WILTON — The Wilton Democratic caucus will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at the Wilson Grange, East Wilton. According to Irving Faunce, caucus convenor, all registered Democrats in Wilton are eligible to participate. Town Clerk Diane Dunham will be at the caucus from noon until 1 p.m. to register new voters. Unenrolled […]
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Mt. Blue junior to audition for ‘The Voice’
Watch this!!!!!! Me singing a Mashup I created of Nutshell by Alice in Chains , and Hollow & Running Blind by Godsmack #TheNextIdol Posted by Darby Sabin Music on Monday, September 21, 2015 WILTON — Sixteen-year-old Darby Sabin has wanted to be a singer since she was a young child. She has continued to pursue her […]
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Victim in Wilton crash remembered as a caring man
WILTON — An East Dixfield man who died Wednesday in a crash was remembered Thursday by three of his children as a very caring man. Gale Waycott, 62, died when he lost control of his truck on Temple Road and it rolled over and struck a tree, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. The mix of […]
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Wilton board sets hearing regarding town help for sewer renovations
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons want to hear from taxpayers following a recommendation that the town provide $170,368 from taxes to help cover costs of a $10.8 million treatment plant renovation. On Tuesday, the board set a public hearing for 6:30 p.m. on March 1, location to be announced. The hearing would be held […]
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Acts of kindness done in memory of Wilton resident
WILTON — Mittens, hats, gloves and winter wear collected by a Wilton family were donated Wednesday for children at Academy Hill and Cushing schools. When family members gathered at the home of Tony and Carolyn McLaughlin for Christmas this year, it was all about spending time with one another and collecting winter clothing for others, […]
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Bail lowered for Industry man accused in Farmington pedestrian death
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge lowered bail Wednesday for an Industry man accused of driving drunk and killing a Wilton woman as she walked east in the breakdown lane on Wilton Road in Farmington early Jan. 1. Bail for Tommy R. Clark, 25, was lowered from $75,000 cash to $50,000 cash or $50,000 in […]
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Wilton sewer rate faces increase, help sought from town
WILTON — As work progresses on the $10.8 million sewer treatment plant renovation, the Board of Selectpersons is contemplating the next rate increase to help cover costs. The increase is likely to occur soon so that repayment of loans can start next year and continue for the next 30 years, Town Manager Rhonda Irish said. Discussions […]
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Wilton board discusses variety of town items
WILTON — Residents must post a Transfer Station permit on their vehicle by March 1 or they will not be allowed to dump waste, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the Board of Selectpersons Tuesday. Permits are available at the Town Office. Irish also reminded residents that sand for home use is not available at the […]
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Operation HOPE to help with drug addiction in Farmington, Wilton
FARMINGTON — A new program to help local people facing drug addiction will be launched Feb. 1 by local police and treatment services. Operation HOPE — Heroin-Opiate Prevention Effort — is a collaboration among Franklin Community Health Network, Evergreen Behavioral Services, the Farmington and Wilton police departments and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. It has been […]
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Warden: Wilton ice shack must go
WILTON — Maine warden Dan Christianson on Wednesday warned the owner of an ice shack that fell through ice on Wilson Lake that it must be removed. Warden Dan Christianson said the owner called late Tuesday afternoon to say the shack was out of the water and sitting on 6 inches of ice. The owner […]