NEWS/MEDIA
The Ridgefield Press (weekly newspaper)
The Danbury News Times (daily newspaper)
TOWN GOVERNMENT
The Board of Selectmen is composed of three elected members. The first Selectman is the Chief Executive Officer of the town and the position is a full-time job. The other two are part-time positions.
Additional elected town officers are:
· Board of Assessors;
· Board of Education;
· Board of Tax Review;
· Town Clerk;
· Registrar of Voters;
· Tax Collector;
· Town Treasurer;
· Planning and Zoning Commission;
· Zoning Board of Appeals;
· Probate Judge; and
· Police Commission
CONVENIENT PHONE NUMBERS
Board of Education 203.431.2800
Police Department 203.438.6531
Chamber of Commerce 203.438.5992
Parks & Recreation 203.438.9597
Child Care Connection 203.794.1180
Redding/Ridgefield Taxi 203.792.TAXI
Connecticut Limousine, Danbury 800.472.5466
Ridgefield Information Center 203.438.4657
Emergency (medical, fire, police) 911
Ridgefield Library 203.438.2282
Fire Department 203.436.6626
Ridgefield Organization for Special Education (ROSE) 203.438.2282
Metro North Comuter Railroad 800.638.7646
CIVIC AND SERVICE GROUPS
The Community Center, Inc., located 316 Main Street in the Governor Phineas C. Lounsury House, is a completely self-supporting, private organization administered by a Board of Directors selected from the membership. The building is town-owned and leased to the corporation for a dollar a year. Membership is open to any resident of Ridgefield on a family basis.
The center offers to its members classes in languages, dressmaking, dog obedience, ballet, bridge, children's art, etc. It provides facilities for parties, dances and wedding receptions, as well as meeting space for various town clubs and organizations, Newcomers and Postcomers.
Other civic organizations include: Lions Club, Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club, League of Women voters of Ridgefield, Newcomers Club, Ridgefield Women's Club, N.A.A.C.P., Jaycees and Jaycee Wives, Sunshine Society, Senior Citizen, Ridgefield Environmental Action Program (REAP), FISH, Ridgefield Auxiliary, Child and Family Services of Connecticut, Women's Town Club of Ridgefield, Ridgefield Fathers' Club, Ridgefield Garden Club, The Owls, Ridgefield Grange No. 165, American Legion, Italian-American Mutual Aid Society and Auxiliary, Jerusalem Lodge of Masons, Knights of Columbus, Mary Rebakah Lodge, Order of Eastern Star, Pilgrim Lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Meals-On-Wheels.
HEALTH
Danbury Hospital is a voluntary nonprofit general hospital with a 405-bed capacity and emergency treatment center. In addition to the usual general inpatient services, there are 37 outpatient clinics, including one for mental health, run on a daily and nightly basis. Special services include coronary care unit, intensive care unit, renal dialysis, and cobalt therapy. A new building provides laboratories, radiological and surgical facilities, and a complete diagnostic center.
Norwalk Hospital is a nonprofit community- supported, 439-bed accredited institution offering comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients, including an intensive Care-Coronary Care Unit and a special care section for pediatric patients.
Ridgefield Medical Center houses a variety of independent specialized medical doctors and general practitioners. The Center now offers a clinical laboratory and limited x-ray facilities. Future plans include a limited emergency service.
TRANSPORTATION
Metro-North Commuter Railroad provides daily service to New York City
Train service to New York City from Ridgefield (90 minutes); to Stamford, CT (40 minutes); to White Pains, NY (40 minutes).
For train schedules call 1-800-638-7646.
Many commuters take the train from nearby communities; New Canaan (66 minutes) or Katonah (75 minutes).
Limousine service is also available to airports. For information call 1-800-472-5466.
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