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Community Easter egg hunt
Wilton Congregational Church, 70 Ridgefield Road, will hold its Annual Easter Celebration and Egg Hunt for age groups up to fifth grade on March 26 at 11 a.m. There will be free food and many games...
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Obituary: Sara Lee Browne, 80
Sara Lee Browne Sara Lee Browne passed away on Monday, March 7, in Melbourne, Fla., after a brief illness. Known to her friends and family as Dee, she was born on June 17, 1935, in Minneapolis, Minn.,...
View ArticleObituary: Craig H. Madsen, 59
Craig Holm Madsen of Middletown died last week after a brief illness. He is the son of the late Axel and Isabel (Fernandez) Madsen. Craig was born in Norwalk on July 27, 1956. After graduating from...
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Obituary: Ann Jackson McDowell, 73
Ann Jackson McDowell Ann Jackson McDowell, age 73, a long-time Wilton resident, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at her home with her loving and caring friends by her side. Born in Sioux Falls, S.D.,...
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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, March 16: • Sewing...
View ArticleAmbler Farm seedling sale
Winter may not be over quite yet, but in Ambler Farm’s greenhouse, Farmer Jonathan Kirschner, director of agriculture, has already started many of the vegetable, herb and flower transplants the farm...
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Greek Festival
John Priest photos Greek Festival The sixth grade red team at Middlebrook School demonstrated humor, improvisation and dramatic presence during its annual Greek Festival on Feb. 26. Dressed in Grecian...
View ArticleObituary: Jose Joaquin Bernal, 85
Jose Joaquin Bernal, age 85, of Waterbury, the beloved husband of Margarita Bernal, died on March 8, 2016, in Norwalk Hospital. He was born on Nov. 12, 1930, in Colombia, South America, to Javier...
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Wilton Model Congress students recognized in Boston
Wilton High School Model Congress students at the 2016 Harvard Model Congress Conference. Six Wilton High School Model Congress students were recognized for their outstanding performances at the 2016...
View ArticleOld Highway will be closed March 18
Old Highway will be closed to thru-traffic between Powder Horn Hill Road and Sharp Hill Road on Friday, March 18. The closure is planned to accommodate some utility work in the area. A notice from the...
View ArticleSquirrel sweets
Throughout New England, metal spigots are sticking out of tree trunks. It’s sugaring season. When the sap flows, the buckets fill and the pots boil for hours to make maple syrup. For unknown centuries...
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Ridgefield Road barn is dismantled
The barn at 183 Ridgefield Road was dismantled and taken away on March 8. The Historic District Commission could not comment specifically except to say it was to be reassembled on Nod Hill Road. —...
View ArticleNotes from the Board Table: The budget won’t pass without your vote
Nothing is more important right now than convincing the Board of Finance about the negative implications of any cuts to the proposed 2016-17 operating budget for the Wilton Public Schools. Our proposed...
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What’s happening in Wilton?
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s what’s happening in town today, March 17: • Middlebrook PTA meeting at 9, Middlebrook Media Center. • Enhance Fitness at Wilton Senior Center, from 9 to 10. • Yoga at...
View ArticleSenior Center News: March 17
The annual Wilton High School Arts Festival will again present a recognition concert and luncheon for the senior citizens of Wilton on Thursday, March 24, in the Clune Center for the Performing Arts....
View ArticleLibrary Lines: March 17
Teens perform poetry Wilton teens have been working on their poetry since this fall and will share it all with neighbors, friends and family at Poetry in Motion, a two-night performance event on Friday...
View ArticleGenuario will speak at Marly’s
As the guest speaker for its weekly club meeting at Marly’s Restaurant, the Wilton Rotary Club will welcome the Honorable Robert Genuario on Friday, March 18. Appointed by Gov. M. Jodi Rell in 2005,...
View ArticleKids will find themselves in a ‘pickle’
Following in the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote how he enjoyed pickles on a hot summer’s day, the Wilton Historical Society will present pickling in this month’s Colonial Cookery and Customs...
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Silent double feature at the grange
Silent film star Mary Pickford was ‘America’s sweetheart,’ but she is anything but in this film about a New York City tenement kid who suffers a lot of hard knocks but comes out a winner. Silent...
View ArticleWilton Fire Department: Two fires in 10 days
We have responded to two house fires in the past 10 days in town. Both have been deemed “accidental” in nature by fire investigators, meaning they were not set intentionally nor was arson a factor....
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