This weekend in Ridgefield
June will be busting out all weekend in Ridgefield, with more than a dozen ways to celebrate the ‘first month of summer.’ “I Do! I Do!” opens Friday and Saturday at the Ridgefield Theater Barn. Hot...
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Town tries to stop green bag invasions
The town is attempting to limit the buildup of plastic bags full of advertising that end up sitting at the end of people’s driveways. “We’re getting quite a few people quite irate with these plastic...
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MacDonald-Pin celebrates 40 years of dance
Carrie Pin, director of The MacDonald-Pin Dancers (center), is pictured with some of her students. Clockwise from back row: Fiona Cooper, Carly Lindsay, Karena Landler, Tara Krishna, Kate Wagner,...
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State releases Chinese wasp to fight ash borer
The Tetrastichus planipennisi wasp was discovered in China and lays eggs inside the beetle’s larvae. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station reports that small, stingless, parasitoid wasps...
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Wendel awarded Fulbright to Nepal
Annie Wendel, which just graduated summa cum laude with a degree in public and community service studies, has worked in Australia, South Africa, Mexico, and the Solomon Islands. Annie Wendel of...
View ArticleTown could recoup Schlumberger investment
The whole $7 million, returned to taxpayers? Maybe. With a zone change for multifamily on 10 acres in the works, and potential buyers looking at three other areas, First Selectman Rudy Marconi believes...
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Ridgefield Remembers celebrates lives of lost loved ones
Ridgefield Remembers commemorates the lives of lost loved ones and includes a balloon ceremony — the above is from a past Ridgefield Remembers. The fourth annual event will take place Sunday at the...
View ArticleJohn Valluzzo, 75, executive, veteran, museum founder
John V. Valluzzo of Ridgefield, a retired executive and veteran of the Korean Conflict, died Friday, May 24, at Danbury Hospital. He was 75 years old. Born in Danbury, he was a son of the late George...
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The courage to speak
One of the greatest challenges Ridgefield has ever faced is overcoming complacency toward prescription drugs and their potential harm. Many offer opinions on what to do, including increasing...
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St. Andrews confirms six
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church celebrated Pentecost by confirming six of its young adults recently. Those pictured are, back row from left: Donna Case, teacher; Drew Arfine; Simon Lindberg; John...
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Rides for Ridgefield takes calls about transportation troubles
Dr. Margaret Thompson and Lynette Mathias at the Rides for Ridgefield office in town hall. —Macklin Reid photo Ridgefield’s wooded waysides and landscaped lots can function as a lovely leafy prison...
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Local Social Media keeps businesses current on Web
Birgitta Stone of Local Social Media met recently with one of her clients, Mario Galeano of Milillo Farms. —Macklin Reid photo Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn. How does...
View ArticleDid Republicans get a clue from Walker?
Liberal Democrats and their allied special-interest groups freaked out the other day when Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker addressed the Connecticut Republican Party’s annual awards dinner. The rap against...
View ArticleMany college and prep students earn honors
Wooster School honors five Five students from Ridgefield who attend Wooster School in Danbury have been recognized for their performance in national foreign language exams. Kathryn Madaloni ’16,...
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Savvy home sellers compete for customers
A Catoonah Street house currently on the market: Grounds should look neat and tidy, work that should be done before the house is put on the market and photographed for the Web. —Steve Coulter photo...
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Eliza Behymer, Matthew Baker wed at Candlelight Farms Inn
Matthew and Eliza Baker Eliza Behymer, daughter of Meg Rooney and Andy Behymer of Ridgefield, was married to Matthew Baker, son of Dolly and Jeff Baker of Mt. Laurel, N.J. on Sept. 29, 2012. The Rev....
View ArticleHouse fire at Twin Ridge ‘knocked down’ quickly
7:28 — Fire marshal has been called to investigate. 7:27 — Firefighters are now looking for any remaining pockets of fire in the walls of the kitchen and venting smoke from the house. 7:25 —...
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Business Update: Cake camp, pail colors, bike ride
Ridgefielders Anna Kuhn (foreground) and Lila Cumming work with the cake decorating tools and supplies campers will use this summer at Camp Cake Box. Cake Box camp for young bakers This summer,...
View ArticleAt Knolls, lost valve turns on the flow
A valve wasn’t open all the way? Low flow from fire hydrants that had plagued the Ridgefield Knolls area is no longer the worry it was — for years, dating back, at least, to the fire that destroyed a...
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Magic at the tavern for a birthday treat
“I think that the Keeler Tavern instilled a love of history and a love of Ridgefield in me that I carry with me to this day,” said Tom Pesce. Tom Pesce is a teacher and magician who has lived in...
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