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HS Baseball Coaching Staff Reinstated After Fire Set On Field In Ridgefield HS Baseball Coaching Staff Reinstated After Fire Set On Field In Ridgefield
HS Baseball Coaching Staff Reinstated After Fire Set On Field In Ridgefield Ridgefield High School baseball coach Paul Fabbri and his staff were back on the field this week after being temporarily placed on administrative leave after their home field was doused with gasoline and lit on fire in an attempt to dry it. The field at Governor Park was doused with 24 gallons of gasoline before a game against Amity on Saturday, April 6, then set on fire in an attempt to dry the playing surface after rain had fallen in the area. Rather than dry the field, the fire did an estimated $50,000 in damages and the surface had to be excavated and replaced with fresh soil. In respo…

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by Zak Failla
News
$50K Torched Baseball Field Incident Leads To Suspensions Of Three Ridgefield HS Coaches $50K Torched Baseball Field Incident Leads To Suspensions Of Three Ridgefield HS Coaches
$50K Torched Baseball Field Incident Leads To Suspensions Of Three Ridgefield HS Coaches Three varsity baseball coaches at Ridgefield High School have been placed on administrative leave after extreme measures were taken to try and squeeze in a high school baseball game. The field at Governor Park was doused with gasoline and set on fire over the weekend in an effort to dry out a playing surface that had been rained on in advance of Ridgefield’s scheduled game against Amity. The idea did more harm than good. In total, reparations are expected to cost upwards of $50,000. No one was injured and there was never anyone in danger, police said. The incident remains under investigati…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Decision To Douse HS Baseball Field With Gas, Set It On Fire Sparks Investigation In Ridgefield Decision To Douse HS Baseball Field With Gas, Set It On Fire Sparks Investigation In Ridgefield
Decision To Douse HS Baseball Field With Gas, Set It On Fire Sparks Investigation In Ridgefield Some baseball fans had a burning desire to watch the Ridgefield High School team play baseball, so they set a local field on fire using gasoline in an attempt to dry the surface, police said. A Ridgefield High School baseball game against Amity scheduled to be played at Governor Park was forced to be postponed over the weekend due to poor weather conditions that impacted the field. According to the Ridgefield Police Department, on Saturday, April 6, “a poor decision was made to dry the field quicker" and 24 gallons of gasoline were poured on the playing surface and set on fire. The Ridgefie…

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by Zak Failla