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Swimmer From Ridgefield Medals At Olympics Swimmer From Ridgefield Medals At Olympics
Swimmer From Ridgefield Medals At Olympics A swimming standout from Fairfield County has become one of the first Americans to win a medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Former Ridgefield High School standout Kieran Smith took third place in the 400-meter freestyle on Saturday, July 24. The 22-year-old Smith finished with a time of 3:43.94 to take the bronze medal. That makes him the first Connecticut native to medal in swimming at the Olympics since Janel Jorgensen in 1988, according to Connecticut Swimming.  Jorgensen, also a Ridgefield HS product, attended Stanford University. The other Team USA swimmer, Jake Mitchell, p…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Swimmer From Ridgefield Qualifies For Olympics Swimmer From Ridgefield Qualifies For Olympics
Swimmer From Ridgefield Qualifies For Olympics A swimming standout from Fairfield County smoked the competition at Olympic Qualifiers and will represent the red, white, and blue this summer in Tokyo. Former Ridgefield High School standout Kieran Smith, a junior competing for the University of Florida, stood atop the podium in the 400-meter freestyle at the US Olympic trials held in Omaha, Nebraska over the weekend after outpacing his competition in a race he never fell behind. Smith’s time of 3:44.86 was nearly three seconds better than his previous personal best, and 3.31 seconds ahead of his closest competition during the qualifier. …

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by Zak Failla
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Fourth Skeleton Found In Ridgefield Fourth Skeleton Found In Ridgefield
Fourth Skeleton Found In Ridgefield A fourth skeleton, possibly from a soldier in the Revolutionary War, has been unearthed in Fairfield County. In December, state officials reported the discovery of a well-preserved skeleton “in an area that suggests they may have been a soldier in the Battle of Ridgefield,” State Archaeologist Nick Bellantoni said. The site of the burial is on private property and not open to visitors. While investigating the first burial, officials uncovered two more bodies along the way. The bodies were discovered under an 18th Century home. All of the skeletons belonged to “robust young men,” according …

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Retired Briarcliff High School Teacher Rita MacDonald Cooney Dies At 90 Retired Briarcliff High School Teacher Rita MacDonald Cooney Dies At 90
Retired Briarcliff High School Teacher Rita MacDonald Cooney Dies At 90 Rita MacDonald Cooney, 90, a retired Briarcliff High School Teacher died peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 12, 2018 Born in Ossining on May 8, 1928. Cooney was raised in Ormond Beach, FL, and Creek Locks, NY. She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth MacDonald. A 1946 graduate of St. Paul’s High School (Daytona Beach, FL), Cooney graduated from the College of St. Rose (Albany, NY) in 1950. She continued her education, earning a masters in elementary education and secondary education from the University of Florida in 1952, a master's degree in business education from the University of Bri…

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by Elizabeth Cooney D'Errico