November 20, 2009

Arson ‘victim’ coming down

The former Hot Shoes dance studio, at 424R Main Street, is being torn down to make way for a new building.

The building burned Oct. 11, 2008, in a fire started by an arsonist. Christopher Garill was recently sentenced to eight years for the crime and other arsons and burglaries in town.

 

Ridgefield Sports

The Ridgefield High girls swim team finished eighth at the Class LL state championships with 253 points.

The Tigers were led by Taylor Byerly, who placed third in the 50-yard freestyle (24.71) and fourth in the 100 butterfly (58.59).

Byerly was the only Ridgefield swimmer to qualify for championship heats (top eight swimmers in each event at trials).