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Dr. Lim and Dr. Beutel are wed in Rye ceremony
Drs. Irene Isabel and Bryan Beutel Dr. Irene Isabel Lim and Dr. Bryan Beutel were married on April 27 by Father Epifanio Marcaida at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye, N.Y. Given in marriage by...
View ArticleWhy aren’t there any 18th Century church buildings here?
Ridgefield is a 300-year-old town, with many 18th Century houses. How come it doesn’t have any 18th Century churches? Houses of worship are different from houses of residence: They often weren’t built...
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Ridgefield High School team wins Euro Challenge, earns D.C. trip
The Euro Challenge Team includes Clare Skillman, Grace Maglieri, David Nica, Ryan McSpedon, Joseph Kaufman and Ben Muller. The Ridgefield High School Euro Challenge Team recently returned from a...
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Perrin Foundation favors ‘new role’ for Connecticut youth
Brandon, a public ally who had worked with Citywide Youth Coalition, pauses for a picture with other New Haven youth leaders at the Coalition’s Youth Summit. The summit was co-planned by a team of...
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Confirmation class at St. Stephen’s Church
Fifteen students celebrated their Confirmation on Sunday, June 2, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. The Rev. Whitney Altopp presented the class, who prepared for their confirmation through...
View ArticleOne party rule
The Democrats’ one party rule strikes again in Connecticut to the detriment of all citizens, regardless of party. A bill that did not go through the normal legislative process of committee review and...
View ArticleChef on TV, health & wealth, Morgan Stanley, bike trips
Sagi Chef Demasi will cook on TV Bianca Demasi, founder and owner of Sagi Cucina Italiana on Catoonah Street, will be on television today. Chef Demasi will prepare a favorite spring pasta dish on...
View ArticleDMV now has online wait-time checks
State Department of Motor Vehicles customers can now check online with a laptop or desk computer, smart phone or tablet for wait times before heading to any of its major service offices around the...
View Article28 school staff retiring; Flynn taught 47 years
Seven hundred sixty-seven. That’s how many years of experience the Ridgefield school district will lose at the end of this month, when 28 of its faculty and staff members retire. The Board of Education...
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Jennifer Murray, Brian Costa plan summer wedding
Brian Costa and Jennifer Murray Mr. and Mrs. Peter Murray of Ridgefield have announced the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Murray, to Brian Costa, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Costa of Shelton....
View ArticleIRS offers information, support and services for small businesses
Do you own or operate a small business? Or do you plan to start a business someday soon? If you answered yes to either question, the IRS has online information, support and services that may be helpful...
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Connecticut house sales drop, but prices increase in April
Single-family home sales in Connecticut dropped more than 2.5% in April compared to the same month a year ago. Median home prices statewide, however, increased more than 9% in April, according to The...
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Uneasy with playhouse church, selectmen push Schlumberger
The Walnut Hill Church may use the theater on the town-owned Schlumberger site. Still ambivalent about religious use of the Ridgefield Playhouse, an arts facility created through a carefully nurtured...
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For veteran Lauren Cust, the hardest part was coming home
Lauren Cust and her daughter, Mary Mae Lauren Cust comes from a long line of veterans, so it was natural for her to sign up for the military in July 2006. “My great-grandfather, who immigrated from...
View ArticleColiform found in water serving some in The Lakes
There’s no current health risk, the Aquarion Water Company says, but coliform bacteria was found in the water supply serving about 150 customers on one of several small Ridgefield Lakes area water...
View ArticleJoy D. Spellman, 84, active in Caudatowa Garden Club
Joy D. Spellman of Ridgefield, who enjoyed gardening and the outdoors, died at her home on June 10. She was 84 years old and the widow of Edward J. Spellman. Mrs. Spellman, a 45-year resident of...
View ArticleWater banned, Stonehenge burns, graduates sweat
Water demand soared with the temperature and the Ridgefield Water Supply Company banned outdoor water use by its customers, the June 23, 1988 Press reported. The company said during peak hours, people...
View Article‘Ice storm’ Thursday will help prepare town
A mock ice storm Thursday will help test the emergency response centers in Connecticut’s towns, including Ridgefield. For the second straight year, the resources of all five Department of Emergency...
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In Turkey, Lundberg learns of desperate refugee conditions
Ann Lundberg and journalist Roy Gutman in Istanbul. A few weeks ago my husband and I visited our journalist friend in Istanbul who is reporting on the war in Syria, especially the plight of the war...
View ArticleJack Lewis Schrier, 72, international financier, former Ridgefielder
Jack Lewis Schrier of Ocala, Fla., a financier and former Ridgefielder, died at his home May 24, surrounded by family and friends. He was 72 years old and the husband of Diane Schrier Mr. Schrier was...
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