To the Editor: With the passing of our dear friend Doris Ventres it has become quite difficult to keep track of the men and women with Ridgefield ties who are deployed to an active military zone. Recently we took down all of the “flag hearts” on Main Street. If you have a family member whose heart was on Main Street … read more
Rides for Ridgefield is a great program for Ridgefield residents. All you have to do is call us! We will listen and help you establish your needs and discuss options with you to meet those needs. If no other service is available, we can connect you with one of our own Rides for Ridgefield volunteer drivers. Information you will need … read more
It was a time of cuts. It was a time of bemoaning cuts. “In one swoop of a pen this man has singlehandedly destroyed the school systems in Fairfield County,” school board chairwoman Joan Plock declared 25 years ago, in the Feb. 6, 1992, Ridgefield Press. The evil-doer was Gov. Lowell Weicker, who’d proposed a state budget that would cut … read more
To the Editor: Watching the news these days is extremely sad, scary and upsetting. Mr. Trump’s behavior is causing far more “peril to our country” than any immigrant allowed here after their extreme vetting of at least two years. According to Trump, no one in government before him was as competent, capable, intelligent, insightful, responsible, and smart. No one did … read more
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. What are you going to get your sweetie? It’s time to think outside the box (or typical store) and pay a visit to the Thrift Shop. How about a picture, a mirror or a new piece of art? Perhaps an antique table or lamp? We receive beautiful and unique items every day. You … read more
Given a choice, most people would prefer to stay in their own homes as they age. Thankfully, there are many kinds of in-home services that can help people “age in place” safely. Different situations call for various types of services. A sudden medical crisis like a broken bone might require a high level of care over a relatively short time. … read more
To the Editor: Marconi said other residents have told him they avoid driving on Main Street […] But […] the state is not going to force matters. “They’re saying […] here’s what we’re thinking of doing, and if you don’t want anything, we will walk away and see you in another 30 years.’” Great idea! DOT engineers are nice people, … read more
Seventy-one days of planning, 450 members, 62 signs, 275 riders, 13 travel hours, and 6.5 miles on foot — all part of our mission to spend some quality time standing in solidarity with 500,000 of our closest friends. Well, we believed we’d be standing with 200,000 people — we picked up an extra 300,000 on the way. When the election … read more
To the Editor: Thank you for the delightful article about Ridgefield’s own Cody Keenan, who as a young man rose to become President Obama’s chief speechwriter. What wonderful speeches many of them were, works of art really, not only lifting up their audience at the time but likely to be studied in the future as models for what gifted oratory … read more
There is a deadness to early February, a cloak of despair that settles over everything immediately after the first Sunday evening of the month. Once the tortilla chips are gone and the bean dip tray emptied, we’re left with the sobering reality of a life without football. (And no, the NFL scouting combine doesn’t count.) People who aren’t football fans … read more