RVNA Today: You can still make resolutions
Did you make New Year’s resolutions? There is still time to identify things you’d like to change or improve upon in 2016. Resolutions are fun to make but difficult to maintain. SMART goals are...
View ArticleLoss of a loved one
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County will offer a free, eight-week bereavement support group to help adults cope with loss following the death of a loved one. The group will meet on Tuesday...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in Wilton?
At the Planning and Zoning Commission’s Dec. 14 meeting, from left are Commissioner Joe Fiteni, newly elected commissioners Keith Rodgerson and Scott Lawrence, Town Planner Bob Nerney and Recording...
View ArticleWoman attempts fraud
Brittany Manns A Georgia woman was arrested by Wilton police on Dec. 30 after she allegedly attempted to fraudulently use a debit card in a bank transaction. Around 5 p.m., officers responded to Chase...
View ArticleWiltonians win holiday card contest
Three Wilton High School computer graphics students — freshmen Ben Olson and Maddie Davison and senior Stephanie Walsh — won the Connecticut Department of Education’s 2015 holiday greeting card art...
View ArticleSupport group for loss of a spouse
Wilton’s Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County will offer two, eight-week bereavement support groups to help individuals cope with loss following the death of a spouse. One group will meet...
View ArticleWarrior Words: Sitting in the hot seat and loving it
Daniel Glynn In my high school career, there’s been one extracurricular activity that has stood out from the rest because of its effect on me: improv. I joined an improv club my freshman year with a...
View ArticleCox, Perry named Five Star Wealth managers
Joe M. Cox II and Christopher N. Perry Wilton native Joe M. Cox II and Wilton resident Chris Perry, executives at the Wilton-headquartered Webster Wealth Advisors, were recently honored with Five Star...
View ArticleLetter: We should help our own before taking in refugees
To the Editors: I thought I would add my two cents to the refugee question for what it is worth. First of all, it is a horrible situation not only for the refugees but also for the European nations who...
View ArticleVoting options for the presidential primary election
Primary Election Day in Connecticut may be four months off, but for those who wish to change parties to vote, the deadline is later this month. Wiltonians may vote in Connecticut’s presidential primary...
View ArticleMelendez opens new practice
Wilton surgeon Mark Melendez opened his newest practice, Fairfield Plastic Surgery in Fairfield. At the Dec. 9 ribbon-cutting are, from left, Melendez’s wife Dr. Renee Baranin-Melendez, son Mark...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in Wilton?
Orem’s Diner, 167 Danbury Road. — Kendra Baker photo Here’s what’s happening in town today, Jan. 12: • Men’s Breakfast at Orem’s Diner at 9. • Cider Mill PTA meeting at 9:15. • Oil/Acrylics at Wilton...
View ArticleBlair joins Berkshire Hathaway
Pamela Blair Realtor Pamela Blair recently joined the Wilton office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Properties. According to office leader Josephine Simko, “She started and has successfully run her...
View ArticleReal Estate Sales: Dec. 18-31, 2015
8 Longmeadows Road The following land transfers were recorded in the office of Town Clerk Lori Kaback from Dec. 18 to Dec. 31, 2015. 95 Turtlehead Road: James J. Abbott and Leann L. Abbott to Denis...
View ArticleSchool happenings: Wilton High School
Freshman Study Night Members of Wilton High School’s National Honor Society provided academic support and extra help to freshmen preparing for their midterm exams during a Freshman Study Night on...
View ArticleDUI driver hits wall
On Jan. 1 around 3 in the morning, police, responding to a civilian call, were dispatched to the intersection of Drum Hill Road and Ridgefield Road, where it was reported that a Porsche SUV had crashed...
View ArticleObituary: Robert E. Purcell, 96
Robert E. Purcell Robert E. Purcell, age 96, of Meadow Ridge, Redding, formerly a 46-year resident of New Canaan, Conn., died peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. Born in Arlington, Mass., on Jan. 25,...
View ArticleFormer Wiltonian Gillespie to be inducted into Platform Tennis Hall of Fame
Former Wilton resident Mike Gillespie was recently voted into the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame by the American Platform Tennis Association (APTA). Gillespie, now the director of platform tennis at...
View ArticleGrieving the loss of a child
The death of a child is the most dreadful experience a parent can face. Grieving parents may question whether life will ever hold meaning for them again. Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield...
View ArticleThe TASC List: Threatening provocations
In the final week of December an incident took place in the Persian Gulf that suggests how close this country may be to an all-out war. The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was navigating the...
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