WILTON — Members of the Wilton Fish & Game Association will home in on their shooting skills at the Annual Fun Family Field Day which is being held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. The event is open to the public, young and old. During the day there will be several events […]
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Farmington, Wilton add night, weekend animal control officer
FARMINGTON — The towns of Farmington and Wilton have made a change in animal control coverage. A new agreement provides backup coverage on nights and weekends, Town Manager Richard Davis told Farmington’s Board of Selectmen this week. The board unanimously accepted an agreement with Jennifer Farrington of Jay to serve as an alternate animal control […]
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Hayden Bros. Shoe Co in Wilton prepares to close
WILTON — After more than 40 decades in business, Hayden Bros. Shoe Co. started a closing sale last week. No closing date has been set but before winter, Manager Victoria Geis said Friday. The sale is to liquidate stock before the building is sold, she said. Evangeline Hayden, Geis’ mother, is the sole owner and has […]
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Dates announced for hazardous waste collection in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — The annual Household Hazardous Waste collection events for Franklin County residents have been scheduled for September. Household chemicals that have been sitting under kitchen sinks or in basements and garages for many years can be brought to the collections to be held in Carrabassett Valley, Jay, Kingfield, Rangeley, and Wilton. Kingfield: Friday, Sept. […]
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Wilton board approves dam plan, lease of property
WILTON — The selectboard approved a draft plan for operation of the Wilson Pond dam during Tuesday’s meeting. Since the town took over the dam from Forster Manufacturing, the waste treatment plant has received many, many calls about water levels in Wilson Lake being either too high or too low, Clayton Putnam, treatment plant superintendent, […]
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Correction: Wilton Day program Sept. 11
FARMINGTON — An article published on Page B3 of Wednesday’s Franklin edition about the The Franklin County Homemakers Extension groups’ September programs should have said Wilton Day will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church for program planning and election of officers. The date was incorrectly submitted.
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Board reminds residents of hazardous waste collection day in Wilton
WILTON — The annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection takes place from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Wilton Transfer Station, Town Manager Rhonda Irish reminded selectpersons Tuesday. The collection allows residents to safely dispose of paint, old gasoline, drained oil or chemicals from their garages, gardens, homes or workshops. Items not accepted […]
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Wilton man pleads guilty to sexually abusing two girls
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually abusing two girls younger than 16 between Feb. 1, 2011, and Feb. 1, 2012. Peter J. Essman, 65, pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to one felony count of unlawful sexual contact and one misdemeanor charge of unlawful sexual touching. The state dismissed two […]
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Two juvenile girls charged in Wilton burglary, jewelry theft
WILTON — Two local girls under the age of 14 have been charged with burglary and theft of jewelry from an apartment on Cameron Street, according to police Chief Heidi Wilcox. “All the stolen property has now been accounted for,” she said. It was valued at around $1,500, not several thousand dollars as police first […]
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Extension groups list month’s programs
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Homemakers Extension is starting its 2014 and 2015 year. The programs for the month of September follow. The public is more than welcome to attend any of the meetings or community service projects. Clearwater: Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. at Shorey Chapel for program planning. For more information, contact Kathy […]