Extension group to meet INDUSTRY — The Industry Extension will meet at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 14, at Betty Wing’s camp. A picnic and the election of officers will be held. Everyone is invited. For more information contact Barbara Titcomb at 778-6780. College planning workshop WILTON — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host a […]
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DEP pressures Forster mill owners to clean up asbestos
WILTON – The state is trying to pressure two private companies to complete the asbestos removal from the Forster Manufacturing mill so it can be demolished. The Morning Sentinel reports that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is moving forward with fines and other steps. Demolition work stopped in July when testing showed high levels […]
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Jay man killed in Wilton crash
WILTON (AP) — Police say excessive speed was a factor in a single-car crash that killed a 23-year-old man in western Maine. Paul Caldwell of Jay was killed at about 11:20 p.m. Saturday when his car veered off Route 156 in Wilton and rolled over. Officials say Caldwell was not wearing a seatbelt and was […]
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Wilton home burglarized
WILTON — Police are investigating the burglary of an Orchard Drive home where $50 in change was taken Thursday. Police say the burglary occurred between 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. when no one was home. The homeowner returned to find someone had entered through a window, Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. There was no […]
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N. Spencer: Imagine what he could do
Angus King for Senate — I believe that says it all. I was a member of the Board of Selectmen in Wilton when G.H. Bass notified us that the shoe shop was closing. We were completely dumbfounded. Word got to then-Gov. Angus King and he took time out to come to Wilton to speak to […]
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Bowling results
WILTON — Bowling results for the Tuesday Summer Mixed League for May 29 at Meadow Lanes Bowling were: Men’s high game scratch, Kyle Walton 203, Larry Makinen 195, Stephen Adams 171; high series scratch, Larry Makinen 545, Kyle Walton, 525, Albert Farmer 492; high game handicap, Larry Makinen 251, Derek Nile Sr. 221, Albert Farmer […]
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Hospice training program slated for June 19
WILTON — “When I became a volunteer, I never realized what a big impact it would have on my life,” said Bob Oliver, a Visiting Volunteer with Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice. “I started to look at life through the eyes of the caregiver and patient. I then realized just how much a couple of […]
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Wilton board members purchase town sign
WILTON — A community sign highlighted with a decorative scene of the town’s lake and mountains recently was installed in front of the Town Office on Weld Street. Selectmen listened when community members expressed a desire for a sign, Chairman Terry Brann said. Board members, Brann, Tom Saviello, Scott Taylor, Russell Black and Paul Gooch […]
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Pets perish in Wilton house fire
WILTON — Two dogs and a cat perished in a house fire on Route 2 on Wednesday evening, Assistant Fire Chief Kyle Ellis said Thursday. The cause was being investigated by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Homeowners Walter and Caryn Leighton came home shortly after 5 p.m. and discovered the fire, Ellis said. It apparently […]
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Bowling results
WILTON — Tuesday Summer Mixed League bowling results for May 22 at Meadow Lanes Bowling were: Men’s high game scratch, Kyle Walton 213, Stephen Adams 190, DJ Nile Jr. 177; high series scratch, Kyle Walton 569, Stephen Adams 539, Derek Nile Sr. 451, high game handicap, DJ Nile Jr. 236,Derek Nile Sr. 226, Kyle Walton […]