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Ice Cream Shop To Host Grand Opening In Fairfield County Ice Cream Shop To Host Grand Opening In Fairfield County
Ice Cream Shop To Host Grand Opening In Fairfield County An ice cream shop chain has shared the scoop on the grand opening of its brand-new location in Fairfield County. Gofer Ice Cream announced that it will hold a grand opening for its Ridgefield location on Sunday, Nov. 21 from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. The new business is located at 407 Main St. in Ridgefield.  “We have been working hard to ramp up the crew and I am very happy with the initial response from the community," franchisee Eric Barrow said in a statement. “I have been a member of the local Rotary Club for almost a year and we look forward to getting even more involved in the commu…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Nabbed For Passing Counterfeit Bills At Two Fairfield County Businesses, Police Say Man Nabbed For Passing Counterfeit Bills At Two Fairfield County Businesses, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Passing Counterfeit Bills At Two Fairfield County Businesses, Police Say Three years after allegedly passing counterfeit bills at two Fairfield County businesses, one of three men has been nabbed for the alleged crime. Maxie Ryles, age 31, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Tuesday, July 13, for the incident which took place in November 2017, said Darien Police Sgt. James Palmieri. During the crime, it was reported that three men entered both Gofer Ice Cream and 1020 Post and passed counterfeit $50 bills. At Gofer, the three men ordered ice cream costing less than $6 each. The three paid individually, each using a $50 bill, Palmieri said. All three males w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Popular Pizzeria Damaged After Fire Breaks Out At Greenwich Strip Mall Popular Pizzeria Damaged After Fire Breaks Out At Greenwich Strip Mall
Popular Pizzeria Damaged After Fire Breaks Out At Greenwich Strip Mall The work of an alert Greenwich police officer helped save a strip mall where a pizzeria was on fire. The incident took place around 11 p.m., Monday, Oct. 21, when Officer Brian Andronaco noticed smoke in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz. He tracked the source to a commercial business at 522 East Putnam Ave. which houses Pizza Post, Gofer Ice Cream, and several other businesses and offices, said Slusarz. Flames were shooting out of the first and second floors when he arrived on the scene. A pizzeria may have been the source of a fire in a strip m…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Using Counterfeit Bills At Restaurant, Ice Cream Shop In Darien Man Charged With Using Counterfeit Bills At Restaurant, Ice Cream Shop In Darien
Man Charged With Using Counterfeit Bills At Restaurant, Ice Cream Shop In Darien A 24-year-old man was taken into police custody after being busted attempting to use counterfeit $50 bills at a Fairfield County ice cream shop and restaurant nearly two years ago, investigators said. Investigators from the Darien Police Department were dispatched to Gofer Ice Cream on Post Road on Nov. 30, 2017, where there was a report of suspicious suspects using the counterfeit bills. The same men later used similar bills at a nearby restaurant to order drinks. According to police, in Gofer, three men entered the building, made their orders and paid with individual $50 bills, two of whi…

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by Zak Failla