WILTON — Police said a two-vehicle accident Tuesday at Routes 2 and 156 sent a driver and three passengers to the hospital to be checked for injuries. A 2012 Jeep Cherokee driven by Ashley Maher, 21, of New Hampshire was stopped at the stop sign on Route 156, also known as Depot Street, around noontime, […]
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Wilton paper carrier honored for saving man's life
WILTON — Newspapers were piling up and the same lights were on each night at a customer’s house. James Knox of Wilton, a Sun Journal carrier, had a feeling something was not right. He called police that cold night in January, Chief Heidi Wilcox said Thursday as her department honored him. The presentation was made […]
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Subaru, musical instruments stolen in Farmington, Subaru stolen in Wilton
FARMINGTON — Farmington police are investigating the theft of a vehicle from a Lake Street garage Monday night along with four musical instruments from a studio in the home. A homeowner found someone had gotten in to his garage and taken a Subaru Baja sometime over Monday night into Tuesday morning. The owner left the keys […]
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Tractor-trailer hauling water overturns in Wilton
WILTON — Police say a tractor-trailer hauling 8,500 gallons of water overturned early Wednesday morning on U.S. Route 2 near the NAPA store when the driver fell asleep. Elsie Martinolich, 56, of Lewiston, was not injured after rolling the tractor and trailer onto its side shortly after midnight, according to a statement from Wilton Police Chief […]
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Rumford man injured in Wilton collision
WILTON — A Rumford man received minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident at McCrillis Corner Road and Route 133 on Monday morning, police said. Eric Holman, 24, was taken by NorthStar ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington where he was treated and later released, Wilton police officer Ethan Kyes said. Holman was a passenger […]
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Wilton police look for man after marijuana tossed into apartment
WILTON — Wilton police continue to look for a man who tried to push his way in to a Birch Street apartment Saturday evening after throwing a bag of marijuana at the resident. The man appeared at an apartment on the corner of Depot and Birch streets about 6 p.m. Saturday, Wilton officer Brian Lynch […]
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Jay woman accused of taking vehicle in Wilton, stopped in Farmington
WILTON — A Jay woman faces a charge of theft by unauthorized use of a motor vehicle after police say she took a vehicle Friday without permission. Brittany M. Dakin, 18, of Jay, was arrested Friday evening in Farmington after she took the vehicle from a home on Prospect Street, Wilton police officer Brian Lynch […]
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Wilton residents face burglary charge
WILTON — Two residents charged with taking items from an apartment from which they’d been evicted were released from jail after a court appearance Wednesday, officials said. Kevin Scott Heikkinen, 28, and Dianna Marie Henderson, 26, were arrested Monday on a charge of burglary by Wilton officer Ethan Kyes. At their court appearance, they were each […]
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Woman charged with illegal credit card use
WILTON — Police said a woman from Strong is accused of charging over $4,000 on someone’s credit card without their approval. Erica Couture, 32, was arrested Friday on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. The card belongs to a Wilton resident who made a payment to help […]
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Tree topples on to car in Wilton
WILTON — Two local residents were taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital with minor injuries Saturday after a wind gust blew down a tree onto a vehicle. Heidi Macisaac, 41, of Wilton was driving a 2012 Ford pickup on Temple Road at about 6 p.m. when the tree fell across the front of her car and […]