Rally Day at First Congregational
Rally Day this Sunday at the First Congregational Church launches the church’s programs for children, youth and adults with a festive picnic on the West Lane lawn after worship. Activities for children...
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Photo: Colorado trip
More than 40 Ridgefielders participated in Young Life of Ridgefield, joining students from Illinois, Nebraska, Texas, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Nevada at Crooked Creek Ranch in Fraser, Colo. There...
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St. Stephen’s kickoff Sunday
St. Stephen’s Vacation Bible School students will have a reunion with each other and with a Bounce Castle on Sunday, Sept. 7. St. Stephen’s Episcopal kicks off the 2014-2015 church year on Sunday,...
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Scottish folk next in library series
Ridgefield Folk continues at the library with a show by the band Cantrip on Sunday, Sept. 7. Ridgefield Folk continues at the library with a show by the band Cantrip on Sunday, Sept. 7. The concert is...
View ArticleBeginners will knit projects
Knitting for Beginners is available through Ridgefield Continuing Education. Participants will learn the basic stitches and develop skills in maintaining an even tension in the piece. The instructor...
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Where Jesse Lee preached, 225 years ago
This illustration by artist Don Cluff appeared above the caption “a pastoral visit by Jesse Lee” in 1976 in a special supplement to Zion’s Herald, a Boston-based Methodist publication no longer in...
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Photo: Fund-raising for ROAR
The Reyes family children and neighborhood kids recently raised more than $100 for ROAR outside Walgreens and A&P liquor store. As the kids said, “Animals that can’t help themselves.” They are very...
View Article50 Years Ago: Casagmo zoning contested, Nash wins dash, Santini breaks records
Incorporators and directors of the Ridgefield Boys Club joined other boys clubs throughout the nation in a message to their chief, Herbert Hoover, former president of the United States, on his 90th...
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Parking lot project redesigns Governor Street entranceway
Work started in the Donnelly shopping center parking lot off Governor Street on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Governor Street’s at the bottom, Bailey Avenue at the top, the new RVNA building is at right. Work...
View ArticleMcCaughey talks to GOP
Dr. Betsy McCaughey comes to Ridgefield on Sunday, Oct. 5, to discuss national health care, the Veterans Administration and the upcoming election. Ms. McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New...
View ArticleBike club supports LINC
The Ridgefield Bicycle Sports Club donated $1,000 to LINC — Leading Initiatives for New Connections — which aims to connect many of the walking and bike trails in town and to other towns’ trails. The...
View ArticleAuthor talks Lincoln’s ‘gamble’
Todd Brewster will discuss his latest book Lincoln’s Gamble: The Tumultuous Six Months That Gave America the Emancipation Proclamation and Changed the Course of the Civil War at the Ridgefield Library...
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Eileen Sheridan, 59, lived in Ridgefield
Eileen Sheridan Eileen Regina Sheridan, age 59, long-time resident of Ridgefield, died Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Danbury Hospital. Ms. Sheridan was born in Yonkers, NY on March 9, 1955, daughter of...
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Anne’s Night benefits Rwandan orphans
Anne at Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village graduation. —Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village photo The Harrison family’s scenic Double H Farm in Ridgefield will host a special charity event on Saturday, Sept. 13,...
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Photo: Lemonade philanthropy
Sara and Alex Hansen, students at Veterans Park Elementary School, held their third annual lemonade stand for charity on Old South Salem Road. Every year the girls pick a charity to donate all the...
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Keeler Notes: Julia’s gown and the ice buckets
Keeler Tavern restored an ensemble worn by Julia Finch Gilbert in 1925 when she and her husband Cass Gilbert were presented to King George V of England. Recently we witnessed the phenomenal success of...
View ArticleRelay for Life is ready for a revamping
The beautiful candle-lit “luminaria ceremony,” the “survivors dinner,” folks huffing it around the high school track all night in the name of raising money to fight cancer — the American Cancer...
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Parking lot work done early
The newly paved parking lot between Governor Street and Bailey Avenue re-opened Wednesday, a day earlier than expected. —Press photo The large parking lot off Governor Street, in front of the former...
View ArticleLyme meetings start soon
Lyme Connection is offering a free eight-week program for girls 13 to 18 beginning Saturday, Sept. 13. Teen Lyme disease patients will learn mindfulness skills to help them better manage the stress of...
View ArticleAlzheimer’s care is group’s focus
Joan Garbow, LCSW, will be the featured guest speaker at the Thursday, Sept. 11, meeting of the Ridgefield Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group. The founder of Joan Garbow and Associates, LLC in...
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