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Ridgefield Police Chief Jeff Kreitz, left, and Lt. Nick Fowler stand in front of a patrol car that is outfitted with an Axon dashboard camera. The department rolled out both in-car and body cameras earlier this month to comply with the state's police accountability bill mandate.

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Tiger Hollow's turf is expected to arrive the first week of October. Luke McCoy, of Kaestle Boos Associates, explained that many of the delays are based on a lack of materials for the actual production of the turf. The goal is to have the field ready for the final home game of the football season, which is scheduled for the first week of November.

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Members of the band Edisun prepare to board a chopper in Baghram, Afghanistan during one of their many concert tours in the Middle East. The band is the subject of a new documentary, "Bulletproof Wings," now streaming on Tubi.

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Ridgefield's Planning and Zoning Commission hosted a public hearing during its meeting Tuesday night to get input from residents about the potential of instituting a one-year moratoriaum on cannabis establishments in town.

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Ridgefielders Lexi Morse, left, Harper Evans, Alex Evans and Lulu Presbrey have played hockey together for years. The Ridgefield Amateur Hockey Association has merged with the Danbury Hat Tricks to offer a veritable hockey home for children to grow up in.

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Many players from Ridgefield High School's championship lacrosse team attended the event to support their honorary captain, Conner Curran, center. Curran was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy when he was 5.

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From left: State Sen. Will Haskell, state Rep. Aimee Berger-Girvalo and state Rep. Kenneth Gucker speak at a town hall hosted by the Ridgefield Library on Sept. 8.

Ridgefield representatives participate in town hall

Crews remove fallen trees on campus at Tulane University in New Orleans after the devastating destruction caused by hurricane Ida.

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The indoor riding ring of Ridgebury Farm and Stables, an equestrian facility offering both hippotherapy and equine-assisted therapy. Friday, September 10, 2021, in Ridgefield, Conn.

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Tyler Ugolyn, right, graduated from Columbia University in 2001. Shortly after he was asked to join Fred Alger Managment, an investment firm that had offices on the 93rd floor of the north tower in the World Trade Center.

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Ridgefield police: Popped bubble wrap confused as 'shots fired'

Oct. 11, 2019

Loose bubble wrap that escaped someone's trash on Friday morning in Ridgefield was driven over by passing cars and reported as "shots fired" to Ridgefield police officers. — Loose bubble wrap that escaped someone’s trash on Friday morning in Ridgefield was driven over by passing cars and reported as “shots fired” to Ridgefield police officers.
Carsten Reisinger

Ridgefield police received a call reporting “shots fired” on West Lane near Olmstead Lane on Friday morning.

An investigation soon revealed that the shots were in fact bubble wrap that had escaped from someone’s trash and was being “popped” by passing cars.

The responding officer apprehended the offending wrap — without need for cuffs.