Cannondale Group donates $25,000 to NRVT
Dorel CEO Peter Woods and NRVT Chairwoman Patricia Sesto on the trail. Dorel Sports, which owns the Cannondale, Schwinn, GT and Mongoose bicycle brands, has donated $25,000 to an effort to continue...
View ArticleBooked for Lunch looks at the first lady of the South
Varina Howell, shown on her wedding day in 1845 with husband Jefferson Davis, is the subject of discussion at Booked for Lunch, May 26, at the Wilton Historical Society. Varina Davis, wife of...
View ArticleObituary: Joyce Greenlee-Haug, 52
Joyce Greenlee-Haug, 52, of Wilton, died at home from cancer on May 13. She was born in Bethesda, Md., on Aug. 6, 1962. The daughter of the Rev. M. Blake Greenlee and Dorothy (Richmond) Greenlee, she...
View ArticleLetter: CPR event’s effects will be long-lasting
To the Editors: It feels so inadequate to try to thank the Hands for Life Westport Weston Wilton 2015 Steering Committee by written words. Each one of you brought so much to the steering committee —...
View ArticleObituary: William Paul Middeleer, WW2 pilot, ‘Lucky Bastard’
William Paul Middeleer William Paul Middeleer, son of Charles and Gabrielle Middeleer, died after a brief illness on Sunday, May 17. He was 96 years old. Middeleer was a long-time Wiltonian, having...
View ArticleWoodcock readies Evening Under the Stars
(Danny Thompson/Flickr) Woodcock Nature Center’s annual gala fundraising event, Evening Under the Stars, will be held Saturday May 30, from 7 to 10 in the open air pavilion transformed into a...
View ArticleMarion Filley’s Closing Comments: April
Marion Filley The first part of 2015 continues to mirror the swings of the 2014 real estate market. The number of closed transactions lagged in April, wiping out the small gains of February and March....
View ArticleObituary: Beatrice Vera Richard, 88
Beatrice Vera Richard, 88, formerly of Wilton, died Monday, December 15, 2014 at Heritage Park Care Center in Carbondale, CO, following a brief illness. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Smith...
View ArticleMusic at senior luncheon
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 36 New Canaan Road. — Kendra Baker photo Members of Music on the Hill will perform at the St. Matthew’s senior luncheon Thursday, May 21 at noon, 36 New Canaan Road....
View ArticleWhat’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, May 20: • Sewing at...
View ArticleHot off the griddle
(Jerry Holdridge photo) Hot off the griddle A tradition of more than 35 years will once again take place on Monday, May 25, when the Kiwanis Club of Wilton starts the day’s festivities with its...
View ArticleWarrior Words: Time to leave…
Alex Jacobson As the last of the Class of 2015’s days at Wilton High School wind down, I think that everyone ought to reflect on their time as a student and citizen of this town. It seems like every...
View ArticleTeeing up
Teeing up Ann Mitrione, manager of Bankwell of Wilton, right, hands Trackside Executive Director Mark Ketley a check for $1,500 to be the lunch sponsor for the teen center’s annual golf tournament to...
View ArticleHAN Network takes ‘Road less traveled’
Two Roads Brewing, 1700 Stratford Avenue, in Stratford. HAN Radio and the Hersam Acorn Network will be returning to Two Roads Brewing to kick off the long Memorial Day weekend, Thursday, May 21. The...
View ArticleMedical marijuana program expanded in Connecticut
descConsumer Protection Commissioner Jonathan A. Harris announced May 18 that his agency will draft regulations that would add three new conditions to those that qualify for palliative use of medical...
View ArticleThree car accident on Route 7 and Cannon has been cleared
Route 7 in Wilton. Police reported earlier today a three-car accident had occurred at the intersection of Cannon Road and Route 7. The accident has now been cleared. However, Cannon Road remains...
View ArticleA-fib program
Danbury Hospital will host an educational seminar for longtime sufferers of atrial fibrillation on Wednesday, May 27. The seminar takes place at 6 p.m. in the John C. Creasy Auditorium at Danbury...
View ArticleWilton baseball team clinches FCIAC playoff berth
The Wilton High baseball team clinched a berth in the FCIAC playoffs by beating Fairfield Ludlowe, 11-6, on Wednesday. The Warriors (14-5 overall, 12-5 FCIAC) are now fifth in the conference overall...
View ArticleElectricity prices expected to drop
With electricity prices dropping from their historic highs, Eversource filed with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to pass the savings on to its Connecticut customers. If approved, the average...
View ArticleDetective gives Internet safety tips for school parents
Wilton Detective R. Scott Sear If there’s one thing Wilton Detective R. Scott Sear knows about the Internet, it is that it is full of dark alleys and shady dead-ends, the same as any city in the...
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