Patricia Hughes, 54, sister and aunt
Patricia A. Hughes, 54, died on Monday, March 17, at her residence in Ridgefield. She was the daughter of the late Donald and Alice (Bahr) Hughes. She was the sister of Kathleen A. Carlson, Donna...
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Voters adopt blight law
A house on Catoonah Street, next to the post office, is often raised as an example of “blight.” —Macklin Reid photo An anti-blight ordinance was approved 39-to-24 on a paper ballot vote at a lively...
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BBB: Turning gift cards into cash
If you have any holiday gift cards gathering dust, you are not alone. If that’s the case, Connecticut BBB recommends finding and trading them or turning them into cash. The National Retail Federation...
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Boehringer Ingelheim tax dollars boom, then bust
Taxes on each of Boehringer’s expansions ramps up until it is completed — then taxes are cut significantly for seven years. As a series of enormous construction projects at Boehringer Ingelheim winds...
View ArticleLibrary seeks board members
The Ridgefield Library Association is seeking applications from Ridgefielders for membership on its board of directors. Self-nominations are welcome. The board of directors governs all aspects of the...
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After 47 years of writing and editing, Jack Sanders retires from The Press
Jack Sanders, right, is retiring after nearly five decades. Jake Kara, left, has taken over his role at The Press. —Thomas Nash photo A community journalist who guided The Ridgefield Press as it...
View ArticleLaw series fosters debate
Organizers of a law film series at the Prospector Pop-Up said it has been a forum for civil debate. “The law restores my faith in humanity,” Thomas Leaf, Esq. said after sharing with the audience about...
View ArticleFree admission at ice rink with food pantry donation Saturday
Winter Garden Ice Arena will host a public skating event on Saturday, March 22, from 1:30 to 3 to collect food donations for the Ridgefield Food Pantry. Free admission for people who bring in food...
View ArticlePossums: A threat?
Possums — those nocturnal marsupials with long thick tails that like to hang out in trees — have been seen out in the daylight recently, drawing concern from residents across town. Although wildlife...
View ArticleDelany sisters’ first 100 years
Ridgefield Library and Keeler Tavern Museum will present the M&M Production, Having Our Say, The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years by Emily Mann, adapted from the book, Having Our Say by Sarah L....
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Personal Touch Welcome celebrates 15 years
Dee and Joe Strilowich run Personal Touch Welcome, which celebrates its 15-year anniversary this year. Ms. Strilowich visits new movers in Ridgefield and Redding, delivering them a gift basket of free...
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Acoustic Celebrations feature Detor, Pacheco, Carpers and Speace
The Acoustic Celebration concert series continues to bring performers to Ridgefield. This Sunday, March 23, Krista Detor performs, followed by Tom Pacheco on Sunday, March 30, and a double-feature of...
View ArticlePolice warn of suspicious white van incidents
Area police have been warning of a suspicious white van after a number of incidents were reported. In at least two incidents involving a white van in different towns, different drivers were described....
View ArticleMore than 50 applied for fire chief job
With more than 50 applications coming in from across the country, the town is reducing the field of candidates for fire chief before setting up first-round panel interviews this spring. “We got 50 to...
View ArticleMeeting, Awards at Boys & Girls Club
The Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield invites community members to attend the 2014 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, March 26, to review the prior year’s business and recognize the club’s successes....
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How does global warming impact health?
Dear EarthTalk: How is it that global warming could cause an increase in health problems and disease epidemics? Do we have any evidence that it is already happening? —Jim Merrill, Provo, UT Global...
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Math and the sound of music
Photo by AnneMarie Surfaro-Boehme Panel guests on the next broadcast of Ridgefield: Now We’re Talking! include Joanna Dowey, Farmingville Elementary fourth grade teacher, left; Patricia Cooney,...
View ArticleAuditions for Bloody Jackson
The Ridgefield Theater Barn will hold open auditions for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, book by Alex Timbers, music and lyrics by Michael Friedman, at 37 Halpin Lane, on Monday and Tuesday, March 24 and...
View ArticleThis weekend in Ridgefield
Spring’s here, though spring weather may not be, but there’s still plenty going on this weekend. Krista Detor, a ‘small miracle’ of a songwriter, plays Sunday for Acoustic Celebration. Lights and music...
View ArticleBareburger gets waiting room OK
It took two meetings and an hour-plus of deliberation from the planners, but Bareburger has finally received approval for an enclosed customer waiting area on the north-side terrace of the building....
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