Fire displaces Twin Ridge family
Unattended cooking led to a fire Monday evening that has displaced a Twin Ridge family. Around 7 p.m., a 13-year-old girl called the fire department, reporting a blaze in the kitchen at 16 Beechwood...
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Rodney Anderson, 84, Ridgefield native, former fire chief, loved trucks
Rodney Anderson Rodney Alton Anderson of Rochester, Vermont passed on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013. He was born in Ridgefield, CT on July 11th, 1928. A son of the late Lyman and Ruth Anderson, he remained...
View ArticleNo infraction found in school bus video
No ticket was issued Monday after a police investigation into a report of a car passing a school bus on Sugar Loaf Mountain Road. Anthony Provenzale submitted a video, showing a car passing a bus as it...
View ArticleConnecticut becomes first state with GMO law, but…
Mysteries might be appealing to those seeking entertainment, but for those who want to know what’s in their food, uncertainties are a hindrance that should be avoided. With that in mind, the...
View ArticleAlternatives to toxic household cleaners
Dear EarthTalk: I’m concerned about toxic ingredients in my cleaning supplies, especially now that I have young children. Where can I find safer alternatives? —Betsy E. It is true that many household...
View ArticleSchool calendar changed for security reasons
School will be out for summer in a month, but that didn’t stop the Board of Education from looking ahead last week, approving calendars for the 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years. Several...
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The Hickories Farm is setting for Metcalf-Jawlik wedding
Matthew Jawlik and Cristina Metcalf Cristina Metcalf, daughter of Robert and Marty Metcalf of San Diego, Calif., was married to Matthew Jawlik, son of Andy and Jane Jawlik of Ridgefield, on Saturday,...
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Bernard Crowe, 91, chemist, patent attorney, Air Corps captain
Bernard Crowe Bernard Francis Crowe of Ridgefield, CT died at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Mr. Crowe was born on November 2, 1921 in New York City, son of Bernard and...
View ArticleBudget passes after super slashes
Following a second referendum in which voters rejected the proposed school budget as too high, the anti-spending group that orchestrated a month-long campaign announced that it was satisfied with the...
View ArticleSchool board may have $173,000 surplus
The Board of Education approved an April financial report Tuesday, May 28, that projects the school district will have a $172,697 surplus at the end of the fiscal year, an increase of nearly $100,000...
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. Plans to turn the Ridgefield Tennis Club into parking for new cars will face a public...
View ArticleRidgefielder pleads guilty in Fairfield embezzlement
Elizabeth Jo Gutierrez, 47, of Ridgefield, pleaded guilty June 4 before United States Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford to embezzling $30,000 from the Fairfield Housing Authority....
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Library honors seven, discusses changes
Library Board Chair Peter Coffin congratulates Patricia Tenney (left) and Barbara Dobbin (right) for winning the Paccadolmi Award for leadership for their work to get the library established in...
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Watch out for snapping turtle crossings!
Aaron Crook of Ridgefield photographed this large snapping turtle in the intersection of Knollwood and Old Barlow Mountain Roads on May 29. Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental...
View ArticleThis weekend in Ridgefield
A wide-ranging weekend offers remembrances of the Civil War and the Holocaust, as well as comedy, music, art, and even some beer and wine. Some may be “weather permitting”; if so, check with sponsors....
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Hearing Tuesday on tennis club to parking lot
BMW of Ridgefield’s new showroom building along Route 7 has been open about a year, and the dealership wants to buy the Ridgefield Tennis Club and use the area of its courts and bubble, behind and...
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Find a fawn or baby bird? ‘If you care, leave it there’
This fawn was found in a cemetery and did not move until the photographer was within two feet of it. The fawn then jumped up and ran off into nearby woods. Last week, a Redding family found a fawn on...
View ArticleCivil War fair Saturday is ON
Organizers said Friday afternoon that the Civil War fair will go on as scheduled Saturday afternoon in Ballard Park. “The weather forecast seems to be improving steadily, so we have made the big...
View ArticleFans of democracy
As we approach the truly spectacular national remembrance of our fight for independence, appreciation for the sheer audacity of democracy and the vision of our founders runs high. They took enormous...
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Kids will lead walk to cure Alzheimer’s
Gilda Meier and some of her sixth grade English students from East Ridge Middle School, who will be responsible for running the Kids Walk for Alzheimer’s on Father’s Day, June 16, at the Recreation...
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