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🌱 Patch AM: Ridgefield Police Charge Two Men In Separate Identity Theft Investigations

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Good morning to you Ridgefield! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Two Ridgefield identity theft cases lead to arrests in New Haven, Waterbury
  • Ridgefield jobless rate rises as state outpaces nation in job growth
  • New Reggio-inspired early childhood school opens on Grove Street

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A stray afternoon shower, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 62.
  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Ridgefield Police Charge Two Men In Separate Identity Theft Investigations (patch.com) — Ridgefield residents are at the center of two separate identity theft investigations that led police to arrest suspects from New Haven and Waterbury. One case involves a $27,000 bank account theft using a fake ID with a Ridgefield victim's information, while the other stems from stolen bank cards taken from a Ridgefield vehicle and later used for multiple transactions.
   

2. Ridgefield's July Employment Data Released, Here's What The Numbers Reveal (patch.com) — Ridgefield's unemployment rate reached 4.7 percent in July, with 579 residents out of work in a local labor force of 12,288. The town's job market reflects a broader Connecticut pattern of higher unemployment than the national rate, even as both the regional labor market and statewide payrolls continue to add jobs.
   

3. Tribeca Community School Opens First Connecticut Campus In Ridgefield (patch.com) — Families in Ridgefield now have a new early childhood option as Tribeca Community School opens its first Connecticut campus on Grove Street, offering Reggio-inspired care and education for children from 6 weeks to 6 years. Co-owner and Ridgefield native Doug Schachtel and program director Melissa Barissi aim to build a close-knit school community, with long hours, flexible scheduling, and plans to grow enrollment and local staffing significantly.
   

4. Connecticut Bill Cosby accuser reflects on Playboy, Hefner and becoming a survivor advocate (nhregister.com) — A Ridgefield-raised survivor advocate, Victoria Valentino, reflects on her journey from Ridgefield High School student and Playboy model to outspoken critic of Bill Cosby and supporter of sexual assault survivors. In a new interview, she discusses her past abuse, legal developments around Cosby, and how she reclaimed her story later in life.
   

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  • Dear neighbors, I saw a post about a week ago about a walk in a nature preserve, a marsh, that was supposed to happen today, Sunday at 2 PM.
    But I couldn't find it shortly after that, and cannot find it still. I'm really interested. My land consist of lots of marshland and I'm interested… (Nextdoor Lakes Ridgefield)
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    Have been going to Adam Broderick in Ridgefield but it's too far now. Any recommendations are appreciated. (Nextdoor Farmingville)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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