Sandra Diamond Fox

21 hours ago | ctinsider.com | Sandra Diamond Fox

RIFF, which runs from Thursday to Sunday at the Prospector Theater in Ridgefield, features 31 independent films from around the world, said Joanne Hudson, RIFF's founder and director. Over the past decade, RIFF has screened over 500 independent films, said Hudson, with about 500 moviegoers in attendance each year.

2 days ago | theridgefieldpress.com | Sandra Diamond Fox

RIDGEFIELD - From live music from the School of Rock band to an animal petting zoo to a march around the park, the town's sixth annual Pride in the Park celebration is coming up in June. The free event is open to the public, and there's something for people of all ages. From 500 to 1,000 people attend each year, said Ridgefield resident Alisa Trachtenberg, executive director of Ridgefield CT Pride, a nonprofit organization that celebrates the town's LGBTQ+ community.

2 days ago | ctinsider.com | Sandra Diamond Fox

RIDGEFIELD - From live music from the School of Rock band to an animal petting zoo to a march around the park, the town's sixth annual Pride in the Park celebration is coming up in June. The free event is open to the public, and there's something for people of all ages. From 500 to 1,000 people attend each year, said Ridgefield resident Alisa Trachtenberg, executive director of Ridgefield CT Pride, a nonprofit organization that celebrates the town's LGBTQ+ community.

3 days ago | newstimes.com | Sandra Diamond Fox

BROOKFIELD — When Lucas Moreira Dos Santos was 19, he moved to Danbury from Brazil and took a job as a landscaper for $10 an hour. In less than a decade, he became owner of Urban Street Pizza, a bustling pizza business at Brookfield’s Four Corners. Now 29, he said he learned everything about the pizza business — and how to speak English — while on the job. Article continues below this ad“I’m getting new customers every day. Brookfield is a big area.

5 days ago | ctinsider.com | Sandra Diamond Fox

RIDGEFIELD - After a quarter century, Jesse Lee Church will experience a changing of the guards as the Rev. William Pfohl leaves his position as senior pastor. Pfohl, 61, whose last service at Jesse Lee in Ridgefield will be June 15, is taking on a leadership role with the United Methodist Church in the New York Annual Conference, a region that includes 411 churches. The Rev. Gene Ott, pastor of the Simsbury United Methodist Church, will replace Pfohl.