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Marijuana Biz Banned + Ridgefield Man Charged In D.C. Riot

What were Patch readers reading in 2021? Here are the top stories in Ridgefield...

Marijuana Biz Banned / Ridgefield Man Charged In D.C. Riot / Family Stares Down Rare Disease / Ridgefield Poet Laureate On Amanda Gorman And The New Rock Stars / Olympic Swimmer From Ridgefield Wins Bronze Medal: Ridgefield's Most Read 2021.
Marijuana Biz Banned / Ridgefield Man Charged In D.C. Riot / Family Stares Down Rare Disease / Ridgefield Poet Laureate On Amanda Gorman And The New Rock Stars / Olympic Swimmer From Ridgefield Wins Bronze Medal: Ridgefield's Most Read 2021. (Patch Media)

There was plenty of news across Ridgefield during 2021. If you missed any of it, here's a roundup of some of the most read stories.


Ridgefield P&Z Bans Marijuana Retail Businesses For 1 Year

Officials pressed "pause" in Ridgefield after the state voted to legalize the sale of marijuana. >>Read More


Ridgefield Man Charged With Assaulting Officer In D.C. Riot: FBI

Federal officers accused a Ridgefield man of being on the wrong end of the Jan. 6 riot in Washington D.C. >>Read More


Hope, Beyond Measure: Ridgefield Family Stares Down Rare Disease

Doctors gave Jessica Curran's 4-year-old son a death sentence. The race was on... >>>Read More


Ridgefield Poet Laureate On Amanda Gorman And The New Rock Stars

The town's poet laureate had high praise for Amanda Gorman's performances at the presidential inauguration and Super Bowl. >>>Read More

Olympic Swimmer From Ridgefield Wins Bronze Medal

After placing sixth in the preliminaries, Ridgefield Olympian Kieran Smith swam to a third-place finish in the finals, earning a bronze medal. >>Read More


Other top Ridgefield stories from 2021 include: