Candlelight service at St. Luke’s WILTON — St. Luke’s Episcopal Church is offering a traditional candlelight Christmas Eve Service at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24. Professional storyteller Michael Cooper will perform a chancel drama during the service and attendees will sing Christmas carols, led by the choir. All are welcome. The church is at 59 […]
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VFW Christmas party for kids JAY — VFW Post 3335 will hold a kids’ community Christmas party from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, at the hall on the corner of Jewell Street and Route 133. For more information, call 897-5112. Christmas Eve service in Turner TURNER — Everyone is invited to the annual Christmas […]
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Wilton sergeant commended for saving infant’s life
WILTON — A local police sergeant was commended Tuesday by the chief of police and selectmen for saving the life of a 15-month-old child in September. Paramedics said the boy would not have survived if Sgt. Chad Abbott had not acted promptly and competently, Chief Heidi Wilcox told the board during her quarterly report. Abbott […]
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Gary Allen LaGrange
1950 – 2013 FARMINGTON — Gary Allen LaGrange, of Wilton, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 15, in Farmington. He was born in Lewiston on May 25, 1950, to Norma Mae Donovan LaGrange and Eddie Loraine LaGrange. Gary was a loving father, grandfather, brother, friend and volunteer. He spent his life as a woodworker and his […]
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Wilton woman injured in Farmington accident
FARMINGTON — A Wilton woman was injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle accident at a crosswalk on Main Street near Scott Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington. Dennifer Osborne, 19, was riding with driver Herbert Mosher, 17, of Temple when the sun blinded his ability to see a vehicle stopped at the crosswalk, Farmington […]
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Wilton man claims snowplow driver has it out for his mailbox
WILTON — As plow drivers struggle to clear away winter storms, one homeowner struggles to protect his mailbox. It’s a problem any country dweller can relate to. Winter means snowplows. Although those plows keep our roads clear, they also demand the occasional sacrifice. In Wilton, one man’s feud with the town’s plowing resonates with everyone […]
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Wilton board to meet with RSU 9 superintendent
WILTON — RSU 9 Superintendent Thomas Ward will meet with the Board of Selectmen at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Town Office. Ward is expected to update the board on what needs to be done to get the full share of the state’s Essential Programs and Services education funding. A state law […]
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Spurrs Corner food pantry hours OTISFIELD — The food pantry at Spurrs Corner Church, Route 121, will be open Tuesday, Dec. 17, from 10 a.m. to noon. The pantry is open to residents of Otisfield on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For information call 583-4780 or 627-4329. West Paris food pantry WEST […]
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Wilton’s Winter Wonderland planned for Friday night
WILTON — A tree lighting, hot cocoa, bonfire and crafts will be offered during Wilton’s Winter Wonderland tonight, Friday, Dec. 13. Sponsored by the Wilton Event Committee, a variety of activities are available from 5 to 7 p.m. in downtown Wilton, committee member Stacey Damon said. It begins at KeyBank, where employees will serve hot […]
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Edith Hayes Walters
1925 – 2013 FARMINGTON — Edith Hayes Walters, 88, of Wilton, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Franklin Memorial Hospital, with family at her bedside, on Monday, Dec. 9. She was born in Benton on Feb. 19, 1925, the daughter of Harold and Eunice (Norton) Hayes; she was the eldest of four siblings. She […]