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Police release photo of bank robber
Police have released this photo of the suspect involved in Friday afternoon’s bank robbery at First Niagara Bank. The Ridgefield Police Department has released a wanted poster for the individual...
View Article12 Angry Men for law series
The Law Through Film Series will begin Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Prospector Theater’s Pop-up Cinema on Main Street. Sponsored by Rob Creamer, P.C., the series aims to involve the community in relevant...
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James E. Neighbors Jr., 84, active in community and church
James Neighbors James E. Neighbors, Jr., of Redding CT, formerly of Dutchess County NY and Ridgefield CT, died on January 25, 2014. He was born in Poughkeepsie NY on June 16, 1929, the son of the late...
View ArticleBlight law? No
No amount of word-smithing, no extra layers of review boards and appeals procedures, can cure the fundamental flaw with the proposed blight ordinance the selectmen have been working on for months. It’s...
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‘Tech Quest’ tonight explains latest in school technology
Ridgefield Public School teachers Judy Silver, Karen Troost and David Griffth discuss plans for Tech Quest at the Ridgefield High School Library Learning Commons. Want to learn about the latest...
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Study shows state’s teen driving laws cut deaths, injuries
As January marks the 10th anniversary for Connecticut imposing restrictions and stronger safety standards on teen drivers, a recent Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles analysis shows these...
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Paul Baker looks back on a long and lively life
Paul Baker with the ‘Book of Golden Deeds Award’ he recently received for community service. The passing of one year and the arrival of a new one always gives reason to reflect, especially when you’re...
View ArticleAuthor Larry Doyle discusses ‘Wall Street’
Larry Doyle will discuss his recently released book, In Bed with Wall Street: The Conspiracy Crippling our Global Economy, an inside look at the inner workings of the recent financial crisis, its...
View ArticleContinuing Education has four languages
Language classes start soon through Ridgefield Continuing Education. French 1 starts Monday, Feb. 3 (noon to 1:30 p.m.) and Tuesday, April 1 (6:30 to 8 p.m.); French 1, part 3 starts Monday, Feb. 3 (7...
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John “Jack” Fawcett, 77, lawyer, outdoorsman, former mayor
Jack Fawcett John Roger “Jack” Fawcett of Ridgefield, an attorney and outdoorsman, died on Jan. 22. He was 77 years old. Mr. Fawcett was born in Greenwich on April 17, 1936, son of Roger Knowlton...
View ArticleJ. Erik Carlson, 74; services on Feb. 7
J. Erik Carlson of Ridgefield, husband of Patricia Baldwin Hutchings Carlson, died on Monday evening, Jan. 27, at his home. He was 74 years old. A memorial service will take place on Friday, Feb. 7,...
View ArticleWhat you should know about taxes and Social Security benefits
Will your tax bill this year include taxes on your Social Security benefits? About 55 million people receive monthly Social Security payments and some of them pay taxes on up to 85 percent of those...
View ArticleNorwalk Hospital joins Western Conn. Health Network
The recent state-approved merger of Western Connecticut Health Network and Norwalk Health Services Corp. has at least one Ridgefield official pondering what it means for the future of health care in...
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Caitriona Hastings is engaged to Michael Modoono in Ireland
Michael Modoono and Caitriona Hastings Paul and Joanne Hastings of Ridgefield have announced the engagement of their daughter, Caitriona Sarah, to Michael Cody Modoono, son of DJ and Theresa Modoono...
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Car hits house at Main and Gilbert
No one was hurt at around 3:50 this afternoon when a car crashed into the front porch of a multifamily house at the corner of Main and Gilbert Streets — across from old The Elms Inn. Police, fire and...
View ArticleHow to make felted hearts
Needle Felted Hearts for Valentines Day is a new crafts class in Ridgefield Continuing Education. The two-hour class will create needle felted hearts from wool roving using felting needles and foam...
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Common Core: An uncommon education overhaul
Many politicians say they want to make a difference, but in my view there are only two places where one can truly make a difference, in the home or in the classroom. When a home fails a child there is...
View ArticleWinter heating dries houses — and pianos
With this winter’s record-breaking low temperatures often in the single digits both day and night, our furnaces, wood stoves and other heating sources have been running 24/7 in order to maintain...
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: An 87-acre horse farm in Ridgebury is on the market for $55 million. Questions and concerns...
View ArticleGas to RHS complex: 11.6-year payback
Proactive maintenance work — finding potential failures before a problem exists — is the focus of the school district’s proposed 2014-2015 facilities budget, up 1.43% from 2013-2014. But there’s also...
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