WILTON — Police said rain may have contributed to a head-on collision Friday night on Routes 2 and 4. Three people were taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by NorthStar ambulances where they were treated and released, Gale McDonald, Wilton Police Department secretary, said. Wade Stone, 46, of Wilton was driving west in a 2007 Mitsubishi […]
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Wilton Transfer Station joins statewide paint recycle program
WILTON — Beginning Oct. 1, the Wilton Transfer Station will accept unwanted paint at no charge, according to Town Manager Rhonda Irish. Through recently-passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Thomas Saviello, R-Wilton, an architectural paint stewardship program administered by PaintCare Inc. is recruiting and training paint businesses and transfer stations to accept paint. PaintCare Inc. is […]
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Wilton plant upgrade needs $4.16 million more
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday held off awarding a contract for construction at the Wilton Wastewater Treatment Plant because $4.16 million is still needed. Bids were opened Aug. 7 and the lowest was $9.55 million from Penta Corp. of Moultonborough, N.H., William Olver of Olver Associates of Winterport, told the board. The […]
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Judge sets $25,000 cash bail for Wilton arson suspect
FARMINGTON —Judge Susan Oram set bail Wednesday at $25,000 cash for D’Kota Rowe, one of three men charged with burning homes in Carthage and Wilton in June. Rowe, 20, is charged with four felony counts of arson involving an unoccupied home on Sewall Street in Wilton being burned June 27, followed nearly an hour later […]
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Wilton apartment building was target in arson case
FARMINGTON — Gene and Andrea Casey of Mexico thanked investigators Tuesday for working together to solve a case of arson that destroyed their summer and future retirement home in Carthage in June. Andrea Casey said she couldn’t believe it had been solved so fast. Three men are in state custody charged with this crime and […]
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Franklin County men accused of burning Wilton, Carthage buildings
FARMINGTON — Three men accused of a string of Franklin County convenience store burglaries in June are now accused of intentionally setting fire to a vacant home in Wilton and a camp in Carthage. Franklin County court Judge Susan Oram set bail Monday at $25,000 cash for Devon J. Pease, 22, of Jay. The state […]
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Judge finds probable cause lacking to hold New Sharon man
FARMINGTON — A District Court judge ruled Wednesday that there was not probable cause to hold a New Sharon man on charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle from Wilton and driving after his license was revoked. The charges, which included violation of condition of release, now default to the summons Michael Davis, 20, was […]
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Wilton man accused of sexual contact with girl
JAY — A Wilton man is accused of having sexual contact with a girl younger than 16 years old and threatening her and her family if she told anyone, Detective Michael Mejia said Thursday. Mejia arrested Dwight Stanley, 52, on Wednesday on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact and a misdemeanor charge of terrorizing. A […]
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Police recover stolen truck, car in Wilton, arrest New Sharon man
WILTON — Police said a New Sharon man is charged with stealing a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado from Temple Road on Sunday night. Michael Davis, 20, was arrested by Maine State Police Trooper Reid Bond on a charge of theft and warrants for violation of condition of release. He was taken into custody Monday night at […]
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Police say another pickup taken in Wilton
WILTON — Wilton police are investigating the Sunday night theft of a pickup truck taken from 228 Temple Road. A green 2000 Chevy Silverado was taken sometime between 9 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to Wilton police Chief Heidi Wilcox. The pickup truck has a diamond plate toolbox, rust on the running board […]