Town’s tax base tops $4.7 billion
Ridgefield’s tax base is growing — but not quickly. The grand list of taxable properties grew by more than $28 million last year and now exceeds $4.7 billion. “A little over half a percent,” First...
View ArticleFun, friendship and food
We are busy, busy, busy at Lounsbury House. Ladies Night was fun and fabulous! If you missed it, you have another chance tonight. Fun, Friendship and Food is tonight from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Meet new...
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Eight-man minimum staffing backed by Fire Commission
Fire Chief Kevin Tappe got past his first hurdle, the Fire Commission, in moving the department to eight-man minimum shift staffing. A proposal to improve ambulance and fire truck response times — and...
View ArticleThe black history of Phillis Dubois
In Anna Marie Resseguie’s journals, one name appears more frequently than any other: Phillis Dubois, the free black woman who was Anna Marie’s older “sister,” companion, and colleague in operating...
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The kiln of Limekiln
I’ve always wondered about Limekiln Road. What was the limekiln and where was it located? Running between Farmingville and Haviland roads, Limekiln Road probably dates to the 18th Century, perhaps to...
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Vigil Sunday for Fairfield family
A community struggling to understand tragedy that shattered a Fairfield family will come together Sunday, Feb. 21, for a vigil on the Fairfield Town Green. The 6 p.m. event, sponsored by the Center for...
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Evan Gottfried concert
Evan Gottfried Evan Gottfried will perform a concert called Music for Little Ones for families with children ages 4 and under at the Ridgefield Library. The performance on Saturday, Feb. 20, from...
View ArticleSchool budget doubles amount on teacher training
The amount of money the school district is budgeting to spend on staff developers to train teachers will nearly double or more than double in some instances in the 2016-17 school budget proposal. The...
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Oil spilling into the Norwalk River
Ridgefield firefighters at 58 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield, mitigating oil spilling into the Norwalk River Feb. 19. — Hayden Turek photo Oil is spilling into the Norwalk River as of 1 p.m., Feb....
View ArticleCelebrate Red Cross Month by giving blood in March
During Red Cross Month in March, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to join in its lifesaving mission by giving blood. Since 1943, every U.S. president has designated March as Red Cross...
View ArticleAquarion advises customers to confirm scheduled appointments prior to...
Aquarion advises residents and business owners to refuse entrance into their home or business until they confirm their appointment with Aquarion’s Customer Service Department and see company-issued...
View ArticleJoan Scordamaglia, resident’s sister
Joan Ellen Scordamaglia of Norwalk, the sister of a Ridgefielder, died Monday, Feb. 15, at her home. She was 57. Scordamaglia was born in Bellport, N.Y. on Nov. 13, 1958, and was a graduate of Bellport...
View ArticleFrontier Communications down
Reports are coming in that Frontier Communications, which provides cable service in Ridgefield, is down. A post on the town Facebook page reported that his internet was down and that a Frontier rep...
View ArticleAquarion Water Company advises customers to not allow home entry
Aquarion advises residents and business owners to refuse entrance into their home or business unless they have a scheduled appointment and see company-issued photo identification. Indoor utility work...
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Oil spill shouldn’t slow commute
Ridgefield firefighters worked to contain and absorb oil leaking into the Norwalk River from an underground pipe Feb. 19. — Hayden Turek photo Clean up of oil founding polluting the Norwalk River in...
View ArticleParking times and faces, they are a-changin’
It’s gotten a little crazy with the parking. The 16 parking spaces in front of the Addessi Block — from Deborah Ann’s Chocolates to Neumann Real Estate — have gone from all one-hour parking, to half...
View ArticleImportance of Lifeline
I have to tell you about an incident I had. I fell at home but I didn’t hurt myself. However, fortunately I have Lifeline. They called immediately asking if I was alright and I told them I was. They...
View ArticleHere comes the bride
Did you know the Thrift Shop has bridal gowns and tuxedos? They are stored in the attic and available to whomever wishes to see them by simply asking. However, this week we’re displaying the gowns and...
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Fairfield vigil canceled
A vigil scheduled for Sunday evening in Fairfield has been canceled. The vigil was to be held for victims of domestic violence in the wake of a Feb. 16 incident in Fairfield that ended with a father...
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A warm February day
Crocuses (or is the plural croci? either, we think) om Olmstead Lane mid-day Saturday, Feb. 20. Crocus, a genus of flowering plants in the iris family comprising 90 species of perennials, often come...
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