Icy roads = school delay
Yesterday’s melt and rain, mixed with overnight freezing temperatures, have left Ridgefield roads icy in many places. It’s prompted a two-hour delay in the opening of school. Police have reported one...
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Lost art of ice harvesting still lives
Ben Shaw moves blocks of ice toward the pickup on which they are being loaded. Featured in the Ridgefield Historical Society’s exhibit at the Town Hall for the past few months has been a display of...
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 chemicals used to treat roads may have some unpleasant side effects. A tough winter has...
View ArticleMaster gardeners on spring plantings
A Spring Plantings seminar will be held at Founders Hall, 193 Danbury Road, on Friday, Feb. 21 at 1. Cheryl Freeman, who is certified as a master gardener from the UConn Cooperative Extension Center,...
View ArticleMichael Valentine, 71, worked on Robert Kennedy presidential campaign
Michael Valentine died peacefully on February 15 at his home in The Landings, Savannah, Georgia. Michael fought and bowed to cancer with the humor and graciousness that characterized his life. Born in...
View ArticleQi Gong, yoga, more starting up soon
New sessions of Qi Gong, Yoga, Barre Fusion, and Dance classes start soon through Ridgefield Continuing Education. These classes help relieve stress, increase strength and flexibility, improve balance,...
View ArticleSchool board listens at lunch
Board of Education member Scott Mason will host the board’s Lunch Bunch on Monday, Feb. 24, from noon to 1 in the BOE conference room at town hall annex. Lunch Bunch is open to the public and people...
View ArticleFood truck at new spot Friday
The free food truck didn’t make it to Ridgefield last week, because of the weather, and its visit has been rescheduled for this Friday morning, Feb. 21, from 9 to 10, at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church,...
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Visions of the future at schools
Glasses that can turn English into French, apps that allow art students to draw without lifting a pencil and classrooms that use Twitter to teach first graders how to write concisely — those were just...
View ArticleOrchestra receives pair of grants
Thanks to a grant of $7,500 from the Fairfield County Community Foundation, Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra musicians will be presenting concerts this spring at Founders Hall, Meadow Ridge and Ballard...
View ArticleMalloy: Clear snow from roofs
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today reminded Connecticut residents of the importance of clearing snow from their roofs prior to more winter weather hitting the state. “With several weeks of winter still...
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Gift endows cancer research position
A $1.5-million donation from Ridgefield residents Rudy and Sally Ruggles to the Western Connecticut Health Network Biomedical Research Institute creates and endows a cancer research position....
View ArticleCharity league seeks new members
The National Charity League, Nutmeg Chapter, is looking for mothers and seventh grade daughters who may be interested in joining the organization. An information meeting is planned for Tuesday, Feb....
View ArticleThis weekend in Ridgefield
A weekend that promises to be warmer may offer people a chance to get out. And there’s lots going on. Animal Spirit artists will discuss their work in a ‘walk and talk’ at the Guild of Artists’ art...
View ArticleFresh Air committee to host info sessions
Fresh Air Ridgefield area volunteer leaders will host information sessions and share their experiences with the Fresh Air Fund. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m., volunteer leaders and current Fresh Air...
View ArticleLouise M. Parascondola, 94, Ridgefielder
Louise M. Parascondola, 94, of Ridgefield, wife of the late Arthur F. Parascondola, died on Thursday, Feb. 20, at her home. She was mother of Jack Parascondola (Gina Aflalo) and Louis Parascondola...
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Deadline for jammers
Bandjam 2014 founders Cole Butchen, Michael Rosamilia and Tucker Hearon. The last call for middle and high school rock bands to enter BandJam 2014 is Saturday. Feb. 22. Live tryouts for the 16...
View ArticleRepublicans, Democrats elect town committees
With a year of state elections ahead — governor, state representatives, state senator — both the Republican and Democratic parties in Ridgefield elected new town committees at January caucuses....
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Ridgefield Supply plan represents ‘good change’
An architect’s drawing shows part of a redeveloped Ridgefield Supply property’s Prospect Street facade. The old train station is the small structure at far left, in front of the main building. The...
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RHS educators on Now We’re Talking
(AnneMarie Surfaro-Boehme photo) Ridgefield High School educators (from left) Emily Kilbourn, English teacher and student life office coordinator; Kerry Baldwin, library/media specialist; Dr. Stacey...
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