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A surprise for Dottie Franks
Among those at the party were, from left, Carol Gibson, Ken Caserta, Dottie Franks, Donna Caserta, Aimee Pinckney, Abby Pinckney, Laurene Hearn, Keegan Pinckney, and Ken Gibson. —Carol Gibson photo A...
View ArticleAuthor Larry Doyle on Wall Street book
Larry Doyle will discuss his recently released book, In Bed with Wall Street: The Conspiracy Crippling our Global Economy, a guide to and inside look at the inner workings of the recent financial...
View ArticlePaul A. Camarda Sr., 92, business executive, Ridgefielder’s father
Paul A. Camarda Sr. died peacefully at Putnam Hospital in Carmel NY on Sunday January 26, 2014 surrounded by family. He was a handsome 92 years old. A resident of Heritage Hills in Somers, NY and...
View ArticleHooked on llamas for children’s day
Saturday, Feb. 1 is Take Your Child to the Library Day. The Ridgefield Library will join the nationwide celebration with a live llama program called Hooked on Llamas, presented by the Country Quilt...
View ArticleKids can help birds with feeder, shelter
The Discovery Center at Ridgefield is hosting a Feathered Friends Workshop for all ages on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. in the Barn Classroom of The Hickories Farm, 136 Lounsbury Road. Participants can...
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J. Erik Carlson, 74, engineer, active at St. Stephen’s Church
J. Erik Carlson J. Erik Carlson, 74, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, passed away at his home on Monday, January 27, 2014. He was born in Mt. Vernon, NY on January 10, 1940, the son of the late Erik J and...
View ArticleFriday lineup on Hersam Acorn Radio.
At noon, Behind The News with John Kovach and Josh Fisher will feature the stories behind the closing of Lewisboro Elementary School and the abrupt departure of the Superintendent of Schools there....
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Free sundaes except on Sunday
Aldo “Squash” Travaglini, manning the soda fountain at Bissell’s in the 1950s. He later bought the news store across the street, and ran “Squash’s” for many years. It, too, once had a soda fountain,...
View ArticleThis weekend in Ridgefield
Stages will be busy this weekend, especially with comedy — it’s mid-winter and we need a good laugh. One-act comedies, staged by students, are opening at Ridgefield High School Friday and Saturday....
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With more deals near, selectmen discuss Schlumberger
The Schlumberger Theater, shown when the oil research company was using it, may be preserved. Citizens’ concerns and the selectmen’s still-forming plans for selling off more of the Schlumberger...
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High school artists honored in Hartford
The award-winning artists are, from left, front row: Sandra Carpenter and Biana Bova; second row: Evgenia Owczarzak, Sara Jackson and Natalie Gaisser; top row: Adam Spiegelman and Seamus Edson. Seven...
View ArticleA Meet and Greet with Senator Boucher
Ridgefield Friends of Boucher for Connecticut are sponsoring a Meet and Greet reception in support of State Senator Toni Boucher’s Gubernatorial Exploratory Committee, Saturday, Feb. 1, from 4 to 6...
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Car into pole crash closes Danbury Road Friday
The driver of the truck that crashed into a pole, causing Danbury Road to be shut down Friday, is reportedly OK. A portion of the pole lay across the hood of his truck after the crash. The remainder...
View ArticleDance conservatory accepting new students
Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance is accepting new students for the spring 2014 season. Dance classes are offered for children, ages two to adult in the conservatory’s new home at 440 Main Street. The...
View ArticleFile income tax return early to avoid losing your refund to identity thieves
Better Business Bureau advises consumers to file their 2013 income tax returns as soon as possible, to avoid losing a refund to an identity thief. With all of the personal information contained in tax...
View ArticleAmbulance rates are increasing 4%
Ambulance fees — which the town charges, but insists it doesn’t badger people to collect — are going up 4%. In approving increases that range from 3.9% to 4.1% for various services, the Board of...
View ArticlePrincipals propose ‘elementary supervisor’
The Board of Education was expecting to hear a proposal for elementary assistant principals Monday night. Instead they were left to mull over a proposal for the newly designed role of “elementary...
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Keystone Club’s Hall on national council
Rhys Hall Rhys Hall, a member of the Boys & Girls Club’s Keystone Club, has been appointed to the 2014 Boys & Girls Club of America National Teen Advisory Council. Each year, the national club...
View ArticleLoire Valley is focus on three classes
Three Cities of the Loire Valley: Amboise, Blois and Orleans is a new class available in Ridgefield Continuing Education. Nancy Maxwell will explore, via slide presentation and lecture, the rich...
View ArticleThe old post road in Ridgefield
When Route 35 goes into New York state, it becomes the “Old Post Road.” Was it a “post road” in Ridgefield, too? A post road was an old mail route, so called because it had “post houses” or post...
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