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🌱 Patch AM: Ridgefield School District Ranks Among CT's Top 5: Niche

And check out Large Estate Sale - Weston on the Ridgefield Patch calendar

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Morning Ridgefield! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Ridgefield schools earn A+ and crack top five in Connecticut
  • Ridgefield man's $400 ticket shock: what you should check first
  • What Ridgefield's rivalry stats reveal about this football season

Also on today's calendar: Large Estate Sale - Weston and 15 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 72 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 81, low: 54.
  • Saturday: Sunshine and not as warm, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Ridgefield School District Ranks Among CT's Top 5: Niche (patch.com) — Ridgefield residents can celebrate their public schools being named the fourth-best district in Connecticut and earning an A+ grade in Niche's 2027 rankings. The district also scores top marks for teacher quality, places to teach, and athletics, while ranking 67th among more than 10,000 districts nationwide.
   

2. Ridgefield man says he was scammed out of $400 on ticket website (wtnh.com) — A Ridgefield resident is warning neighbors after being charged $414 instead of about $92 for tickets to a Halloween event when he unknowingly bought through a third-party site, ticketsales.com. He says hidden fees and confusing branding made the site look official, and he's reported it to the Connecticut Better Business Bureau, which has logged hundreds of similar complaints, urging locals to scrutinize fine print before purchasing tickets online.
   

3. CIAC football Week 4 by the numbers: Fun facts, figures from CT's high school football scene (newstimes.com) — Ridgefield football fans get a shout-out in this statewide numbers breakdown, which notes a tight 23–20 loss to Staples and the long-running rivalry with Danbury that's now a regular-season matchup. The piece is packed with streaks, milestones, and quirky stats that put Ridgefield's games in context with other standout performances across Connecticut high school football.
   

4. FDA Slaps Popcorn With Top Health Risk (ntd.com) — Ridgefield-based Prospector Popcorn recently recalled four gourmet flavors nationwide after discovering nutrition labels misstated certain nutrients, though the company and FDA say the popcorn itself remains safe to eat. The article also details a separate, more serious Class I recall of a Wisconsin popcorn brand over possible Salmonella contamination, underscoring why shoppers should double-check labels and lot codes.
   

5. Workers' comp fraud case against New Fairfield man ends after his death (nhregister.com) — A workers' compensation fraud case tied to the Boehringer Ingelheim research building in Ridgefield has been closed after the New Fairfield defendant died earlier this month. Prosecutors entered a nolle prosequi in Danbury court, ending charges that he staged a fall at the Ridgefield facility in 2025 to obtain wage-replacement benefits.
   

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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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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