WILTON — After more study and research, Selectman Tiffany Maiuri withdrew her proposal for the town to consider drafting a sex offender residency ordinance during a board meeting Tuesday. The Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed to drop the issue. They tabled action at a previous meeting to seek more information. Since then, Maiuri has received […]
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Wilton board clamps down on property owner
WILTON — The Board of Selectmen unanimously decided Tuesday to take action against an Adams Street homeowner if his property was not cleaned up by Thursday. After numerous complaints about the cluttered yard, some dating back to 2009, the board gave Duane Pollis until Thursday to clean up his yard or face a $100-a-day fine […]
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Wilton tax rate up 95 cents due to school costs
WILTON — Taxpayers can expect a 95-cent increase in the tax rate when bills are sent Thursday. On Tuesday, selectmen approved the rate of $16.25 per $1,000 in property valuation for the 2013-2014 taxes. The rate last year was $15.30, Town Clerk Diane Dunham said Wednesday. The county and municipal appropriations stayed the same but […]
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Man charged with trespass, chewing apart mattress cover
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man is charged with trespassing at an apartment on High Street on Sunday and then ripping apart a jail mattress cover with his teeth, according to a police report Monday. Matthew P. Dyke, 21, was arrested on a charge of criminal trespass after he walked into an apartment without knocking at […]
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Bowling results
WILTON — Friday Night Live League bowling results for Sept. 6 at Meadow Lanes Bowling were: Team standings: Woulda Coulda Shoulda 6, 2; Go Getters 6, 2; Hamlin Electric 5, 3; The Roost 5, 3; Easy Riders 5, 3; Team 7 4, 4; Two Bags and 4 Balls 4, 4; Wanna Bee’s 4, 4; Lucky […]
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Maine conservation group issues environmental scorecard for Legislature
AUGUSTA — A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers shared the limelight Thursday as Maine Conservation Voters released its annual scorecard on legislative voting records Thursday. Maureen Drouin, MCV’s executive director, said the last lawmaking session produced “mixed results” for Maine’s environment. MCV is a nonpartisan organization that works to make the protection of Maine’s environment […]
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Legion fair raffle winners FARMINGTON — American Legion Post 28 held a public raffle at Farmington Fair. The prizes were a 100 gallons of fuel oil and a stainless steel gas grill, Charles Bennett said. Tim Bowen, a member of the Legion, won the fuel oil and donated it back to the Post, he said. […]
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United Way Caravan of Caring vists local agencies
FARMINGTON — Programs addressing the needs of the unemployed, homeless and victims of sexual assault, as well as those without food or heat, were explained as the second Caravan of Caring traveled Tuesday to six area programs supported by the United Way of the Tri-Valley Area. Community members and about twenty representatives from various organizations […]
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Wilton man found dead after standoff
WILTON — An autopsy is scheduled on the body of a local man found in his Weld Road apartment after a nearly five-hour standoff with police Tuesday night. A Maine State Police Tactical Team found Raymond Richard, 60, dead in an upstairs room of the Village Square apartment complex at 164 Weld Road at about […]