Moki Kokoris, polar explorer
Moki Kokoris raising the Ukrainian flag on the North Pole. Many people have a claim to fame, but few have one quite like that of Moki Kokoris, a Ridgefielder since 1993. Kokoris was the first...
View ArticleNew online ‘dashboard’ created for transportation initiatives
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) today announced the launch of a new interactive online tool, or “dashboard,” to track the progress of the state’s new Transportation Ramp-Up...
View ArticleSorensen aerobic dancing
A program designed by the inventor of aerobic dancing, Jacki Sorensen, has been taught in Ridgefield for more than 25 years by Linda Massie and is appropriate for all ages and abilities and can...
View ArticleOliver Samuel Edson, 16, artist, metalworker, inventor
Oliver Samuel Edson Oliver Samuel Edson, 16, of Ridgefield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 after a heroic two-year battle against Osteosarcoma. He was surrounded by his loving family...
View ArticleTraffic tie-up on Main Street near Casagmo
Traffic tie-ups are to be expected on Main Street near the Casagmo apartments as police on overtime direct the two lanes of traffic into alternating one-way traffic for a road work project. The work...
View ArticleZoners ask Chabad to plant for privacy
Rabbi Sholom Deitsch has been asked to hire a landscape architect to show how plantings can be used to block the view of his proposed religious education and assembly center off West Lane in a...
View ArticleSchool cut? Officials talk very carefully
A cut to the 5.72% school increase proposal seems sensible to some town officials — but nobody’s eager to be seen holding the knife. People talked around the edges of it when First Selectman Rudy...
View ArticleRelay for Life is set for June 11
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Ridgefield will take place on Saturday, June 11, from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. Sunday, June 12, at The Boys & Girls Club. Local volunteers and participants...
View ArticleVoter registration session set
With Connecticut’s presidential preference primary scheduled for Tuesday, April, 26, the town’s registrars of voters have announced a voter registration session for Tuesday, April 12, from noon to 4:30...
View ArticleConnecticut Sports Talk, April 6
Dave Stewart — FCIAC “guru” and sports editor of the New Canaan Advertiser — joins HAN Network sports director Rob Adams for this edition of Nutmeg Sports. Rob and Dave catch up on girls lacrosse, as...
View ArticleSummer Learning
Summer Learning & Enrichment Activities and Resources for Children from preschool through first grade is the topic of a new class in Ridgefield Continuing Education. Linda Keefer shares ideas on...
View ArticleStroms and Goff star in The Sorcerer
Tammy Strom and Tyler Goff Ridgefield residents Rob Strom, his daughter Tammy Strom, and Tyler Goff will all take the stage when Troupers Light Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Sorcerer on...
View ArticleFree program
Keith Lightning, left, yoga Instructor; Basil Jones, owner of Basil Yoga, and Khristee Rich, chakradance facilitator present a free program at Basil Yoga, 31 Bailey Avenue, on Saturday, April 23,...
View ArticleFinance board approves $139 million budget, 2.66% tax increase
With some spending cuts and a dip into the town’s surplus fund balance, Ridgefield’s Board of Finance got next year’s proposed tax increase down to 2.66%. Making a $625,000 cut to the Board of...
View ArticleSports and music
Tennis/All Sports Camp is for children ages 3 to 12. Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Justine Butler Tennis Courts behind Yanity Gym. It includes tennis, golf, capture the flag, kickball, arts,...
View ArticleDriving costs hit six-year low, finds AAA
Due to falling gas prices, the annual cost to own and operate a vehicle in the United States has fallen to a six-year low of $8,558, according to AAA’s 2016 Your Driving Costs study. This year, a...
View ArticleAnn Christine (Wachsmuth) Burke, 81
Ann Christine (Wachsmuth) Burke Ann Christine (Wachsmuth) Burke passed away on the evening of April 2 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She resided in Ridgefield for over 40 years. She was 81 years...
View ArticlePoetry month with Ira Joe Fisher
Ira Joe Fisher The Ridgefield Library kicks off National Poetry Month in April with Ridgefield poet Ira Joe Fisher, who will present a program called It Could Be Verse! on Sunday, April 10, at 2 p.m....
View ArticleHAN Network catches up with Tigers
The HAN Network just completed its spring sports tour, visiting all 17 schools in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC). “As the official broadcaster of the FCIAC, the HAN...
View ArticleDabela family and NAACP are suing Redding Police Chief, seven officers
Gugsa Dabela. The family of an attorney found dead of a gunshot wound after an auto accident has filed a lawsuit against the Town of Redding, Police Chief Douglas Fuchs, seven Redding police officers,...
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