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Annette Shapiro, 100, Ridgefield resident
Annette Shapiro Annette Shapiro passed away on Tuesday, April 8, at the age of 100 years and 9 months. Annette was a part time resident of Ridgefield from 1989 and then a full time resident from 2003...
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EarthTalk: I’m a vegetarian, but I miss the taste of meat
Dear EarthTalk: I recently became vegetarian for ethical reasons, but I am missing the taste of meat. Are there any tasty veggie options out there that can satisfy my desire for steak and chicken?...
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Library settling in at its new and old home
Olive and Piper Sonderman, after checking out the newly renovated library, posed for a photo that could have been taken a century ago, under the shade of a tree with a couple of great, big books and...
View ArticlePlanners OK replica tower at Elms site
A 47-foot tower on the former Elms Inn property will be demolished and replaced with a 40.5-foot replica structure during a redevelopment project that will create 16 residential units on the site. The...
View ArticleStorytime at book store
Books on the Common will host children’s author Judy Dunn on Saturday, May 17, at 10:30. Ms. Dunn will select and read from some of her favorite children’s stories for a very special storytime event....
View ArticleRecount upholds defeat of $4 million land sale
The recount of ballots this morning upheld the defeat of the $4 million land sale proposal — although there was a one-vote change, increasing the ‘no’ vote’s margin of victory from six to seven. The...
View ArticleIn the loop, support for troops
Ridgefield High School junior Claire MacMillan will host In the Loop with our Troops, an educational open house to raise awareness for our country’s military affairs, at First Congregational Church of...
View ArticleBailey Avenue parking lot construction to start soon
Parking in town — already a difficult task — is about to get tougher. The town’s construction of the Bailey Avenue parking lot is going forward full steam ahead with a start date anticipated as soon as...
View ArticlePolice: Suit-clad man passed fake bills
Police are looking for a well-dressed man they say passed two fake $100 bills to two Danbury Road businesses Tuesday, May 13, between 5:15 and 5:25 p.m. The unidentified man is described as Hispanic...
View ArticleExchange club meets May 20
The Ridgefield Exchange Club will hold its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 20, at Bartolo’s Restaurant at 6:30. The group will plan for its June meeting to be held at the Stamford Child Abuse...
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There were alternatives to selling out hospitals
Why are some hospitals in Connecticut in financial trouble? Some of it is their own fault — they pay their executives and other employees too much. But part of it is public policy, too. Though all but...
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Liptack art accepted in ‘Small Works’ juried show
Long Night’s Moon II, mixed media, by Angela Liptack. A winter woods landscape, Long Nights Moon II, by Ridgefield artist Angela Liptack is among 59 works on exhibit at the Mamaroneck Artists Guild’s...
View ArticleWork on stream is designed to help Lake Mamanasco
The final phase in a project meant to keep Lake Mamanasco from becoming a swamp is in the planning stages. A project designed to reduce erosion of a stream running into Lake Mamanasco is being reviewed...
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Wonka-themed PTA auction rakes in $40,000
A Wonka-inspired fund-raiser pulled in a lot money for Farmingville school. A Parents Night Auction at the Aldrich raised more than $40,000 for Farmingville school. The event, Willy Wonka: A Night of...
View ArticleConcert celebrates ‘home’ in nature
Ridgefielders Thomas Carr, Michael Forbes, and Juliet Pratt will perform solos in Camerata d’Amici’s next choral concert, “The Road Home,” on Sunday, May 18, at 4 p.m. at South Salem Presbyterian...
View Article‘Click It or Ticket’ begins Monday
Buckle up, Ridgefield. The safety belt enforcement program “Click It or Ticket” program returns to town Monday, May 19, and runs through June 1. The initiative is part of a national Click It or Ticket...
View ArticleSCORE talks ‘elevator speech’
SCORE Fairfield County and co-sponsors the Wilton Library and the Wilton Chamber of Commerce, present a free small business workshop, Your Elevator Speech on Thursday, June 5, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Check-in...
View ArticleRotary named best small club
Soon after the successful State Championship BBQ Festival, the Ridgefield Rotary Club received the 2013-14 Osterman Award, which honors the best small club by Rotary District 7980, which represents 61...
View ArticlePilates, yoga, cardio, core
New sessions of Pilates and Yoga-lates start soon in Ridgefield Continuing Education. These classes are meant to help participants develop core strength and flexibility and improve posture and balance....
View ArticleCar-into-pole crash shuts down North Street
2:35 — CL&P has arrived on scene and police report the work is expected to take all afternoon and into the evening. Original story — North Street was being shut down around 2:15 p.m. Saturday after...
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