WILTON — Participants in Saturday morning’s 31st annual Wilton Blueberry Festival Parade waited about two hours in the rain after lining up off Route 156 at Western Maine Expo. For Megan Wolf of Jay, it was worth the wait. It was also a chance to show off her and her mother’s sewing, design and fashion […]
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Don’t miss the annual Wilton Blueberry Festival
WILTON — For the past 30 years, organizers of the Wilton Blueberry Festival have found new events to add to the two-day event, keeping it packed with a variety of activities, entertainment and fun. The 31st annual festival, slated for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2 and 3, will keep up the tradition. This year’s festival […]
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Franklin Savings Bank Foundation grants $33,000 in local scholarships
FARMINGTON — Franklin Savings Bank’s Community Development Foundation has awarded $33,000 in college scholarships to 11 local students. The scholarships are $3,000 each. The bank awards the scholarships each year to students from 10 local schools. The 2013 Franklin Scholars are: Spruce Mountain North High School: Lindsey Allen of Jay, daughter of Heather McPhee and […]
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Blueberry sales benefit Wilton Free Public Library
WILTON — The annual Library Day at the Wilton Blueberry Farm will be held Saturday, Aug. 3, during the Wilton Blueberry Festival. On Saturday, all proceeds from sales will go to the library, according to owners Jan Collins and Irving Faunce. “This is the ninth year that our customers have shown their support for the library,” […]
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WIlton Planning Board reconsiders dam permit
WILTON — Planning Board members Thursday will discuss the Appeals Board’s request to take another look at permitting reconstruction of a dam on Dakin Brook. The board will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Town Office. The board approved a permit for Derrick Thibodeault of Parsonsfield for reconstruction of a dam on the […]
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Lake group offers boat rides
WILTON — Members of the Friends of Wilson Lake realize not everyone has the opportunity to see the lake from the vantage point of a boat ride around the “jewel of Wilton.” During the annual Wilton Blueberry Festival, the group tries to offer that opportunity, member Sandy Muller said. Seven boats, provided and driven by […]
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June A. Dyer
1944 – 2013 JAY — June A. Dyer, 68, a resident of Jay, died peacefully Monday, July 29, at her residence with her niece and friends by her side. She was born Nov. 1, 1944, in Jay, the daughter of Merle and Alice (Raymond) Dyer. She was a 1964 graduate of Jay High School and […]
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Mobile Health Unit outreach FARMINGTON — The Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County has announced its August schedule for Mobile Health Unit outreach events. Staff will be offering services such as blood pressure and cholesterol checks; body composition analysis; information on cancer prevention, nutrition, physical activity and tobacco; one-on-one health counseling; and information and […]
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This week’s agenda
Thursday Wilton: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office