Written by KA
Ridgefield is coming up spring, thanks to the folks at Downtown Ridgefield who are in the midst of planning the 2021 Spring Stroll. The free community event will take place on Saturday, May 1.
Downtown Ridgefield just announced some Spring Stroll updates on their Facebook page saying, So many local merchants and organizations will also be hosting special events and having sales and promotions during the Spring Stroll on Saturday, May 1. Read below and stay tuned for more updates coming soon!
Compassionate Ridgefield will be having a charter signing ceremony at 4 pm on May 1. First Selectman Rudy Marconi will be signing the charter in front of Town Hall.
Ability Beyond to host annual gala, other Danbury area highlights
Greg Marku
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The Rev. Whitney Altopp (c) of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church is flanked by Cantor Deborah Katchko-Gray and Rabbi David Reiner of Congregation Shir Shalom of Westchester and Fairfield Counties. The three form the leadership of the Ridgefield Clergy Assocation./Show MoreShow Less
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Ability Beyond announces ‘Gala & Beyond’
Ability Beyond, a nonprofit headquartered in Bethel and Chappaqua, N.Y, announced its April 24 “Gala & Beyond” to raise funds for critical programs and services for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, brain injury and neurological disorders throughout Connecticut and New York.
Ridgefield identifies ways to offset reductions in school budget
Alyssa Seidman
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On April 5, the Ridgefield Board of Education unanimously adopted a revised operating budget that meets the amount allocated by the town’s Board of Finance.YouTube screenshotShow MoreShow Less
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RIDGEFIELD A commitment from an insurance company and a federal grant could help offset reductions in a school budget adopted by the Board of Education this week, officials said.
The Board of Education unanimously adopted a revised operating budget Monday that meets the amount allocated by the town’s Board of Finance.
Last month, the Board of Finance approved a 2.35 percent increase for the schools a 1.1 percent reduction from what the district proposed.
Not seeing our enrollment come back up : Ridgefield schools face dwindling number of students
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East Ridge Middle School file photoMacklin Reid / Hearst Connecticut Media
RIDGEFIELD Enrollment has been declining at Ridgefield Public Schools for several years, and data shows it is likely to continue through 2022.
The dropoff can be traced to 2015, when 5,052 children attended the schools. Since then, data from the state Department of Education shows the enrollment count has steadily declined each year, leaving 4,556 students in 2021.
This downward trend coincides with a decrease in public school enrollment at the state level. The Connecticut student body has dropped over the last five years, resulting in about 28,700 fewer children in schools statewide since 2015.