WILTON — Five local police officers now have authority to arrest people statewide who commit a crime in Wilton. The recent request by police Chief Heidi Wilcox was unanimously granted by the Board of Selectpersons after a brief discussion. It is solely for the purpose of arresting those who committed crimes in Wilton, she said. […]
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Bowling results
WILTON — Recent league results at Meadow Lanes Bowling are as follows. Thursday Night Summer Mix, June 12 Team standings: No Hope, Whatever, No Names, 3 Guys and a Lady, Wingnuts, Big H, Knuckleheads, Hanging in There, Lost Cause, Twisted, Really, Pink Panthers, The Hopefuls, Team Bullen. High game scratch, women: Lynn Chellis 195, Peggy […]
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Board accepts bid on Wilton property
WILTON — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to change its name to selectboard. Some members expressed the hope that the change would result in more women being involved in town government. The board members are D. Scott Taylor, Tiffany Maiuri, John Black, Tom Saviello and Paul Berkey. Rhonda Irish is town manager and Heidi […]
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Loon returns to Wilson Lake following injury caused by fishing line
WILTON — A loon found in Wilson Lake with fishing line wrapped around its beak has recovered from the ordeal and was returned to the lake Saturday. The loon was greeted at the lake by another loon. It was taken to Avian Haven, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Freedom after being caught Aug. 3 […]
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Wilton tannery landfill excavated; planting set for next week
WILTON — About 12,000 cubic yards of waste buried at the former Wilton Tannery site has been excavated and moved to an area on the east side of the driveway. “There was more waste than we anticipated,” Jaime Madore, lead engineer for the project, said Thursday during a tour of the site. “But we were […]
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Wilton woman injured in three-vehicle crash in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Police said a Wilton woman was injured in a rear-end crash in front of the Colonial Valley Motel on the Wilton Road on Wednesday. Thia Bridges, 18, complained of neck and back pain and was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by a NorthStar ambulance, Farmington police officer Michael Lyman said. Bridges, who was […]
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs: Winners announced in student art show, clubwomen photo contest
AUGUSTA — The General Federation of Women’s Clubs Maine spring student high school art show and clubwomen photography contest was held at the Senator Inn & Spar. President Anne Cress introduced the organizer and chairman of the GFWC Maine Art Show, Barbara Hathaway, “Painter of Sunsets,” from Wilton, to give an art report and announce […]
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Wilson Grange to present workshop on drying foods
WILTON — The third in a series of agriculturally-related workshops will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at Wilson Grange No. 321 on Main Street in East Wilton. The event is free and open to anyone from the public interested in preserving food. This week’s topics will be drying summer fruits and vegetables, […]
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Loon tangled in fishing line rescued in Wilton
WILTON — A loon with fishing line wrapped around its beak and neck is recovering after being rescued from Wilson Lake on Sunday. “The loon’s mouth was pretty cut up from the fishing line,” Diane Winn of Avian Haven, a wild bird rehabilitation center in Freedom, said Tuesday. “The first day it could only eat […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Phillips: Special Selectmen’s meeting, 1 p.m., Town Office Wilton: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Thursday Wilton: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office