Fifty years ago: Main Street moves
Ridgefield was rife with rumors about the future of the Casagmo mansion on Main Street, the April 23, 1964, Press reported. Casagmo was built by George Olcott in the late 19th Century on the site of...
View ArticleMuch too much mulch!
Mulch can be a benefit to plantings, but there is such a thing as too much, experts say. “People don’t realize how damaging too much mulch is to trees and bushes,” Tree Warden John Pinchbeck said. “One...
View ArticleBirdies for charity
The Ridgefield Playhouse is participating in the 2014 Travelers Championship Birdies for Charity fund-raising program. For non-golfers, a birdie is a score of one stroke better than par for any golf...
View ArticleSchool budget expects $250,000 surplus
Health benefit savings from last year’s switch in health care providers is keeping the education budget afloat in what is proving to be a costly year in terms of special education, energy, and...
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Voters will judge budget, land sale
Sample ballot. Click the image to see it larger. Town, school and road repair budgets that would mean a 2.49% tax increase comes before voters Tuesday, along with a series of capital spending...
View ArticleCollector’s finds at the Thrift Shop
Every once in awhile I get lucky and arrive when Suzanne opens her closet and gives me some “special” items for the collector. First is an Italian Capidamonte beautifully decorated covered box. Then an...
View ArticlePaul M. Leary, Jr., 83, Ridgefield resident
Paul M. Leary, Jr., 83, of Ridgefield, CT, formerly of Greenwich Connecticut died peaceably in his sleep on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at Laurel Ridge Health Care Center, Ridgefield. Mr. Leary was the...
View ArticleJoseph Troy, 79, worked for utilities
Joseph Daniel Troy, 79, of Ridgefield, husband of Agnes (Monti) Troy, died on Friday, May 9, 2014 at Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY. Mr. Troy was born in Stamford, CT, August 10, 1934,...
View ArticleProspector job fair begins theater’s outreach
A job fair that welcomes people with a wide variety of skill sets and ability levels is planned Tuesday by the Prospector Theater. “The movie theater is on schedule to open in July, and we’ll be hiring...
View ArticleSocial networks are course topic
Using Social Networks is a two-hour Ridgefield Continuing Education workshop meant to demystify Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. This class will teach what these sites offer and how to set up accounts,...
View ArticleEducators opt not to hold on to unspent money
The school board opted not to take advantage of a state law that allows unspent money, up to 1% of its budget, to be held in a school account rather than reverting to the town’s general fund....
View ArticleCardio classes get hearts pumping
Cardio and Core Combinations with Pat Anikewich is a diverse total body and core workout with combinations of cardio conditioning, core work and Pilates to lengthen and strengthen (Tuesdays, May 20 and...
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Gerard A. Jeambon, 83, Ridgefield resident
Gerard A. Jeambon Gerard A. Jeambon, 83, of Ridgefield, Ct., New York City and originally Paris, France, departed 5/5/14 from “The Springs” at Watermark Rehabilitation. Gerard’s enormous blue eyes...
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Older drivers now spend more time driving, new AAA study reports
Compared to previous generations, older Americans are spending more time behind the wheel, a new AAA study reports. According to a AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study, one in six drivers on U.S....
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League on housing: Creative affordable solutions needed
Linda Hanley waved a copy of the League of Women Voters’ housing study, while opposing plans to sell 10 acres of town-owned Schlumberger land to Toll Brothers. Renderings of the 30-unit project the...
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A cat like a Kangaroo: Adopt ‘Joey’
Hop on over to ROAR quickly to have a chance at adopting our adorable new addition — Joey, a white and orange 3-year-old male cat. His name totally fits him as he reminds me of a baby kangaroo as he...
View ArticleZoners prepare to approve Silver Spring farm
A tweak here, a tweak there and presto: plans for a two-lot re-subdivision at 400 Silver Spring Road that will preserve the property’s six historic buildings are nearing approval. The Planning and...
View ArticleHistorical Society Hyde Park trip
The Ridgefield Historical Society is rescheduling its bus trip to Hyde Park, N.Y. The excursion to the Roosevelt mansion and presidential library, which had to be canceled last October, will take place...
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The fast and the furious
A snapping turtle found its way into a Barlow Mountain Road garage. —Steve Coulter photo A Barlow Mountain Road man was surprised last week when he found a slow-moving snapping turtle checking out his...
View ArticleDrug drop-off available 24/7
The Ridgefield Police Department wants to remind residents that it accepts drugs for safe disposal in the lobby of the headquarters at 76 East Ridge at any time of day or night all year round. The...
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