Paul BrackenStrange things Lawrence HoytCavalry and Chamber Anticipating “a difficult budget season” 25 years ago, school Superintendent Jerry Marcus ordered a freeze on the current year’s...
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Tolls, taxes and transportation
Talking Transportation is a bi-weekly column written by Jim Cameron. I hate to say, “I told you so,” but … just as I’d predicted, Gov. Malloy’s hand-picked Transportation Finance Panel has finally...
View ArticleSidney Gladstone, 85
Sidney Gladstone, 85, of Ridgefield, husband of Marie (Noonan) Gladstone, father of David Gladstone and Claire Gladstone, grandfather of Troy Gladstone, Zane Gelfman and the late Nicholas Gladstone,...
View ArticleIda P. Buck, 93
Ida (Palazzesi) Buck, 93, of Ridgefield, wife of the late James Buck, mother of Peter (Leigh) Abiouness, Frank (Aurea) Buck and Terri (Brian) Lewallen, grandmother of nine, great grandmother of one,...
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Bank names Stryker assistant vice president
Zuleyma Stryker Fairfield County Bank has announced the recent appointment of Zuleyma Stryker to assistant vice president, employee relations and staffing. Stryker was hired in 2015 as a temporary...
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Kutler seeks hats for cancer patients
Madeline Kutler Madeline Kutler, a 16-year-old girl scout from Ridgefield, is collecting hand-made hats to be donated to the women’s chemotherapy infusion suite at Yale Cancer Center. Knitters and...
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Schneider recognized for 30 years at RVNA
Lynn Schneider RVNA physical therapist Lynn Schneider (left) receives a commemorative gift from Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association President and CEO Theresa Santoro, marking Schneider’s 30-year...
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Two-way traffic on Route 35 Monday
The scene on Wednesday morning, Jan. 27, shortly after 9 a.m. The scheduled 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. closure of one lane on Route 35 did not occur today, Monday, Feb. 7, due to the morning snow storm. Workers...
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Durst pleads guilty to gun charge
Robert Durst The New York Times has reported that former Ridgefield resident Robert Durst pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a gun in New Orleans on Feb. 3. Durst, who lived on Ned’s Lane in...
View ArticleEarly dismissal for Ridgefield schools today
The Ridgefield Public Schools will be on “an early dismissal” today, Monday, Feb. 8,” a post on the town’s school website states. Snow is expected to hit Southwestern Connecticut today and many...
View ArticleSnow storm update
In Ridgefield today, the morning snow, which caused early dismissal of Ridgefield Public Schools and postponement of after school activities and the Board of Education meeting tonight, continues but...
View ArticleKaren D. Borrello, 51
Karen (nee DiMuro) Borrello, 51, of Ridgefield, CT, formerly of Tarrytown, NY, wife of Anthony P. Borrello, died on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY....
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Stephen W. Price, Episcopal clergyman
Stephen W. Price The Rev. Canon Stephen W. Price, 73, who grew up in Ridgefield and was an Episcopal clergyman who crusaded for racial equality, social justice, and affordable housing for seniors,...
View ArticleSchool budget presentation postponed to Thursday
The afternoon snowstorm Feb. 8 caused a postponement until Feb. 11 of the Board of Education meeting at which the superintendent’s budget proposal is to be released. The meeting is set for 7:30 p.m....
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Williams on committee of Celebrating Hope 2016
Alesia Williams Alesia Williams of Ridgefield is a planning committee member of Celebrating Hope 2016, the Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut chapter’s major benefit in lower Fairfield County. The...
View ArticleCheesecake tasting
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we have a sweet treat for members. Celebrate the holiday at our Cheesecake Tasting, sponsored by Laurel Ridge Health Care Center, on Friday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. Indulge...
View ArticleThe Tory who saved the tavern
A popular anecdote told at the museum is that of next door neighbor and Timothy Keeler’s Tory uncle, Benjamin Hoyt, requesting (and being denied) thanks for saving the tavern during the Battle of...
View ArticleAccess for disabled: Time for a real look?
The American with Disabilities Act was enacted 25 years ago, and it’s time Ridgefield made a serious effort to meet its obligations under the federal law, First Selectman Rudy Marconi told the...
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