WILTON — Selectpersons will take public comments about an abandoned building at 30 Webb Ave. when they meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Town Office. The board will consider actions for the town to take after the hearing. The hearing begins the process of declaring it a dangerous building under state law, according to […]
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The Printing Warehouse in Wilton closes after 21 years
WILTON — After 21 years, The Printing Warehouse will close at 4:30 p.m. Friday for the last time. A sale of the building at 371 U.S. Route 2 east is pending, said Joey Kinsey who along with his wife, Quinnale, own and operate the printing business and copy center. The new owner is not a […]
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Livermore Falls vehicle struck by tractor trailer in Wilton
WILTON — The driver of a tractor-trailer faces a police citation after he crossed the centerline on the McCrillis Corner Road and struck an oncoming vehicle early Tuesday morning. Juan Caceres, 24, of Braintree, Massachusetts, was cited for failing to keep in the proper lane following the 1:11 a.m. accident, Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox, […]
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Wilton board accepts grant for Forster mill cleanup
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons officially accepted a $200,000 Brownfield clean-up grant for the Forster Mill site Tuesday. The federally funded grant from the Environmental Protection Agency was awarded in May with funds expected to arrive in October. Town Manager Rhonda Irish has attended the first training session and is completing necessary paperwork for it. […]
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Board accepts grant for Forster mill site cleanup in Wilton
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons officially accepted a $200,000 Brownfield cleanup grant for the Forster Mill site Tuesday. The federal Environmental Protection Agency grant was awarded in May, with funds expected to arrive in October. Town Manager Rhonda Irish has attended the first training session and is completing necessary paperwork for it. The town has […]
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Wilton library board seeks federal funding for projects
WILTON — The Wilton Free Public Library is seeking funding assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development for two projects. The applications will be discussed during the library board meeting at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, at the library. The meetings are open to the public. One application is for money to replace […]
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Wilton postpones public hearing on home
WILTON — A public hearing on an uninhabitable, abandoned building at 30 Webb Ave. has been postponed until Aug. 2. The hearing was originally scheduled for June 28. The hearing is the first step to begin the process of declaring the property a dangerous building under state law.
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Wilton voters approve $2.1M budget, $15K for sewer upgrades
WILTON — Voters at town meeting Monday raised and appropriated $15,000 for the sewer plant upgrade project. About 125 voters passed all articles amounting to a $2.1 million spending plan for the 2016-17 fiscal year. A motion was made not to raise but to appropriate $15,000 from the undesignated fund balance of $1.6 million for […]