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There’s no better way to start feeling merry in Ridgefield than stepping into the Ridgefield Guild of Artists’ Festive Home 2025 . Christine and I visited on Preview Night — a sold-out celebration filled with appetizers, holiday drinks, and the warm buzz that only comes from a room full of cheerful neighbors ready to welcome the season. This year’s theme is Hometown Traditions , and the Guild has truly transformed the gallery. Every room feels like stepping into a cozy holi

Brookfield Craft Center’s 50th Annual Holiday Shopping Tradition features an extraordinary collection of contemporary American craft for the holidays: handmade works by more than 150 selected artists in jewelry, wearable fiber, ceramics, glass, wood, paper and steel. All purchases benefit the Craft Center’s education programs, and provide support for independent artists. Holiday Events & Special Shopping Hours Opening Reception Friday, November 7 | 5:00–8:00 PM Kick off the

Notice is hereby given that a Special Board of Selectpersons meeting will be held on Friday, November 14, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. in the Town Hall Large Conference Room , 400 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877 on the following: 1. Discussion on next steps for Public Safety Buildings For more information, click here . Ridgefield Special BOS Meeting 11/14

Origins (1934) In 1934, Russian immigrant Rudolph Kunett founded the first commercial vodka distillery in the United States at 77 South Street, Bethel . This was the humble U.S. birthplace of Smirnoff Vodka . Smirnoff in America Kunett purchased the U.S. rights to Smirnoff from Vladimir Smirnov. Though Americans weren’t big vodka drinkers at the time, this Bethel plant laid the foundation for vodka’s rise in the U.S. From Bethel to the World By the late 1930s, Hartford’s