RIDGEFIELD OLD TIMERS ASSOCIATION
News - Our 2023 Scholarship Winners and Ridgefield Old Timers Honorees
| The annual ROTA Awards dinner was held on Oct. 14, 2023. With your help and support we made it a great event. We honored the ROTA scholarship winners and a group of deserving individuals from Ridgefield in Sports, Civic, Educator, Arts, Special, and Posthumous categories. | |
    The 2023 Ridgefield Old Timers Association 4-year Scholarship Winners: Kathleen Tebbe and Henry Idone. Tyler Berman and Caroline DelGuidice received the Ridgefield Old Timers Tom Belote Memorial one-year scholarship. |
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| Bob DeCosta,Sports Mark Lionetti | Anne and Walter Beatty, Special Mark Lionetti | Denise Charboneau, Educator Mark Lionetti |
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| Kristy Webster Leisegang, Sports Mark Lionetti | Mark Lionetti, Kathryn O'Toole, Sports | John Scott, Mike Phalen, Bob Placenik, Sports Mark Lionetti (missing Mike Harris) |
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| Mark Salzman, Art Mark Lionetti | Larry Bossidy, Civic Mark Lionetti |
News - Our 2022 Scholarship Winners and Ridgefield Old Timers Honorees
| The annual ROTA Awards dinner was held on Oct. 15, 2022, after being canceled the past two years. With your help and support we made it a great event. We honored three years of scholarship winners and a group of deserving individuals from Ridgefield in Sports, Civic, Educator, Arts, Special, and Posthumous categories. | 
 The 2022 Ridgefield Old Timers Association Scholarship Winners: Eric Pereira and Emily Fox. Alyza Crook and Josiah deGrasse received the Ridgefield Old Timers Tom Belote Memorial Scholarship.   The 2021 Ridgefield Old Timers Association Scholarship Winners: Amos Grey, Olivia DeStefano and Aarav Patel. |
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| The Ridgefield Old Timers Old Timers Organization had their Awards Dinner on Oct. 15 at St. Mary’s Hall. Honored from left to right: A.J. Martinich, Sports; Sarah Townsend Pomposello, Sports; Pat Cozens, Sports; Doug Clewell’s wife, Grace, Posthumous; Jean Jaykus, Educator; Miles Tullo, Sports; Amy & Scott Russel, Special; Jack MacDonald’s wife, Pat, Posthumous; Denise Qualey, Civic; Tina Sturges, Arts; Mike Bellagamba, Sports: missing Bill Owens wife, Regina, Posthumous. | |
 Arts Award Mark Lionetti, Maria Sturges, Don Sturges, Tina Sturges, Chris Sturges, Daniel Levine |
 Civic Award Rudy Marconi Mark Lionetti Denise Qualey |
 Posthumous Award Mark Lionetti, Doug Clewell's wife, Grace and George Besse |
 Posthumous Jack MacDonald's sons Chris, Mike, Tommy, John with his wife Pat |
 Posthumous Mark Lionetti, Jack MacDonald's son Mike with Jack's wife Pat |
 Sports Award JB Cozens, AJ Martinech, Mark Lionetti |
 Sports Award Mark Lionetti, Mike Bellagamba, Dick Bellagamba |
 Sports Award Mark Lionetti, Sarah Townsend Pomposello, Dave Kiley |
 Sports Duncan Cozens, Pat Cozens Mark Lionetti |
 Sports Mark Lionetti, Gregg Hutchings Miles Tullo, Linda Tullo, Jane Tullo | ||
News - Our 2019 Scholarship Winners and Ridgefield Old Timers Honorees
| On Saturday, October 19, 2019 the Ridgefield Old Timers Organization had their annual awards dinner. Our 2020 Scholarship Winners and 2019 Ridgefield Old Timers Honorees are shown below. | |
   The 2020 Ridgefield Old Timers Association Scholarship Winners: Sabrina Grizzaffi, Carolyn Donovan and Johnny Briody. Carolyn received the Ridgefield Old Timers Tom Belote Memorial Scholarship. |
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| Honorees pictured from left: Peter Seirup: Civic; Bridget Stearns: Athletic; Bob MacDonald: Educator; Mike Bedini: Special; John Hughes: Athletic; Kevin Morris: Athletic; Alice Carboni for Steve Carboni: posthumous; Kevin Briody, Arts. | |
 Bob MacDonald, Pete Nichols |
 Bob MacDonald with grandson |
 Bob Stearns, Bridget Stearns, Pete Nichols |
 Carbonis, Pete Nichols |
 Harry Hughes, John Hughes, Pete Nichols, Terry Hughes |
 Kevin Briody on guitar |
 Kevin Briody, Pete Nichols |
 Kevin Morris, Pete Nichols |
 Pete Nichols, Mike Bedini |
 Peter Seirup Pete Nichols |
News - Our 2018 Scholarship Winners and Ridgefield Old Timers Honorees
| On Saturday, October 14, 2018 the Ridgefield Old Timers Organization had their 2018 Awards dinner. Our 2018 Scholarship Winners and Ridgefield Old Timers Honorees are shown below. | |
 The 2018 Ridgefield Old Timers Scholarship Winners: Julia McSpedon, Mike Grevers and Delmont Irving. Not pictured, Ava Thompson. Mike and Ava received the Tom Belote Memorial Scholarship from the Ridgefield Old Timers Organization. |
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| Front row: Lena Onyshkewych (Sports), Mia Heissan (Sports), Barbara Manners (Civic), Bill Monti (Educator) Back row: Stan Engelhardt (Sports), Bob Phalen (Sports), Mike Bossidy (Sports), Pat Enright (Sports), Gene Healy (Special), Mike Enright (Sports) and Tom Herr accepting for Jack Herr (Posthumous) | |
 Barbara Manners, Pete Nichols |
 Bill Monti, Pete Nichols |
 Gene Healy, Kevin Healy |
 Pat Enright, Pete Nichols |
 Stan Engelhardt, Pete Nichols |
 Tom Herr for Jack Herr, Pete Nichols |
 Larry Bossidy, Mike Bossidy |
 Lena Onyshkewych and kids, Pete Nichols |
 Mia Heissan, Daughter |
 Mike Enright, Pete Nichols |
News - Our 2017 Scholarship Winners and Ridgefield Old Timers Honorees
 The 2017 Ridgefield Old Timers Scholarship Winners: Alexandra Damron, Liam Courtney, Lucie Picard and Steven Signorelli. Lucie and Liam received the Tom Belote Memorial Scholarship. |
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| Front row from left: George Ventres accepting for Doris Ventres (Posthumous), Nancy Ruhl Hurley (Sports), Janice Pauly (Special), Joan Voss (Educator) Back row: Bo Beatty, Danny Geary, Amy Walter Hillenbrand, Joe Connelly, Ted Labrizzi (All sports) |
News - Our 2016 Scholarship Winners and Ridgefield Old Timers Honorees
 The 2016 Ridgefield Old Timers Scholarship Winners: Ally Livingston, Lorenzo Kinnicutt and Mikhaela Miller. Mikhaela received the Tom Belote Memorial Scholarship given by the Ridgefield Old Timers Organization. |
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| Pictured from left to right: Kate McMoran Leavey: Athletic, Bill Van Orman: Athletic, Al Diniz: Special (in wheel chair), Cliff Onolfo: Athletic, John Kreisher: Special, Jane Belote: accepting Posthumous Award for Tom Belote, Jim Muraski: Educator, Elaine Couri: Civic, John “Chip” Wood: Athletic, Sue Ellis: Athletic, Jack Hughes: Special, Jim Croce: Athletic, and John Couri: Civic. | |
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| Undefeated 1968 RHS football team that were honored at the Ridgefield Old Timers dinner on Oct. 15: left to right Jim Tulipani, John Pierandri, Jim Croce, Steve Martin, John Stolle (Captain) and Frank Lancaster. |
News - Our 2015 Scholarship Winners and Ridgefield Old Timers Honorees
 Pictured above are our 2015 Scholarship Winners Elizabeth Browne, Cavan Briody and Kathryn Middlebrook (missing: Mark Ligouri). |
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| From left to right: Mark Ligouri, (Scholarship), Kathryn Middlebrook (Scholarship), Guy Welton (Athletic), Billy Craig (Special), Bob Cox (Educator), Don Innamorato (Athletic), Karen Dingee Leibowitz (Athletic), Susan Mang MacDonald (Athletic), Dick Dingee (Athletic), Liz and Steve Goldstone (Civic). Missing: Elizabeth Browne and Cavan Briody (Scholarships), Posthumous: Stephanie Boles Kavanagh |
