Students earn dean’s list and other honors
The following local residents have been named to Emerson College’s dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester for having a grade point average of 3.7 or higher: Nicole Gibson, a studio TV production major,...
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ROAR honors Tom Reynolds
Thomas Reynolds Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue has named Tom Reynolds a recipient of the 2014 Community Star Award. Mr. Reynolds was honored at ROAR’s annual “Roar With Laughter” gala, held on...
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Major league highs and lows
Dwight “Doc” Gooden, a four-time MLB All-Star and three-time World Series champion, will talk about drug addiction at the Playhouse tonight. Dwight “Doc” Gooden’s story is more than baseball. The...
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Father-daughter team in ‘Pirates of Penzance’
Ridgefield residents Rob Strom and his daughter Tammy will both take the stage when Troupers Light Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance Saturday, April 12, in Rippowam School,...
View ArticleEgg hunt-hike, spring adventures
The Woodcock Nature Center will host a Spring Celebration and Egg Hunt for families on Saturday, April 12 (rain date of Sunday, April 13), and Spring Break Adventures for kids every day from April 14...
View ArticleRosenthal attends podiatry conference
Dr. Allan I. Rosenthal, Ridgefield sports podiatrist, recently attended the American Academy of Podiatric Sports meeting in Tampa, Fla. The meeting’s objective was to provide and stimulate programs for...
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Jepsen announces he’ll seek another term
Former Ridgefield resident George Jepsen announced this week that he plans to seek re-election as Connecticut’s Attorney General in 2014. “It has been an absolute privilege to serve the people of...
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Can’t File By April 15? Almost 147,000 File for a Six-Month Extension
The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that quick and easy solutions are available if they can’t file their returns or pay their taxes on time, and they can even request payment options...
View ArticleSupport group for caregivers
The local Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group will meet tonight, Thursday, April 10, at 6:30 in South Hall of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Main Street. “Come and be with people who understand,” said...
View ArticleAbout Town: The barracks of the hill
Why is there a road called Barrack Hill? Did an Army stay here? Yes, but long ago. Barrack Hill Road was named for the cavalry barracks built for members of Col. Charles Armand’s Partisan Legion of...
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The student-athlete pretense was old even for Groucho
Having led the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team to an improbable national championship this week, point guard Shabazz Napier was defiant. “This is what happens when you ban us,” Napier...
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What apps help us be better stewards of the environment?
Dear EarthTalk: What are some cool apps that work with a mobile phone that can help me get in better touch with the environment? —Mitchell Brown, Troy, Mich. Not surprisingly, there are thousands of...
View ArticleDe-escalation first: ‘Crisis teams’ learn how to keep control
Teachers, special education aides, the staff in the classroom can usually see it coming. A student is starting to lose it, is in danger of getting out of control. So they begin to try to “de-escalate”...
View ArticleGOP Viewpoint: Mickey Mouse discriminates
In recent months there has been much debate about the voter ID issue. Vice President Biden went so far as to suggest that if you support photo ID to register and to vote you must either be a racist,...
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Caroline Davis to wed Geoffrey Legg
Geoffrey Legg and Caroline Davis. Grant and Deborah Davis of Ridgefield have announced the engagement of their daughter, Caroline Davis, to Geoffrey Legg, the son of Christopher and Gay Legg of...
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‘Doc’ Gooden talks about drug abuse at Playhouse
Dwight “Doc” Gooden, a four-time MLB All-Star and three-time World Series champion, talked about drug addiction at the Playhouse last night. Battling drug addiction is somewhat like carrying a...
View ArticleGuild of Artists spring classes
The Ridgefield Guild of Artists offers a variety of new classes for adults, teens and kids this spring. The range of adult courses includes several painting classes and an ongoing drop-in life drawing...
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Ridgefielder enters ‘onesie’ industry
Ridgefielder Madeline Brooks, a freshmen at Babson, works in the finance division of Onesie Clothing Co., started through the Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship course. In the course,...
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Lauren Gramling and Alex Pappas plan to wed
Alex Pappas and Lauren Gramling. Scott and Cynthia Gramling of Ridgefield have announced the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Elyse, to Alexander Sarnik Pappas, 1st Lt. United States Army. Lt....
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Murder trial over student’s death now set for June
Ernest Williams Jr. The New Jersey courts have postponed the murder trial of a man charged in the 2012 killing of Ridgefielder Brian Schiavetti. Ernest Williams Jr. of Montclair, N.J., is charged in...
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