Community Corner
Ridgefield 2018 Year in Review: Seismic Shifts in a Sleepy Town
Nazis, earthquakes... but we can now park food trucks at breweries, so what's to complain about, really...?
RIDGEFIELD, CT — Time moves slowly in Ridgefield, and Ridgefielders like it that way. It's all part of what makes the town a perennial contender for the "nicest place" in the country. But 2018 has given way to 2019, and that means a quick review of last year's headlines is in order.
In 2018 Ridgefield was rocked by a plagiarism scandal that cost the schools superintendent her job, and was rocked by Mother Nature as well, when the town experienced a 2.2 magnitude earthquake.
That may not have been very large as far as earthquakes go, but this is Ridgefield, and that kind of thing is not supposed to happen here, at least without a vote. Yes, we do love our public referendums here, and it would not be Ridgefield if one was not scheduled imminently, whether on the Winter Club, food trucks at breweries, or affordable housing.
Ridgefield loves its celebrities, too, whether visiting or homegrown, but nothing beats the launch of a new restaurant.
The past year in Ridgefield also saw the changing of the guard at the police department, marked the passing of two great men, and the resurrection of an old evil.
Here are some of the biggest, brashest and brain-boggling stories from the Ridgefield Patch in 2018:
Ridgefield School Superintendent Placed On Leave
Minor Earthquake Felt In Ridgefield
Ridgefield Teen Organizes National School Walkout
Ridgefield Winter Club Withdraws Application
Voters Approve Beer Trucks at Breweries and Wineries
Ridgefield Affordable Housing Gets Public Hearing
