Here are some of the stories and features in this week’s Ridgefield Press, out today:
- The schools are hiring a different bus company to save some money.
- The Recycling Center is losing money, and the selectmen are trying to decide what to do.
- More than 70 Ridgefielders have signed up so far to march in Hartford in favor of assault weapon controls.
- The tragedy in Sandy Hook hit State Rep. John Frey close to home, and he has been rethinking his views on gun laws.
- The selectmen, too, are trying to form a position on assault weapons.
- And the debate over guns continues among letter-writers, who also address such issues as slippery roads and Route 7 zoning.
- RHS grad Liz Garcia, a veteran of writing for TV, has a new movie, based on her teen years in Ridgefield, that was just shown at Sundance.
- Matt White, another RHS grad, has been drafted to play Major League Lacrosse.
- The town’s new red fire engine is green — and packed with efficiency features.
- Scotts Ridge Principal Tim Salem is making a new film.
- The Rev. Phyllis Leopold received the Spirit of Dr. King Ridgefield Community Service Award Monday.
- The landlord has a tenant for the space of the about-to-close Gap.
- The new owner of Liberta’s was surprised.
- What can be done about poor quality teachers? wonders RHS columnist Dani Blum.
- A special section today looks at the advantages of private schools, technology on college campuses, and the merits of martial arts.
- Ridgefield High School students will be staging The Laramie Project, a play about the murder of a gay student in Wyoming.
- Many local stars will be dancing for the Ridgefield Orchestra in March.
- CL&P has developed a five-year plan to strengthen its power lines.
- Interested in hosting young people? AFS offers opportunities for students during the school year, and Fresh Air for city kids in the summer.
- Why doesn’t the fountain at West and Olmstead Lanes spout water?
- The latest costume exhibit at an area museum focuses on the Jazz Age, with some Downtown Abbey-style duds.
- The new Cadillac XTS AWD Premium has plenty of power and luxury and reasonable fuel efficiency, says test driver Steven Macoy.
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