For the first time, the annual Wilton Blueberry Festival, to be held Friday, Aug. 5 through Sunday, Aug. 7, has been planned by an official town committee and a new events coordinator.
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Wilton man pleads no contest to endangering welfare of dependent person in Farmington
Irving Faunce was sentenced to 30 days with all but two days suspended and a one-year administrative release.
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Bakin’ Up Maine now open in Wilton
Taylor Thyng has always loved to bake, now has her own bakery at 5 Tyler Street.
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Wilton church to hold lobster roll lunch fundraiser Aug. 6
Orders will be accepted in advance until 10 a.m. Aug. 6.
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Highbush blueberries are ready to pick
Blueberries may be ripening earlier than usual due to lack of rain in the region.
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Foundation awards grants in Franklin, Somerset counties
More than $78,000 in Maine Community Foundation grants aim to help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Franklin and Somerset counties. The 11 grants through MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program include $77,630 recommended by the Western Mountains Committee and two additional grants totaling $20,000 from people with donor-advised funds, according to a news release from […]
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Wilton hires new code enforcement officer
The Select Board also established an oversight committee for the new veterans memorial to be built at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Wilton club to share resident’s gardens July 19
WILTON — Mt. Blue Area Garden Club plans to share the gardens of Becky Grant-Widen, 847 Orchard Drive, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19. People can bring a chair, a sandwich and a plant to swap. Creative desserts will be provided by club hosts. Grant-Widen will conduct a tour of her vegetable and flower gardens, […]
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New businesses coming to ‘green block’ in Wilton
Owners Eric and Nicki Girard bought the building about a year ago.
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Wilton approves hazard pay stipends for police
The stipends will offer each police officer $160-200 a week, totaling $54,560.