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Ridgefield Patch Readers: Thank You For Helping Us Grow

Check out Ridgefield's Patch's recent readership numbers

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RIDGEFIELD, CT — Thank you, Ridgefield Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with Patch. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here.

Ridgefield's is one of the older Patches, debuting in Oct. 28, 2009. In August, Ridgefield Patch recorded 34,240 visitors. For a town of 24,638 people, that's not too shabby. Our visitors hail from Ridgefield, for sure, but many residents of neighboring towns also land on Ridgefield Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are 5 of the most-read articles on Ridgefield Patch in August:

...but we'll admit to having a certain fascination with Ridgefield's emergence onto the national stage as a center for youthful gun violence resistance.

Got a news tip, idea or question? Send them to me, Rich Kirby, your local editor, at rich.kirby@patch.com. Patch is committed to hyperlocal coverage of Ridgefield, and we couldn't pull it off without all the tips, comments, letters, board and classifieds posts and shares from our readers, so keep 'em coming.

With so many arts events offered throughout Ridgefield it is no wonder we have had more than 28,546 visits were made to our calendar of events in 2018. Coming up soon on the calendar is "Hamlet with a Twist" performed in Ballard Park, and a run of "Urinetown, The Musical" at the Theater Barn. But that barely scratches the surface of the massive arts scene in Ridgefield!

If you would like to post on Patch, too, you may easily sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

If you have been following the Ridgefield Patch for even a short time, chances are you have read something from the Ridgefield Patch Mayor Nancy Sasso Janis. A prolific theater reviewer, Janis is also an actress herself, as well as a playwright, and a member of the Connecticut Critics Circle. Learn more about the Patch Mayor program here.

What else is new? The Ridgefield Patch newsletter list is up to 2,389 daily subscribers. If you’re not one of them, fix that right away, would you?

On the Facebook front, we're almost at 3,500 fans! If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Ridgefield Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit this page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Ridgefield Patch is part of a broad network, with more than six dozen Patches in Connecticut and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made Ridgefield Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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Ballard Park Photo from Patch Archive

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