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Spring snow dusts area
Light snow fell over the first night of spring, causing a handful of closings and delays Monday, March 21. The University of Connecticut Sunday canceled all classes before noon. UConn students are...
View ArticleConnecticut gas prices about to break $2 mark
For the fourth consecutive week, Connecticut’s average gas price continued to increase. Today’s price is four cents higher compared to this time last week and is now on the cusp of breaking the $2...
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Liptack’s City Life 1 accepted for exhibit
City Life 1 Ridgefielder Angela Suter Liptack’s City Life 1 has been accepted for exhibition at the Greenwich Art Society’s juried show that runs through Thursday, April 7. Her work, a city scape...
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A story of altruistic kidney donation
Natacha Friedman (in bed) and Corina Nelsen Is it possible that a note posted deep in the woods of a music festival and a torrential rain combined to save the life of a Ridgefielder? Read on. Natacha...
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Southport Engineering marks 20th year of business
Mike Fabrizi, left, Ken Mackenzie, center, and Walt Williams. Southport Engineering Associates PC, an engineering company at 11 Bailey Avenue, is marking two decades in business this month. “We’re 20...
View ArticleWoodcock Nature Center plans spring programs
The Woodcock Nature Center has announced the following April programs. • Adults — Spring Grapevine Wreath Decorating, Friday, April 1, from 7 to 10. • Adults and teens — Nature Journaling on Saturday,...
View ArticleDemocrats choose leadership team
The Ridgefield Democratic Town Committee met on March 10 and elected officers for its new term. Tom Madden was elected chairman. He was previously the committee’s treasurer and succeeds Susan Cocco,...
View ArticleLead levels in town water test ‘far below allowed limits’
With the high lead content in the public water supply in urban areas like Flint, Mich., and the high plastics content in the water in rural areas like North Bennington, Vt., a fair question might be:...
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RHS graduate starts bag making company
Breann Dick Breann Dick, a senior at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts in Richmond, Va., recently started her own company, designing, making, and selling handmade bags and...
View ArticleTown’s bridges compare favorably
Ridgefield’s seven bridges are not obsolete, but 14.29% of them are structurally deficient, according to a study of state bridge data by the Connecticut Mirror. About 28% of the bridges in Connecticut...
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Villalta named club’s 2016 Youth of the Year
Erick Villalta, 2016 Youth of the Year, with last year’s Youth of the Year, Rhys Hall. Boys & Girls Club member Erick Villalta was named the 2016 Youth of the Year, selected from among 14 local...
View ArticleRidgefield man injured in Brussels terrorist bombing
A Ridgefield man was among the injured the morning of March 22 when a terrorist bombing rocked an airport and subway in Brussels, Belgium. The man, an executive, was visiting Brussels on international...
View ArticleWarm winter saves town $400,000
What’s already been called the warmest winter on record has resulted in a surplus of $400,000 in the town’s winter road care budget, according to First Selectman Rudy Marconi. Money, mostly from the...
View ArticleRidgefield physician receives state reprimand for health care fraud
Dr. David Lester Johnston, 47, of Ridgefield, who recently served three months in prison for committing health care fraud, was reprimanded Tuesday by the state Medical Examining Board in connection...
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Students learn value of art
The artist-in-residence program included a performance by Adelka Polak and Justin Perlman. Adelka Polak, a performing artist, dancer and puppeteer, and Justin Perlman, a sculptor and past artist in...
View ArticleEight-man fire shift, raise for Rudy are in selectmen’s budget request
A $34.7-million town budget that includes money for an eight-man minimum fire shift, no new town employees, and a raise for first selectman Rudy Marconi has been approved by the Board of Selectmen and...
View ArticleMark your calendars!
The Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Council has put together a special program just for you. We’ve invited representatives from local media to attend the next Nonprofit Council meeting to be...
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Student program broadens computer skills for seniors
Nile Korobkov with his grandmother, Larisa De Flores. An idea an RHS student had to broaden computer skills for senior citizens started with his grandmother. Nile Korobkov, a 17-year-old honors...
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Zika in Connecticut ‘cause for concern, not panic’
Zika virus is spread to people through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. This mosquito species is not present in Connecticut and related species are not likely to spread the disease in...
View ArticleFrank J. Collins, 80
Frank J. Collins, 80, of Southbury; formerly of Ridgefield, passed away on March 23, 2016. He was the loving husband of the late Theresa (Deeley) Collins. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will...
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