WILTON — The Board of Selectmen agreed Tuesday to ask the Maine Department of Transportation for a preliminary public hearing on plans to improve the intersection of Route 156 and Routes 2 and 4. The hearing, which will likely be in October, will allow residents to look at the plans and get updates on them. […]
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Wilton donates to Lac-Megantic Relief Fund; benefit concert planned
WILTON — Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday to donate $500 to the Lac-Megantic Relief Fund. The money will be taken from the town’s contingency/legal account, Town Manager Rhonda Irish said Thursday. A benefit concert featuring several local groups is also being planned for Saturday, Oct. 12, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the University of Maine […]
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Plan to fix Wilson Lake dam seepage advances
WILTON — Selectmen unanimously agreed Tuesday to pursue a plan to correct seepage issues at the Wilson Pond dam. Installed in 1883, the dam has been there “a long time and served us well,” Clayton Putnam, superintendent of the water and waste treatment departments told the board. Putnam will seek approval of the repair plan […]
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Board accepts retirement/rehire plan for assistant town manager
WILTON — Selectmen agreed Tuesday by a 3-to-1 vote to accept a contract addendum for Assistant Town Manager Barbara Vining that allows her to retire from the state retirement program and continue as a newly hired employee of the town. Selectman Thomas Saviello, absent during the discussion, later said that his vote would have made […]
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Sykes leaves Wilton as Barclaycard expands
WILTON — Sykes Enterprises will give way to the expansion of Barclaycard at the former Nichols Building on the Weld Road. Sykes, a customer service call center, will leave Wilton by Dec. 1, Dan Hernandez, executive vice president of Skyes Enterprises Inc. based in Tampa, Fla., said Wednesday. Sykes’ intentions were revealed just a week […]
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Marijuana and cuckoo clock taken in Wilton burglaries
WILTON — Police are investigating three home burglaries reported over the weekend. Two burglaries, reported Friday evening, were at vacant homes on Route 2 West near East Dixfield, police Chief Heidi Wilcox said Tuesday. A cuckoo clock was reported stolen from one of the homes. In a third burglary, reported Sunday, a supply of medical […]
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ATV taken from Route 2 property
WILTON — An ATV was reported stolen from a Route 2 property Saturday afternoon, police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. The 2006 Yamaha Raptor four-wheeler was chained to a pole on the front lawn at 441 U.S. Route 2 East, she said. The property is between Collins Enterprises and Frechette’s Ski-Doo Sales and Service, she said. […]
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Wilton officer douses kitchen fire
WILTON — A police officer used his cruiser’s fire extinguisher to put out flames on the kitchen wall of a house on Main Street early Wednesday evening. Wilton firefighters and police responded to the report of a structure fire at 5:51 p.m., police Chief Heidi Wilcox said Thursday. Police Sgt. Chad Abbott and officer Derek […]
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St. Luke’s plans annual yard sale WILTON — St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will hold their annual yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, in the parking lot of the church, 59 High St. at the corner of High and School streets. Rain or shine. There will be lots of gently used […]