WILTON — Salmon and brook trout were taking bait fish on ice-fishing trap lines Friday morning on the eastern end of Wilson Pond, while most anglers waited out the wind inside their vehicles parked onshore. Wind chills were near zero with the air temperature 26 in and out of snow squalls coating the ice with […]
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Mt. Blue cheerleaders raising funds for trip to cheer camp in Hawaii
WILTON — Three Mt. Blue High School cheerleaders are preparing for a trip to a cheerleader camp in Hawaii in June. Along with the opportunity to learn more cheer moves, tumbles and new techniques, Junior Chelsea Macomber of Wilton is learning “how to save money,” she said of the experience. Macomber, along with Gabby Welch […]
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Bowling results
WILTON — Shiretown Men’s League bowling results for Dec. 10 at Meadow Lanes Bowling were: Team standings: North Builders 211 1/2, 138 1/2; F & E Builders 189 1/2, 160 1/2; Powerade 182 1/2, 167 1/2; Pinsetters 181 1/2, 168 1/2; Jack’s Plumbing 171, 179; Webster Heating 169 1/2, 180 1/2; Rif Raf 164, 186; […]
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Wilton board approves spending $500,000 for aerial fire truck
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons voted 4-0 Monday to purchase a 2013 HME 78-foot aerial quint firetruck, as recommended by the Fire Department and town manager. A demonstration model used only for shows to promote HME quint trucks is available for $500,000. The amount was approved last month by voters to cover the department’s […]
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Website lists Mass locations PORTLAND — A listing of Masses scheduled for Catholic churches in Maine on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is now available on the Diocese of Portland’s website. To access the list, visit www.portlanddiocese.org/christmasmasses. Bishop Robert P. Deeley will celebrate midnight Mass and a 10 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the […]
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Man charged in Wilton slaying is the son of a convicted killer
LEWISTON — Dana Craney Jr., a man charged in the death of his grandmother in Wilton, is also the son of a man who was convicted of murder in 1993. In 1990, the gunshot-riddled body of Leon Michaud, a 73-year-old used furniture dealer and auctioneer, was found in a culvert off a rural Auburn road by […]
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Man charged with killing grandmother in Wilton says he used hammer
UPDATE: Man charged in Wilton slaying is the son of a convicted killer FARMINGTON — A Wilton man charged with killing his grandmother Saturday will be held without bail until a Jan. 30 hearing. Dana Craney, 22, who was arrested on a charge of murder Sunday, made his first appearance Monday in Franklin County Superior Court. A […]
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Blood drive in Denmark on Dec. 29 DENMARK — The Denmark Arts Center will partner with Denmark’s own Hairy Business to sponsor a community blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, at Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main St. All donors will receive a free one-year membership to the Denmark Arts Center, […]
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Today’s agenda
Franklin Wilton: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office River Valley Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Library Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office
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Wilton man charged with killing grandmother
WILTON — A Wilton man was charged with murder Sunday in connection with Saturday’s death of his grandmother, authorities said. Dana Craney, 22, was being held Sunday night at the Franklin County jail in Farmington, according to a news release on Sunday by Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. Craney was […]