Stories By Steve Coulter

  • It’s hard to imagine The Ridgefield Press without the bylines of Mack Reid and Tim Murphy.
  • Police: Naked man was smoking crack before jumping from truck Redding Police Chief Mark O'Donnell confirmed that John Rodas — the man who suffered life-threatening head injuries after jumping out of a moving truck in north Wilton on Sunday morning — was smoking crack in his hotel room at the Days Inn before...
  • Redding police: Hotel room drugs induced naked man The case of the naked man keeps getting stranger. Redding Police Chief Mark O’Donnell confirmed that John Rodas — the man who suffered life-threatening head injuries after jumping out of a moving truck in north Wilton on Sunday morning — was...
  • Does Ridgefield have too many speeding cars or too much distracted driving? Is underage drinking more serious than g raffiti and vandalism ? Ridgefield police want to know what residents think of the town's safety needs, and that's why they've...
  • A gas line break at the Atria construction site on Old Quarry Road has shut down the road Monday afternoon. Eversource crews shut down leak a little bit before 3 p.m., and determined the gas leak was caused by an excavator hitting an underground...
  • The Ridgefield League of Women Voters ( RLWV ) will be in the main lobby of the Ridgefield Library to provide voter registration opportunities for members of the disability community ages 18 and over  Wednesday, July 17, from 10 a.m. to 2...
  • Twenty-seven houses, three condominiums, and one residential lot worth a total of $18,216,900 changed hands in deeds filed with Town Clerk Wendy Lionetti from June 20 to July 2, with $45,539 collected in conveyance taxes. Ridgefield property...
  • Wilton police identify naked man who jumped off truck on Route 7 The man Wilton police identified for jumping out of a moving truck on Route 7 Sunday morning has a long history of disorderly conduct and assault charges. Police said John Rodas, 34, of Gardiner, N.Y., came out of the woods naked near the Days...
  • WATCH: Ridgefield resident Jordan Sarup rings closing bell Ridgefield resident Jordan Sarup rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, July 5. Jordan, a rising sixth grader, was born with a genetic condition called Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) that classifies him as intellectually...
  • Naked man suffers head injury after jumping out of moving truck on Route 7 A naked man suffered a significant head injury after jumping from a moving pickup truck in north Wilton around 9:15 a.m. Sunday, July 7. The man was first reported seen coming out of the woods and running around in the middle of Route 7 near...
  • A naked man suffered a significant head injury after jumping from a moving pickup truck in north Wilton around 9:15 a.m. Sunday, July 7. The man was first reported seen coming out of the woods and running around in the middle of Route 7 near Days...
  • Young Ridgefield golfer prepares for international competition Like any golfer on the PGA Tour, Asher Katz likes to study a course the day before he plays it. It’s a discipline the nine-year-old golf protege will carry with him at the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship where he will compete with...
  • The highway department's new approach to road repaving — resurfacing with the new Gorman fiberglass — created a road hazard on Nod Road, Cattle Pen Lane, Comstock Court, and Nod West Drive when a contract worker drove over a fresh coat of...
  • Four homes in Ridgefield reported having discolored water between Monday night and early Tuesday morning Peter Fazekas, Aquarion's director of public relations, confirmed the four incidents Tuesday, July 2, and said that they took place on Main...
  • Pretty Saro, winner of the 2018 Telefunken Bank Competition at Podunk Bluegrass Festival, will headline Wataba Lake Fest at Hippie Hill on Clearview Drive Saturday, Sept. 21. Pretty Saro burst onto the Boston bluegrass scene in early 2016,...
  • SummerFest returns to Ridgefield on July 20 The Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce’s SummerFest returns on Saturday, July 20, with shopping, live music and entertainment. The event will take place in Ballard Park is expected to run in two sessions — the first is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is...
  • Ridgefield High School unveils fourth quarter honor roll Ridgefield High School has released the fourth-quarter honor roll for the 2018-19 school year.
  • Memory Lane Cruisers annual car show to benefit SPHERE Memory Lane Cruisers and Lounsbury House will co-sponsor a summer car show to benefit SPHERE from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 14. “Muscle cars, street rods, and classics and antiques,” a press release for the event reads. The gates open at...
  • Brooklyn teen arrested for using counterfeit money at Valero A 18-year-old woman from Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested for first-degree forgery at the Valero gas station on Danbury Road Thursday, June 27, at 9:17 p.m. Ridgefield police said the teenager tried paying for gas with a counterfeit $20 bill....
  • Bear spotted on Bennetts Farm Road (VIDEO) https://youtu.be/QehckiLstzE