Editorial: Eye on the prize
As the media landscape continues a transformation throughout the world and here in town, we have our attention on our 24/7 WiltonBulletin.com as much as on our beloved weekly print edition. It is a...
View ArticleWiltonian designs costumes for Emerson College production
Emerson College’s Paramount Mainstage, 559 Washington St., in Boston. Wiltonian Becky Thorogood, a design/technology major at Emerson College in Boston, is the costume designer of the school’s...
View ArticleWelcoming new voters
(Carole Young-Kleinfeld photo) Welcoming new voters Wilton’s registrars of voters conducted their annual voter registration drive at Wilton High School on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Above, from left, Assistant...
View ArticleClub Six on the 6th
Trackside Teen Center, 15 Station Road. Trackside Teen Center, 15 Station Road, will be hold one of its popular sixth-grade nights on Friday, March 6, from 7 to 9. “Welcome Back Spring” will feature a...
View ArticleLetter: Back to normal in Wilton
To the Editors: Following the summary dismissal of Sensible Wilton’s concerns with seeming ethical and procedural issues surrounding the $50 million Miller-Driscoll project, life returns to normal in...
View ArticleWilton beats Ludlowe in FCIAC boys hoop playoffs (updated)
The Wilton High boys basketball team’s motto should be never count us out. After the Warriors closed the regular season with two losses, the team’s coaching staff drew up a game plan for Saturday’s...
View ArticleWhat’s happening in Wilton?
82 Buckingham Ridge Road Here’s what’s happening in town today, March 1: • Open house: 46 Breeds Hill Road, from 12 to 2. • Open house: 82 Buckingham Ridge Road, from 1 to 3. • Open house: 14...
View ArticleA walk through the snow
(Tina Duncan photo) Snowshoe walk Quite a few people turned out for the snowshoe walk through Cherry Lane Park on Sunday, Feb. 22. Led by Conservation Commission Chair Dan Berg, the walk was sponsored...
View ArticleProject 2016 donation
Project 2016 donation The owner of Bianco Rosso Wine Bar donated $500 to Project 2016 earlier this year, a press release from the group says. Mario Lopez, the owner, donated a percentage of his...
View ArticleLetter: Town officials should resign
To the Editors: (The following letter to First Selectman Bill Brennan is reprinted here at the author’s request.) The dog-and-pony show on Tuesday [Feb. 17] was a farce, exactly as to be expected. The...
View ArticleBHHSNE Wilton has new leader
Josephine Simko Josephine Simko has been named the new office leader for the Wilton branch of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties. Ms. Simko brings 10 years of experience in real...
View ArticleGymnastics: Wilton fourth in Class M
The Wilton High gymnastics team placed fourth at Saturday’s Class M state championships, held at Pomperaug High School in Southbury. The Warrior had a team score of 129.55, finishing behind Daniel Hand...
View ArticleLetter: Bent rules, mistakes in judgment
To the Editors: According to the article in today’s [Feb. 19] Wilton Bulletin, the Board of Selectmen is “adamant it cannot call a revote on the Miller-Driscoll renovation project.” While I believe...
View ArticleSen. Blumenthal: Technology can make the train crossings safer
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) spoke with editors of Hersam Acorn Newspapers last week about transportation, world affairs, veterans issues and more. (Aaron Marsh photo) More than 270 people...
View ArticleCheerleading: Wilton stunt group fifth at regional competition
Wilton High varsity cheerleading seniors (from left to right) Jamie Perry, Nicole Amato, Meaghan Herlyn, Taylor Aquan and Avery Langhoff took fifth place at the New England Cheerleaders’ Association...
View ArticleWarrior Words: The beauty of a snow day
Jackie Cooke It is always pretty hilarious when my mom wakes me up to tell me that we have a two-hour delay or a snow day. Me, still in my half-asleep state, always exclaims something like “Aw, yeah!”...
View ArticleTalking Transportation: Why we love to hate the DMV
What three letters strike fear in the hearts of every Connecticut motorist? DWI? NSA? No, the DMV, our beloved Department of Motor Vehicles. I had the pleasure of getting my new “verified” drivers...
View ArticleNickel fund’s reach felt by many
Mark Nickel When former Wilton resident Marge Nickel created a fund named for her son, Mark, in October 2013, she had one simple, laser-focused goal: to memorialize the kind and generous spirit of her...
View ArticleLetter: Thanks for anonymous roadside assistance
To the Editors: At approximately 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, I was less than a mile from home, driving south on Mountain Road in Wilton just north of the intersection with Indian Hill Road. The...
View ArticleSensible Wilton is weighing options
Joe Brenner, left, Ann Nunes and Alex Ruskewich show off signatures on Sensible Wilton’s petition. (Chris Burns photo) Sensible Wilton leader Alex Ruskewich said Thursday morning, Feb. 19, his group...
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