Selectmen send finance board $131 million budget
Winding up their budget work Thursday night, the selectmen voted to send the finance board a $131,517,000 town and school budget for 2014-15. Without using any of the town’s $12 million fund balance...
View ArticleLearn to make felted flowers
Spring Needle Felted Flowers is a new crafts class in Ridgefield Continuing Education. Students will create needle felted flowers that can be made into pins or necklaces using wool roving, felting...
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Photo: Car towed after crash into building Monday
—Steve Coulter photo A car required towing Monday afternoon after it was crashed into the Ten South Medical building, 10 South Street. Its airbags deployed and the front-end was pretty banged up after...
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Susan Pfeffer, Ryan Knox wed at Fairchild Botanic Garden
Susan Rachel Pfeffer and Ryan Gary Knox Susan Rachel Pfeffer, daughter of Christine (Rodier) and Stanley Pfeffer of Miami, Fla., and Ridgefield, was married to Ryan Gary Knox, son of Andrea...
View ArticleChef Bianco offers gluten-free recipes
Chef Silvia Bianco is offering online video and audio recipes for seasonal gluten-free Mediterranean dishes via her There’s a Chef in My Kitchen. The cost is $29.95. There’s a Chef in My Kitchen is...
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John Swan Weatherley, 62, enjoyed travel, arts
John Swan Weatherley John Swan Weatherley, 62, passed away peacefully at his home in New Canaan, Connecticut, on March 5, 2014. Formerly a resident of Ridgefield, Connecticut for 23 years, John was a...
View ArticleSelectmen send $4-million Schlumberger contract to voters
The selectmen on Monday afternoon approved a $4 million contract to sell 10 acres of former Schlumberger land to Residential Investment LLC, a subsidiary of Fairfield County Bank. The buyers would be...
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2014: The Year of the Salamander
One of the surest signs of spring is the mass migration of spotted salamanders. These underground dwellers emerge from winter dormancy with the season’s first warm rains, and then travel to their...
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Patriotic essayists honored
The five recipients of this year’s Veterans of Foreign Wars’ scholarship contests, the Patriots Pen and the Voice of Democracy include East Ridge seventh graders Francesca Bermudez, left, and Emily...
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What are ‘dirty fuels?’
Dear EarthTalk: What are “dirty fuels” and why are they so called? —Bill Green, Seattle, Wash. The term “dirty fuels” refers to fuels derived from tar sands, oil shale or liquid coal. Just like their...
View ArticleAlfred Hulse, 77, was custodian in Ridgefield schools
Alfred K. Hulse, Sr., 77, of Danbury, died at Danbury Hospital on Saturday, March 8, in the presence of his family. He was born in Danbury on August 8, 1936, son of the late Earl and Christine (Sailor)...
View ArticleGeorge R. Brown, 72, Casey Fuel vice president
George “Chip” R. Brown Jr. of Brookfield, husband of Diane (Casey) Brown, died on Saturday, March 8, at Danbury Hospital, with his family by his side. He was 72 years old. Mr. Brown was vice president...
View ArticleScrap paper becomes flags
Artist and educator Molly Smith invites families with children aged 4 to 8 to contribute to the group artwork Scrap in the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum’s Education Center from 10 to 1 on Saturday,...
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Gabrielle Giffords shared message of ‘sensible’ reform
First Selectman Rudy Marconi, Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Anita Donofrio. About three dozen guests gathered at Bernard’s, just across from the Cass Gilbert fountain, to meet and hear...
View ArticleKeystone hosts Bully movie
The Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield’s Keystone Club is partnering with the Hispanic Center of Danbury for a screening of the movie Bully on Wednesday March 19, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This event is...
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Gregory Corgan, 60, worked for IBM
Gregory Warren Corgan Gregory Warren Corgan, 60, of Atlanta, GA passed away on March 9, 2014 after a three and a half year battle with mantle cell lymphoma; a heroic battle fought with unprecedented...
View ArticleAbout Town: Clearing snow
Is it true that the town requires people with sidewalks and fire hydrants to shovel them clear after a snow storm? Yes on the sidewalks, no on the hydrants. However, the town does urge us clear snow...
View ArticleA settlement on North Street application?
An ongoing legal battle over the development of affordable housing units on 24 North Street could reach a settlement this month when the revised application returns in front of the Planning and Zoning...
View ArticleNetworking group introduces SCORE
The Rise ’N’ Shine Networking Group of the Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce will present the seminar SCORE: Experienced Advisers for Your Small Business on Thursday, March 13, from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m. at...
View ArticleTown may sell lot on Prospect Ridge
Sell off a house lot? The town owns a building lot on Prospect Ridge, and the Board of Selectmen is considering selling it. The lot of a little over an acre has frontage on Prospect Ridge Road, and is...
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