Skip to main content Turn off refresh
  • Subscribe Subscribe
  • e-Edition
  • Sign In
  • Puzzles
  • Home
    • Sign Up for Newsletters
    • E-Edition
    • About Us
    • Print Archives
    • Privacy Notice
    • Terms of Use
    • Subscribe
  • News
    • Education
    • Police & Fire
    • Politics & Elections
    • Connecticut
    • Town Government
    • Cannabis
    • Opinion
  • Business
  • Sports
    • UConn
    • High School Sports
  • Living
    • Food
    • Home and Garden
  • Obituaries
  • Entertainment
  • Advertising Features
    • Events
  • Help
    • Contact Us
    • Delivery Problems
  • Classifieds
  • News
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Real Estate
  • Entertainment
  • Living
  • Opinion
  • Events
  • Obituaries
  • Classifieds
  • Erik Keller, a horticultural therapist, appeared before the selectmen June 19 and was appointed to an alternate to the Conservation Commission.
    People
    Horticultural therapist becomes conservation alternate
    A horticultural therapist with a previous career in software consulting and technology journalism, Erik Keller has been named as an alternate member of the Conservation Commission. “When I was a...
    By Macklin K. Reid
  • The old farmhouse on the Montanari property at 99 Barry Avenue would be preserved on a two-acre lot, while four new houses are built on lots of one-acre each under a 10-acre subdivision going to public hearing June 25.
    Town Government
    99 Barry Avenue: Neighbors question five-lot subdivision
  • Wayne Addessi with Cathy Savoca and Suzanne Brennan after putting up inRidgefield posters at the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance last summer.
    People
    inRidgefield: Addessi decides to keep branding effort private — for now
  • Tim McClean, a 2012 Ridgefield High School graduate, answered the town's call for a volunteer to tend the Main Street dog waste stations.
    People
    Problem solver: A volunteer steps up to change bags at the dog waste...
  • New apartments are proposed in the multistory building behind the one-story bank the front of at 100 Danbury Road.
    Town Government
    100 Danbury Road: Ridgefield developer proposes 16 more units, five...
  • A baby male Pileated Woodpecker emerges from a tree on Old Sib Road Saturday, June 15. The bird "looks almost ready to discover the world," commented photographer Allan Welby. Welby has now joined the town's Conservation Commission.
    People
    Birder Allan Welby joins Conservation Commission
  • Fireworks from last year's Fourth of July celebration in Ridgefield.
    Town Government
    Fireworks, food, and frisbee: Family Fourth offers plenty of fun
  • Town Government
    Use less road salt? It's easier said than done
    Rich Velleco operates a payloader as he fills Department of Public Works trucks with road salt in preparation for the forecast snowstorm in Ansonia. Ridgefield is looking to cut down on its use of road salt. Cutting down road salt to better protect groundwater and wetlands is on the selectmen’s to-do list. And the practical issues associated with reduced salt use on roads — angry commuters, maybe more school closings, potentially more accidents — is... By Macklin K. Reid
  • Town Government
    Statuary to flowers: Ridgefield tightens rules on cemeteries
    The Ridgebury Cemetery is at 655 Ridgebury Road in Ridgefield. No statuary, no crockery, no devotional lights. No grave blankets or sprays. Artificial plants or flowers are strongly discouraged. The town’s cemetery rules have been tightened up — considerably. The goal is a combination of practicality and... By Macklin K. Reid
  • Education
    Tiger Hollow: Stadium ‘wear and tear’ raises eyebrows at school board meeting
    Lancaster Field at Tiger Hollow in Ridgefield. Tiger Hollow, the track and artificial turf sports facility at Ridgefield High School, hosted 640 events during the 2018-19 school year. That number is almost seven times more than the 90 events the stadium was designed to handle — a fact that... By Peter Yankowski
  • Town Government
    Ridgefield Playhouse, emergency center prepare for new roof
    A $1.35 million renovation of the town-owned Venus building, with the intent of moving school offices to make way for the expansion of the Ridgefield Playhouse, has been approved. First steps first though: Part of the Playhouse is primed for a new roof. The town emergency operations center and a section of the Ridgefield Playhouse are getting a new roof, according to a request for proposal on the town’s website. Jake Muller, the town’s purchasing director, said the Playhouse roof work is... By Peter Yankowski
  • Connecticut
    Branchville redone: Resolutions passed again support renovation plans
    Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi, in his office at Town Hall, discusses improvements to the Branchville area. To advance plans for a new bridge and traffic light and a variety of street amenities in Branchville, a special town meeting voted to re-approve some $6 million in previously-passed bond resolutions related to the Branchville Transit Oriented... By Macklin K. Reid
Latest News
  • Ridgefield jewelry shop owner dies at 56: 'A beautiful soul'
  • Community: Ridgefield film festival, vegetable gardening class
  • Lamont calls improved access to child care vital for families
  • CT mom's clothing brand is designed to empower women
  • Supply chain issues delay Ridgefield Main Street traffic project
  • Ridgefield events: Easter Egg Hunt, education classes
  • Ridgefield schools' new security director is former Fairfield cop
  • Ridgefield expands Pine Mountain parking area near trailhead
  • Mobile food pantry fills a need in Ridgefield and beyond
  • Ridgefield events: RIFF 2023 passes, 'Ridgefield Rocks' concert
  • Town Government
    Ridgefield’s Historic District gives South Hall protection, commission rules
    South Hall of St. Stephen’s Church is a three story house with a semi-circular driveway in front of it. Church leaders are exploring a possible sale of the building. St. Stephen’s Church property — including South Hall, which the church is looking into potentially selling — lies within Ridgefield’s Historic District, affording considerable protections against any plans a future owner might have that involve... By Macklin K. Reid
  • People
    Parking passes available for Fourth of July celebration
    Fireworks from last year's Fourth of July celebration in Ridgefield. Ridgefield High School will once again play host to the Ridgefield Family Fourth annual fireworks extravaganza on Thursday, July 4 (rain date: July 5). Sponsored by Fairfield County Bank, the sky will light up at dusk but attendees are encouraged... By Steve Coulter
  • People
    Ridgefield High Investment Club raises money for SPHERE
    Front row, left to right: Ridgefield residents Cindy Mann, Susan Choplinski, Michael Zvon, Jessica Strom, Victoria Gasperino, and Jennifer Nebora. Back row, left to right: Wendy Gannon Lionetti, Kristin Goff, Chris Cocco, Adam Fischetti, Jen Bender, Cameron Kirk, Marianne Nielsen, Ron Gunther, and Diane Paul. Students in the Investment Club at Ridgefield High School raised money for SPHERE through its third annual FUNDraiser.  Investment club president Mike Zvon visited with board member Wendy Lionetti at SPHERE on June 20 to present the donation. The... By Steve Coulter
  • Town Government
    Five lots, four new houses? Barry Avenue subdivision gets hearing Tuesday
    The old farmhouse on the Montanari property at 99 Barry Avenue would be preserved on a two-acre lot, while four new houses are built on lots of one-acre each under a 10-acre subdivision going to public hearing June 25. The construction of four new four-bedroom homes and preservation of a circa 1790 farmhouse, on a little over 10 acres off Barry Avenue, are the objectives of plans that will be up for public comment Tuesday, June 25. The proposal by Sturges... By Macklin K. Reid
  • Education
    Thirteen retirees gave 311 years to Ridgefield schools
    The cast of "The High School Experience: A Tragicomedy in One Act." From the top to bottom left to right: Liam Huff, Tyler Munson, Harrison Cluney, Nick Yulo, Caroline Malley, Lucy Kubrin, Ana Kowalczyk, Callie Amill, Eleanor Andresen, and Haydn Wilfinger. Not pictured: Hannah Jay. A building mechanic who worked in all nine schools, three elementary special education aides, and the high school English teacher whom former President Barack Obama’s speechwriter credits with teaching him to edit were among the 13 faculty and... By Peter Yankowski

Most Popular

  1. Warrant: CT state trooper helped drug dealer who sold cocaine out of bar ID confidential informant
  2. Driver, 16, in NY crash that killed 5 Derby children did not have permit or license, official says
  3. Featured in NY Fashion Week, CT mom's clothes are designed to make women 'feel like they matter"
  4. 2022-23 All-FCIAC Winter teams
  5. Ridgefield man vandalized, tried to set fire to Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, warrant says
  6. This grandmother from CT has become famous on TikTok. Now she’s written ‘a different kind of cookbook’
  7. 5 cute towns, cities and neighborhoods in CT to visit for a spring day
  • People
    Town recognizes June as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
    Barbara Newland, manager of the Danbury Walk to End Alzheimer’s fundraiser, accepted a proclamation from the Town of Ridgefield last week that recognizes June as Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. There are 78,000 people in Connecticut with... By The Ridgefield Press
  • People
    Long-serving Charlie Knoche steps down from Police Commission
    Lifelong Ridgefielder Charlie Knoche, left, received a plaque from the Police Commission Chairman George Kain in recognition for his 24 years of service on the commission. He stepped down June 13. In 24 years on the Police Commission, Charlie Knoche has worked with four chiefs — Thomas Rotunda, Rich Ligi, John Roche and Jeff Kreitz. And now he’s stepping down. “Twenty-four years! We will miss him,” said Police Commission Chairman George... By Macklin K. Reid
  • Town Government
    Venus building demolition ends, town seeks renovation bids
    The brick Venus Municipal Building on East Ridge Road. The interior of the Venus Municipal Building — the old high school building overlooking the town at the corner of East Ridge Road and Governor Street — has been gutted and prepped for construction, and now the town is looking for contractors to... By Peter Yankowski
  • Town Government
    Sustainability to farming to water conservation: Town plan draws many reactions
    Ridgefield resident Cocco Barron addresses the Planning and Zoning Commission at Tuesday night's Town Plan hearing. Water resource protection, historic preservation, conservation, sustainability and relations between planning and zoning commissioners and the public were all themes struck in wide-ranging comments by a dozen speakers at a public hearing Tuesday... By Macklin K. Reid
  • Town Government
    Route 35 road work aims for longer green lights
    Workers from the contracting firm NYCONN dig at the corner of Farmingville Road and Route 35, putting in a new traffic light system. Longer green light times for the lines of traffic on Route 35 are the goal of the work that’s been going at the intersection of Route 35 with Copps Hill Road and Farmingville Road. “The goal will be to put in a whole new system with most recent... By Macklin K. Reid
  • Education
    Tiger Hollow weight room: School board member questions who feels welcome
    The field at Tiger Hollow pictured in October 2017. Do Ridgefield High School’s female athletes feel comfortable using the weight room at Tiger Hollow? That was the question raised by school board member Fran Walton during a presentation on the sports complex at a June 10 meeting “I wanted to ask... By Peter Yankowski
  • Town Government
    Zemo’s affordable housing plan goes to June 25 public hearing
    New apartments are proposed in the multistory building behind the one-story bank the front of at 100 Danbury Road. Plans to add 16 apartments — five of them meeting state affordability guidelines — in what is currently a 43-unit building at 100 Danbury Road are up for public scrutiny. Steve Zemo’s Ridgefield Apartments Inc. seeks a revision to a previous... By Macklin K. Reid
  • People
    Carcelen named to economic commission
    Erik Keller, a horticultural therapist, appeared before the selectmen June 19 and was appointed to an alternate to the Conservation Commission. An architect with experience in marketing and also teaching, Cameron Cole Carcelen, has joined Ridgefield’s Economic and Community Development Commission (EDCD). “I’m also a landlord in town, and a mom with two kids in the school system,”... By Macklin K. Reid
  • Education
    Paddyfote named Ridgefield interim superintendent for second time
    Interim Superintendent Dr. JeanAnn Paddyfote, right, with Board of Education member Fran Walton, left. Dr. JeanAnn Paddyfote will take over as interim superintendent of Ridgefield Public Schools for the second straight summer. The Board of Education appointed Paddyfote, who served as Ridgefield's interim superintendent from July 2018 through... By Steve Coulter
  • Education
    Ridgefield Board of Education to appoint interim school chief Monday night
    Dr. William Collins Ridgefield is once again looking for an interim superintendent to lead its schools this summer. Superintendent Dr. William Collins, who was hired in December and started in the district on Feb. 19, 2019, was put on medical leave in May. His... By Peter Yankowski
The Ridgefield Press Homepage - Site Logo
Return to Top
  • About
    • Newspaper Delivery Safety Procedures
    • Privacy Notice
    • Your California Privacy Rights
    • Interest Based Ads
    • Terms of Use
    • Careers
    • Advertising
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • FAQ
    • E-Edition
    • Submissions
  • Connect
    • Subscribe Today
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
HEARST newspapers logo ©2023 Hearst Media Services Connecticut, LLC