Boucher and Sharlach discuss goals and guns, roads, schools
Toni BoucherRepublican Phil SharlachDemocrat The race for the 26th District seat in the Connecticut State Senate has Republican Toni Boucher, a three-term incumbent, challenged by Democrat Philip...
View ArticleUnbeaten Darien routs Wilton football team, 41-0
A touchdown five minutes into the game was a harbinger as the undefeated Darien football team routed Wilton, 41-0, on Friday night at Tom Fujitani Field in Wilton. It was the fourth straight loss for...
View ArticleRodgerson earns civil service endorsement
Keith Rodgerson Keith Rodgerson, Democratic challenger for state representative in the 143rd district (Norwalk, Wilton, and Westport) has been endorsed by Council 4 of the American Federation of...
View ArticleChange your clock, change your battery
“Fall Back”! This morning you should have turned your clocks back one hour for the end of daylight saving time. When you do turn back your clocks remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarm,...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in Wilton?
9 Mountain Road Here’s what’s happening in town today, Nov. 2: • Annual Coat Drive at Wilton Congregational Church, from 11 to 2. • Open house: 24 Freshhwater Lane, from 1 to 3. • Open house: 75...
View ArticleNobody Told Me That: Pass the amendment, start the conversation
When voters arrive at the polling place for the Nov. 4 election this year, they’ll see a Yes/No question on their ballots, along with the names of candidates running for state and federal offices. The...
View ArticleVisiting Nurses named a ‘top agency’
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County has been named a Top Agency of 2014 by HomeCare Elite. This award means the Wilton-based nonprofit organization was recognized as one of the...
View ArticleEditorial: For Himes
Congressman Jim Himes The race for the 4th District seat in the U.S. Congress is sure to be a tight one. Both candidates recognize the importance of being a moderate in a district that is the very...
View ArticleMen meet for breakfast
Orem’s Diner. (Kendra Baker photo) Wilton men have been meeting regularly on the second Tuesday of each month since the inception of Stay at Home in Wilton four years ago. All men are invited to join...
View ArticleOn the Campaign Trail: Rodgerson, Himes, Sharlach, Lavielle
Labor union endorses Rodgerson One of the state’s largest labor unions with 65,000 members, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) threw its support behind Democratic challenger for state...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in Wilton?
Volunteers, from left, Dave Forslund, Genevieve Eason and Linda Petro sort through and organize donation’s during last year’s coat drive. Here’s what’s happening in town today, Nov. 3: • Annual Coat...
View ArticleRodgerson earns endorsements of Norwalk mayor and state senator, and police...
Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling and state Senator Bob Duff (D-25) announced Saturday their endorsement of Keith Rodgerson for Connecticut’s 143rd state House district, which includes portions of Norwalk,...
View ArticleCandidates’ snapshot: Weighing in on the state’s future
David Bedell, left, and Tom O’Dea, right. Wilton voters who live in the 125th state House District will have two candidates to choose from on Tuesday: incumbent Republican Tom O’Dea Jr. and Green...
View ArticleLetter: Wilton was the place to be last weekend
To the Editors: The Wilton Chamber of Commerce kicked off its annual HalloWeekend, which began on Saturday, Oct. 25 with the Pumpkin Parade, Trick-or-Treating and Halloween Portrait Fund-raiser....
View ArticleFlorence ‘Flip’ S. Dane, 95
Florence Sunderman “Flip” Dane, 95, of Lyme, CT died suddenly but peacefully at her home Monday, Oct. 27. Born Oct. 15, 1919, in Newark, she was raised in Westchester County, NY, and spent summers in...
View ArticleWilton Financial Planning owner opens second office in Stamford
Frank C. Spencer Frank C. Spencer, a certified professional accountant who owns Wilton Financial Planning on Old Ridgefield Road, announced this week he is opening a second office at 6 Landmark...
View ArticleDemocratic Viewpoint: Democrats offer leadership and progress
Thomas Dec Leading a state government is difficult. Leading a state government in the midst of an economic recession and after multiple terms of caretaker governors is even more difficult. We have...
View ArticleI-95 ramp closure begins tonight, Nov. 3
Motorists traveling on I-95 tonight, Nov. 3, will find the northbound Exit 14 ramp closed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. The closure is expected to last two weeks, on weeknights, according to the state...
View ArticleWilton boys soccer team falls in state opener
The Wilton High boys soccer team bowed out of the Class L state tournament with a 2-0 loss to host Guilford in a first-round game Monday evening. The 19th-seeded Warriors ended the season with an 8-7-3...
View ArticleHotline for Connecticut election fraud, voting rights abuses
In an effort to ensure that today’s elections are administered fairly in every city and town in Connecticut, state and federal officials announced a telephone hotline will be available for use by...
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