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Designing Biodiversity at McKeon Farm
For the past year, the Ridgefield Conservation Commission has worked in close collaboration with Evan Abramson, landscape designer, to transform McKeon Farm in Ridgefield, CT into a regional biodiversity hotspot for pollinator species.
Join Abramson, Pollinator Systems Designer, and Ridgefield Conservation Commissioner, Kitsey Snow for an in-depth exploration of the landscape design process at McKeon Farm on Thursday, April 22 at 7pm for a virtual presentation.
This program is presented by Ridgefield Library, Norwalk River Watershed Association and the Ridgefield Pollinator Pathway Series.
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Join the Norwalk River Watershed Association at the Norwalk River Rowing Docks and help clean up the bend in the river along the Harbor Loop tomorrow, Saturday, April 10 from 10 am to 1pm.
Wear masks, waterproof shoes, long pants, work gloves, and bring a reusable water bottle. Rain or shine!
‘U DRIVE. U TEXT. U PAY.’
Low cost spay/neuter certificates available
Library offers online cooking classes
Your help requested to clean up riverfront
Yard waste pickups begin this week
NPD enforcement underway
“If you text and drive, you will pay,” said Norwalk Police Department (NPD) Sgt. Sofia Gulino in a press release announcing an impending Norwalk crackdown on distracted drivers. “Starting April 1st, our Norwalk community will see a highly visible and increased enforcement presence on our roadways. Our focus is on safety. Our officers will be stopping and ticketing any drivers who text while driving and endanger the public.”
NORWALK, Conn. Some Norwalk announcements for you:
Saint Patrick’s Day Parade postponed
Attend a gardening webinar
Saint Patrick will wait
Norwalk’s 2021 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade has been postponed because of the pandemic, according to a press release from the Norwalk Police Emerald Society. “The Parade Committee made this decision with safety of all participants and attendees in mind,“ Emerald Society Vice President Lt. Terrence Blake said.
“It’s disappointing not to have the parade, but now is not the time to relax guidelines,” Mayor Harry Rilling said. “We will make sure the shamrocks are painted green for residents to enjoy. Please celebrate St. Patrick’s Day safely and let’s hope next year we can have the parade once again.”
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World War II and its Aftermath in Europe seminar
World War II and its Aftermath in Europe is a Ridgefield Continuing Education history seminar led by veteran history teacher, Nancy Maxwell, talks about the terms of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I, to the political appeasement of the 1930s, financial crises, social upheavals, and rise of fascism and communism. This course will: examine the causes of World War II; provide an overview of the war itself; and review the decisions of the peacemakers after Germany surrendered in 1945. Participants will look at the stages, operations, and theaters of the war against the Axis powers, including the “phony war,” the occupation of France, the German advance to the east, the Allie