Ridgefield-based firm building Under Armour store
Ridgefield-based Schimenti Construction Co. is in the midst of its first project for athletic apparel maker Under Armour to create the company’s New York City Brand House store, due to be completed in...
View ArticleLyme workshop focuses on kids
The Ridgefield Lyme Disease Task Force is sponsoring a free workshop on Saturday morning, March 29, to address learning problems specific to children suffering from tick-borne diseases. Education...
View ArticleRegional school calendar: ‘Big Brother’?
With perpetual state mandates guiding the direction of education, the school district intends to put its foot down on one proposal — at least temporarily. Cooperative Education Services, in...
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High school community grieves death of student Emma Sandhu
Memorial site for Emma Sandhu on Ridgebury Road. Ridgefield High School is grieving the loss of 15-year-old student Emma Sandhu, who was struck and killed by a car Friday night while walking on...
View Article$4-million Schlumberger deal scuttled over criticism
The selectmen’s $4-million deal to sell 10 acres of the Schlumberger property is off, with the buyer pulling out due to what it’s attorney called “negativity” in the public reaction to the proposal....
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Emma E. Sandhu, 15, RHS student, dancer
Emma E. Sandhu Our beloved Emma Elizabeth Sandhu tragically died this past Friday March 14, 2014 at the age of 15. In her short but precious existence, she impacted so many through school, dance and...
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Marconi: Driver blinded by headlights in fatal crash
Memorial site for Emma Sandhu on Ridgebury Road. The driver who struck and killed Ridgefield High School student Emma Sandhu on Friday night is a 24-year-old Ridgefield man, First Selectman Rudy...
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Tests mean nothing to Connecticut students
Opposition from teachers to the state Education Department’s new Smarter Balanced standardized test for grades three to eight and 11 is understandable enough. Student performance on the test soon may...
View ArticleConcerns raised over new test
Two members of the Board of Education expressed their concerns last week about the protection of student identity when taking the upcoming computer-based state standardized test this spring. The...
View ArticleWriting nonfiction
The Lifelines Nonfiction Writing Workshop is a new class in Ridgefield Continuing Education. This course offers new and established writers a guide to begin, develop and complete a manuscript. The...
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Barbara Mitchell Kirtley, 91, bridge player, volunteer
Barbara Mitchell Kirtley Barbara Mitchell Kirtley, 91, longtime Ridgefield resident, passed away on March 9, 2014 in Simsbury, Connecticut. Born in San Jose California, she was a graduate of Los Gatos...
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Hopewell, Zigadlo to wed in July
Kevin Zigadlo and Kimberly Hopewell Daniel De Clercq and Deborah Hopewell De Clercq of Ridgefield have announced the engagement of their daughter, Kimberly Hopewell, to Kevin Zigadlo, son of Mark and...
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Connor Mockry was born Nov. 25
Connor Mockry A son, their first child, was born to Ashley and Nate Mockry of Ridgefield on Nov. 25, 2013 in Danbury Hospital. He has been named Connor Michael. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was...
View ArticleRidgefield physician arrested on 14 counts of heath care fraud
David Johnston, 45, of Ridgefield was arrested today on 14 counts of federal health care fraud and 14 counts of making false statements relating to health care matters, according to the United State...
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Does cap-and-trade work?
Dear EarthTalk: If cap and trade has worked so well in Europe for reducing greenhouse gas emissions there, why haven’t we tried something similar here in the U.S.? —Sandra M., Bern, N.C....
View ArticleBlight law heads to hearing
A proposed “anti-blight” ordinance empowering the town to impose $100-a-day fines for dramatically neglected property maintenance comes before voters for approval or rejection next week. The law would...
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Stella Gill, 81, world traveler
Stella and Tom Gill on their wedding day in Madrid. Stella Gill, 81, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and formerly of 6 Holmes Road in Ridgefield, and wife of Thomas J. Gill, died Thursday, the...
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A sweet taste of spring at Ridgefield Academy
Anna Imrie (Wilton), Daniel McGuire (Weston), Luke Hruska (Ridgefield), Mark Garavel (Ridgefield) and Max Crook (Ridgefield) look on as farmer John Langer taps maple trees on the Ridgefield Academy...
View ArticleCalories, cardio, core combos
Calorie-burning cardio classes start soon through Ridgefield Continuing Education. LaBlast! with Elin Waterston starts Monday, April 7, with seven sessions from 6 to 7 p.m. It is a balance between...
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Robert Stauffer, 56, tinkerer, skier
Robert C. Stauffer Robert C. Stauffer, 56, of Danbury, passed away peacefully at his home with his devoted and loving family by his side, on Sunday, March 16, 2014 after a long courageous battle with...
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