Ridgefield

Ridgefield’s Kieran Smith will be swimming for another medal after qualifying second for the 200 meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. Smith finished with a time of 1:45.07 and is now in contention for a second medal. The top eight times from Sunday night are moving onto the finals. The news comes just a day after winning bronze in the…

Kieran Smith won bronze in the men’s 400m freestyle on Saturday, bringing Team USA’s medal count to three.

Connecticut’s own Kieran Smith finished on the podium in the 400 meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. He finished in third place with a time of 3:43.94. The other Team USA swimmer, Jake Mitchell, finished in eighth place with a time of 3:45.39. According to Connecticut Swimming, Smith is the first Connecticut native to medal in swimming at the Olympics…

Bridgette Xie’s family got her virtual piano lessons during the pandemic to give their daughter something to do, having no idea that their 3-year-old would become one of the youngest people to perform at Carnegie Hall. The tiny fingers of the young girl from Ridgefield, Connecticut, fly over the piano keys like that of a much older student who’s...

The Town of Ridgefield announced that they’re closing the mass vaccination site at Yanity Gym in a phased-out shut down. Town officials said the clinic, held in partnership with RVNAhealth, will offer a final round of first doses at the vaccination site on April 29 and 30. Second doses will continue at the clinic through May and they anticipate that…

Connecticut State Police have issued a Silver Alert for an 81-year-old man who is missing from Ridgefield. Troopers said Jerome Baskin has been missing since Saturday. Baskin is 5-foot 6-inches tall, weighs 165 pounds, is bald and has blue eyes, according to state police. He was last seen wearing a red and black checkered long-sleeved shirt and jeans and he…

In many parts of Connecticut, vaccination clincs are seeing supply match or exceed demand, leading those clincs to look for a new strategy.

Live streaming high school sports has gone from a rarity to a necessity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “It certainly sped up the timeline,” said Ridgefield High School athletic director Dane Street. As fan attendance has been limited at best, schools have scrambled to get streaming systems off the ground. “This is something that we always envisioned was going to be…

A Connecticut man has been arrested in connection with the assault of a Washington, D.C., police officer during the siege on the United States Capitol two weeks ago.

A Connecticut man has been arrested in connection with the assault of a Washington, D.C., police officer during the siege on the United States Capitol two weeks ago.

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) announced she has tested positive for the coronavirus and believes she was exposed during protective isolation during the deadly U.S. Capitol attacks. The 75-year-old lawmaker and cancer survivor joined LX News to talk about why she thinks the vaccine saved her life, her experience during the riot, and her hopes for brighter days.

Route 7 in Ridgefield is closed after a crash. Police said there was a two-car crash and Route 7 is closed between Stonehenge Road and Haviland Road. Traffic is being re-routed from Haviland Road to Route 35.

Trees uprooted. Wires still down. This was the scene in Ridgefield Tuesday, more than a week after Tropical Storm Isaias created extensive damage and widespread power outages. Eversource’s response there has people frustrated and looking for answers. “I don’t know what’s going on with Eversource. Maybe they’re more concerned about their credit rating than they are about taking care...

Ridgefield first selectman Rudy Marconi described the symptoms and feelings he endured as he battled COVID-19 earlier this month.

Ridgefield first selectman Rudy Marconi announced Monday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, according to the town’s website. Marconi said he doesn’t feel great but that he is doing fine and he intends to work from home. “Because I have been extremely careful in following all the directives, this is a reminder of how aggressive this virus is....

State officials said the 88-year-old man lived in an assisted living facility.

The FDA is investigating a possible link between grain-free pet foods and a form of heart disease called DCM.

A Ridgefield couple believes the grain-free food they fed their three-year-old dog Kilo contributed to his death.

A UConn student is helping researchers analyze remains found in Ridgefield that are believed to be from four Revolutionary War soldiers.

The bones and partial uniforms of four Revolutionary War soldiers were found in Ridgefield last month. It’s a discovery, UConn Archeology Ph.D. student Elic Weitzl says, is one of a kind.