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Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center's Chief Curator and Assistant Museum Director Catherine Prescott is ready to contribute her story to a new community-sourced exhibit on display in the Carriage Barn. The exhibit, "A Land of Opportunity? Community Building in 19th Century Ridgefield," runs through Sept. 18.

New exhibit at Ridgefield’s Keeler Tavern seeks community’s stories

Hadley Hopke participates in a class at The Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance. The conservatory is the only nonprofit dance school in the town's designated cultural district. July 23, 2021, in Ridgefield, Conn.

Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance aims to widen community reach

Members of the town's Planning and Zoning Commission are looking to delegate the decision regarding retail marijuana establishments onto the Board of Selectmen. In a preliminary discussion Tuesday night, the commission moved to bring forth the question of a 12-month moratorium on growing, distributing and selling marijuana in town at a public hearing on Sept. 14.

Ridgefield zoning commission looks to hand off marijuana...

Ronnie DiNucci, owner of Veronica's Garden, cuddles a goat during a session of goat yoga, which was held at her home on Monday, July 26, 2021 in Ridgefield, Conn.

In Ridgefield, goat yoga offers ‘a joyous brain vacation’

Residents take part in the Office of Emergency Management's hands-on Super Saturday event on June 19 to learn everything from cribbing to fire suppression, triage and how to set up a pet care location for sheltering. Each student completed 20 hours of training required to become a member of the town's Community Emergency Response Team, which saw a boost in volunteers during the pandemic.

Ridgefield’s emergency team reflects on the pandemic

ACT of CT's Artisitic Director Daniel C. Levine, of Ridgefield, introduces a sneak preview of its inaugural show "Mamma Mia!" The nonprofit unveiled its lineup for the upcoming 2021-22 season, and for the first time in 16 months, all shows will be performed in front of full, live audiences.

ACT of CT unveils season lineup

Ridgefield resident Cathy Prior died on June 8 following a colon cancer diagnosis in April. She was "a great friend of the Ridgefield Guild of Artists" and participated in its annual ArtWalk, enticing passersby with her enchanting weaving loom.

Ridgefielder remembered for ‘selfless’ contributions

The Great Swamp Dam is located near Fox Hill Condominiums on Danbury Road in Ridgefield's Norwalk River watershed. It was constructed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service in the late 1970s as a flood-control measure.

‘Don’t take down the dam’: Residents oppose watershed plan

Professional photographer Joe McNally, of Ridgefield, is packing his camera bags to capture the summer Olympic games in Tokyo for Zuma Press, the world's largest independent press agency.

Ridgefield photographer packs his camera bags for Tokyo games

A crew of Marine Corps veterans recently took time off to restore the luster of one of Ridgefield's most cherished monuments: the Veterans Memorial Monument at Lounsbury House. The Marine Veterans of Fairfield County has performed community service in Ridgefield and surrounding towns for more than 40 years.

Marines restore veterans’ monument in Ridgefield

Hillcrest fire quickly out

Macklin K. Reid

March 5, 2017Updated: June 18, 2019 3:59 a.m.

A fire at 12 Hillcrest Court was "out upon arrival" by the the fire department about 1:50 Sunday afternoon, March 5. No injuries were reported. The fire drew at least seven Fire Department vehicles and sizable compliment of both career and volunteer firefighters, as well as Ridgefield Police.