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Renew taps into town’s art scene
Craig Lenahan, co-owner of Renew Art Cottage and Consignment, stands in the first level of his business. There is an art studio on its top level. The store is located at 22 Catoonah Street, the former...
View ArticleState fines town for safety lapses
The town has been hit with a $9,000 fine for safety violations at the Ridgefield Golf Course, following a serious hand injury to an employee on June 10. “The employer was aware that safety devices on...
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Tuesday CHIRP concert: Hot Club of Cowtown
Violinist Elana James of Hot Club of Cowtown. CHIRP is thrilled to have Hot Club of Cowtown back in Ballard Park again. Based on surveys filled out last summer, Hot Club for the fourth time in a row...
View ArticleWelcome to Ridgefield’s World Famous Gridlock
On occasion I get it in my head that I’m going to drive through our charming, quaint, bucolic, New Englandy-like town. These synaptic short circuits spark a Vesuvian eruption of refluxed acid and a...
View ArticleThomas F. Schaub, 80, lived in Ridgefield
Thomas F. Schaub, 80, of Ridgefield, died on Sunday morning, Aug. 10, at his home. He was husband of Brenda (Mannion) Schaub, father of Thomas W. Schaub (Sara), Laura Anghinetti (Paul) and James F....
View ArticleSilence and science
Master mime artist Robert Rivest will perform skits in his show Science in Motion! to celebrate the close of Ridgefield library’s summer reading program. The show on Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 6 to 6:45...
View ArticleMamie Jowdy, 98, lived in Danbury
Mamie (Sadowski) Jowdy, 98, of Danbury, died on Monday evening, Aug. 11, at Danbury Hospital after being stricken ill at home. She was wife of the late Sadella R. Jowdy; mother of Daniel P. Jowdy;...
View ArticleCatherine Merullo, 71, avid sailor, reader
Catherine B. Merullo, 71, of Ridgefield, wife of Leonard R. “Lenny” Merullo, Jr., died at her home on Monday evening, August 11, 2014. Mrs. Merullo was born in Bridgeport, CT, October 1, 1942, daughter...
View ArticleAccess Health CT: Connecticut’s uninsured rate cut in half
Access Health Connecticut, the state’s health care exchange, has announced that Connecticut’s uninsured rate has dropped by 50 percent since 2012. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the 2012...
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In this week’s Ridgefield Press
Here are some of the stories and features in this week’s Ridgefield Press, out today in print and e-edition: Members of the Affordable Housing Committee have resigned en masse, frustrated the town...
View ArticleRoad at train station will close for repairs
Those looking to ride the train from Branchville this week should expect detours as the railroad crossing at the southern end of the station will be regraded and repaneled beginning Friday, Aug. 15, at...
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Photo: Chief and car washer
Ridgefield Fire Chief Kevin Tappe lost a bet when earlier in the summer his department lost a hockey game to Danbury. “I made a friendly bet with the chief of Danbury that if they lost, he would wash...
View ArticleNutrition specialist on eating well
Ridgefield nutrition specialist and Eat Well Ridgefield co-founder will present How to Have a Healthy Life & Still Love What You’re Eating on Thursday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m., at the Ridgefield Library....
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Road work battles back against winter’s ravages
A big machine operated by Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming of Bloomfield was busy grinding up road surface on Grove Street Tuesday, in preparation for paving expected later in the week. — Macklin Reid photo...
View ArticleClass teaches real estate principles, practices
Real Estate Principles and Practices starts Sept. 29, through Ridgefield Continuing Education. This 60-hour course meets the minimum requirements as set forth by the Connecticut Real Estate Commission...
View ArticleFarmers going to the fair
The recent Nutmeg Festival is Ridgefield’s oldest annual “fair.” Was it the town’s first fair? The Ridgefield Fair and Cattle Show, sponsored by the Ridgefield Agricultural Society, was probably the...
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Ridgefield sisters attend leadership conference in Ireland
Brynn and Kaelen Furey Two Ridgefield teenagers, Brynn and Kaelen Furey, recently returned from Ireland where they participated in Operation Smile’s 24th Annual International Student Leadership...
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Photo: Leading a service
Incoming junior at Ridgefield High School Hannah Rose Nossan led a spiritual Shabbat service for residents of The Greens at Cannondale in Wilton. Hannah is a member of the Temple Shearith Israel...
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New interim minister ‘excited to be in Ridgebury’
The Rev. Jerry Smith with First Selectman Rudy Marconi. The Rev. Jerry A. Smith, the new interim minister at the Ridgebury Congregational Church, had an opportunity recently to meet with and talk to...
View ArticleWeichert helps move ‘talent’
Weichert Workforce Mobility, a provider of corporate talent mobility solutions, received the highest customer service satisfaction ratings among its largest competitors in the 20th Annual Nationwide...
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