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State of CT to Begin Vaccinating Residents Age 65+
The State of Connecticut announced today that the next segment of Phase 1B will be eligible to begin scheduling their COVID-19 vaccines on February 11th. This segment includes Connecticut residents ages 65-74. Phase 1A individuals and those age 75+ remain eligible to receive their vaccines. To learn more about State of CT eligibility phases,
RVNAhealth COVID-19 Appointments Available on VAMS for this Week
RVNAhealth presently has open appointments for this week available on the VAMS system. You must be registered on VAMS to access the RVNAhealth schedule.
This week, RVNAhealth is administering COVID-19 vaccines at Yanity Gym at 60 Prospect Street in Ridgefield on:
Community news: Heroes of Ned s Mountain webinar and more
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On Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m., a Former Editor of The Ridgefield Press, Jack Sanders, will share recent research that reveals that the Armstrongs not only operated a Ridgefield station on the Underground Railroad, but that shows that their grandsons were among the many Black soldiers who fought and died in the Civil War. He will introduce other Black families who lived on Ned’s Mountain and also sent sons to the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers. Two heroes of the Underground Railroad, Edward and Betsy Armstrong, are buried in Ridgebury Cemetery, located in the Ridgebury neighborhood of Ridgefield. Their home on Ned’s Mountain provided refuge for people making the dangerous journey to safety from enslavement in the South. Pictured is a photo of the Armstrong tombstones in the Ridgebury Cemetery.Sally Sanders / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
Researchers looking to solve riddle of old bones found in Ridgefield
Macklin Reid
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Redcoats? Rebels? Farm family? The old bones have yet to tell their story.
Four skeletons were dug up in late 2019 in clay-ish ground not far from where the Battle of Ridgefield was fought. The bones are expected to reveal their secrets through careful research ranging from DNA analysis to studies of buttons found with them to battle histories and family tree documents.
“All four of these individuals will be appropriately reburied I’m hoping in the Town of Ridgefield, where they belong with full military honors, with representatives of the American military, and Great Britain as well,” said Nicholas Bellantoni, Connecticut state archaeologist emeritus.
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