Cops seek help with Flat Rock burglaries
The Ridgefield Police Department is requesting any assistance in an ongoing investigation of two residential burglaries on Flat Rock Drive that happened on Saturday, Nov. 23, and Sunday, Nov. 24,...
View ArticleHow can you cut next year’s taxes?
Taxes may be the last thing you want to think about at the holidays, but the end of the year is a great time to take some smart steps that can help you minimize your future tax outlays. The Connecticut...
View ArticleIn this week’s Ridgefield Press
Here are some of the stories and features in this week’s Ridgefield Press, out today in print and e-editions (note: Because of printing plant problems, some mailed papers may not reach subscribers in...
View ArticlePress e-edition is free this week
Because of problems at our printing plant last night, The Ridgefield Press print edition may not reach all subscribers in today’s mail. Subscribers who don’t receive the paper today will get it Friday....
View ArticleCharter panel will rethink how town works
Is town government working? How might it work better? To review, rethink and revise the town’s basic rules and operating structure, a Charter Revision Commission has been created by the Board of...
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Forman leads group of artists working with disabled in Croatia
Ashley Forman is leading a group of teaching artists to Zagreb, Croatia, to work with students and young adults with physical disabilities. Ms. Forman, who grew up in Ridgefield, is director of...
View ArticleRotary gives $1,316 to Meals on Wheels
The Rotary Club of Ridgefield recently donated $1,316 to Meals on Wheels to cover the cost of dinners for one client who is financially in need. Meals on Wheels Board of Directors members Joyce Ligi...
View ArticlePost-holiday stroll to walk off turkey
The Discovery Center will have a family stroll to help “walk off the turkey” on Friday, Nov. 29 starting at 11 a.m. on the paved trails of the Recreation Center, 195 Danbury Road. The Discovery Center...
View ArticleVeronica “Ronnie” Somma, 103; services on Monday
Veronica “Ronnie” Somma, 103, of Ridgefield, wife of the late Vincent Nagle and the late Thomas Carmine Somma, died on Wednesday, November 27, at Laurel Ridge, Ridgefield. She mother of the late Rita...
View ArticleThis weekend in Ridgefield
Thanksgiving, of course, dominates the long weekend, but there is a handful of special events to be thankful for. The Turkey Trot takes place on Turkey Day. Walk off that turkey with a mild hike Friday...
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Tradition’s family feast
Family, friends, food, feasting! Thanksgiving with its Colonial garb — Pilgrims, farmers and corn-bearing American Indians — is often viewed as the most American of holidays. But its roots grow back...
View ArticleVisiting nurses named a top agency
Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association has been named a top agency of the 2013 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. Now in its eighth year, the...
View ArticleSt. Stephen’s offers carols and cocoa
After the 6 p.m. tree lighting at town hall on Friday, Nov. 29, everyone is invited to the St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church North Hall, 351 Main Street. Members of the parish will serve Bruce’s Famous...
View ArticleWas turkey always the traditional Thanksgiving meal in Ridgefield?
Was turkey always the traditional Thanksgiving meal in Ridgefield? We don’t know about “always,” but it’s been served certainly for more than 200 years. Back around 1800, Samuel G. Goodrich reported in...
View ArticleBusiness Update: Coat collection, financial future, iPad, Santa, more
Fifty Coins Restaurant is planning a coat drive Inspired by the Good Morning America and Burlington Coat Factory Warm Coats-Warm Hearts Drive, Fifty Coins Restaurant will collect gently used coats Nov....
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Tree lighting ceremony is this evening
Jack Hughes puts the finishing touches on lamp post decorations on Main Street last Thursday, Nov. 21. Volunteers from the American Legion help put up 114 garlands with 100 bulbs each on 57 village...
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Research, presentations, critiques: Science students teach each other
Natasha Armbrust, third from left, is shown in Sweden with the Bostrom lab group at Karolinska Institute, where she did research on her project. “We are humbled by these students,” science teacher...
View ArticleCharity League offers presidential award
The National Charity League, Nutmeg Chapter, has become one of the few certifying organizations in Ridgefield to offer the benefit of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award to its members....
View ArticleScouts collect coats, hats, gloves
Members of Ridgefield High School 10th grade Girl Scout Troop 51091 are collecting new and gently used coats, hats, mittens/gloves and scarves for the Dorothy Day House Santa’s Workshop. They hope to...
View ArticleRHS on gas?
A request for a natural gas pipeline that would run down Ridgebury Road from Danbury to the high school’s campus was proposed and accepted as part of the Board of Education’s five-year capital...
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