Tinker on a computer

Children between 8 and 12 years old can learn how to use a free online Computer Aid Design program in Let’s Make Something with Tinker CAD on Tuesday, Dec. 27, from 2 to 3 p.m. In this fun session kids will explore the software and learn how to make a 3D puzzle in the process. Registration is required.

Sharing Chanukah

Children of all ages are invited to come join the library’s Chanukah Celebration with Miss Shayna on Tuesday, Dec. 27, from 4 to 4:30. Together the group will celebrate the Festival of Lights with stories and songs. Children will even be able to share what they know or have learned about Chanukah. Registration is required.

Kid-friendly New Year

The New Year is almost here and children can get in on the party by joining the library’s New Year Celebration on Friday, Dec. 30, from 2 to 3. Kids of all ages will be doing crafts and other fun activities to ring in the New Year. Registration is required.

A break for all

Soon the gifts will be opened, the wrapping paper will be strewn all over, everyone’s batteries will be run down (literally and figuratively) and recharging will be necessary. The best way to do that as a family is to visit a wonderful museum — one that may happen to be on the library’s Museum Pass Program. With more than 10 museums on the list, including the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, there is something for everyone. The benefits range from free to heavily discounted admissions based on what each of the museums has to offer. The list includes Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Connecticut Historical Society Museum & Library, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, Discovery Museum and Planetarium, Earthplace: The Nature Discovery Center, Maritime Aquarium, Mystic Aquarium, Stamford Museum and Nature Center, Stepping Stones Museum for Children, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and as mentioned, the Intrepid. The passes are available on a first-come, first-served walk in basis. Passes can be held for one hour if available and requested over the phone. Passes are loaned out for three consecutive days with late fees applied if not returned to the circulation desk by the third day. The passes are free to Wilton Library patrons with patrons being responsible for any admission fees or special exhibition charges. The Museum Pass program is generously supported by the Van Raalte Family in loving memory of Peter Van Raalte. For information, call 203-762-6334.

Procrastinators’ safety net

As the hours tick away before Christmas and Chanukah, last-minute shoppers can still find delightful gifts for children, teens and adults at the library’s Holiday Book Sale in the gallery. Books, CDs, DVDs and audiobooks are available each day with inventory being replenished regularly by Santa’s elves (a.k.a. the library’s tireless book sale volunteers). For that someone who says, “Oh, I don’t need anything!” then perhaps the library’s Giving Tree is the perfect solution to find something from the library’s wish list that can be purchased in honor of that person. Where applicable, a bookplate will be placed in the item acknowledging that special someone. There are still a few days left to view the art exhibition, The Message is in the Medium and perhaps find a one-of-a-kind piece of art for that one-of-a-kind special person.

Inclement weather

With temperatures falling and gloomy gray skies laden with snow hanging low, bad weather may be here soon. Early closings or delayed openings will be necessary to ensure the safety of patrons and staff. Patrons who have registered for the library’s newsletters will be notified by emails regarding library closings, delayed openings and cancellations. Additionally, the library’s status may be found on several media outlets and websites. Radio stations include WEBE 108 FM and WFOX 95.9 FM. The TV stations notified are Cablevision News 12, WFSB TV3 and WTNH TV8. An automated message will be posted on the library’s phone line (203-762-3950) and an updated message will be carried on the library’s website (www.wiltonlibrary.org). Patrons can follow the library at twitter.com/wiltonlibrary, along with postings on Facebook.com (search Wilton Library Association). Patrons also may register with www.cancellations.com and www.ctweather.com to receive e-mail notifications of cancellations, delays, or early closings.

Please note: The library will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 26 (observed holiday) and Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. To register for programs, visit www.wiltonlibrary.org and click on Events or call the Circulation Desk at 203-762-6334 for adult programs, the Children’s Library at 203-762-6336 and Teen Services at 203-762-6342.

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Capt. Jim Blanchfield organized 15 Wilton firefighters who served lunch to senior citizens at Ogden House earlier this month. Joining him at the Christmas tree are firefighter Gary Fuoco, Lt. Thomas Cassin, and firefighter Bryan Montgomery. A record-number 104 lunches were served. They were prepared by Kris Herlyn and Elizabeth Chambers and members of the Wilton Woman’s Club. The Middlebrook singers, flutists, and Student Council joined in the festivities.

Driving improvement

You can lower your auto insurance costs and improve your driving skills with AAA’s free Driving Improvement Program on Friday, Jan. 6, 8:30 to 12:30, at Comstock Community Center.

This program is aimed at experienced drivers who wish to improve their skills and review defensive driving basics. By completing this class, drivers 60 years of age and older qualify for a minimum 5% discount* on their auto insurance. In fact, some insurers provide that discount to experienced drivers as young as 55. So we encourage you to check with your insurer to see what they offer.

This course is being taught by Sgt. David Hartman of the Wilton Police Department. He was on the traffic division for five years and is a field training officer, a certified child safety seat technician by the NHTSA, and the day shift supervisor.

Register online by visiting aaa.com/driverimprovement or call 203-937-2595, ext. 4684 for more information.

*The discount doesn’t cover uninsured motor coverage, rental reimbursements, and towing and labor costs. Check with your insurer.

Adventures in learning

The nonprofit adult education organization, Lifetime Learners Institute at Norwalk Community College, announces their four-week daytime winter class schedule (Jan. 9 to Feb. 3) for people over age 50. These one-class-per-day sessions are on a variety of general-interest subjects. There are 11 free, one-day classes for members on Monday and Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 3, and Friday mornings from 10 to noon. After the Friday classes, light refreshments are available to members followed by a variety of one-hour guest presentations at 1. In addition to these free classes, four-week paid classes are offered on art, current events, history, and life’s choices, on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m.

Catalog and membership application are available online (lifetimelearners.org) or at 203-857-3330. Norwalk Community College is at 188 Richards Avenue in Norwalk.

Play reading

Play Reading with Andrea Ragusa takes place in the senior center café on Monday, Jan. 9, at 12:30. Time Stands Still is set in Brooklyn, N.Y., and revolves around Sarah and her boyfriend James. Sarah is a photojournalist who has returned home after being injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq. James is swamped by guilt after leaving Sarah alone in Iraq. Their friend Richard, a photo editor, visits them with his girlfriend, Mandy, who is much younger than he. The play focuses on relationships and James and Sarah’s prospects for a more conventional lifestyle. Copies of the play are available in the senior center lounge. Call 203-834-6240 to register.

Coming events

For the week of Dec. 23:

Friday, Dec. 23, 10, Feldenkrais with Cathy Paine; 12, Bridge with Eleanor Mihailidis; 12, Introduction to Bridge with Michael Hess; 1:30, Intermediate Bridge with Michael Hess.

Monday, Dec. 26, Senior Center Closed.

Tuesday, Dec. 27, 9:45, Fit and Fabulous with Sharon Rubenstein; 10, Oil and Acrylics with Althea Ericsson; 11, Yoga with Janice Wilcox; 12:30, Mah Jongg with Kay Chann; 12:30 to 2, Blood Pressure Screening at Village Market; 1, Studio Knitting; 2, Chair Yoga at Ogden House.

Wednesday, Dec. 28, 9:30, Newsletter Mailing; 10, Open Bridge with Michael Hess; 10:30, Tai Chi with Joe Alampi; 1, Mah Jongg.

Thursday, Dec. 29, 10, Yoga with Denise O’Hearn; 12, Lunch; 12:45, Bingo.

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The Wilton Firefighters’ Luncheon at Ogden House on Thursday, Dec. 14, took the annual holiday affair to new heights. A record number of 104 lunches were served at this traditional event started in 1985, reports Lizabeth Doty, senior activities coordinator for the Wilton Senior Center.

Fifteen firefighters served the lunch prepared by Kris Herlyn and Elizabeth Chambers and members of the Woman’s Club.

On the menu was turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, cranberries, rolls, hors d’oeuvres and eggnog, and for dessert, homemade sweets compliments of the Middlebrook Student Council.

Singers, flutists and student council members from the middle school joined in the festivities.

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Bryan Haeffele photos

The Great Trains Holiday Exhibit at the Wilton Historical Society on Danbury Road attracts the attention of Storm King DeSantis, of Redding, last Friday. The trains exhibit continues on Christmas Eve from 10 to 3, then Dec. 27-Dec. 30, 10 to 4, and into the new year. Click through the slideshow for more photos of this year’s exhibit.

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Janean Carley signs on to become Miller-Driscoll’s new assistant principal.

A Greenwich educator with 20 years of experience was selected from more than 80 applicants to become assistant principal of Miller-Driscoll School. Janean Carley will succeed Dr. Sheelah Brown, who retired on Nov. 23. Her appointment is effective Jan. 19.

According to a press release from Maria Coleman, director of human resources and general administration for the Wilton school district, Carley has spent her entire career in the Greenwich Public Schools, serving as a paraprofessional, a third and fifth grade teacher, a grade-level leader, a learning facilitator, and an assistant principal, most recently at the Glenville Elementary School for the past seven years.

“Janean has embodied all of the qualities of an effective leader,” Glenville School Principal Marc D’Amico said in a press release. “Over her tenure as assistant principal, she strived to redefine the position so that she could showcase her talents as an instructional leader.

“Janean is to be commended for her pivotal role in developing our school protocol for teacher video self-analysis, as well as our work in developing peer exploration teams. Janean is to be credited for bringing the student voice into IEP meetings by having children create videos showcasing their academic growth and presenting their efforts at full meetings with parents present.

“Janean has demonstrated how critically important the principal-assistant principal partnership is and that when melded effectively yields transformative results for the learning climate on both the adult and student level. She will be missed greatly for all of her contributions and years of dedicated service to the greater Glenville community.”

As assistant principal at Glenville, she supervises teachers in grades K-2, special educators, and essential area staff. She has also acted as assessment coordinator, overseen special education, developed service opportunities for students, managed the master schedule, coordinated professional learning, and participated in the development of the school improvement plan. She served on the building and renovation team when Glenville School underwent the construction of a new building.

She also assumed the responsibilities of the principal in his absence as necessitated by his role as lead principal for the Greenwich district.

Carley holds a bachelor’s degree in special education and elementary education from Providence College and a master’s degree in reading and writing from Manhattanville College. She pursued her administrative certification at Sacred Heart University.

During the application process, Carley participated in three separate interviews: an initial small-group interview, a larger interview with a committee from Miller-Driscoll School, and a final interview with the superintendent, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, members of the board of education, and other district-level leaders.

According to the release, Carley “impressed the broad-based committees with her record of success in Greenwich, her knowledge of teaching and learning, her ability to design effective professional learning opportunities for teachers, and her clear commitment to supporting all students.”

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High Honors

Seniors

Lucas Knight Adams, Hannah Elizabeth Armstrong, Olivia Jane Autore, Nicole Marilyn Babkowski, Jessica Gloria Bartels, William Patrick Black, Isabel Catherine Bouvier, Sydney Sheid Brant, Emma Nicole Braten, Ryan Thomas Carlson, Andrew Worden Connolly, Adrienne Hong Coslick, Allison Louise Courtney, Julia Rose Foodman, Daniel Lawrence Gassel, John Bruno Gioffre, Elizabeth Ryan Healy, William Heffernan, Emma Joan Helman, Nicholas David Johnson, Isabella Pistello Jones, Collin David Kahal, Katherine P. Kandiew, Vedika Mangesh Karandikar, Victoria Gabriela Koenigsberger, Matthew Robert Kronenberg, Carsten J. Langholm, Cole Ross Lipsky, Rachel Emma Low, Eve Holly Mandel, John Joseph McFadden, Nina Kathleen Mellin, Isabel Sloan Meltzer, Hayley Christine Meyer, Ian Xavier Monro, Logan Demay Morris, Sarah Eleanor Nachbar, Olivia Ellison Nickel, Alison Burnell Purvis, Isaac Wheeler Reeves, Daniel Colin Sackstein, Alida Docters Schefers, Perry Jackson Seelert, Benjamin Steven Senneff, Ravi Chandra Siripuram, John E. Smallwood, Emma Ames Snyder, Justin Michael Sorbo, Quentin Georges Thouvenot, Meletios A. Tsantilas, Julia Jenner Vitarelli, Jackson Christian Walker, Rebecca Wistreich, Jack Edward Wood, Stephanie Tan Xie, Brandon Weihua Zheng, Emily Marie Zimmerman, Grace Elizabeth Ziskind, Sage Elizabeth Zunda

Juniors

Harvey D Alexander, Maria Alonso Alvarez, Tor Anders Aronson, Nathalie Axel, Julia Lee Ballentine, Anne Elyse Beneventano, Cameron Hollis Berg, Alyssa Rose Bivona, Rebecca Chance Blair, Tyler Jacob Bluestein, Nicole Adara Case, Francesca Ann Cawley, Christopher Joseph Colbert, Kevin William Connolly, Alexandra Elise Curtin, Adriana Adele Curtis, Joel Darkwah, Peter Delfeus, Adrian Cole DeSimone, John Joseph Erardi, Maya Antoinette Fazio, Grace Lauren Giglia, Lindsay Summer Gildersleeve, Eva Marie Greco, Christian Richard Haase, Ashleigh Press Hawthorne, Claire Adelaide Healey, Jessica Highland, Jonah William Hirsch, Eleanor Grace Hoch, Lydia Claire Ward Hoffman, Natalia Jankowski, Sophia Analee Kaplan, Monique M. Kern, Cara Patricia Kilmartin, Grace Isabelle Kirchof, Alexander Craig Kobsa, Nicholas Philip Koleszar, Nicole Katherine LaVorgna, Benjamin James Lucas, Elizabeth Lynch, Kyle Adam Maatallah, Luke Daniel Maloney, Lydia Marie Manuel, Emilie Anne McCann, Morgan Ayn McCormick, Michael Patrick McElroy, Caleigh Grace McMorris, Joseph R. Murtha, Kazuma Nobumoto, Andrew Phillip Noonan, Eve Beatrice Ogdon, Matthew Albert Olson, Vivian Rose Quinlan, Ethan Julian Reichgut, Lauren Grace Robertson, Mia Anne Ruefenacht, Ishani Dharmesh Shah, Jessica Patrice Tambascio, Emily Lillian Torkelsen, Madeleine Larraine Tupper, Patrick Murray Verrilli, Claire Helen Vocke, Emily Bennett Walden, Michael David Wallace, Albert Neil Wei, John Thomas Zizzadoro

Sophomores

Christian Dennis Anastos, Emily Nicole Assef, Stephen J. Batter, Nicholas E Benalcazar, Grace Antonina Bracken, Colleen Elizabeth Brady, Grace Marie Bronner, Madeline Grace Burke, John Anthony Cassone, Kimberly Taylor Castano, John Thomas Caty, Eleanor Paige Christman, Emma Isabella Crameri, John Robert Cromwell, Devon Jane Dooley, Emma Elizabeth Driver, Audrey Brooke Elsberry, Alexander Eustace, Gerri Elizabeth Fox, Nicholas Paolo Furst, Benjamin David Grass, Jayna Lynn Gumins, Nancy Corcoran Healy, Samantha Elise Huffman, Anna Ines Iorfino, Aviana Marie Jarrett, Matthew Taylor Johnson, Khushi Kapoor, Andrew Robert Kelso, Isabella Cano King, Nicholas Alexander Koenigsberger, Shanna Giangrande Kosar, Christopher Andrew Lancaster, Chloe Emma Mandel, Salil Mishra, Lily Melissa Motyka, Cristina Maria Moya, Alexandra VandenBurg Myers, Jessica Melanie Olin, Daniel Navio Ottavi, Allisandra Mary Passaniti, Kyle Tyler Phillips, Grace Elizabeth Rizzo, Emma Eve Rothkopf, Avery Elizabeth Rowland, Madison Hanh Schattenfield, Joseph Louis Seaman, Isabella Rose Segall, Shikha Dharmesh Shah, Annika Devi Srivastava, Kace Durland Stewart, Emerson Maximillian Thors, Hope Lea Ullman, Alix Lily Wadehra, Natalie Hartford Wallon, Emma Louise Walter, Rachel Kantor West, Taylor Elizabeth White, Anthony David Wilcox, Rachel Grace Wilson, Micaela Garling Yee

Freshmen

Emma Grace Babashak, Karolina Barabash, Khrystyna Ihorivna Barska, Alexandra Marie Bartels, Sarah Anne Belcher, Elizabeth Loring Cameron, Anthony Nikolay Cascello, Devyn Kathleen Casey, Lillian Gifford Casiraghi, Quenby J. Clifford, Ashleigh Marin Coltman, Lauren Nicole Cooper, Cassidy Teagan Costello, Maria Elizabeth Cox, Josh Kojo Darkwah, Patricia Veronica Dineen, John Joseph DiRocco, Matthew Kevin Dooley, Callahan Morgan Drake, Tara Anne Evans, Sadie Olivia Farnworth, Maya Farrell, Olivia Madison Gladstein, Francesca Plessmann Goncalves, Kyle David Gordon, Olivia Nicole Hahn, Ryan Christopher Healey, Amanda McLean Heffernan, Caroline Coogan Hess, Jeffrey Jiaju Huang, Larry Jiajun Huang, Alexandra Iordanova Iotzova, Nicholas Alexander Ivanov, Christine Marie Jansen, Megan Elizabeth Kaeyer, Regan Edward Kahal, Dineth Rochana Karunamuni, John Patrick Kauffman, Ryan Nicholas Kauffman, Alexander Koutsoukos, Isabella R. Koziol, Taylor Rose LaMantia, Peyton Grace Lauricella, Macy Grace LeBeau, Erik Gregg Lebek, Noah Greyson Levi, Peyton Sara Matik, Connor Douglas McCabe, Niamh Robin McCarthy, Hector Melesio Rodriguez, Trisha Nitin Mhatre, Manvitha Mullapudi, Zachary Constantine Muraskin, Claudia Horah Nanez, Tara Geralynn O’Donnell, Andrew Harris Patnaik, Madeline Alexandra Pennino, Paula Perez Pelaez, Sophie Jane Peterson, Sean Fairfax Purdy, Rishabh Raniwala, Noah William Sackowitz, Anthony William Saldutti, Avi Sardana, Sara Azure Schneidman, Anna May Sherman, John Pascal Shiller, Kate Elizabeth Shouvlin, Andrew Michael Smith, Nathaniel James Snyder, Cole Patrick Stefan, Dante Joseph Stella, Sophia Angelina Sudano, Teagan Grace Sullivan, Maxine Joanna Tan, Olivia Grace Vitarelli, Nishant Jagan Wangneo, Zara Caterina Wiest, Solomon Lloyd Wozniak Bendremer, Anna Beatrice Yoon, Jake Trent Zeyher, Michael Peter Zizzadoro

Honors

Seniors

Skyler Campbell Addison, Bria Noele Albanese, Brooke Andrea Amodei, Phoebe Natasha Anderson, Garavi Bhargesh Angreji, Michaela Claire Avallone, Olivia Bernardini, Taylor M. Bies, Erika Kristine Bonnist, Harrison C Brandt, Aaron Michael Breene, Sean Edward Breslin, Erin E. Bronner, Georgia Alexandra Brown, Scott Ryan Brown, Cristiana Joy Burger, Claire An Burke, Caylin June Chase Cannavino, Colin Charles Carroll, Delaney Claire Chase, Abraham Jefferson Chow-Silva, Catherine Rita Cinguina, Evan Harrison Clark, Susan Clasby, Caleb N. Clifford, Lindsay Noelle Clifford, Ryan Charles Collins, Sarah Elizabeth Cooper, Jackson Moore Cote, Julia Elizabeth Cresci, Delia Creveling, Sean Michael Cunningham, Nicholas Thomas Davatzes, Ilissa Anne Davison, Walker James Dean, Amy Camille DeCola, Matthew A. D’Elisa, Parth Desai, Grace E. Dexter, Rosalba DiIorio, Megan Anna DiMattio, Alexandra Jane DiSanto, Salvatore M. Dominick, Jack Ryan Dooley, Meaghan Downey, Isabelle Outlaw Ellenthal, Jacob D. Ellison, Kira Rose Essig, Owen Wilson Evershed, Rhys Thomas Evershed, Ryan Farinas, Elizabeth Browne Farrell, Alec Joseph Favarolo, Jessica Anne Favarolo, Michael Rudolph Ferrigno, Caroline Beth Ferro, Ian Thomas Filaski, Aldyn Paige Flavin, Jane Durston Follett, Liam Joseph Foster, Erynn Cathleen Fray, Alexandra Mia Fung, Dylan Andrew Galimi, Jonathan Robert Gibney, Robert Stephen Giller, Jack Thomas Ginsburg, Paige Michelle Gladstein, Philippa Holly Gosden, Matthew Parker Greeff, Serina A Griffin, Brooke Bouton Haas, Gwendolyn Claire Hall, Madelyn Hand, Lauren Marie Hanny, Jacob Tyler Hearl, Elizabeth Burleigh Heffernan, Charles Arthur Hess, Morgan E. Hickey, Sheila Higgins, Sarah F Hinck, Catherine Claire Hinshaw, Andrew John Hoffmann, Alexandra Michelle Hollander, Anna Mikhail Holt, Lynn Bainbridge Huffard, Junaid S. Huq, Will Johanson, Hannah Marguerite Jung, Emma Corin Kauffeld, Grace Kauffman, Alexandra Noelle Keenan, Elizabeth Claire Kenneally, Erin Kennedy, Kerry Nicole Keough, Griffin Nicolas Klinga, Peter Holland Koch, Danielle Elizabeth Kriemelmeyer, Kendall Adams LaMantia, Rachel Fay Lawlor, Katherine O’Reilly Leffel, Michael Raymond Lindberg, Simon Robert Lindberg, David Coscina Littlefield, Jacqueline Vee Locher, Jillian Patricia Lynch, Elizabeth Carolyn MacDonald, Haley Catherine MacDonald, Amelia MacGregor, Olivia Macieik, Sarah Maria Magnano, James Henry Mannix, Lawrence Sperry Mannix, Cynthia Marisol Marroquin, Ava Elizabeth Martinelli, Natalia Matuk, Parker Jillian Mavis, Harrison Dean McCool, Lillia Mascia McDowell, Kieran Smith McGovern, Abaigeal Carol McMahon, Quinn Denise McMahon, John Ryan McNamara, Kaitlin Patricia McNamara, Brianna D. Meehan, Zachary Melo, Lucas Ford Mendola, Kelly Meyer, Emily Marie Mitrione, Darvin Molina, Kevin J. Moya, Aqueelah Muhammad, Samuel Eells Muirhead, Aniya Mychaelle Mullins, Alison Joy Munro, Nickia Alexandra Muraskin, Kyle Rubin Nash, Meredith Gray Nash, Andrew Paul Nisco, Steffen Graham Nobles, NoraNoel Keyna Nolan, Allison Carey O’Donnell, Whitney Pagano, Rebecca Julia Poirier, Sara Rose Pollak, Joseph Anthony Pozzi, Ryan David Purdy, Sean Richard Purvis, Marnie Jane Quigg, Randolph Ramirez, Alexander Cooper Rappaport, Meredith Davis Rappaport, Matthew Frank Rauccio, Nathan Oliver Reznik, Lucas James Reznikoff, Graham Henry Riss, Lily Samantha Rodriguez, Kiely Sorenson Rowe, Matthew Rubsam, Ian Wyatt Sanders, William Harrison Santacroce, Giovanni Stefan Santarsiero, Merideth M. Santomero, Anthony Caesar Sanzaro, Jake Alexander Savvaides, Nicole Melissa Scamuffo, Grace Emery Schaller, Bradford C. Sheridan, Olivia Mae Shiller, Erica Lyn Smith, Julia D. Smith, Margaret Page Smith, Sarah Nicolle Souza, Jason C Spaulding, Lauren Kelly Squitieri, Noah Steiz, Olivia Grace Stella, Emma O’Brien Stow, Henry Strmecki, William Edward Suchy, Sasha Tarling, Kathleen Elizabeth Tese, Isabel Thelen, Amanda Frances Tomas, Christine Clarke Troller, Isabella Jolie Tudisco, Madison Grace Turner, Kevin Edward Ugarte, Scott Uitterdijk, Grace A. Ullman, Alessandra Lihua Uriarte, Ashley Catherine Vitarelli, Catherine Ann Vose, Elizabeth Grace Wall, Alan James Wang, Bridget Kelly Ward, Elizabeth Mei Ward, Rachel Elizabeth Waters, Bennett Christopher Watson, Kinsey Allison Watson, Jackson Hans Wehrli, Annabel W Wert, Sean Clarke Westerholm, Peyton Yevgeniya White, Jessica Marie Gepes Wiener, Essence Williams, John Fitzgerald Williams, Kyle Wilson, Carolyn Elizabeth Yee,

Juniors

Sophie Laurent Ackerman, Julian Thomas Alber, John Michael Amato, Annette Rose Andronaco, Matthew Kervick Arrix, Katherine Alice Barbour, Dylan Edward Bayer, Andrew J. Beecher, Andrea Cristina Benalcazar, Joshua Ethan Bender, Jake Lukasik Beshlian, Isabella Rose Biegen, Rachel Anne Boal, Julia Anne Bonnist, Jenna Mackenzie Brameier, Elizabeth Ann Breslin, John McKinlay Brown, Paige Kylie Brown, Trevor Lee Brown, Taylor Ann Burke, Malgorzata Busz, Jason Chenguang Cai, Brian William Calabrese, Aidan Patrick Callahan, Hannah Quyn Carter, Isabel Lamoureux Casiraghi, Rachel Jean Castaldi, Christopher Louis Chabrier, Daniella Mariel Chavez, Lauren Ann Chiappetta, Madeline Elizabeth Christl, Eric Kohler Chubinsky, Anna Elizabeth Cocoros, Anastasia Olivia Colburn, Quincy Morgan Cole, Lelah Ann Conway, Theodore Philip Corper, Elizabeth Grace Costello, Mackenzie Melissa Cote, Margaret Tara Cummins, Scott Patrick Cunningham, Victoria Jane Curley, Andre Phillip Batista Dacosta, Felipe Daniel Deidan, Erin Kennedy DelliSanti, Caroline Elizabeth Denneen, Jackson Connelly Dill, Jack Thomas DiNanno, Richard Kingsley Dineen, Nicole Diane DiRocco, Matthew James Dormer, Sydney Nicole Elia, Lacey Yishan Eller, Ryan Keever Ettie, Allison Nadine Farago, Delaney Grace Fellows, Emily Ann Ferencz, Daniel John Fitzgerald, Taylor Rae Floyd, Timothy Carl Foley, John Edward Fung, Ryan Christopher Gabriele, Riccardo Galati, Liam Zakar Gany, Lauren Madeline Gardner, Emory Stevenson Goodwin, Colleen Anne Graham, Matthew Lloyd Gressle, Johanna Kathleen Griep, Marcus Nathaniel Guevara, Claire Elizabeth Gulbin, Kaylynn Gunzy, Brandon Osmon Hawk, Evan Donald Helman, Jessica Elizabeth Hendry, Steven Harold Hepensteil, Robert Alexander Hermann, Alexa Renee Hirn, Caroline Grace Hoffman, Chloe Melanie Hornby, Michael James Hueglin, Natalie Amanda Ivanov, Katherine Beatrice Jankowski, Manya Beatrice Jones, William Edward Kalin, Sophia Calla Kammerman, Grace Comerford Keating, David William Keenan, Brooke Bennett Kelly, Justin Peter Kelly, Ella Grace Kinnersley, Caitlin Marie Kuczo, Lindsey Lee Kuczo, Nicholas James Kupersmith, Olin Clifton Lancaster, Zoe Rich Lash, Carlisle Ann Lattimer, Madeline Agnes LeBeau, John Patrick Lewis, Charles Samuel Li, Emma Adams Likly, William C Litton, Megan Isabelle Lynch, Samantha Jules Liwanag Macalino, Lily Elizabeth Macdonald, John Arthur Maggio, Finn Michael Maloney, Matthew Sauter Martin, Caitrin Marie Masone, Emmerson Claire McClintock, Ryan W McDermott, Owen Scott McKessy, Brenna Catherine McPhee, Marjorie Ellen McWilliams, Kendall Elaine Mellana, Sophia Isabelle Mercado, Megan Marie Meyer, Caitlyn Williams Moody, Devin Elizabeth Moore, Sarah Moran, Alyssa Erin Murphy, Morgan Ciena Nadel, Alexa Simone Nichols, Michal Chava Ninyo, Zachary James O’Grady, Alia M O’Neill, Madeleine DuPree Pagliaro, Covadonga Perez Pelaez, Amanda Jane Perry, Ryan Thomas Peterson, Sophie Louise Phelan, Kelly Elizabeth Prinner, Katherine Athena Psaltos, Alexander James Pykosz, Brendan Martin Quinlan, Nolan Grant Quinn, Abigail Lauren Reber, Sophie Skyler Lattig Roberts, Sommer Lynn Rogg, Alem Sabovic, Maria Lynne Saldutti, Stephen G. Sandor, Kyle Jonathan Saxon, Joseph Julian Scarfi, Sofia Luisa Schmidt, Benjamin James Schmitt, Riley James Sexton, Mary Statler Shay, Rithwik Subramaniam Shivram, Brendan John Skewis, Amanda Wilkinson Smith, Tyler William Smith, Kennedy Anne Snyder, Victoria Nancy Soule, Bradley Michael Spiewak, Robert F Stanzione, Rachel Marie Strazza, Adriana Victoria Sudano, Will Patrick Sullivan, Christopher Paul Sweeney, Erin Kelsey Sweeney, Caroline Sweeny, Nicholas Alexander Sylvia, Addie Elizabeth Tanzman, Benjamin Scott Teolis, SibhiNandan Thirumal Kumaran, Spencer Anderson Thors, Colin Hamilton Tietjen, Gabriella Marie Tomas, Milenka Sofia Torres, James Killian Trentos, Matthew Robert Tucker, Emily S. Tuin, Emily Catherine Tully, Emily Anne Underwood, Emma Catherine Vail, Matthew Paul Vissicchio, Duncan Thomas Vogel, Peter R. Vogric, Kelly Anne Wang, Molly Schroder Ward, Michael Rudolf Wehrli, Jason Murphy Welch, Alison Fraine Wenman, Elisabeth Spohn Wenman, Emma Riley Westerholm, Caroline Marie Wilson, Jeremy Plotkin Wong, Caleb Bryce Worley, Samuel Pearson Wright, Jason Yunhan Xie, Chang Xiong Yang, Domenico Joseph Zaccone, Zachary Matthew Zeyher, Alec Michael Ziluca, Chloe Elizabeth Zimmermann

Sophomores

Andrew Daniel Abi-Karam, Clayton Edward Adams, Connor Wilhelm Adams, Victoria Louise Andrew, Michael Thomas Angerame, Purab B. Angreji, Cara Ellis Bates, Emmanuel Bazile, Hannah Christine Belanger, Phoebe Zosia Beshlian, Ryan Douglas Biberon, Joseph Jack Bohacs, Olivia Jewel Borden, Hannah Jewel Bracken, Alexandra Sanxay Brichkowski, Kyle Christopher Brody, Jessica Elizabeth Brown, Andrew Joseph Bucciero, Andrew Dominick Calabrese, Anthony Christopher Calderone, Filipe Campos, Sean Edward Carlson, Anthony Michael Catino, Brianna Faith Catino, Hallie Joelle Chabrier, Oliver Ambrose Chapman, Caroline Elizabeth Coffey, Mary Frances Collias, Chase Powers Connolly, Cortney Louise Connolly, Brendan Barrett Connor, Henri Paul Connors, Thomas James Costello, Arisa Charlize Cowe, Elizabeth Anne Cramer, Flynn Stead Crowther, Tyler James Daher, Katherine Claire DeAngelis, Zachary Bruce Dedrick, Alexandra Rose Dejana, Olivia Faith Dexter, Michael Joseph DiCostanzo, Morgan Elizabeth Dill, Dean Carl DiNanno, Dilshad Bomi Dinshaw, Connor Bowman Drake, Alexandra Santina Edwards, Conrad Richard Emerson, Max Julius English, Lilly Anna Essig, Kyra Elizabeth Fanelli, Kristen Nicole Farmer, Cameron Palmer Farrar, Juliana Suzanne Fastiggi, Agata Marie Favilla, Sarah Jane Fennessey, Christopher John Ferguson, Margaret Catherine Fiesel, Devin William Filaski, Gianna Eleanor Filipponi, Dylan Patrick Flanagan, Sean Mikhail Flanagan, Molly Frances Foster, Nyah Grace Marie Foster, Ryan Martin Frankel, Delia Rae Freliech, Yanny Garcia, Shane Daniel Gast, Ryan Joseph Gehrlein, Isabelle Mary Giller, Meghan Ailey Golden, Luke Marcous Gowargy, Matthew Joseph Graham, Lindsay Foster Groves, Jayne Marie Guglielmo, Adam Edward Harley, Evan McLeod Harley, Liela Olive Hastings, Theodore Armas Hattenbach, Pauline Jeanne Hendricks, Drew Reddington Herlyn, Gloria-Grace Lorenz Hill, Abigail Grace Hinck, Julianna Theresa Hume, Benjamin Louis Iannuzzi, Peter Dominick Iorfino, Alyssa Leanne Jarrett, Liam McCoin Jenkins, Ye Jin Jeon, Katherine Chase Johnson, Brandon Robert Jonsson, Bianca Stephanie Juca-Quito, Cole Hunter Judelson, Jonathan Martin Kabler, Meryl Criswell Kaduboski, Ava Karen Kaplan, Amol Mangesh Karandikar, Lily Ellen Kealy, Dylan Joseph Kennedy, Lily Grace Kepner, James Bryant Kineon, Matthew Cano King, Alexis Kayla Kiss, Marguerite Frances Koch, Jayne Daisy Konatsotis, Nicholas Patrick Kronenberg, Davis Conroy Langhoff, Clayton James Latone, Willem Dolf Buchanan LeComte, Griffin Dee Lesica, Alex Ming Li, Amber Xin Li, Ryan Timothy Looney, Taylor Livingston Loud, Andrew John Luciano, Quinn Leigh Lupton, Gregory Anthony McAdams, Cate M. McCabe, Madelyn Rose McCaghey, Liam Patrick McCarthy, Colin James McClenachan, Mackenzie Reagan McCormick, Hannah Rose Mikita, Valentina Montalbano-Beqiri, Leah Eunkyung Moore, Julia Nicole Morano, Julia Elizabeth Morneau, George Aidan Murphy, Juliana Faith Musilli, Sonali Riya Nagpal, Yashika Nana, Matthew David Newfield, Kiana Jacqueline Nobumoto, Emily Ann O’Brien, Reed Davis O’Brien, Benjamin Richard Olson, Emily Jane Paradis, Alexander Charles Pica, Dylan William Pojano, Christopher Michael Porricelli, Tyler Christopher Previte, Anna Victoria Rava, Grace Elizabeth Rava, Kaitlin Eva Reif, Isabella Nicole Rende, Zareen Syeda Reza, Jonathan Harwood Ricketts, Charlotte Fiona Rigby, Jacob Robb, Grant Rohrmann, William Augustus Ronk, Noelle Claire Roseman, Zachary Michael Rossi, Julia Sophia Rothstein, Shannon Grace Rowe, Julianna Lisa Russo, Cyrus Sam Sadegi, Andrew Finneran Santacroce, Maxton Witte Santos, Elizabeth Anna Scaperotta, Ryan John Schriber, Maxwell Samuel Schwartz, Kate Burns Seelert, Andrew Lucas Senneff, Isabel Grace Shain, Rebekah Darby Sherwood, Julia Elisabeth Skillin, Quinn Rose Smith, Eliza Ripp Snyder, Cooper Julia Spezzano, Erika Christine Stang, Jake Samuel Stein, Katherine Campbell Stevenson, Gordon Charles Steward, Sophia Rose Strazza, Carly Parks Sullivan, Liam Thomas Sullivan, Thomas Harwood Sullivan, Alex Peter Sywak, Brooke Anna Taffler, Samantha Rose Tait, Hannah Elizabeth Taylor, August Euclides Theoharides, Christopher Patrick Tienken, Anna Lauren Travers, Caroline Marie Troy, Brian Tsui, Michael Joseph Turza, Alex Villanueva Ortega, Bridgette Rosamond Wall, Maggie McCarthy Walsh, Owen Wilton Wardle, Tyler Fredrick Warren, Christian Michael Weber, Emily Catherine Welch, Jasmine P. Whittaker, Brandt George Williams, Karli Jacklyn Williams, Andrea Marie Wimmers, Margaret Cecilia Wingertzahn, Ryan Stein Wood, Angela X. Xie, Elizabeth Celia Yoon, Tyler Andrew Zengo, Sylvia Yiting Zhao, Hongzhe Zhu

Freshmen

Elana Margo Alber, Mathew Antonios, Estelle Foster Bam, Douglas Samuel Beach, Nicole Rose Beecher, Sarah Sixue Bell, Emma Nicole Beneventano, Tyler Anthony Blain, Jackson Thomas Boffey, Gavin Kirkpatrick Bond, Emily Jene Bostwick, Anna Katherine Breen, Sebastian Christopher Buis, Brynn Harnett Burke, Lara Elizabeth Burke, Alexander James Buse, Katherine Renee Buse, Michael James Cassara, Evan Michael Charney, Anusha Murali Chegu, Kiri Alana Clancy, Anna Kathleen Clark, Kayla Michelle Cohen, Harry Joseph Coleman, Lewis Jay Cropper, Austin Lawrence Crowell, Stella Bradshaw Crowther, Patrick Casey Cummins, James Maximus Curto, Julia Czajowski, Thomas James Czick, Dalton Carter DiCamillo, Leo Mark DiGiorgio, Arthur John DiRocco, Sarah Kathleen Dodman, Hailey Elizabeth Downey, Hunter McLean Driscoll, Mary Hope Edgerton, Chloe Ilsabe Elias, Tyler Derek Everitt, Veronica Jacquelyne Fahs, Emma Virginia Amy Famous, Jake David Farnworth, Grace Dunbar Farrell, Danielle Nicole Favarolo, Jake Luis Fernandes, Matthew James Ferro, Kirsten Jeannette Finnecy, Cassandra Nicole Foley, Caleb Patrick Forland, Kevin L. Fung, Camilo Mejia Galeano, Emma Julia Gardner, Emma Cecilia Geitz, Anthony Gili, Brett Matthew Gilman, Katherine Molly Ginsburg, William Tiffin Gioffre, Michael Scott Gordon, Megha Gupta, Lyla Elizabeth Hage, Alexandra Nicole Harris, Christian Scott Harris, Kayla Margaret Heber, Christina Eileen Henesy, Maden Jascha Riley Herve, Robert O’Gara Hickey, Ellen Claire Holmquist, Jubair Dhrubo Huq, Kyle Michael Hyzy, Esha Iyengar, Navod A. Jayawardhane, Rushil Dev Jha, Campbell Miller Johnson, Alexsis Demetera Kaine, Madeline Ann Kalin, Emma V. Kantor, Henry Maxwell Keating, Danielle Nicole Keen, Matthew Mark Kelly, Ella Katherine Kelso, Stephen Paul Kendra, Sadie Mabel Kinnersley, Katie Elizabeth Kircher, Brandon Joseph Kirincich, Isabel Natalie Klink, Johanna Liangfang Bradley Knox, Nicholas Peter Kouvaris, Brady Joseph Kuczo, Matthew Robert Kurtz, Theodore Raymond Laflamme, Matthew Sean Lamanna, Lucia Amelia Lampard, Meghan Bradley Lane, Ethan Jason Leinberger, Jackson Sheridan Lent, Jack Connor Miclat Lenz, Benjamin Alfred Leung, Benjamin ZL Lin, Nicholas Paul Chieh-Hui Lin, Justin Brett Lipper, Lina Isabella Lombardi, James Anthony Luchansky, Nancy Anne Lynch, William Joseph Maggio, Amy G. Malburg, Suzanne Malburg, Liam Langan Mannix, Jack John Mariani, Samuel Benito Marsan, Paul William Martines, Wictoria Matuk, Kelly Ann McGovern, Liam Brian McGovern, Grace Lyons McKessy, Megan Paige McNamara, Claire Elizabeth Meany, Lily Feng Minozzi, Griffin Richard Morris, Jordan Driss Najah, Jack Horah Nanez, Ria Narula, Gabriella Claire Nisco, Teresa Susan Nobles, Hannah Corynn Noonan, James Gerald O’Brien, Maxwell James Oliver, Katie Ann Oliveri, Lauren Kennedy Owens, Drew William Phillips, Dominick Michael Polito, Zoe Frances Rappaport, Bianca Nicole Reuter, Kelsey Katherine Rhodes, Victoria Hatton Richards, Connor Jude Roche, Maria Emilia Romo, Andrew Blake Saumier, Jack Joseph Savarese, Alexander Miles Saxon, Nicole Marguerite Saxon, Jordan Ian Sayewitz, Sophia Anne Scarfi, Lauren Elizabeth Schenk, Alexander Lee Schestag, Anastasia Helene Schroeder, Lilly Esther Sciarretta, Maeve Ann Sexton, Maud Catherine Seymour, Nicholas John-Thomas Sheehan, Zachary George Sherman, Carter Elizabeth Siegel, Trevor John Silvia, Eleanor Mazurie Simmons, Rohit Pankaj Singhal, Juliette Zubin Sinor, Brennen Monroe Smith, Ciaran Smith, Sean Edward Soltis, Christopher Lawrence Soule, Cole William Stephenson, Alexander Thaddeaus Stepnowsky, Brodan Henry Streety, Vignesh Subramanian, Caitlin Riley Sullivan, Daniel Reilly Sullivan, Talia Christy Tarling, Remi Tyler Taubin, Lucas Andrew Thelen, Evan Dimitrov Timnev, Kailey Mae Titus, Madison Castelli Tomas, Christopher Tovar, Harrison Maxwell Tucker, Steven Michael Tuin, Connor Uitterdijk, Ryan Scott Vanderwall, Scott Andrew Verrilli, Matthew Emerson Vogel, Nadia Voravolya, Tucker Kennedy Walden, Olivia Carys Waldron, Kathryn McCarthy Walsh, Parker David Ward, Tyler Jeffrey Wilkinson, Claire Nicole Wilson, Eleanor Louise Winrow, Marra Angelina Woodring, John Arthur Young

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Warrant arrest on forged check attempt

A 46-year-old Bronx, N.Y., woman was charged on a warrant Dec. 19 with conspiracy to commit fourth-degree larceny, criminal attempt at fourth-degree larceny and second-degree forgery for an incident at First Niagara Bank in 2013.

The warrant was issued in 2013 based on her attempt to cash a forged check out of New York with an amount of $1,260.30. The accused is currently incarcerated in Connecticut and was transported to court by the local marshals. She was processed and arraigned in court later that day.

Allison Arthur, 46, of 3800 Carpenter Street, the Bronx, remains in custody.

He said he’d pay back and never did

A 32-year-old Wolcott man was charged with third-degree larceny Dec. 18 at 11 a.m. at 901 Ridgefield Road on a warrant.

Ryan Miller, of 17 Forestview Drive, Wolcott, turned himself in on a warrant issued by Norwalk police for third-degree larceny.

He was booked, fingerprinted and photographed, and posted $1,000 cash bond. His court date is Dec. 30.

The arrest stemmed from a 2008 case in which the accused cashed checks from a resident and said he would pay it back but never did.

Minor with alcohol

An 18-year-old Ridgefield woman was charged with speeding, minor in possession of alcohol, and third-degree forgery on Danbury Road Dec. 16 at 10:10 p.m.

Monique N. Barbosa, of 54A West Branchville Road, Ridgefield, was found to be in possession of two bottles of Yellow Tail wine behind the driver’s seat. She was found with two fraudulent Connecticut licenses that indicated she was older so she could buy liquor.

She was released on a promise to appear in court Dec. 27.

DUI charge

A 28-year-old Norwalk man was charged with driving under the influence and failure to drive in the proper lane Dec. 15 at 9:19 p.m. on Danbury Road.

Michael Smollar, of 26 Belden Avenue, Norwalk, refused to perform a breath test.

He was pulled over for erratic driving by an officer on a DUI enforcement campaign.

Cars burglarized, one stolen

Two unlocked cars were discovered the morning of Dec. 20 in the Glen Ridge area with missing personal belongings, and one car was reported stolen but recovered in Bridgeport.

The stolen car, a 2016 BMW, was unlocked and the keys were in it. It was located in Bridgeport through the use of BMW GPS.

Police ask that anyone with information call detectives at 203-834-6260.

DWI charge

A 64-year-old Wilton woman was charged with driving while intoxicated Dec. 12 at 9:55 a.m. at headquarters.

Catherine Matthews, of uncertain address, was released on $2,500 bond with a court date of Dec. 22.

She surrendered on an arrest warrant issued for her by Norwalk Superior Court in connection with a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Sept. 9.

Competing barber damages shop

An 80-year-old man was charged with third-degree criminal mischief at Agron’s Barbershop at 17 Danbury Road. Charges were brought Dec. 11 at 1:18 p.m. after a surveillance camera recorded him damaging the lock on the front door when the business was closed on Dec. 4.

The accused, Frank DiMarino, of 5 Elm Tree Place, Stamford, is the owner of a competing barbershop in Wilton, called Razor’s Edge. He allegedly jammed a toothpick into the lock.

The accused admitted to causing the damage. He was released on a written promise to appear in court Dec. 20.

There were four previous and similar instances of lock vandalism at the shop earlier this year, but police could not say they were related.

DUI, weapon

A 44-year-old Trumbull man was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and having weapons in a motor vehicle Dec. 9 at 4:59 p.m. on Sharp Hill Road.

Michael Scheurich, of 28 Sunny Ridge Parkway, Trumbull, was held on $2,500 bond with a court date of Dec. 16. He had been spotted driving recklessly in his white Ford F-150, and after stopping him, police detected a strong odor of alcohol. He refused a field sobriety test and was found in possession of a telescoping baton weapon, police said. He had a suspended license due to previous DUIs, so he was also charged with suspended license, no insurance, and driving in the improper lane.

Restaurant ATM stolen

An ATM machine with an unknown amount of cash was stolen from Portofino’s Restaurant at 10 Center Street on Dec. 8 at 5:15 a.m.

Officers found an open rear door and a broken electrical outlet when they responded to a call from owners, about 45 minutes after an alarm had gone off. The burglars wheeled it out in a shopping cart, according to a surveillance video.

Anyone who saw anything between the hours of 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. is asked to call detectives at 203-834-6260.

The Wilton Police Department responded to no calls for domestic violence or verbal help during the weeks of Dec. 6 through Dec. 19.

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Here’s what’s happening in town today, Dec. 23:

• Holiday Book Sale at Wilton Library, from 10 to 6.

• Feldenkrais at Wilton Senior Center at 10.

• Holiday Movies at Wilton Library, from 10:15 to 5:30.

• Bridge at Wilton Senior Center at noon.

• Introduction to Bridge at Wilton Senior Center at noon.

• Free Senior Swim at Wilton Family Y, from 1:30 to 3.

• Intermediate Bridge at Wilton Senior Center at 1:30.

For more things to do, check the Wilton Bulletin Board.

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Halstead Properties staff, from left, Sheila Higgins, John DiCenzo, executive director of sales for Wilton and Westport, Susan Byron, Bozena Jablonski, and Ellen Garcia.

Agents of Halstead Properties in Wilton have collected gifts for the annual Inspirica holiday gift collection for needy children in Fairfield County.

Halstead’s Westport and Wilton offices are always drop-off centers for Inspirica, and this year, in addition to the gifts dropped off by the Wilton community, the Wilton agents personally fulfilled the wish lists of 20 children at a rate of two gifts per child.

Inspirica has picked up all the gifts, which it gift wraps before distributing.

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Christmas Eve is Saturday, Dec. 24, which is not a federal holiday. Christmas Day is Saturday, Dec. 25, which is a federal holiday.

Wilton town offices will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, as well as Monday, Dec. 26.

Wilton Public Schools will have a shortened day Friday, Dec. 23, followed by winter break. Schools will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 3.

Wilton Transfer Station will be closed Christmas Eve and Monday, Dec 26.

Wilton Library will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, as well as Monday, Dec. 26.

Wilton Historical Society will be open until 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve and closed Christmas Day.

Wilton Senior Center will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, as well as Monday, Dec. 26.

Post offices will be closed Christmas Day.

Banks will be closed Christmas Day.

Department of Motor Vehicles will be open until 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, and closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Metro-North will have Christmas Getaway Service on Friday, Dec. 23, with extra trains departing Grand Central beginning around 1 p.m. Metro-North will operate regular Saturday and Sunday schedules on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, respectively.

Many stores and services, such as pharmacies, will have limited hours on Christmas Eve, with most closed on Christmas Day.

The Bulletin will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Monday, Dec. 26.

Send submissions to editor@wiltonbulletin.com.

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The Wilton Fire Department, Police Department, Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Dive Rescue Team have issued the following warning.

“Many people, especially the youth of our town have been spotted walking on ponds and lakes in recent days. The ice at this time is thin at best.

“The Town does not certify the thickness or safety of ice on natural bodies of water. Only you can prevent a tragedy by not going on the ice and keeping your kids off the ice as well.

“While the Dive Rescue Team in Town has the ability make ice rescues, we prefer not to. Keep the holidays and all days to follow, happy and safe. Stay off the ice.”

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To the Editors:

You may have wondered how those beautiful lights appear year after year at the corner of Belden Hill and Wolfpit.

It is a Kiwanis Adopt a Spot in Wilton. Every year, the lights offer us all a moment of enchantment as we drive by.

I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the hard work of Janet Karabin, who spends hour upon hour putting those lights up. From the top of the pine tree to the many bushes and the signs that are so cleverly strung together. So in this season of goodwill, I would like to offer a personal thank-you to Janet for a job well done.

We must also recognize the generous spirit of Barbara and John Klein, who live on the corner, for providing the electricity for this annual project.

So thank you, Janet, thank you, Barbara and John, and thank you, Kiwanis, for funding those lights.

CC Galardi
Dec. 14

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“Happy Holidays & Thank You” was the festive and colorful message from the Wilton Chamber of Commerce earlier this week in an email blast to supporters and well-wishers.

The Chamber’s board of directors and executive director Debra Hanson gave thanks to the individuals who help make the recent Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll “so special,” such as First Selectman Lynne Vanderslice, Santa (spoiler alert: Mark Ketley) and his assistant Joan Ketley, the fire department, public works, recreation office, the many participating businesses and merchants and other volunteers.

Special thanks also went to the Wilton Library, Nick Loafman and the Wilton High School Band and Sarah Michaels and her strolling carolers, Westy Storage and Marianne Wilson’s Complete Catering for a special Holiday Business After Hours.

But also appreciated were “Mother Nature for a beautiful night” and all the townspeople who attended and make this event worthwhile.

The other message common in Chamber missives is a timely one, namely to “shop, dine and enjoy Wilton!”

Chamber events coming in the new year: Jan. 11, Business Seminar, with Library and SCORE, “Your Elevator Speech,”, 6-8 p.m. at the library; and Jan. 19, Economic Forecast Breakfast at Marly’s Bar & Bistro, 8 a.m.

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120 Washington Post Drive

The following property transactions were recorded in the office of Town Clerk Lori Kaback from Dec. 16 through Dec. 22, 2016.

20 Nutmeg Lane: Lot 9, William F. Reighley Trust, Laurie O. Reighley Trust and William F. Reighley Revocable Trust, to Christopher M. Jackson and Susan I. Jackson, $1,350,000.

6 Winton Terrace: Lot 27, Bradley W. Savage and Donna M. Savage, to Attila D. Libertiny and Robyn K. Libertiny, $680,000.

120 Washington Post Drive: Lot 9, David B. Taylor and Sarah B. Taylor, to Margaret E. Heinze and Robert J. Farnen, $860,000.

56 Old Kings Highway: Parcel B, Susanne T. Schmidt, to Robert E. Hutchinson Jr., $770,000.

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Rabbi Marcelo Kormis

Hanukah is the Jewish festival of lights. For eight nights, we light the Hanukkiah, a nine-branched candelabra that is used to celebrate the victory of the Maccabees over the Greeks and the subsequent rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.

This year, the first night of Hanukah will coincide with Christmas Eve. It is very meaningful that light is a central element of both holidays. When days are growing short and the air starts to chill, this holiday season invites us to bring light to the world.

Jewish tradition is filled with legends and stories about light and darkness. One of my favorites is the one about a group of rabbinical students who were stressed because they couldn’t end the darkness that filled the room where they regularly studied. To teach them about the power of light, the rabbi told them to come down to the room, take a stick and start hitting the dark to make it go away.

The students, not convinced about the strategy, took a stick and started stirring the dark. As expected, nothing happened. Saddened, they went to the rabbi again. Do not hit, he said, scream to it, thus perhaps the darkness will go away. So this time, they went down to the room and started to shout until they were almost voiceless, but again nothing happened.

With anguish on their faces, the students went back to the rabbi who assured them that this time they would succeed. Go, take a candle, light it up and see what happens, he said. That night, all the students gathered in the dark room, and when the first of them lit a candle, the place slowly began to brighten. When the second candle was lit, and then the third and afterward the fourth, the darkness started to diminish, and when all the students did the same, the darkness finally disappeared.

From this story, we learn that a small candle can give us the necessary light to dissipate darkness and despair. As the rabbi advised his students, a small flame can give warmth and illuminate a dark room.

Fire has a unique characteristic in nature; it is one of the few elements that when transferred doesn’t lose its own essence. When one candle lights the others, it continues to burn and shine. The same is true in our lives. A kind word, a smile, a small act of gratitude can change the lives of others and give us the right perspective on our own existence.

As we move into a new holiday season, and as we intensify our physical and spiritual light, may we realize that life gives us many opportunities every day to learn from it, transforming our experiences, both the painful and the ecstatic ones, into a spiritual way to approach God’s presence in our lives.

Rabbi Marcelo Kormis is the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth El in Fairfield.

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With items gathered for local families are, from left, front row: Cider Mill third graders Caris Keller, Lucas Kwait, Lincoln Jones, and Sofia Anello; back row: Wilton Youth Services coordinator Colleen Fawcett, Wilton police Officer Diane MacLean, Pat D’Agostino and Frank Lema of the Wilton Parks & Grounds Department, and Assistant Principal Catherine O’Keefe.

As part of a more than 25-year-old tradition, Cider Mill students worked together to collect a variety of gifts, decorations and other items for more than 50 anonymous local families this holiday season.

“The project began as a way to ensure families had a lovely holiday meal,” said Wilton Youth Services coordinator Colleen Fawcett, “[but] has grown over the years due to the generosity of those gathering goods.”

Donations from Cider Mill’s annual PTA Turkey Trot were also turned into grocery gift cards for the family.

Cider Mill’s annual holiday giving project is a collaborative effort that includes the help of the Cider Mill PTA, Wilton Social Services, and the Parks and Recreation Department.

“Parks and Recreation staff do the heavy lifting — delivering to families always in good spirit, happy and willing to spread holiday cheer,” said Fawcett.

“Each year, I am so grateful for the entire Cider Mill community, PTA and the Parks and Recreation Department — and I am reminded of how working together can lighten the burden for the families we serve.”

Fawcett said a total of 57 families were served through the program this year.

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Alex Biegen and John Fung each had two goals as the Wilton High boys hockey team bounced back from Wednesday’s loss at East Haven with a 6-2 win over Milford on Friday at Milford Ice Pavilion.

The Warriors (2-1) also got goals from Peter Koch and Tom McHugh.

Brandon Jonsson had three assists for Wilton, while Biegen and Dean DiNanno had two assists each. Luke Terradista, Liam Rance and Caleb Worley also had assists.

Chris Randolph finished with 22 saves on 24 shots in goal.

The Warriors led 1-0 after one period, on Fung’s power-play goal less than four minutes into the game.

Biegen made it 2-0 just 37 seconds into the second period,  but Milford (0-3) cut the lead to 2-1 midway through the period on a shorthanded goal by Andrew Gobany.

Wilton closed out the second period with three goals in the final 3:25 to take a 5-1 lead after two. Biegen made it 3-1 on a shorthanded goal and Fung scored with 1:57 left to up the lead to 5-1. Koch’s goal with under a minute left in the period made it 5-1.

McHugh scored Wilton’s only goal of the third period.

For the night, Wilton had a 26-24 edge in shots on goal. AJ Bolduc (13 saves) and Luke Alfano (seven saves) split time in goal for Milford.

Wilton was coming off a 15-3 loss at East Haven on Wednesday.

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Kendra Baker photos

Abby Deane, Grace Hoermann and Harish Subramanian were named the winners of the first-annual Kids’ Winter Palace Contest, sponsored by Wilton Library and the Economic Development Commission.

Thirteen children entered sculptures into the contest, and community members voted for their favorite creations Wednesday, Nov. 30, through Saturday, Dec. 10.

Abby, Grace and Harish — who took first place in the K-2, 3-5 and 6-8 grade categories, respectively — each received a $25 gift card to Bowtie Cinema, as well as a $25 gift card to Wilton Pizza or $25 gift card to Orem’s Diner.

The remaining 10 contestants received the following prizes:

• Emma Unger — $25 Orem’s gift card and $5 Happy Hands Art and Pottery gift card.
• Conor and Gavin Toohill — $25 Bowtie Cinema gift card.
• Blake Damast — $25 Wilton Hardware gift card.
• Sam Reilly — $25 Wilton Hardware gift card.
• Shia Borelli – $25 Wilton Chamber of Commerce gift card.
• Emily Skott – $15 Painted Cookie gift card.
• Kendra Ward — $5 Happy Hands Art and Pottery gift card.
• Leila Ward — $5 Happy Hands Art and Pottery gift card.
• Charlton Preskenis — $5 Scoops gift card.
• Gregory Pinchbeck — $5 Scoops gift card.

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Christina Dufour, of Carnelian Connection.

The carnelian is a stone that is said to be helpful to people learning about themselves in the meditation process, and that is why Christina Dufour has named her new business in Wilton the Carnelian Connection.

Carnelian Connection services corporations in greater New York and Fairfield County, as well as families and individuals, with instruction in mindfulness, the way of being present in the moment and balancing work and life issues.

Dufour has provided her services in large-scale international meetings, such as the 2015 World Business Forum in New York City, and is currently providing a monthly series of mindfulness events for energy bar maker KIND Corp. at its New York City headquarters.

“I essentially go into corporate settings to build mindfulness, create work-life balance, release stress, find relaxation and focus,” said Dufour, recipient of Westfair Communication’s inaugural Milli Awards for outstanding millennial entrepreneurship.

“Mindfulness is being present in the moment without judgmental awareness, and meditation is the process used to create mindful living. I help people develop a relationship with themselves. We deal with the mind, awareness of thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations.”

Information: carnelianconnection.com, 1-800-206-8517, ext. 707.

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Looking ahead to New Year’s Eve plans, if you like them on a grand scale there’s, of course, Times Square, where the extended forecast is for rather OK weather for this time of year (high of 43 degrees, low of 26, and zero chance of precipitation, but that’s hard to predict this many days ahead), according to accuweather.com.

Nearby, there’s Westport’s First Night fete, with plans that include bouncy houses, fireworks, music, magicians, face painting, Zumba, free tea, comedies and more. For details, visit firstnightww.com.

Danbury’s First Night is no longer; it was discontinued after last New Year’s Eve, after 25 years.

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