4th District Congressman Jim Himes visited the Ridgefield Theatre Barn Thursday.  The local community theater venue received an 80-thousand dollar grant last year from the Small Business Association's Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. Himes was joined by State Representative Aimee Berger-Girvalo and State Senator Julie Kushner.

The Director of Putnam Memorial State Park and the President of the Friends and Neighbors of the park led a tour of the Redding site for Himes this week.  He says a recent federal grant of more than 46-thousand dollars will bolster tourism and accessibility at the is historic landmark.  This site housed 3,000 Revolutionary War soldiers in 1778 and 1779 and the encampment played an indispensable strategic role for the Continental Army, allowing soldiers to protect the Hudson River Valley and Long Island Sound.

Himes also took a tour this week of the Ridgefield wastewater improvement project. The project is partially funded by  2-point-9 million dollars from the American Rescue Plan. It will allow the town to construct a new pump station, meet new environmental standards and reduce long-term costs.  Himes was joined by First Selectman Rudy Marconi and others.