This weekend in Ridgefield
As school ends and June fades into July, the weekends are slowing — but still not lacking — in activity. Comedy students will strut their stuff on stage Friday at the Playhouse. The Firemen’s Carnival...
View ArticleRoad-closing events: Are there too many?
Road closed. Detour. Race today. Do Ridgefield drivers see these signs too often? Or unnecessarily? The Memorial Day parade, road races and fund-raising walks, the commercial district’s street fairs —...
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National Charity League donates time and money
At the grant presentation are (back) Ruth Van den Nieuwenhuizen (NCL Liaison, Ridgefield Guild of Artists), Joel Third (Keeler Tavern Museum), Dean Miller (Meals on Wheels), Mary Louise O’Connell...
View ArticleWoman hit by car is still in hospital
UPDATED Friday, 10 a.m. — The pedestrian struck by an SUV Thursday afternoon is still in Danbury Hospital this morning, Ridgefield Police report. Police gave no other details on the accident, which...
View ArticleWhat’s the best way to have air conditioning?
Dear EarthTalk: Now that hot weather is here, I want to upgrade my home’s A/C. Which are the most energy-saving models and should I go central air or window units? —Jackie Smith, According to the...
View ArticleMany RHS graduates earned awards, honors
Many members of the Class of 2013 received awards and recognitions at the class banquet recently. Here they are: James T. Ahle: Academic Recognition in Bible & Myth Robert P. Alfredo: Academic...
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Food truck gets a permit over restaurants’ objections
Hard-hatted construction workers eyed the offerings when Jaques Arantes’ coffee and lunch truck stopped by last Thursday at The Prospector work site, right across the street from two village...
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Nine Girl Scouts earn their gold
Courtney Dillman, Kimberly Heidinger and Morgan Stonebridge. Nine Ridgefield Girl Scouts have earned their Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting. To earn the Gold Award, Senior and...
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Poisonous snakes in Ridgefield?
Copperheads may live here. Their venom is not as potent as that of a rattler, though. —Greg Hume photo Are there any poisonous snakes in Ridgefield? There are no absolute “yes” or “no” answers about...
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The 2000 ‘bundle’ is almost tied up
The reopening of Barlow Mountain School, which had been the Family Y and then the Recreation Center, was one of the Bundle projects.—Tony Loomis photo (from radio-controlled aircraft) Classroom...
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The Baby Page
The Baby Page (Double-click on picture to bring up slide show) For information on submitting a birth announcement for publication in The Ridgefield Press, click here.
View ArticleNoreen L. Papa, 47; services will be announced
Noreen L. Papa of Ridgefield died on Saturday, June 29, at her home. She was 47 years old and the wife of John M. Papa. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Kane Funeral...
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Park concerts draw crowds, but parking in village is tight
CHIRP concerts in Ballard Park can draw as many as a thousand people. Here is CJ Chenier, who enjoys leaving the stage and walking among the audience. —Press photo Parking’s tough on concert nights....
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Truck winds up in lake, prompting precautions
The accident occurred on a part of Lakeside Drive is a narrow, gravel road. This photo was taken by Lt. Rommie Duckworth of the Ridgefield Fire Department, from the department’s small aluminum boat. A...
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Good-bye hugs for Ruth-Ann Flynn, 47-years a teacher
Ridgebury School kindergarten teacher Ruth-Ann Flynn has retired after 47 years. Here she is with a few of the students from her last class. “They’re just such a joy,” she said. —Macklin Reid photo...
View ArticleTornado warning for our area
The National Weather Service In Upton Ny Has Issued A • Tornado Warning For… Fairfield County In Southern Connecticut… • Until 1130 AM EDT… • At 1104 AM EDT…National Weather Service Doppler Radar...
View ArticleNanny hit by lightning; wires and water close roads
UPDATED 1 p.m. — A woman was struck by lightning this morning about 11:20 as a heavy thunderstorm rolled across town. The woman, described as a nanny, was preparing to remove a baby from a car at 20...
View ArticleGerard Carino, 87, father of two Ridgefielders
Gerard (Jerry) Carino, 87, of Danbury, beloved husband of Rose (DeVito) Carino, died peacefully at Laurel Ridge Nursing Home in Ridgefield on Sunday, June 30. He was born in Port Chester, N.Y. on Nov....
View ArticleGreat Pond and King Kong have problems
Six fire trucks and about 35 members of the Ridgefield Volunteer Fire Department raced to the renowned Fox Hill Inn on Bennett’s Farm Road to put out a fire raging in the kitchen at about 4:45 p.m. on...
View ArticleSchool board receives academic, athletic gifts
Football helmets, stage lighting and a cello — those were some of the gifts the Board of Education received and unanimously approved Monday night. The helmets will be purchased with $15,300 that came...
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