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Business In Heart Of Ridgefield Closes Up Shop After 74-Year Run Business In Heart Of Ridgefield Closes Up Shop After 74-Year Run
Craig's Fine Jewelry In Ridgefield Closes After 74-Year Run After a 74-year run, a favorite Fairfield County fine jewelry store is permanently closing. Craig's Fine Jewelry, a Main Street staple in Ridgefield, is closing on Friday, March 29, as the owner Billy Craig retires, a sign in the window announced. The founder, Helen Craig, purchased the business in 1950 never imagining that her small family business would be what it is today, the company website says. Her son Norman Craig and his wife Elsie continued to grow the business, offering only the finest quality jewelry and personal service.  In 1983, they left the business to their three ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Beloved Member Of Family-Run Ridgefield Jewelry Store Dies Beloved Member Of Family-Run Ridgefield Jewelry Store Dies
Beloved Member Of Family-Run Ridgefield Jewelry Store Dies A beloved member of a decades-old, family-run jeweler in the area has died. Fairfield County staple Craig's Jewelers, located on Main Street in Ridgefield, announced that Elsie Craig has died at the age of 94. "At this time we must inform you of the tragic loss of our beloved Miss Elsie," the store said in a statement.  "We are heartbroken by this horrific loss, but hope to find comfort in knowing she is at peace and back with her husband Norman," the store said. Norman Craig died in January 2011 at the age of 83. A native of Bronxville in Westchester County, he attended Scarsdale sc…

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by Joe Lombardi