WILTON — When Sykes Enterprises Inc. announced late last year that it was closing its Wilton call center, it didn’t give any reasons or release details about the number of workers that would be affected. However, those details were revealed recently in a federal petition for job retraining assistance filed by a state labor official […]
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Central Maine Community College dean’s list
AUBURN — The following area students were named to the Central Maine Community College dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester. Students on the president’s list earned a semester grade point average of 3.9 or higher. High honors denote a minimum GPA of 3.6 and honors recognizes those with a minimum GPA of 3.3. President’s […]
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Police continue investigation of Wilton stabbing
WILTON — Police continue their investigation of a stabbing Monday night on the McCrillis Corner Road. A 33-year-old Readfield woman told police she was attacked after her 2006 Suzuki broke down near the Chesterville town line. A man driving a white Chevrolet pickup stopped to assist her and then assaulted her, Maine State Police Sgt. […]
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Towns clamp down on free access to sand
Need salt or an equivalent for your icy driveway? Not to worry. As of Wednesday night, there was no problem with the supply. Not in the Twin Cities, anyway. In Lewiston, at Shaw’s, pails of ice melt were on display in the front of the store, near the ice scrapers and other means of winter […]
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Bowling results
WILTON — Friday Night Live League bowling results for Dec. 20 at Meadow Lanes bowling were: Team standings: Quick Release 89, 39; Temple Townies 82, 46; Wanna Bee’s 80, 48; Easy Riders 71, 57; Woulda Coulda Shoulda 71, 57; Go Getters 70, 58; Lucky Four 70, 58; Honorary Bunch 67, 61; Two Bags & 4 […]
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Police seek help in Wilton stabbing
WILTON — Police are seeking help in the investigation of a Monday night stabbing. A 33-year-old Readfield woman reported she was attacked after her 2006 Suzuki broke down on McCrillis Corner Road close to the Chesterville town line, said Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland. Maine State Police Sgt. Matt Casavant said the […]
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Western Maine Play Museum offered matching donation
FARMINGTON — Plans for a children’s museum in Western Maine made progress with a recent offer from Franklin Savings Bank to match donations up to $3,000 for startup expenses. A site committee for Western Maine Play Museum, working under the museum’s Board of Directors, is currently looking at sites for the museum mainly in Wilton […]
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Water use and revenues down for Wilton Water Department
WILTON — Water consumption is down and so are revenues, according to Wilton Water Department Superintendent Clayton Putnam. Putnam presented the 2014 department budget of just under $505,000 to the Board of Selectmen last week. “If you don’t use water, you don’t have to pay for it,” Putnam said Friday. He attributes the decrease in […]
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Freda M. Hladik
1938 – 2014 AUBURN — Freda M. Hladik, 75, of Wilton, died early Thursday morning, Jan. 9, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, with her loving children by her side. She was born on March 2, 1938, in Brunswick, the daughter of Carroll and Grace (Ellingwood) Fuller. Freda attended Chesterville schools and worked at […]
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Nora E. Adams
1931 – 2014 BRUNSWICK — Nora E. Adams, 82, of Farmington, died Thursday morning, Jan. 9, at the Parkview Adventist Medical Center in Brunswick. She was born on May 14, 1931, in Rangeley, a daughter of Harry and Lucy Ellis. Nora attended Farmington and Wilton schools and worked locally in shoe shops and Forster Mfg. […]