Ridgefielders Launch The Friends of Ridgefield Restaurant and Community Support Fund Written by Catherine Neligan
Concerned Ridgefield residents have obtained approval to use the town’s existing “Friends of Ridgefield” 501(c)(3) fund to receive and direct much-needed private stimulus to Ridgefield’s restaurants and potentially other needy businesses.
Like many around the country, Ridgefield’s restaurants are suffering under relentless COVID-19 pressures. Many are near a breaking point. In December, Bloomberg.com estimated over 110,000 restaurants had closed nationwide, claiming the industry was in a “free fall.” As of November, over 600 restaurants had closed in Connecticut. Ridgefield also has seen several close, with others in immediate jeopardy.
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The Friends of Ridgefield Restaurant & Community Support Fund formed organically, through discussions that Board of Selectmen, Bob Hebert, had with several concerned Ridgefielders. (“Friends of Ridgefield” - Contributed)
RIDGEFIELD, CT – Concerned Ridgefield residents have obtained approval to use the town s existing Friends of Ridgefield 501(c)(3) fund to receive and direct much-needed private stimulus to Ridgefield s restaurants and potentially other needy businesses. Like many around the country, Ridgefield s restaurants are suffering under relentless COVID-19 pressures. Many are near a breaking point. In December, Bloomberg.com estimated over 110,000 restaurants had closed nationwide, claiming the industry was in a free fall. As of November, over 600 restaurants had closed in Connecticut. Ridgefield also has seen several close, with others in immediate jeopardy.
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On Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m., a Former Editor of The Ridgefield Press, Jack Sanders, will share recent research that reveals that the Armstrongs not only operated a Ridgefield station on the Underground Railroad, but that shows that their grandsons were among the many Black soldiers who fought and died in the Civil War. He will introduce other Black families who lived on Ned’s Mountain and also sent sons to the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers. Two heroes of the Underground Railroad, Edward and Betsy Armstrong, are buried in Ridgebury Cemetery, located in the Ridgebury neighborhood of Ridgefield. Their home on Ned’s Mountain provided refuge for people making the dangerous journey to safety from enslavement in the South. Pictured is a photo of the Armstrong tombstones in the Ridgebury Cemetery.Sally Sanders / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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