WILTON — Selectmen unanimously approved the appointment of Ryan Richardson of Chesterville to the Police Department on Tuesday. Chief Heidi Wilcox told the board Richardson will replace officer Tim Coombs, who has taken a position with the Maine Warden Service. Richardson is currently a judicial marshal with the U.S. court system in Portland, Wilcox said. […]

WILTON — Selectmen challenged the Wilton Free Public Library director Tuesday to get the community involved in raising funds for the library. “We thought about what we can do to help the library,” Selectman Thomas Saviello said. Each board member is giving $50 from his own pocket to encourage the library to do some local […]

WILTON — The owner of the former Forster Mill on Depot Street has recently hired a new representative to help seek a solution for demolition or deconstruction of the mill. Owner Adam Mack, operating under the company name of Wilton Recycling LLC, has hired Dale Holman to help look for the best options for doing […]

WILTON — When voters head for the polls June 4, they’ll choose selectmen and School Board directors. They’ll also decide whether the town should adopt four new ordinances. The Wilton Group offered a chance for residents to learn more about the ordinances last week and will offer residents a chance to meet the candidates and […]

WILTON — Police say a Wilton man was arrested on a charge of aggravated domestic violence assault Sunday after two adult family members were hit with a six-pound sledgehammer. James Mathers, 53, was staying on Chandler Street, preparing to move to East Dixfield, when police were called about 7:50 p.m., police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. […]