WILTON — Representatives from Summit Natural Gas of Maine will meet with selectmen and residents for an informational meeting on natural gas possibilities for Wilton. The meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at the town office, Selectman Tom Saviello told the board Tuesday. Saviello, a state senator, was involved with discussions in […]
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Wilton house fire contained to one bedroom
WILTON — An investigator from the State Fire Marshal’s office was called to the scene of a Wednesday morning house fire at 19 Jay Street in Wilton. “We have some ideas, but we’ll let [the investigator] make the call,” Wilton Fire Chief Sonny Dunham said of the cause of the fire that started in the […]
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Ronald Cox
LEWISTON — Ronald Cox, 76, a resident of Wilton, died Monday, Dec. 3, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, after multiple health issues. He is now with Grace. He was born Dec. 13, 1935, in East Livermore, the son of Edson and Hazel (Dyar) Cox, the youngest of six children. He attended school in East […]
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Electric blanket causes Wilton Fire
WILTON — The cause of a fire at 19 Jay St. on Wednesday morning was attributed to an electric blanket left on and crumpled at the foot of a bed. Six cats were found deceased, Wilton fire Chief Sonny Dunham said later Wednesday. Five dogs at the home were not injured. The home is owned […]
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Wilton Recycling agrees to pay $7,500 to state
WILTON — Wilton Recycling LLC has agreed to pay $7,500 in an agreement reached with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection over failure to comply with inspections and asbestos abatement at the Forster building. Abestos-containing materials were removed during demolition work on the former Forster Manufacturing Co.’s Depot Street mill now owned by Wilton Recycling. […]
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Police investigate thefts in Wilton
WILTON — Police are investigating the theft of copper pipes valued at approximately $800 from a home on Route 133 last week. A caller reported a vehicle was at the foreclosed home, which is for sale, and none should be there, Chief of Police Heidi Wilcox said. An officer went to the home and saw […]
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Groups held Living Rosary JAY — On Oct. 13 a Living Rosary was held. Sister Vice Regent Dorothy Morgan from the Daughters Of Isabella Circle 677 headed the Rosary. Everyone met at the Parish Hall to find out where each person was to be in the Rosary. Morgan attends both St. Rose in Jay and […]
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Hospital donates murals to RSU 9 schools
WILTON — The hallway of G.D. Cushing School has a large, new mural hanging on the wall that joins displays of children’s artwork. Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington donated four murals to Regional School Unit 9 that the hospital bought in 2002 for its new Maternal and Child Health Unit, FMH spokeswoman Jill Gray said […]
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Wilton police chief talks with residents
WILTON — Factors that can tip the balance between providing public safety and achieving fiscal responsibility were explained by police Chief Heidi Wilcox during a community presentation Wednesday at Calzolaio Pasta Co. “We provide the best services we can with what we have,” Wilcox told the small gathering hosted by the Wilton Group. Wilcox provided […]
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Wilton teachers get $50 Walmart gift cards for education
WILTON — Oh, the education supplies they plan to buy. Farmington Walmart store Manager Greg Patterson and community relations representative Peter Zanoni paid a visit Thursday to G.D. Cushing School bearing $500 in gift cards. “We do appreciate teachers,” Patterson said. He knows, he said, that teachers spend money out of their own pockets for […]