Grace Nickel: Changing roads to self-discovery
Valedictorian Grace Nickel. Thank you, Mr. Schels. Good evening family, friends, faculty, administration and fellow graduates. I am humbled by the opportunity to address you all on this very special...
View ArticleSnake encounters
The gartersnake is perhaps the most common, widely distributed, and familiar of all North American snakes. It is found throughout Connecticut, sometimes in yards and even in urban areas. — Paul J....
View ArticleWilton High School academic awards
College Alumni Book Awards Brandeis — outstanding student committed to social action and civic engagement, Matthew Ravichandran Brown — exhibits excellent verbal and written communication skills,...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in Wilton?
69 Bald Hill Road Here’s what’s happening in town today, June 28: • Insomnia Seminar at Wilton Senior Center, from 10 to 11:30. • Open house: 308 Chestnut Hill Road, from noon to 2. • Open house: 14...
View ArticleClass gift: No problems, only solutions
Kelly Pagoto hugs a fellow graduating senior. Evaline: Faculty and administration, family and friends, and, especially, the Class of 2015 — here at Wilton High School, we all realize that our...
View ArticleDon’t run afoul of fireworks law
All fireworks are illegal in the State of Connecticut, with the exception of sparklers and fountains. Connecticut residents are reminded that state law defines sparklers as non-explosive, non-aerial...
View ArticleJanet Bottiglieri joins Berkshire Hathaway
Janet Bottiglieri Real estate agent Janet Bottiglieri recently joined the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties Wilton office, 101 Old Ridgefield Road. Bottiglieri is a regional agent...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in Wilton?
Here’s what’s happening in town today, June 29: • Line Dance Fusion at Wilton Senior Center, from 10:30 to 11:30. • Coffee at Wilton Senior Center at 11:30. • Movie at Wilton Senior Center at noon. •...
View ArticlePost Graduation Plans
Maya Borrero receives her diploma from Board of Education Chair Bruce Likly. — Scott Mullin photo Alexander Ackerman Boston College Omar Ali-Ahmad Norwalk Community College/employment Jack Alibrandi...
View ArticleGeorgienna M. Young, 81
Georgienna M. Young Georgienna M. Young, 81, of Skaneateles, N.Y., died on June 25, 2015. Born on May 20, 1934 in Truxton, N.Y., she was the daughter of Charles and Hessel Murray. She graduated from...
View ArticleSenate Circle: State budget impact on health care
What was feared is now becoming reality. The consequence of tax hikes on our health care system is the eroding of the system. In the last week we have seen two healthcare clinics in the greater New...
View ArticleLetter: ABC of Wilton thanks its volunteers
To the Editors: At A Better Chance of Wilton, our mission is to teach the scholars to succeed in today’s complex world by acquiring a better education. To achieve our goal there are a myriad of...
View ArticleCrisis center supporters
(Nicole Taylor Photography) Crisis center supporters A group associated with the Wilton High School Teen PeaceWorks program were among the more than 500 people who attended the Domestic Violence...
View ArticleA View From Glen Hill: The sky is not falling
I read my grandson Jack the story of Henny Penny (aka Chicken Little) recently. As you’ll probably recall, Henny Penny goes around among her fellow animals crying, “The sky is falling! The sky is...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in Wilton?
Beatriz Williams Here’s what’s happening in town today, June 30: • Yoga at Wilton Senior Center, from 11 to noon. • Chair Yoga at Ogden House, from 2 to 3. • Author Talk: Beatriz Williams at Wilton...
View ArticleMaking a ‘global’ impact
Making a ‘global’ impact More than 20 volunteers from Nielsen gathered June 11 at Schenck’s Island Park for the company’s local Global Impact Day. First Selectman Bill Brennan welcomed and thanked the...
View ArticleEditorial: Persistent problem
Last month, a group of Wilton High students and their adult advisers attended the Domestic Violence Crisis Center’s Voices of Courage luncheon, which raised money for the center’s vital services to...
View ArticleStephen James Cunniff (Oct. 28, 1931-June 26, 2015)
Stephen James Cunniff Stephen James Cunniff, 83, of Hilton Head Island, passed away on June 26, 2015 after a brief illness. Stephen was born in Holyoke, Mass. on Oct. 28, 1931, son of Rear Admiral...
View ArticleCoping with the loss of a spouse
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County will offer an eight-week bereavement support group to help individuals cope with loss following the death of a spouse. The support group will meet...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in Wilton?
Here’s what’s happening in town today, July 1: • New Yorker Shorts at Wilton Library, from noon to 1:30. • Water Commission meeting at 5, town hall Room B. • Conservation Commission meeting at 7:30,...
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