Public schools have early dismissal today
Ridgefield Public Schools will have early dismissal today due to the expected bad weather. The high school was scheduled to be dismissed at 11:30, the middle schools at 11:05, Branchville, Ridgebury...
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RVNA opens new headquarters
Lili Schroppe, left, marketing and public relations manager at the RVNA, and Ros Harris, administrative manager, stand at the new entrance of the RVNA at 27 Governor Street, which is now open for...
View ArticleFree SCORE webinar on successful small businesses
SCORE Fairfield County will present a free SCORE live webinar powered by Readytalk, “What do Most Successful Small Businesses Have in Common? on Tuesday, March 8, from noon-1:30 p.m. EST. The most...
View ArticleCES presents free professional educator recruitment fair
Trumbull-based Cooperative Educational Services (C.E.S.) is welcoming educators from throughout New England and the New York metropolitan area to the Fairfield County Professional Educator Recruitment...
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Odeen’s Barbeque wins golf concession
Odeen’s Memphis Pit Barbeque was the winning bidder to operate the food concession at the town golf course. Marshall Odeen and partner John Lloyd won the concession on a 3-to-1 vote of the Board of...
View ArticleThe ‘war begins’ at town hall exhibit
The Ridgefield Historical Society has installed the first of a series of exhibits devoted to the 100th anniversary of the “War to End All Wars.” Entitled So the War Begins, the installation uses...
View ArticleMercorella named to Pacesetter’s Club
Morgan Stanley has announced that Robert Mercorella of Ridgefield, a financial adviser in its wealth management office in Westport, has been named to the firm’s Pacesetter’s Club, a global recognition...
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The Great Divorce is topic of discussion
The Rev. John Morrison St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church is presenting a discussion of C.S. Lewis’s novella The Great Divorce on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 3:30. The Rev. John Morrison, a C.S. Lewis scholar and...
View ArticleLibrary asks for $45,000-plus increase
The Ridgefield Library is asking the town for $1.882 million for fiscal year 2016-17, up 2.5% from the current fiscal year’s $1.837 million. The library is asking for $45,045 more, $44,369 of which...
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Workshops for teens and parents to follow March 6 Bruni address
Front row: Tim Salem (principal, SRMS), Noelle Aronson (RPS PTA), and Kelly Siegrist (SRMS). Back row: Scott Roberts (RHS Guidance Department), Marty Fiedler (principal, ERMS), Judy Silver (RHS...
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Blaney is Mr. January
Blaney Roger and Sandy Grannis of Ridgefield entered their dog into a pet calendar contest to raise money for the Connecticut Humane Society. Blaney, a Siberian Husky, was selected as Mr. January....
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Give Where You Live on Fairfield County Giving Day
To the Editor: March 10th marks Fairfield County’s biggest charitable event of the year, Fairfield County Community Foundation’s annual online Giving Day. This year’s goal is to raise more than $1...
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Girl Scouts of CT host A Little Schmooze with Faith
Girl Scouts of Connecticut will host a fundraising event, “A Little Schmooze with Faith” on Wednesday, April 13, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the New Haven Lawn Club, 193 Whitney Avenue, New Haven. Emmy...
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Four generations of library card holders
Carroll Brewster, his daughter Dina with her son Crispin and his new library card. Carroll Brewster is the second generation of his family to have a Ridgefield Library card. Dina Brewster is the third...
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How Ellie changed Mary-Jo Duffy
Mary-Jo Duffy with Rooney, a Border Collie mix, and, on her lap, her French Bulldog, Dixie.—Ben Shaw photo When a badly abused pit bull named Ellie came into Mary-Jo Duffy’s life, everything changed....
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Power outages, schools closed
This branch that blocked part of Silver Spring Road was one of the more minor problems this morning following high winds and rains overnight. Last night’s severe thunderstorms have caused widespread...
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RHS presents Cabaret in March
Practicing with the Ridgefield High School orchestra for the upcoming production of Cabaret are violinists Danielle Schwartz, Emily Kerr and Alice Townsend (left to right), and cellist Nicholas Carey....
View ArticleAAA: 87% of drivers engage in unsafe behavior behind the wheel
In the wake of a projected 9% increase in 2015 traffic fatalities, a new AAA study has found an estimated 87% of drivers have engaged in at least one risky behavior while behind the wheel within the...
View ArticleMany still without power
A wind storm with gusts of 43 miles per hour tore through town overnight on Feb. 25, leaving a mess of branches in the roads and nine roads blocked and nearly 900 Ridgefield power customers still out...
View ArticleThe Rosses, two artists
The Press recently mentioned a noted artist named Ross who built the Ward Acres house. I thought he lived in Ridgebury, not in the south part of town. Ridgefield has had two notable artists named Ross...
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