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🌱 Patch AM: How Ridgefield’s Brodie Block powered a dominant opening-week victory

Make time for Complimentary Presentation - Reimagining Retirement on the Ridgefield Patch calendar

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What's up Ridgefield! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Ridgefield's Brodie Block powered a dominant opening-week victory
  • When Spin Doctors will rock Ridgefield Playhouse with a classic album

Also on today's calendar: Complimentary Presentation - Reimagining Retirement and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 75, low: 62.
  • Thursday: Humid, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Week 1 Connecticut high school football top performers (newstimes.com) — Ridgefield football fans can celebrate as running back Brodie Block was highlighted among Connecticut's top Week 1 performers after rushing for 131 yards and a touchdown in Ridgefield's 26-7 win over Fairfield Warde. The statewide roundup showcases standout efforts from dozens of high school players, but Ridgefield's dominant victory and Block's big night give locals special bragging rights.
   

• Spin Doctors announce 2027 tour dates (themusicuniverse.com) — Ridgefield music lovers can look forward to Spin Doctors bringing their 35th-anniversary "Pocket Full of Kryptonite" tour to the Ridgefield Playhouse on March 19, 2027. The band will play the classic album front-to-back along with fan favorites, as part of a nationwide run celebrating their long career and renewed momentum with a recent studio release.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello to all my wildlife loving neighbors!
    I've so loved raccoons my entire lifetime. This is a juvenile who'd been practicing climbing trees right next to my home. Their mom had brought them… (Nextdoor Main Street)
  • Hello neighbors!
    Can anyone please recommend a vet for my 16 yr. old Lily? I'd prefer the Ridgefield area and would like a very compassionate, affable person. She's… (Nextdoor Main Street)
  • Nuvance Health posted a job opening for Medical Secretary C - Anticoagulation Center - Danbury, CT in Danbury. Apply here.
  • Olive Garden posted a job opening for Bartender in Danbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ridgefield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Danbury

  • Danbury Women Gather for Conversation, Connection and Community (i95rock.com)
  • Increasingly obvious: Islam is incompatible with Western Civilization (americanthinker.com)

Wilton

Weston

  • 2 Hospitalized After Late-Night Rollover Crash In Weston (patch.com)

Ok Ridgefield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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