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Volunteer firefighters create safety mat
The Better Fire Pole Mat. Inspired by the statistic that 17% of firefighter injuries result from non-fireground incidents, two Georgetown volunteer firefighters who work for safety impact attenuation...
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Mars demoted
March was not always the third month of the calendar. It used to be in first place. With spring — the season of rebirth — occurring in March, that was good enough for the Romans and Saxons to place it...
View ArticleBashed from behind
There was a two-car accident at the intersection of Wolfpit Road and Horseshoe Road on March 4 around 8 a.m., police said. One car was stopped on Wolfpit Road, waiting for the red light at the...
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CERT meets in new digs
Brian McDermott of Wilton EMS demonstrates how to use the adult and child practice mannequins during a CERT training program. — John Stewart photo Wilton CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) held...
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35% of Connecticut adults don’t get enough sleep
Early Sunday morning, clocks were set back one hour for daylight-saving time, leaving some people feeling extra tired. “Springing forward” not only causes people to lose one hour of sleep, but also...
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What’s happening in Wilton?
Happy Pi Day! Here’s what’s happening in town today, March 14: • AARP Tax Help at Wilton Senior Center, from 9:30 to noon. • Coffee and Clay at Wilton Senior Center at 9:30. • Brining Your Photo...
View ArticleMarch 14: Old Highway closure cancelled
The closure of Old Highway, scheduled for Monday, March 14, has been cancelled due to rain. Utility work planned for the area could not be performed because of the inclement weather. The post March 14:...
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Warrior Words: Dinner with a philosophical old cat lady
Abby Schiff I’ll confess: I’ve never been to a “real” high school party in my life. Maybe it’s because I’m not-so-secretly a philosophical old cat lady inside, but I’ve never been tagged in a goofy...
View ArticleAuthor visits The Toy Chest
Connecticut children’s author, Rob H. Hunt, will sign copies of his new book, Kyle Evans and the Key to the Universe, at The Toy Chest on River Road, on Saturday, March 19. The signing will take place...
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Obituary: Arthur E. Richards, 76
Arthur E. Richards Mr. Arthur E. Richards, President/Owner of Wilton Sales Associates, Inc., passed away Friday, March 11, at Norwalk Hospital following a lengthy illness. Mr. Richards was born in...
View ArticleObituary: Edward Weiss, 96
Edward Weiss, age 96, of Wilton, died peacefully on Jan. 24, 2016. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Aug. 31, 1919, to Joseph Weiss and Lily Sadel Weiss. He was married to Anita Weiss for more than 50...
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A View From Glen Hill: Trump this
Donald Trump speaking at CPAC 2015 in Washington, DC. — Gage Skidmore photo For sociopaths, anything goes so long as it enables them to win. They also lack any sense of conscience. And they constitute...
View ArticleLetter: Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader a huge success
To the Editors: I want to thank all the hard-working volunteers that made the Wilton Education Foundation’s sixth annual presentation of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader a huge success once again this...
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Obituary: Carolyn Nubel DeTurk, 84
Carolyn Nubel DeTurk Carolyn Nubel DeTurk, 84, died peacefully on March 8, 2016 surrounded by her loving husband, her family and her devoted caregivers as well as the wonderful staff at the Lower Cape...
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Obituary: Ronald Vivian Taylor Jr., 97
Ronald Vivian Taylor Jr. Ronald Vivian Taylor Jr., 97, passed away peacefully at Hospice Savannah on March 12, 2016, after a short illness. Ron, the eldest of two children, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.,...
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What’s happening in Wilton?
Here’s what’s happening in town today, March 15: • Oils/Acrylics at Wilton Senior Center at 10. • Yoga at Wilton Senior Center, from 11 to noon. • Duplicate Bridge at Wilton Senior Center at noon. •...
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Democrats will honor Young-Kleinfeld and Dubow at breakfast
Carole Young-Kleinfeld and Richard Dubow. The Wilton Democratic Town Committee (DTC) will honor Carole Young-Kleinfeld and Dick Dubow at its annual breakfast Saturday, April 2, from 9 to 11, at...
View ArticleMiller-Driscoll joins Connecticut Green LEAF program
Miller-Driscoll School has joined Middlebrook and Wilton High School as members of the Connecticut Green LEAF Schools program, making it the 86th school to participate and first to join the program in...
View ArticleSchool budget hearing on March 28
A public hearing on the $81-million proposed school budget will take place Monday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m., in the Middlebrook auditorium. The hearing will give people an opportunity to listen to a...
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Real Estate Sales: Feb. 26-March 3, 2016
231 Cannon Road The following land transfers were recorded in the office of Town Clerk Lori Kaback from Feb. 26 to March 3, 2016. 38 Blueberry Hill Place: Bankwell Bank to Cross Street Holding LLC,...
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