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| First Selectman Rudy Marconi throws the switch to turn on the holiday lights on Main. St. Joining him is the Medeiros family, who donated the Town Hall tree: (from left) Mrs. John Medeiros, daughter-in-law Lisa, and son Ed. The youngsters are Claire and Elizabeth Ferandino.
The tree is in memory of John Medeiros, who taught biology at Ridgefield High School for 33 yrs. |
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| Main St. is beautifully illuminated by the traditional holiday lights. The lighting is paid for by the Holiday Trust Fund, which was set up in the first year of Marconi's administration to enable private funding for this and similar community activities. |
Nov. 24 -- Rudy Marconi marked the halfway point of his first term as Ridgefield's First Selectman by welcoming in the holiday season with the traditional tree lighting and visit from Santa Claus. Marconi, elected just a year ago in a historic landslide, had marked his administration as an active one from the beginning by reinstating the holiday tree lighting last year. The popular tradition had been abandoned during recent Republican administrations.
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| Santa arrives at Town Hall! |
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| St. Mary's Children's Chorus entertained with holiday songs. |
A large crowd gathered on Main St. (photo, left) for the festivities. People were packed in front of the steps of Town Hall, and others spectated from the other side of Main St. Since the ceremeony was held during the peak of the evening commute, Main Street was kept open to traffic. Ridgefield's Finest did their usual outstanding job of keeping pedestrains safe and traffic moving. First Selectman Rudy Marconi (photo, right) was in his element, clearly enjoying being among so many fellow Ridgefielders, and hosting one of the events that makes us a special community.
(Left) Rudy chats with Democratic Selectwoman Barbara Manners, who leads the Holiday Trust Fund. The Fund raised the private money for this year's tree lighting. (Right) The Tree, donated by the Medeiros family, stands fully lighted in its place of honor in front of 400 Main Street.
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