Ridgefield Police Chief Richard Ligi son's deadly '95 crash with eyewitness account that claims son was wrapped around a tree is scheduled for broadcast on TV 23, as public awareness of tragic death to prevent future high school fatalities.

World and National credited authors join forces with award winning journalist-educator to investigate Ridgefield Public Schools. Click here for details.

Ridgefield public school teachers have filed a complaint against their boss for overcrowded classrooms. Read all about it in The Ridgefield Press. However, the Ridgefield Board of Education has rejected the teacher union claim here.

How will international affairs devalue Ridgefield homes? Click here to find out! In the meantime, Ridgefield homes are not being sold as quickly as owners want, and worse than that they're not getting the asking price. One Ridgefield native reported to USA TV Talk News "I think the migration is over. (People moving into Ridgefield) Since we "Bundled" the big tax increase, my realtor only sold one house...mine. The price I got-$500K is 250K less than I expected. Why did I have to leave? My taxes went up an unbelievable $800 a month (not exaggerating)! Let these pinheads with more brains than money move right in and destroy the pristine town I grew up in. That town is long gone! and so am I!"

AJ DiMattia, who ran unsuccessfully against incumbent First Selectman Rudy Marconi during 2005 municipal elections, has been dropped from the Ridgefield Republican Town Committee. Click here for Ridgefield Press news report on AJ DiMattia. USA TV Talk News reports that AJ DiMattia refused to co-operate with the Ridgefield, Connecticut Public Forum as a guest at Comcast. "AJ was playing 'cat and mouse game' about appearing on a live call-in on USA TV Talk," Al Bruhn, anchor, said. "AJ serves no purpose and his fellow Republicans have made that clear during their caucus," Bruhn added.

Ridgefield High School 2004 graduate Jesse Woellhof issued following challenge to town officials regarding RHS dug problem. " Hello! My crew and I have been talking over possibilities for this program and some kind of 'press conference' set-up (as in 'Agent representatives' of the New England drug community give speeches and answer questions posed by involved community and government leaders) keeps striking us as a really neat way to do things. Although it doesn't really seem feasible and the execution might be awkward (if only just from the speaker's point of view), it still brings up the very important factor of The Institution's position here. Do government representatives, police officials, educators and/or community leaders (for instance this Neal character, or Bill or Rudy Marconi or Chief Ligi, etc.) have questions? Do they have any conceptions? they'd like to get clarified? In other words, if in fact some 'top of the chain' drug promoters and traffickers and users and what have you from the area were to come forward, receive amnesty and deliver a literal press conference, like the White House would; what would 'the people' ask them? If we can get actual questions and positions and things directly from people like Rudy Marconi and the police chief and church leaders and school officials and things, THAT would be fantastic. How could we go about getting these questions and opinions and other forms of institutional participation? I'm thinking like, a presentation of our intended project? Or what..? Thanks, we've gotten very excited about this opportunity."

Jesse Lee United Methodist Church Head Pastor Rev. Bill Pfohl informed Al Bruhn that he will discuss informant Jesse Woellhof's challenge to First Selectman Marconi. "They can do the talk, but not the walk," Al Bruhn remarked.

Jesse Lee United Methodist Church leaders have issued their response to the Ridgefield drug problem.

Jesse Woellhof reported "All in all, the 'drug' situation in Ridgefield is going down-hill, the problem is that the more marijuana dealing rings get busted up, the more room cocaine and alcohol has to take hold, dealers of cocaine being very, very professional, not like the 'under 20' busts the cops have been so proud of, and of course teen alcoholics are prime candidates for drunk driving. At this point the kids of Ridgefield are going further out of town, making riskier acquaintances, getting drunker, and considering hard or undetectable alternatives like cocaine and 2c-i. The drug situation in a nut-shell."

Informant Jesse Woellhof told USA TV Talk News that RHS students are turning to cocaine despite marijuana use among them, and that they are using a substance known as 2 c-i and getting it from unknown sources outside the school. The Jesse Woellhof said RHS students are into drinking and driving and that Ridgefield Alternative High School is a failure for various reasons. Jesse Woellhof explained "The school and it's principles are obviously well-intended, and for many kids in need of extra focus or free thinking it is an important institution, but the harshness of their anti-drug resolutions relative to the actual drug situation in Ridgefield is completely out of proportion. As far as 'bricks of drugs' coming into the regular high school, this may or may not be so but it's not directed at the general student body and while a stop should be put to it it's not a direct threat to the community. As far as drugs entering the Alternative High School's sphere of influence, honestly I myself am the only person capable of 'bringing in' significant quantities of anything that would pass the A-school's drug testing screens."

(Exclusive AND explosive inside report on drug

trafficking in Ridgefield and who's

doing it and why? ~ To be produced by '04 RHS Jesse Woellhof)

and broadcast on USA TV Talk at Comcast.

Marty Heiser, left, on Comcast set with Al Bruhn during 2003 Ridgefield Elections

Marty Heiser appeared on USA TV Talk Live with Al Bruhn Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at 7pm.

In addition, Ridgefield Board of Education member Robert Cox and State Republican Representative John Frey are scheduled for appearances on USA TV Talk Live with Al Bruhn. Al Bruhn e-mailed the outstanding elected officials.

Mr. Cox, Mr. Frey, Mr. Heiser:

Mike Hagan, former real estate business owner and labor negotiator, appeared on the Danbury based Comcast set of USA TV Talk Live with Al Bruhn November 15, 2005 to spell out the serious economic situation Ridgefield taxpayers face now and in the future. He repeated his economic message December 7, 2005 as a caller. Hagan, a member of the Ridgefield Pension Fund, questions re-elected First Selectman Rudy Marconi�s lack of business experience and refusal to seek professional assistance in managing the town�s retirement accounts.

In an exclusive interview with USA TV Talk News, Mike Hagan reported that First Selectman Rudy Marconi took one million dollars from the town pension account and used it to negotiate a contract with the town police. In return, the Ridgefield Police Union endorsed incumbent First Selectman Rudy Marconi for re-election and gave him one thousand dollars in campaign contribution. Is this ethical?

On another town issue, Mike Hagan said Marconi�s 90-million dollar town approved capital improvement project will put taxpayers in debt for years. Mr. Hagan also warned that Ridgefield�s limited industrial tax base and threat of residential real estate devaluation will cost homeowners and put them in jeopardy of bankruptcy in the future. According to The Ridgefield Press, the new estimated 34-million dollar Scott Ridge Middle School, which is apart of the town approved 90-million dollar bond package, has major leaks in the roof and there�s a question of who�s to blame?

Ridgefield Republican Town Committee spokesman Alex Karsanidi e-mailed Al Bruhn and stated "I have been meaning to ask you about in your investigative roll, I have been hearing allot of complaints about the many problems in our school buildings, many of them stemming from the new construction, which appear to be taking either a very long time to resolve or are being put aside as there is no money to have the situation corrected. It seems the contract the Town has with our Construction Manager, O&G;, contains Hold harmless clauses which relieve them of responsibility, which I have been told is not something normally done. In addition, I find it hard to believe the Town attorneys permitted this into the contract, yet there seems to be no backlash for their incompetence. The bottom-line, is the many of these poor workmanship repairs have to be paid for by the Board of Education, since they are told by the Town it has no additional funds to pay for the repairs in their budget. I would be interested in what you have heard on this subject and if any of these allegations have any merit." Al Bruhn replied that he will investigate the matter and report on it.

When asked why Ridgefield Police were stationed at RHS following the suspension of the security firm in October, Selectman Manners said "I'm sorry, I don't know why they are there unless it was at request of Diana Lindsay who, if she wanted them there would have made the request to Chief Ligi and/or Police Commission. The Board of Selectmen took no vote on deployment that actually isn't within our powers under the Charter. Our authority over the Police Department is strictly budgetary. If they are there it would have been at request of schools with concurrence of chief and commission, unless of course they are there to conduct a criminal investigation as a result of the arrests."

There's a critical question about Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi's public endorsement of convicted drug user Jack Tobin , as to whether or not it sent a wrong message to town kids about illegal drug use. Associated Press reported on Jack Tobin's convicted drug use here. Said one town observer "no wonder town kids are into drugs today with Marconi and his political friends supporting it."

Ironically, Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi says 2006 will be a better year in a published Ridgefield Press news report, despite all its current problems

Any Ridgefield resident who wants to contribute to this news report/Public Forum is welcome to contact USA TV Talk News department at (203) 788-0416. Names will be withheld at request of callers to news department for publication at this website and broadcast on cable TV network. RHS students are welcome to video tape and turn over video tape to USA TV Talk News department for broadcast at this website and on USA TV Talk News/Sports. E-mail USA TV Talk News [email protected] for more information.

USA TV Talk News is in professional allegiance with major commercial news networks on Ridgefield Public Forum. Ridgefield residents can appear on USA TV Talk Live with Al Bruhn and are advised to contact USA TV Talk News department at (203) 788-0416 for more information including masked appearance to keep speaker's identity unknown.

Postscript:What would First Selectman Rudy Marconi tell the former Farmingville Elementary students today who are RHS students, more than four years after his talk with them that can be viewed here.

On another ethical issue, The News-Times reported on a political fight between First Selectman Rudy Marconi and the Republicans during last fall's 2005 municipal elections here.

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