Psychic medium coming to Playhouse
Psychic medium Kim Russo is host of the Lifetime TV series The Haunting Of, which presents the stories of celebrities who have agreed to tell first-hand details of when and how the paranormal changed...
View ArticleWant a house like Downton Abbey?
Downton Abbey and English Country Style is the topic of a new interior décor class in Ridgefield Continuing Education. Students will view 20 to 25 of Britain’s most beautiful and historical English...
View ArticlePauline Paris Bianco, 83, lifelong Ridgefielder, mother of 11
Pauline J. (Paris) (Potter) Bianco, 83, of Ridgefield, wife of the late Richard Potter and the late Luigi Bianco, died surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at her home. Mrs....
View ArticleExplaining global warming to kids
Dear EarthTalk: Do you have any tips for explaining global warming and other complex environmental problems to my kids? —Peter Buckley Kids today may be more eco-savvy than we were at their age, but...
View ArticleHospital offers free — and new — screenings for lung cancer
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has just released a new recommendation for CT (computed tomography) screening for lung cancer. The guidelines now extend to those people with a smoking history...
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Board chair looks at issues facing schools
Two of the recent hot-button issues in education — the implementation of six new school security items and the closing one of the town’s six elementary schools — won’t hog the headlines in 2013....
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RHS music students to perform in festival
Ridgefield High School students selected for the CMEA Western Region Music Festival are (back row): Adam Rayfield, Jacob Litt, Michael Shofi, Julianne Papadopolous; (front row): Patrick Francis,...
View ArticleCold causes school delay today
Temperatures that again dipped to 1 degree overnight have led to a two-hour school delay today. The cold has apparently caused problems with getting all the school buses running, according to an...
View ArticleDrink Pink aids cancer patients
The Ridgefield Playhouse plans “a fun night out with the girls” Wednesday, Jan. 15, with all-natural pink drinks, a professional photographer with wind fan, make-up applications, a guest speaker and...
View ArticleLa Blast, Zumba in January classes
La Blast!, Zumba, Line Dance and 60 Minute Calorie Burner classes start soon through Ridgefield Continuing Education. LaBlast! with Elin Waterston (starts Monday, Jan. 27; 6 to 7 p.m.; eight sessions)...
View ArticleBig Pharma, what have you done for me lately?
A drug has been developed that is a true miracle of modern pharmacology. I say this because it can reduce deaths for patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) as much as a $10,000 defibrillator. It...
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-edition: The Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association plans to build a new headquarters on the site of...
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Coyle resigns from seat won in fall
Due to complications with back surgery, James Coyle has resigned from the Planning and Zoning Commission and Inland Wetlands Board before being able to attend a meeting. He had been elected in...
View ArticleJason Smith and Sarah Long to wed in June in Michigan
Anthony and Nancy Smith of Brookfield have announced the engagement of their son, Jason Tyler Smith, to Sarah Marie Long, daughter of Robert and Jeanne Long of Mt. Pleasant, Mich. The future bridegroom...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act is talk topic tonight
The Affordable Health Care Act and Access Health CT, Connecticut’s new insurance marketplace, will be the topic of a presentation by the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut tonight,...
View ArticleAlzheimer’s group meeting tonight
The local Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group will meet tonight, Thursday, Jan. 9 at 6:30 in South Hall of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Main Street. “Come and be with people who understand,” said...
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Catholic school gets first approval
An architect’s rendering of the new school. An application for construction of a new Catholic school building off Route 116 hasn’t been fully approved yet, but progress has been made and a final...
View ArticleThis weekend in Ridgefield
As we move into the new year, the weekend action in Ridgefield is picking up. Phil Vassar will sing country Friday at the Playhouse. Affordable Care Act will be the topic of a seminar at the library...
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RVNA would buy site for new quarters
The Donnelly Professional Building at 27 Governor Street, which the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association has agreed to buy, retains the mansard roofline that distinguished its French Empire style in...
View ArticleRoads slippery, school delayed
5:40 a.m. — One-car crash on Farmingville Road near New Road. Friday, 5 a.m. — Overnight snow showers have led to slick roads and a two-hour delay in the opening of school. Police report roads in town...
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