A look inside schools’ 5.72%
Staffing and training to better serve special needs student are the engine driving the proposed 5.72% school spending increase, but a baggage train of contractual obligations make up the bulk of the...
View ArticleManno, Meltzer scholarships available
The Ridgefield Scholarship Group Inc. has two scholarship awards available this year. The Christopher M. Manno Memorial Scholarship for Academic and Athletic Excellence provides a $5,000 benefit. The...
View ArticleTwo-way traffic on Route 35
It’ll be two-way traffic all this week on Route 35 by the Fox Hill condominiums. The Town of Ridgefield reports that it has been notified by Connecticut Department of Transportation that the state...
View ArticleVIDEO: U.S. Rep. Jim Himes talks Clinton, terrorism, national security at...
U.S. Rep Jim Himes, a Democrat serving Connecticut’s Fourth District, visited The Darien Times coffee on Thursday morning at the Sugar Bowl. In addition to Darien, the district includes Bridgeport,...
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Ford and Patkanian look at refugee crisis
One of Gus Ford’s photos from his time in Greece. The Ridgefield Library’s World Views series continues on Thursday, March 31, at 7 p.m., with Faces Behind the Headlines, a program that will take a...
View ArticleWhy wait on economy? Marconi tells Chamber
A thriving Ridgefield, looking optimistically toward the future — although mixed economic signals suggest some problems to work on — was sketched out in First Selectman Rudy Marconi’s State of the...
View ArticleKnock, knock, Tax who is there?
A revaluation of Ridgefield’s $7-billion worth of real estate will begin this spring, starting nearly two years of work that will result in new tax assessments readjusted to more accurately reflect...
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Canine Characters debuts at Art Guild with reception
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Woof The Ridgefield Guild of Artists will have an opening reception for Roy Weinstein’s show, Canine Characters, on Saturday, April 2, 4 to 6. Weinstein, a fine art photographer,...
View ArticleOrchestra gets co-presidents
The board of directors of the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra has announced a change in management. Outgoing President Christopher Bennett has been succeeded by Donna Case and Peter Grierson, who will...
View ArticleStaging workshops
Several one-session home staging and organizing workshops start soon in Ridgefield Continuing Education. How Could I Ever Part with That? meets Monday, April 4, noon to 2. Instructor Randi Hutton,...
View ArticleHistory throwdown
Got history? Of the U.S.? Connecticut? Ridgefield? Here’s your chance to prove it! On Friday evening, April 1, we’ll be hosting the Battle of Ridgefield III—our second history trivia contest, testing...
View ArticleFinance board may be tie-breaker
Taxpayer advocates and school supporters argued their way to a 9-to-9 draw Monday night, at the Board of Finance’s public hearing on a 140 million budget that includes a 5.72% increase in education...
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High winds fell trees, knock out power
Main Street was closed this morning after this large branch fell across the road near Casagmo. High winds last night and through the overnight felled trees and knocked out power throughout town with...
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Gloria T. Jaccarino, 85
Gloria T. Jaccarino. Gloria T. Jaccarino, 85, of Ridgefield, formerly of Redding, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2016 with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Richard W....
View Article‘Piano Bar…n’ at Theater Barn
The Theater Barn will bring the Manhattan club scene to Ridgefield on Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2, with the annual Piano Bar…n. The Piano Bar…n is live music with group and solo singing....
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Bossis appointed executive vice president of retail lending
George Bossis George Bossis was recently appointed executive vice president of retail lending at Fairfield County Bank. Bossis will be responsible for the continuing development and growth of the...
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At your service
The staff of the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association (RVNA) lined up outside the new facility Wednesday morning for its first portrait. President and CEO Theresa Santoro stands in front. The...
View ArticleKeeler Tavern seeks history trivia contestants
Contestants are needed on Friday, April 1, at 7 p.m., to compete against First Selectman Rudy Marconi’s Rebels in Keeler Tavern Museum’s Battle of Ridgefield III, a history competition that will...
View ArticleYoga and Pilates
New sessions of Yoga and Pilates classes start soon in Ridgefield Continuing Education. These classes help participants develop core strength and flexibility; build bone density and strength; improve...
View ArticleDiscover genius of Babbage
If you were captivated by Richard Frisch’s forward-looking seminar on artificial intelligence, come hear his fascinating look-back at a titan of technology, Charles Babbage, on Friday, April 1, at 1....
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