FARMINGTON — An effort that could bring Starks into Regional School District 9 moved a step forward this week. On Tuesday, two-thirds of the residents of the Somerset County town voted 164-27 to support withdrawing from RSU 59 based in Madison and join RSU 9. At the RSU 9 board meeting Tuesday night, after learning […]
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Extension meeting INDUSTRY — The Industry Extension will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12 at Shorey Chapel. Program will be International. For more information contact Barbara Titcomb at 778-6780. Free supper JAY — This month’s free supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Knights of Columbus […]
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Bowling results
WILTON — Friday Night Live League for Dec. 30 at Meadow Lanes Bowling are as follows. Team standings: Wanna Bee’s 94, 42; Bowl of Jello 79, 57; Sandbaggers 75, 61; Alley Oops 73, 63; Lucky Four 72, 64; Two Bags + 4 Balls 70, 66; Gutter Dusters 68, 68; Bowling Buddies 66, 70; Just Because […]
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Board accepts Wilton Water Department budget
WILTON — Rates for water customers are expected to remain the same despite an anticipated $60,000 increase in the Water Department’s budget this year. Selectmen recently approved a budget of $531,085 for the department, which is nearly $60,000 more than last year, as presented by department Manager Clayton Putnam. The increase is requested for distribution […]
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Country jamboree WILTON — Starting Friday, Jan. 6, and running every Friday night through April 20, Country Spotlight /Jamboree shows will be held at the Harnden Masonic Lodge at 70 Bryant Road in East Wilton. As in past years these shows will be filmed by UMF for showing on local access TV stations. Scheduled performers […]
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20-year-old Wilton woman dies in crash
FREEMAN TOWNSHIP — A Wilton woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident late Sunday on Route 145 after the vehicle she was driving struck a utility pole, Franklin County Sheriff Cpl. Kenneth Charles said in a news release Monday. Rebecca Maiuri, 20, died at the scene, Charles said. The vehicle, a 2000 Buick sedan, was […]
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Bowling results
WILTON — Friday Night Live League bowling results for Dec. 23 at Meadow Lanes Bowling were: Team standings: Wanna Bee’s 86, 42; Bowl of Jello 71, 57; Two Bags & 4 Balls 70, 58; Sandbaggers 67, 61; Gutter Dusters 66, 62; Alley Oops 66, 62; Just Because 65, 63; Lucky Four 64, 64; Bowling Buddies […]
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Wilton shop robbed at gunpoint
WILTON — A man wearing a ski mask and brandishing a gun robbed Patty’s Place, a secondhand store on Route 2, Wednesday morning, according to police. It was the second robbery in less than five years. Owner Patty Woods was working alone in the shop, which is downstairs in the home where she and her […]
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Livermore fire caused by faulty wood stove installation, official says
LIVERMORE — The cause of a fire that heavily damaged a house attached to the closed Carriage House Cafe on Route 4 Tuesday night was caused by a faulty wood stove installation, Chris Stanford, an investigator from the State Fire Marshal’s Office, said Wednesday. The fire started in the wall behind the wood stove in […]
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Warm supper FAYETTE — The next Keep Me Warm supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Fayette Central School. There will be food, music and raffles. Nonperishable food items will be collected for the Mount Vernon Food Bank, which serves the Fayette area. For more information or to cook […]