Here are some of the stories and features in this week’s Wilton Bulletin, in mailboxes and on newsstands today:
• Police kept probe of Miller-Driscoll paraprofessional a secret; parent complaints under review.
• Wilton students go back to school.
• Katherine Higgins is “en pointe” in her dance career.
• Removing trees near water can results in costly fines.
• Cannon Grange Fair: Best of Show announced.
• International Club marks 30 years, invites new members.
• Person-to-Person sends out invitations to the Blues & BBQ fund-raiser.
• Art exhibition features two diverse artists.
• The New England Academy of Dance will hold Nutcracker auditions.
• Welcome The Bulletin’s new Warrior Words columnists.
• Trackside offers exclusive club for sixth graders as it kicks off the new school year.
• There were a lot of wet heads as Miller-Driscoll staff completes the Ice Bucket Challenge.
• Music festival remembers late Wiltonian Timmer Wood.
• Mangia! The Musilli kids rejuvenate an Italian family tradition.
• Seniors are invited to a workshop that covers long-term care and VA benefits.
• What’s open and closed on Labor Day?
• Dr. Stephen Jones shares how to keep your brain young.
• Daryl Hawk will review his Indian tour with the Appalachian Mountain Club.
• Obituaries: Shirley E. Hindle, Margaret Anne Kern, Todd Alan Goldberg, Mary Lou Logan, Michael C. Byrne, Cherie Ann Crow.
• Tutor Jim Murphy teaches by intuition.
• Wiltonians join United Way board.
• Rolfing comes to Yogapata.
• Business workshop shows consulting in a true light.
• Education board holds special meeting on Aug. 28.
• Miller-Driscoll construction plan will be presented to the public.
• Editorial: Pre-election guidelines.
• Letters: Community invited to Q&A on school bond, New floors for a new school year, Ozone warnings should be heeded, Early deaths are tragic, Lavielle is a voice of reason.
• From Town Hall: Gas line construction is ahead of schedule.
• Wilton Woods neighborhood celebrated its 30th annual summer block party on Saturday, Aug. 24.
• Do you know your EMT: Diane McDermott.
• Court says Wilton police could be sued for 2008 drug raid.
• State program offers help for long-term unemployed.
• Conservation league endorses Gail Lavielle for re-election.
• Sen. Toni Boucher and Rep. Gail Lavielle joined several of their colleagues at an Aug. 19 press conference to raise awareness about Connecticut’s Safe Haven law.
• Police Log: Leaving the scene, DUI, father-son scuffle.
• Wilton Democratic Town Committee holds its annual fall barbecue on Saturday, Sept. 6.
• Wilton Historical Society on Labor Day’s beginnings.
• Millstone Farm offers food preservation and family farm day programs.
• Murph’s Turf: Sports sayings, particularly “it’s all about the kids,” should be just a cliché.
• Boys volleyball is not ready to make the leap to a varsity sport.
• Wilton girls travel to Italy for soccer tournament and finish second.
• State guidelines on educating parents and students about concussions are now in effect.
• Arts & Leisure: Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra plans its 50th anniversary season; the Mark Twain Library Book Fair in Redding and the Blues, Views and BBQ Festival in Westport are on the weekend schedule; the Reel Dad says The Hundred Foot Journey with Helen Mirren offers cinematic comfort food.
• Fall Preview: A look at back-to-school fashions and more.