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Ridgefield police to promote two officers at Lounsbury House April 24
Ridgefield police Officer Sean Murray will be promoted to sergeant next week. He posed for a picture with Scotland Elementary School fifth grader Rilynn Mahoney last year. The Ridgefield Police...
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After 20 years, Ben Oko leaves the Conservation Commission
Retiring Conservation Commission member Ben Oko, with his birder binoculars. will be leading an April 27 bird walk at the Woodcock Nature Center. — Helen Dimos / Contributed The winged wonders of the...
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Jasminski helps curb summer learning loss, earns Gold Award
Elizabeth Jasminski Ridgefield High School student Elizabeth Jasminski has created a website to curb summer learning loss. The website, Math and Science Summer Learning, has helped Jasminski earn a...
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21st Century Broadway: Ridgefield Chorale spring show set for April 27
Ridgefield Chorale presents 21st Century Broadway, featuring the music of Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Wicked and other 21st century musicals. The concert will be Saturday, April 27, at 7 p.m. at...
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45th annual RVNA Health and Wellness Fair set for May 4
The RVNA Health and Wellness Fair is scheduled Saturday, May 4, from 10 to 2 at East Ridge Middle School. The free event is open to the public, and no appointments are necessary. Ample parking is...
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Dueling Duos: Battle of the Chefs returns June 2
This year’s Battle of the Chefs will feature three dueling duos: Jehan de Noüe and Sarah Bouïssou vs. Sal Bagliavio and Frank Bonnaudet vs. Bernard Bouïssou vs. Art Michaelsen. Battle of the Chefs...
View ArticleZoning board briefs: High Ridge subdivision wins approval
The following are a list of brief stories that came out of the Planning and Zoning Commission’s April 9 meeting: Pond dredging wins approval The Inland Wetlands Board approved an application for pond...
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Realtors donate raffle proceeds to Ridgefield Social Services
Ridgefield Academy hosted the Ridgefield Board of Realtors’ annual spring meeting in March. Toni Riordan, president of the Ridgefield Board of Realtors (RBOR), welcomed keynote speaker Cindy Butts,...
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Founders Hall to honor community volunteer Brenda Berta
Brenda Berta Ridgefielder and dedicated community volunteer Brenda Berta will be recognized Thursday, April 25, at Founders Hall. The nonprofit will present her with its Community Volunteer Award for...
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Parking and pickleball: Kearns and Shofi reappointed to Parks and Recreation
David Shofi, left, and Phil Kearns interviewed with the selectmen and were reappointed to seats on the Parks and Recreation Commission. Parking and pickleball dominated conversation when two members of...
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Charged up about electric cars: Ridgefield drivers discuss EV ownership
Social Services Director Tony Philips charges his 2015 Chevy Volt behind Ridgefield Town Hall. Ridgefield currently has around 77 plug-in hybrid and battery-powered electric cars registered in town,...
View ArticleGiving Thanks: Ridgefield Thrift Shop supports Daily Bread Food Pantry
To the Editor: Daily Bread Food Pantry in Danbury is thrilled and honored to be included among the Ridgefield Thrift Shop’s many 2019 grant recipients. RTS’ wonderful generosity will allow the pantry...
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Vazzana appointed to replace Cascella on zoning commission
Rotarian Rich Vazzana (center) presents grant to RVNA President & CEO Theresa Santora (left) and RVNA Director of Philanthropy MJ Heller last summer. Vazzana was appointed to the Planning and...
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Ridgefield police close field fire investigation after town receives...
The field fire at Governor Park in Ridgefield has created $40,000 in environmental damages. The money won’t be coming from taxpayers, according to First Selectman Rudy Marconi, but rather anonymous...
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Strikers still picketing Stop and Shop, store is mostly empty
Striking grocery workers marched on the sidewalk in front of RIdgefield’s Stop and Shop store Thursday. Customers could go in and out, although relatively few chose to cross the picket line. “Stop and...
View ArticleLetter: Field fire anonymous restitution highlights the worst of ‘Rich Field’...
To the Editor: I am disappointed at the town’s decision to not press charges or to disclose the names of the people responsible for lighting the town’s baseball field on fire. Restitution between two...
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Road work: Paving potholes is on town’s repair list
Hot patch asphalt material fills a pothole on Thursday, April 11, 2019. Warm-weather paving season beckons like a stripe of smooth oily blacktop, and the Ridgefield Highway Department has a list of 14...
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McGills to be honored at Cannonball Gala May 18
Ed and Gaetana McGill will be honored with the Cannonball Award at Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center’s annual Cannonball Gala on Saturday, May 18 in the Garden House at KTM&HC. Tickets can...
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Weir artist Steffen Pollock is inspired by nature and China
A carving of an Inuit mask by Artist Steffen Pollock features a cicada at the top, an important symbol to him. As its artist-in-residence for the month of April, Steffen Pollock is enjoying the natural...
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Stop & Shop strike ends after 11 days
Protestors outside of Stop & Shop on Danbury Road in Ridgefield on April 12. After 11 days, the strikers have reached a negotiation and returned to work. As of Sunday night, the Stop & Shop...
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