Woman’s club plans a year of wellness
A group of Wilton Woman’s Club members join co-presidents Donna Sargeantson and Stacy Crameri, center. The club will have the first meeting of its new year on Sept. 1 at Trackside. The Wilton Woman’s...
View ArticleBlue Buffalo supports kids
Blue Buffalo supports kids William Bishop, founder of Blue Buffalo, joins Mark Ketley, executive director of Trackside, at the teen center. Blue Buffalo, a pet food company headquartered in Wilton,...
View ArticleFor two weeks only! Sunflowers at Ambler Farm in Wilton
Sunflowers at Ambler Farm. — Carolyn Rundle Field photo Visitors to Ambler Farm this week could be forgiven for thinking they are across the ocean at the famed sunflower fields of Tuscany. The swath...
View ArticleA View From Glen Hill: Keeping the kids close to home
Paula Lee lives up here where we vacation in Andover, Maine. She owns a hairdressing salon in which she provides a full range of high-quality services that in large metropolitan areas would be...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in Wilton?
Diana Bletter Here’s what’s happening in town today, Aug. 26: • Open Bridge at Wilton Senior Center at 10. • Monogrammed Baby Bibs at Wilton Library, 10 to 11:30. • Tai Chi at Wilton Senior Center,...
View ArticleApple a day
Apples should be up, peaches likely down. That’s the New England crop forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s New England field office. The good news for apple fanciers is that...
View ArticleGreeting early autumn with Sweets and Sips
The Garden House at Keeler Tavern in Ridgefield. Sweets and Sips with the HAN Network on Sunday, Sept. 20, offers an opportunity to spend an early autumn afternoon at The Garden House at Keeler Tavern...
View ArticleRobert ‘Bob’ K. Abbett, 89
Robert K. Abbett Robert “Bob” K. Abbett, 89, died peacefully June 20, 2015 at home in Bridgewater, Conn. He was the husband of Marilyn Abbett. He was born in 1926 in Hammond, Ind., son of Clarence and...
View ArticleMae Ann Leary, 64
Mae Ann Leary, 64, wife of Michael Leary of Wilton, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015 at Norwalk Hospital. Born Jan. 24, 1951, she was the daughter of Renee Babenzien and the late Robert Babenzien. She was a...
View ArticleReonilda Zandri, 98
Reonilda Zandri Reonilda Ann Paglialungo Zandri died on Aug. 18, 2015 in Midlothian, Va., after a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. She celebrated her 98th birthday on July 28. She was born in New Canaan at...
View ArticleLavielle on education: Bipartisanship yields results
State Rep. Gail Lavielle During the 2015 legislative session, I had the privilege of serving for the first time as ranking member of the General Assembly’s Education Committee. One of the...
View ArticleBallot lottery
Wilton’s registrars of voters will hold a public lottery on Thursday, Aug. 27, to determine the order of candidates’ names for multiple-opening offices within each party row on the Nov. 3, municipal...
View ArticleAre you up for dare to scare viewers?
Think you can make the cut as a horror film director? The HAN Network is piling up entries for Fast Frights, a festival of short horror movies. The contest is open to residents of Fairfield and New...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in Wilton?
Here’s what’s happening in town today, Aug. 27: • Enhance Fitness at Wilton Senior Center at 9. • Yoga at Wilton Senior Center, from 10 to 11. • Lunch at Wilton Senior Center at noon. • Bingo at...
View ArticleIn this week’s Bulletin
Here are some of the stories and features in this week’s Wilton Bulletin, in mailboxes and on newsstands today: News • State may give more money to Miller-Driscoll renovation project. • Good-bye...
View ArticleSenior Center News: Aug. 27
Instructor Cathy Paine works with Susan Abrams during a class on Feldenkraise at the Wilton Senior Center. Paine teaches participants how to move more easily. Do you have a recurring back or neck...
View ArticleLibrary Lines: Aug. 27
Technology classes begin Wilton Library offers technology classes for those who want to learn Facebook, the Microsoft Office Suite of products and more. The first classes being offered cover the...
View ArticleObituary: Marion M. Tait, 75
Marion M. Tait Marion M Tait, 75, died Aug. 26, 2015, at her home in Wilton, Conn., with her family by her side. She was a Wilton resident for 44 years. She was born June 20,1940 in Barrhead,...
View ArticleNow, this is local produce
(Carolyn Rundle Field photo) Now, this is local produce The garden runneth over at Ambler Farm. All this week, Farmer Jonathan and his helpers are picking several varieties of juicy ripe tomatoes,...
View ArticleEditorial: See that bus? Slow down!
The backpacks have been filled, the shoes have been shined — theoretically at least — and the lunch boxes are at the ready. Beginning Monday, it’s the season of back-to-school and all it entails. For...
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