The family of a Ridgefield High School graduate who died July 16 while working at a landscaping job at a private residence in South Salem, N.Y., has set up a scholarship fundraiser in his honor. The ...

Ridgefield High School was dealt a devastating blow. Brandon Gmelin, a member of the 2025 graduating class, was trying to ...

Unfortunately, it was revealed this week that an 18-year-old from Ridgefield died in a tragic accident. According to New York ...

Brandon Gmelin, who graduated in the Class of 2025 at Ridgefield High School, was a member of the high school’s lacrosse team and was named an All-FCIAC athlete in the spring.

The man was trying to move the log splitter that had been delivered for scheduled landscaping, officials said.

Police and emergency medical personnel responded to the scene, but the young victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.