Coverage of Ridgefield politics, town government, and the issues that affect our community.
The Public Safety Facilities Committee postponed a planned straw poll on competing police and fire proposals to give members another week to refine designs and compare costs. The panel is working toward an Aug. 31 special Board of Selectpersons meeting.
Read the full story →The Board of Selectpersons voted to send a gas-powered leaf blower ordinance, an expanded senior tax credit, a town administrator position, Pension Commission alternates and the sale of 29 Lakeview Drive to Sept. 2 public hearings and Sept. 16 town meetings.
Read the full story →Patch outlined the timeline for a project bringing four new pickleball courts, along with parking and seating, to the Ridgefield Recreation Center campus.
Read the full story →State employee union leaders are pressing early to shape coming negotiations over retirement benefits with the two gubernatorial contenders, Gov. Ned Lamont and Ryan Fazio.
Read the full story →CT Mirror compared town-by-town turnout across Connecticut in the Aug. 11 primaries, showing where participation ran highest and lowest.
Read the full story →The Public Safety Facilities Committee compared costs, building sizes, and potential sites for new police and fire facilities as planning continues.
Read the full story →Patch reports the Board of Selectpersons on July 15 reviewed the Public Safety Facilities Committee's draft progress report, advanced draft seasonal restrictions on gas-powered leaf blowers, appointed Pamme Jones to the Economic and Community Development Commission, and reappointed the town's independent auditor.
Read the full story →The Planning & Zoning Commission on July 14 unanimously approved new sustainability standards for special permit applications, advanced downtown storefront applications on Bailey Avenue, and scheduled a Sept. 8 public hearing on a proposed golf driving range on Ethan Allen Highway.
Read the full story →Town officials allocated $20,000 to advance the site evaluation process for potential police and fire facility projects as public safety facilities planning continues.
Read the full story →The BOE's Strategic Planning Committee agreed June 25 to narrow its facilities master planning effort, advancing scenarios ranging from a no-closure approach to consolidating from six to five elementary schools, while requesting a new 'maintenance and stewardship' baseline from consultants.
Read the full story →Ridgefield student Namya Chouhan has been selected as the local winner of the Ms. President US youth civic leadership program, which encourages young women to engage in community and civic life.
Read the full story →The Ridgefield Library is hosting a Summer Reading Kickoff Community Fair along with a full slate of upcoming events for residents of all ages.
Read the full story →Ridgefield High School held its Class of 2026 graduation ceremony, marking the conclusion of the school year for the graduating class.
Read the full story →Connecticut awarded Ridgefield $408,811 through the state Community Connectivity Grant Program for a Danbury Road sidewalk extension to improve pedestrian safety and accessibility.
Read the full story →A community pickleball fundraiser in Ridgefield raised $1,350 for the Meals on Wheels program, highlighting local civic engagement around the town's growing pickleball community.
Read the full story →The Board of Selectpersons voted unanimously to hold a public informational meeting on June 22 regarding the approximately $900,000 pickleball courts project at 195 Danbury Road, after an anticipated $310,000 state grant was not awarded to the town.
Read the full story →At its June 8 meeting the Ridgefield Board of Education approved updates to its educator evaluation plan, accepted a $5,705 Branchville PTA donation for fifth-grade promotion activities, and heard that RHS student Aidan Frame was appointed to serve on the Connecticut State Board of Education — while also reviewing the district's $165K DRIP state grant and Policy 3100 surplus-account language.
Read the full story →Ridgefield Public Schools was awarded $165,204 through Connecticut's new District Repair and Improvement Project program for summer building repairs, including HVAC upgrades at Ridgefield High School, stage flooring at East Ridge and Branchville, and security improvements at multiple schools — while rising electricity costs cut into the district's year-end operating surplus.
Read the full story →Ridgefield's July 4th weekend features a Family Fireworks Celebration at Ridgefield High School (gates open 6 PM, parking $20) and a free 'Party in the Park' at Ballard Park (11 AM–2 PM) with live music and family activities, marking the nation's 250th anniversary.
Read the full story →Superintendent Susie Da Silva was recognized with the 2026 Connecticut PTA Outstanding Educator Award, with letters of recommendation submitted by parents, teachers, a principal, and fellow administrators on her behalf.
Read the full story →At its May 26 meeting, the Ridgefield Board of Education advanced revisions to student-health policies, discussed how the district is approaching artificial intelligence in instruction, and reviewed progress on the Prospect Ridge facilities project.
Read the full story →Ridgefield High School has published its list of students earning Honors and High Honors for the third quarter of the 2025-26 academic year.
Read the full story →CHIRP's free summer concert series launches its 25th-anniversary season May 26 in Ballard Park with the Ridgefield High School Big Band and Pops Concert Orchestra, followed by Honey Island Swamp Band on May 28.
Read the full story →Ridgefield's annual Memorial Day Parade stepped off Monday with a rifle salute at the Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church veterans monument and concluded with ceremonies at Ballard Park, marking the 250th anniversary of America.
Read the full story →New Zillow data place Ridgefield's average home value at $994,761 — well above the Connecticut average of about $441,466, but still trailing nearby Wilton, Weston, New Canaan and Westport.
Read the full story →The Connecticut State Department of Education named Ridgefield High School a 2026 Connecticut Blue Ribbon School, one of only six statewide, recognizing high academic performance and low chronic absenteeism. An awards ceremony is set for June 9 in West Hartford.
Read the full story →Ridgefield's Public Safety Facilities Committee debated cost limits and facility concepts as smaller working groups refined proposals for new police and fire facilities.
Read the full story →The Board of Selectpersons on May 20 postponed action on a ParkMobile paid-parking pilot for the Bailey Avenue lot and Branchville train station after concerns about expanding paid parking downtown. The proposal will return for further discussion.
Read the full story →The Ridgefield Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously approved a South Street sewer infrastructure project and a special permit for additions at Ridgefield Academy, while also adopting updated traffic study requirements and revised zoning application fees effective June 30.
Read the full story →Town officials announced two infrastructure projects: paving along Ridgebury Road begins around June 1 (weather permitting) as part of a multi-year drainage and road improvement effort, and a water main extension serving the high school and Scotts Ridge Middle School campus is set to begin in mid-June.
Read the full story →State Sen. Ryan Fazio of Greenwich won the Connecticut Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination with 92% of delegate votes at the May 16 state convention, and will challenge two-term Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont in the November general election.
Read the full story →Members of the Public Safety Facilities Committee debated how much weight cost should carry in future recommendations for police and fire facilities, while 'tiger teams' continued developing competing site and building concepts ahead of a June 30 reporting deadline.
Read the full story →Ridgefield's P&Z Commission continued discussion of proposed short-term rental regulations without taking action, with commissioners divided over whether rentals should be limited to primary residences and whether permits should be required.
Read the full story →Residents approved all nine referendum questions on May 12. The Board of Finance's town budget and the Board of Education's $123.8M budget for FY2026-27 both passed, along with funding for road and ADA improvements.
Read the full story →Ridgefield Public Schools officials said the district still expects to finish the fiscal year with a modest budget surplus, though tighter operating margins and rising costs have narrowed projections compared with prior years.
Read the full story →The Board of Selectpersons advanced the proposed $181.1M FY2026-27 budget — about a 3.6% increase — and called the Annual Town Meeting for May 4 at the Ridgefield Playhouse.
Read the full story →Join your Ridgefield neighbors for the RTC's Annual Oktoberfest at a working farm just over the Ridgefield border in South Salem — bratwurst, local Oktoberfest beer, live traditional music, and corn-hole.
Sunday, October 4, 2026 · 3:30–6:30 PM. Family friendly, informal, and lederhosen strongly encouraged.
Tickets are $50 adult, $90 couple, $120 family — and they go fast.
