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

RIDGEFIELD — James Goldmann, who was Brandon Gmelin’s lacrosse coach at Ridgefield High School, said the late 18-year-old worked hard to be an asset to his team. “As a coach, you always hope you have ...

An 18-year-old high school graduate in Ridgefield has died, officials say. Brandon Gmelin was killed in an apparent landscaping accident in South Salem, New York. Police saying Gmelin was attempting ...

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 ...

An 18-year-old from Ridgefield was killed in an accident involving a log splitter, according to police. The incident happened ...

A Ridgefield 18-year-old man has died after being struck by a log splitter Wednesday in New York, according to New York State ...

Brandon Q. Gmelin, of Ridgefield, was attempting to move a log splitter around 6:30 p.m. at a home in South Salem when the ...

Police say 18-year-old Brandon Gmelin of Connecticut was killed after a log splitter at a South Salem property rolled down a ...

Brandon Gmelin, 18, of Ridgefield, Conn. died Wednesday evening in South Salem, N.Y. after being struck by a log splitter ...

His "warmth, kindness, and unwavering friendship touched the lives of many, and his loss will be felt deeply," officials from his school said.

An 18-year-old Connecticut resident was killed Wednesday evening, July 16, in a tragic incident involving heavy landscaping ...