Driving distracted
Local attorney Joseph Walsh will present a program called End Distracted Driving, at the Ridgefield Library on Thursday, July 31, at 7 p.m. Distracted driving results in thousands of deaths and...
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Once, there were post offices — lots of them
An RPO cancellation for a postcard mailed via a train at Branchville. I hear Ridgefield used to have a slew of post offices. True? For years, people have complained about the Ridgefield Post Office...
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Playhouse Notes: Roméo et Juliette, La Fanciulla del West in HD
Deborah Voigt and miners from Fanciulla del West —Metropolitan Opera photo August will sizzle with spectacular operas Live in HD at The Ridgefield Playhouse. From the Met: Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette...
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Playhouse Notes: Tickets remain for Colbie Caillat
Colbie Caillat Some tickets remain to see the double Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter and guitarist Colbie Caillat in concert at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Tuesday, September 2, at 8 p.m. on...
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Playhouse Notes: Rock star Chris Isaak returns
Chris Isaak On Wednesday, September 3, at 8 p.m., Chris Isaak will showcase his smooth, dusky baritone voice and effortless brand of cool at The Ridgefield Playhouse. Isaak has wowed audiences...
View ArticleSaturn, Milky Way, summer constellations
The Discovery Center at Ridgefield is hosting an astronomy program that is open to the public on Saturday, Aug. 2, starting at 9 p.m. in conjunction with the New Pond Farm Observatory, 101 Marchant...
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Ryan Scott Beebe to marry Lindsay Anne Camacho
Ryan Scott Beebe and Lindsay Anne Camacho Mr. and Mrs. David C. Beebe III have announced the engagement of their son, Ryan Scott Beebe, to Lindsay Anne Camacho, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A....
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You won’t find ‘waste’ in Connecticut’s budget
Every state election year in Connecticut candidates pledge to cut waste and fraud out of state government’s budget, practically as if waste and fraud were line items and part of the platforms of their...
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Found letters provide a peek at the past
Lynn Ryer with post cards and letters in in-laws wrote to her family in the early 70s when they traveled around Asia on their way home from a stay in Korea. A longtime Ridgefielder, Ms. Ryer moved...
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Photo: Flower power healing
Since 1994, the Ridgebury Garden Club has brought complimentary flower therapy to the residents and patients at Laurel Ridge Health Care Center. The club runs year-round programs at Laurel Ridge on...
View Article25 Years Ago: GOP shockers, flag burning, abortion, real estate woes
A former first selectman and the chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission were both snubbed by the Republican Town Committee as it picked a slate for the November elections, the July 13, 1989...
View ArticlePolice to increase speeding enforcement
Leadfoots beware, the Ridgefield Police Department is looking to catch speeders and they have the technology to help them do it. Police Capt. Jeff Kreitz announced in a press release Thursday afternoon...
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Feds order tech support scammers to pay millions in fines
Connecticut Better Business Bureau says a recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) victory is a win for consumers, in the ongoing crackdown against high tech crimes. Acting on FTC charges, a U.S. District...
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Vendor trucks: Selectmen seek policy
Visits from the food truck have long been a welcome break for workers at construction sites such as the Prospector Theater job. —Macklin Reid photo Mobile vendors continue to concern town officials,...
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What televangelists and alternative medicine proponents have in common
To the skeptical, Andrew Weil, Mehmet Oz, Joe Mercola and Deepak Chopra have an unsavory commonality with people like Jimmy Swaggart, Benny Hinn, and “The Reverend” Jim Bakker. They all offer tales of...
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Photo: Garden of interns
Five Ridgefield High School interns concluded a productive internship at The Garden of Ideas. They weeded perennial and vegetable beds, seeded vegetable crops, edged and mulched perennial beds,...
View ArticleSunset Lane land sale prompts density, value talk
A reminder to include language limiting potential future density increases, and concern about pricing were the two points of discussion at a public hearing on the proposed sale of a sliver of town land...
View ArticleGas prices fall a few cents
Average retail gasoline prices in Connecticut have fallen 2.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.85/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,540 gas outlets in Connecticut....
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Cat found on Branchville Road
This kitten was found on Branchville Road Sunday. Quarry Ridge Animal Hospital is reporting a lost kitten that was found in the middle of Branchville Road Sunday, Aug. 3. If you know anything about...
View Article$9,000 fine for golf course safety violation
The town has gotten a $9,000 fine for safety violations at the Ridgefield Golf Course that led to an employee’s injury on June 10. The town will probably not contest the fine, First Selectman Rudy...
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