Driver ignores flashing lights
After a witness reported a 2010 Honda Accord was being driven erratically southbound on Danbury Road on Feb. 5, around 11 p.m., officers responded and found its operator under the influence of alcohol...
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New friends
New friends Cat Bosworth, of Wilton, visits with a horse from New Canaan Mounted Troop. She participates in the Super Troopers program through STAR, Inc., that devotes six weeks in winter to equine...
View ArticleGirls hoop: Wilton tops Staples, earns FCIAC berth
Monday’s noon matinee at the Zeoli Field House pitted two girls basketball teams with post-season dreams on their minds. When it was over, the host Warriors had punched another playoff ticket. Rallying...
View ArticleFeb. 16: Two-hour school delay, YMCA morning classes cancelled
Due to icy road conditions, Wilton schools will be on a two-hour delay today, Feb. 16. Cider Mill will open at 9:40. Wilton High School, Middlebrook and Our Lady of Fatima will open at 10:20....
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Part of Drum Hill Road closed Feb. 16
Drum Hill Road closed on Feb. 16 — Hayden Turek photo Drum Hill Road is closed between Highview Drive and Glen Hill Road today, Feb. 16, due to a 6:30 a.m. accident in which a car spun out and hit a...
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School happenings: Middlebrook
A green team seventh grader at Middlebrook taught himself how to assemble a bicycle during the seventh annual Green Innovation Day. — Cindy Beck-Moore photo Green Innovation Day Middlebrook students...
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Warrior Words: Superheroes in tights
Daniel Glynn I’ve always told people they should participate in at least one theater production in high school. Whether they’re moving sets backstage, playing in the orchestra pit, or taking part in...
View ArticleHigh-dose flu shot clinic
Flu season is here and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received reports of severe respiratory illness among young-to-middle-aged adults, some of whom have required...
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Sesto will speak at land trust meeting
Pat Sesto At its annual meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, the Wilton Land Conservation Trust will welcome Pat Sesto to report on the progress of the Norwalk River Valley Trail. The meeting will begin at...
View ArticleObituary: Lula Matthaei, 55
Lula Matthaei , graphic artist, computer technician, dancer and Afro-Cuban percussionist, of Wilton. Conn., died on Jan. 27, 2016, after a long, difficult and brave battle with throat cancer. Born on...
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Absolute Logic acquires Cloud9-IT
Al Alper Wilton-based technical support and technology consulting firm Absolute Logic announced on Feb. 3 the acquisition of Norwalk information technology firm Cloud9-IT. Under the terms of the...
View ArticleBroken water main floods iPark
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County remains open this afternoon despite flooding due to a water main failure. Several businesses have had to shut down at the complex on Route 7 on the...
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Before email, there were quill pens
Linda Schmidt demonstrates how to use a quill pen and ink during at parent-training at the Hurlbutt Street Schoolhouse. — Kendra Baker photo Before there was email, before there was the telegraph,...
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What’s happening in Wilton?
Joe Alampi instructs a tai chi class at the Wilton Senior Center on Wednesday, Feb. 25, to a group of about 20 seniors. — Kendra Baker photo Here’s what’s happening in town today, Feb. 17: • Sewing at...
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Focus ’16 invites photo submissions
Isabelle Stone’s portrait photograph, Thalassophile, won an honorable mention at the Wilton Arts Council’s photography exhibition, Focus ’15. Isabelle is a student at Wilton High School. The Wilton...
View ArticleSchool happenings: Cider Mill
Fifth grade concert The Fifth Grade Orchestra, Chorus, Cider Mill Singers and Advanced Strings performed a concert on Tuesday, Feb. 9, for parents, friends and the community. The Fifth Grade Chorus...
View ArticleWorkshops sharpen study skills
Trackside Teen Center will host a series of S4 Study Skills workshops. High School & Beyond, Sunday, Feb. 21 and 28, 1:30-4:30, teaches students in eighth grade and above how to eliminate...
View ArticleSchool happenings: Miller-Driscoll
Reading Rocks! With the highest percentage of students participating at nearly 70%,de. Kindergarten and second grade classes came in close, at second and third, respectively. Fitness stations Physical...
View ArticleA View From Glen Hill: If we want our say, we need to participate
Now that Sensible Wilton has wisely, at last, withdrawn its lawsuit, what’s the key take-home from the controversy over the Miller-Driscoll rebuild project? Second Selectman Mike Kaelin lays the high...
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Encore Club invites new members
Attendees of the Encore Club’s 2015 Spring Luncheon. — WiltonEncoreClub.org photo Recently Wilton’s Encore Club celebrated its 45th anniversary at the Wilton Congregational Church. The highlight of...
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