This recent Maine State Police Facebook post alerted readers to yet another Maine resident going afoul of the law, perched on the hood of a police cruiser. “Trooper Tad Simpson of the Maine State Police is releasing photos of a subject that was captured by dash camera standing on a cruiser. Anyone who can identify […]
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FOWL proposes watershed survey for Wilson Lake, Varnum and Pease Ponds
WILTON — A green tinge and growing plants, a possible sign of phosphorus in the water, has members of Friends of Wilson Lake proposing a watershed survey for 2016. Rob Lively, Friends president, and Jennifer Jespersen of Ecological Instincts, an environmental consulting and ecological design firm from Portland, brought the proposal before the Board of Selectpersons […]
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Loon tangled in fishing line rescued in Wilton
WILTON — A loon with fishing line wrapped around its beak and neck is recovering after being rescued from Wilson Lake on Sunday. “The loon’s mouth was pretty cut up from the fishing line,” Diane Winn of Avian Haven, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Freedom, said Tuesday. “The first day it could only eat […]
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Friends of Wilson Lake celebrates 25 years of accomplishments
WILTON — About 50 Friends of Wilson Lake gathered Sunday for an annual meeting at Kineowatha Park. This year is the 25th anniversary of the organization. Its 250 members take an active interest in the water quality and future of Wilson Lake, President Wynn Muller said. In the summer of 1989, the water level dropped […]
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Selectmen get report on Blueberry Festival
WILTON — Town Manager Rhonda Irish told selectmen Tuesday that last weekend’s Wilton Blueberry Festival was another success from the town’s perspective. Members of Friends of Wilson Lake, who offered free boat rides Friday afternoon, agreed, according to President Wynn Muller and his wife, Sandy. Members gave 240 boat rides in two hours, Sandy Muller […]