Dr. Seuss’s birthday marked with films
The Ridgefield Library wouldn’t allow Dr. Seuss’s birthday to go by without an event. The library will observe the birth of the innovative children’s authors with movies based on his books including...
View ArticleThis weekend in Ridgefield
As we head into a new month, more of the white stuff and frigid temperatures are expected. There’s plenty to enjoy indoors this weekend: Acrobats at the Playhouse will present Cirque Ziva Sunday and...
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DMV announces new plates for old cars
The DMV announced new plates for classic cars and motorcycles. The Department of Motor Vehicles will soon replace its “Early American” license plate with the more stylish “Classic Vehicle” for those...
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Promoted officers asked to remember ‘we, not I’
Capt. Jeffrey Kreitz smiles as his parents, Marilyn and Joe, pin his gold captain bars onto his uniform at a promotional ceremony at police headquarters Tuesday morning. (Steve Coulter photo) Three...
View ArticleAkeelah and the Bee at Prospector Pop-Up
The Prospector Theater’s Pop-Up Shop is hosting a free screening of “Akeelah and the Bee” on Monday, March 3, at 12:30 p.m. The film tells the story of an 11-year-old girl, battling against fear and...
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Photographer Rayda turns a passion into a business
In addition to individual and family portraits and events, Karen Rayda does sports photography and work for local businesses. Photographer Karen Rayda says the notion that some people are naturally...
View ArticleComedy class for standup startups
There are a few seats left for Comedienne Christine O’Leary’s Comedy Writing Workshop at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Mondays, March 3 through April 14, from 7 to 9 p.m., for would-be stand-up comics....
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Looking back: Farmingville opens
The Feb. 27, 1964 Press reported that classes opened at the newly built Farmingville Elementary School on Feb. 24. The date also marked the end of double sessions at the Ridgebury Elementary School. A...
View ArticleMedical calls kept fire department busy last year
Emergency medical services accounted for nearly two-thirds of the Fire Department’s work calls last year. There were 3,374 calls in 2013, and 2,094 of them, or 62%, were for emergency medical services,...
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Anand made managing director of executive search firm
Shami Anand Raines International Inc., a retained executive search firm, recently announced the promotion of Shami Anand to managing director. Ms. Anand has spearheaded the growth of the firm’s...
View ArticleeBay course helps buy and sell
Buying and Selling on eBay is a Ridgefield Continuing Education class that provides hands-on experience using eBay to help buy old or new items, convert household clutter to cash; start an eBay...
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How’s wind energy doing compared with other forms of renewable energy?
Dear EarthTalk: What is the latest prognosis for wind energy to command a larger piece of the renewable energy pie? —Peter M., Akron, Ohio Hydroelectric sources of power dwarf other forms of renewable...
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Tough winter, long nights for highway crew
Drivers relaxed in the town garage before heading out on the roads Tuesday morning. Closest, at right, is Mike Pontello. Dennis Ford is center. And that’s Darren Brown at left in back. (Macklin Reid...
View ArticleGas prices inch upward
Average retail gasoline prices in Connecticut have risen 2.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.73/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,540 gas outlets in Connecticut....
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Realtor Murtaugh among top in Christie’s luxury sales
Karla Murtaugh Leading Neumann Real Estate sales associate Karla Murtaugh was recently named Christie’s International Real Estate Luxury Specialist for 2014 at the Top Agents Conference in Scottsdale,...
View ArticleLibrary plans grand opening
A book brigade — a human chain of schoolchildren, parents, senior citizens, town dignitaries, working folks, library fans all — will be assembled on the afternoon of May 9 for ceremonial purposes....
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Clinton and Lowenstine wed on Valentine’s Day
Sara Dian Clinton and John Henry Lowenstine Sara Dian Clinton and John Henry Lowenstine were married Feb. 14 by Patricia Stephenson, a Justice of the Peace at the Ridgefield town hall. A ceremony will...
View ArticleVoice-over course: Talking for money
You’re On the Air or How to Really Make it in Voice-Overs is available through Ridgefield Continuing Education. “With such notable talent as Linda Hunt and Donald Sutherland lending their voices to...
View ArticleMarty Heiser hosts CT-4th GOP debate
Ridgefielder Marty Heiser hosted a live Republican 4th Congressional District debate last week on his local television show. The candidates competing to go against incumbent Democrat Jim Himes include...
View ArticleRidgefield’s Newman talks at independent schools conference
David Newman of Ridgefield, Wooster School head of upper school, gave a presentation at the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools conference, What Works is Worth Sharing: Teachers Helping...
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