WILTON — A $5 million renovation and expansion of Barclaycard’s Wilton Customer Call Center, which is expected to add nearly 500 jobs, was celebrated Tuesday. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and a representative for U.S. Sen. Angus King, local nonprofits and Barclaycard employees gathered for the grand reopening. Opened in 2008 with […]
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Maine Fire Marshal investigating Wilton, Carthage fires as arson
CARTHAGE — Weekend fires that destroyed a camp on Winter Hill Road in Carthage and a vacant home on Sewall Street in Wilton are under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s office. “Both fires are considered arson fires,” state investigator Kenneth MacMaster said Monday. “A criminal investigation of both fires is being conducted by our office. Anyone […]
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Wilton trailer destroyed in fire
WILTON — A vacant mobile home was destroyed when a fire broke out early Saturday morning at 9 Seawall St. Wilton police officer Gary Allen was patrolling downtown when he smelled smoke and investigated. He found a double-wide mobile home fully engulfed in fire on a small side street. According to Wilton Fire Chief Sonny […]
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Parking area for Wilton’s Bass Park nears completion
WILTON — A new parking area for Bass Park, started with help from a Wilton couple, is nearing completion. “We need a little more time but not much,” Town Manager Rhonda Irish said. “There’s more work to do but we’re getting there.” Irish was speaking of work to clear the land located on Gilbert Street North, […]
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Police say Wilton man choked woman
FARMINGTON — Police said a Wilton man faces a felony charge of aggravated assault because he choked a woman and threatened to kill her and her son Thursday. Brian Dalot, 28, was arrested at his home Thursday by Wilton officer Gary Allen and taken to Franklin County Detention Center, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. His […]
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Local resources shared at Franklin County Senior Resource Fair
WILTON — Police detectives, the county sheriff and district attorney joined a variety of organizations to share information with seniors and their families Thursday during the second annual Franklin County Senior Resource Fair. Held at the Wilton Public Safety Building, the fire trucks left the building so tables of information could be set up along […]
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Wilton holding hearings on parking and grant
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons will hold two public hearings at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Town Office. The board is considering changing the Parking and Traffic Ordinance to open up the High Street parking lot to 24-hour use, but it needs public input, Town Manager Rhonda Irish said. Four downtown rental […]
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Rowena ‘Red’ J. Wright
1924 – 2015 AUBURN — Rowena “Red” J. Wright, 91, of Sabattus passed away after a brief illness at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn. She was born in Wilton on Feb. 14, 1924, the daughter of the late Gerry and Caroline (McLaughlin) Swett. She attended local schools and graduated from Wilton Academy in 1942. […]
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Wilton voters pass all but one article at town meeting
WILTON — Voters at Monday’s annual town meeting passed all but one article, an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. Elimination of one sentence in the ordinance regarding new, enlarged or replacement foundations would have allowed more than a 5-foot space between the basement floor and the bottom of the first floor joists in structures in […]