For homeowners concerned about drinking water quality, PFAS contamination is an issue that can’t be ignored. PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of synthetic chemicals commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.” Once they enter the environment, PFAS break down extremely slowly, accumulating in soil, water supplies and even the human body over time. This persistence is linked to a range of potential health effects , including certain cancers, liver damage,...

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 season with...

Hidden We’re too near a city and our own town powders night with light hiding the stars we seek; or should wish to. Dim is a cruel word, and gone, even crueler. Light is kind to farmer, to reader but pin-pierced sparks that stay (I’m told) and glow to gold; ought always be seen, to comfort and send an essence of sun in small beams that neither burn nor blind, but (so I’m told), only glow to gold. Ira Joe Fisher Email: irajoefisher@gmail.com Phone: 203-912-1457 Learn More Hidden - Poetry by...

Fall Open House @ Brookfield Craft Center

Holy Joy My books breathe and glow about my rooms. They have lifted me in a little valley to a whiling away in Asia and around the south and west and north and on to now in treed New England.   My books bear the wild wonder of word – a daily gift I take in chalice-like: reverent, awed, inked, moving, and holy; passages underlined and margin-lined mystery-wisdom thrilling my thoughts.   If I may – a wish rises from my me that a daughter or a son might look upon these sacred paper pages and...

Learn more about the updated proposed Public Safety Building on Saturday, October 4, at the Ridgefield Library. There will be two presentations at 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM. Both will be followed by a Q&A session. If you can't make this one, mark your calendar for the next one on Saturday, October 25 - 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM, also at the Ridgefield Library In addition, there is a Public Hearing on October 8 at 7:30 PM at East Ridge Middle School. Public Safety Building Information Sessions click to...

Enjoy a stroll around Main Street Fall during Love with Ridgefield, Saturday, October 11th!

Mark your calendars for these important December dates! Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) Meeting Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM Town Hall Annex Ridgefield Important December Dates ️Public Hearing Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM Town Hall - large conference room Solicit input from general public about how they feel the direction should be to address the police and fire department upgrades. As well as a discussion of a draft charge to a newly appointed committee. Board of...

My Clients Trusted the Process - It Paid Off. Sold for $262,500 over List Price! My Clients Trusted the Process- It Paid Off. Sold for $262,500 over List Price! 115 Remington Rd., Ridgefield, CT 06877 Just Sold - Dee Braaten of Keller Williams - Sold Price $1,387,500

When Autumn Comes to Clouds When autumn comes to clouds it brings a Fahrenheit fall. And a lake grows grey even in day. When autumn comes to clouds birds plot their feathery flight high and south down and away.             Happiness upon your Octember, Ira Ira Joe Fisher Email: irajoefisher@gmail.com Phone: 203-912-1457 Learn More When Autumn Comes to Clouds - Poetry by Ira Joe Fisher

Notice of Public Hearing Monday October 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM in Town Hall Regarding Proposed Designation of East Ridge Road Area as a Historic District . View the agenda . Ridgefield Historic District Public Hearing

Join us in honoring our nation and community this Veterans Day. The America 250 Bethel Committee , in partnership with the Bethel Patriotic Association , is seeking Veterans  who would like to participate in a public reading of the Declaration of Independence  at the Bethel Veterans Day Ceremony . Event Details: 🌟  Date:  Tuesday, November 11, 2025🕰️  Time:  11:00 a.m.🌳  Location:  Bethel Town Green, Bethel, Connecticut Your voice and presence will help us honor the legacy of freedom,...

Imminent The sun in elder September is an insincere warm because the shade-side is chill not sooth. Frost is just a leaf-tinge away. As the tree trembles in a wind scouting lawn and field and street for banking on-the-way snow. Ira Joe Fisher Email: irajoefisher@gmail.com Phone: 203-912-1457 Learn More The Invitation - Poetry by Ira Joe Fisher

We're so thrilled to welcome Play to Grow Pediatric Therapy to the chamber with their Ribbon Cutting on Friday, October 3rd at 1PM.

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 holiday dreamscape:...

Octember Leaves are leaving and the wind is moaning as spirits swirl about. Haunting haunts town and countryside. Ghosts on the mind; ghosts in the yard; ghosts skulk the street. Hallowe’en steals color from the trees and their twigs to make a creepy way, to forge a sighing day to force a listening over your shoulder …for a growl or a scream. Ira Joe Fisher Email: irajoefisher@gmail.com Phone: 203-912-1457 Learn More Octember - Poetry by Ira Joe Fisher

The referendum is November 4, 2025 from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.   View the Sample Ballot There are four ways to vote: In person at your polling place on Election Day - Find you polling location . Early voting at Town Hall - Learn more . By absentee ballot - Learn more . Same Day Registration at Town Hall on Early Voting Days and on Election Day- register and vote - Learn more . Ridgefield Referendum November 4th!

This Friday (10/17), the Registrar's Office in Town Hall will be open from 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM for voter registration. The November 4th Referendum is just around the corner. If you are not yet registered to vote, get it done this week - Friday is the last day! Questions? Call the Registrar's Office at 203.431.2771 (Mon/Tues) or 203.431.2772 (Wed/Thurs). Visit the Registrar of Voters online . Registrar of Voters Office Extended Hours for Ridgefield

Date Night Oct 8th at Portofino 5 Course Italian Wine Pairing Dinner.

The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra (RSO) and Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center (KTM&HC) collaborate to present Heritage in Motion: Identity Through Music - a music and history-based concert series featuring exceptional musicians and dynamic performances presented in the Keeler Tavern Museum Garden House.  On Sunday October 19th at 4:00 PM, we welcome Francesca McNeeley & Friends to Ridgefield with a focus on American classical music. Francesca McNeeley Francesca McNeeley & Friends  is...