Letter: Protect restored funding for mental health
To the Editors: Gov. Malloy’s initial budget proposal this winter would have had a terrible impact on families coping with devastating mental illness or developmental disabilities. The proposed cuts...
View ArticleWestport Day School wants to move to Wilton
The Westport Day School, at 3 Sylvan Road South in Westport, is attempting to relocate to Wilton. The school is applying for a special permit to allow a school for special needs students to operate...
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Crafts for kids
Six Summer Saturdays at Wilton Historical Society will offer a variety of engaging craft projects for children ages 4-10. The Wilton Historical Society is offering two new programs to keep children...
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What’s happening in Wilton?
Here’s what’s happening in town today, June 20: • Minecraft Club at Wilton Library, from 10 to noon. • Everything STEMs from Reading Summer Reading Program Registration Week at Wilton Library, from 10...
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Family and friends pay tribute to Rick Lyon
The Lyon family gathers at Silver Spring Country Club to honor dad, husband, grandfather and friend, Dr. Rick Lyon, who suffers from frontal lobe dementia. Friends, family and members raised $42,500...
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Blue Buffalo files for IPO
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. “(Blue Buffalo”), a pet food manufacturer headquartered in Wilton, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, June 10, for a $500-million maximum...
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Free ballet camp
Fleur de Lis Dance Academy of Wilton will offer a free camp, Aug. 14, 16 and 28 from 9:30-11:30 at Norwalk Library. This camp will feature a Storybook Ballet Class, Magic Manners Lessons and finish...
View ArticleThief leads Wilton police on chase
Employees of RadioShack at 14 Danbury Road called police on June 9 at 7:10 p.m., after seeing two people leave the store without paying for merchandise. The two ran crouched across the parking lot and...
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Jewelry store re-opens
Jewelry store re-opens Wilton Chamber of Commerce celebrates the grand re-opening of Wilton Jewelers at its new location, 27 Danbury Road. The shop, previously at 300 Danbury Road, offers many popular...
View ArticleParents’ support group
NAMI-CAN (Child & Adolescent Network) is a free grassroots, self-help, private and confidential advocacy support group for parents and caregivers of children and adolescents, under age 18, with...
View ArticleAll-FCIAC honors for Wilton lacrosse players
Eleven Wilton High lacrosse players have received All-Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference honors for the 2015 season. Seven of the selections came from the Wilton girls lacrosse team,...
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Turf proposed for Middlebrook field moves forward
Middlebrook field. Wilton Youth Football Inc., along with the Wilton Youth Field Hockey Association and the Wilton Lacrosse Association, is applying for a special permit that would allow the existing...
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Graduation moved indoors
Graduates at last year’s Wilton High School graduation. Due to the rainy weather, Wilton High School’s graduation ceremony will be held inside the Field House today at 5 p.m. Ticket-holders will be...
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What’s happening in Wilton?
8 Stonecrop Lane Here’s what’s happening in town today, June 21: • Insomnia Seminar at Wilton Senior Center, from 10 to 11:30. • Open house: 1031 Ridgefield Road, from noon to 3. • Open house: 8...
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Danbury Road DUIs
Lisa Pisano, 53, of 68 Valley View Court in Norwalk, was found to be driving while under the influence after being stopped for defective brake lights Friday, June 12, at 7:21 p.m. She failed to...
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School’s end
Christine Polito photo School’s end Cider Mill 5th graders had their annual field day last Monday, June 8, at Tom Fujitani Field. The event consists of the school’s four houses — Nod Hill, Belden...
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Hawk Photography celebrates 30th anniversary
Hawk Photography’s Daryl Hawk, left, with wife and business partner Heidi Hawk in Stonington, Maine, outside a a boat storage hut on property they used to rent. This June marks the 30th anniversary of...
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Marion Filley’s Closing Comments: May
Marion Filley The Wilton real estate market appears to be putting winter in the rear view mirror and embracing spring. Closings for May 2015 were higher than 2014 and just about at the 21-year...
View ArticleEditorial: Here’s to you, Dad
For the last couple of weeks I’ve been contemplating when to write something about my experience as the son of a cancer survivor. In reality, there was really only one option. My dad suffered his first...
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Town gifts
Lily pads in Horseshoe Pond. — Jeannette Ross photo The Board of Selectmen accepted several gifts at its meeting on Monday, June 15. The board accepted donations for the removal of lily pads from...
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