WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons voted unanimously Tuesday to table a request to renew liquor licenses for Wilton Golf Holdings LLC, doing business as Wilson Lake Country Club. The reason is because $21,000 in real estate and personal property taxes have not been paid. The nine-hole course has operated at 320 Weld Road since […]
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Wilton Blueberry Festival bracelets selling like hotcakes
WILTON — As the 33rd Annual Wilton Blueberry Festival approaches this weekend, a festival charm bracelet has become “the hottest item in town,” Shannon Smith, festival organizer, said. “I sold 100 in an hour on Facebook,” she said of the specially-designed bracelets available at the Town Office until Thursday. The supply is limited, and if […]
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Blueberry Bake Off/Chili Contest a hit at Blueberry Festival
What: Blueberry Bake Off and Chili Contest When: Saturday, Aug. 8 Where: Academy Hill School cafeteria Entries must arrive between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Judging starts at 1 p.m. Taste-testing of dishes available for $1 after judging. WILTON — There will be blueberry pie and muffins entered in the Blueberry Bake Off at […]
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Norman K. Twitchell
WILTON — Norman K. Twitchell passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 28, after 76 years of great adventures; 55 of those years were spent with his wife, Suzanne Luce Twitchell. Both were raised in Farmington and for the past 25 years, have shared their time together in their homes in Maine and Florida. Norman is […]
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Medical inflatables from Houston highlight Wilton Blueberry Festival
WILTON — Four medical inflatables are ready for viewing during the 32nd annual Wilton Blueberry Festival. The large replicas of the body and organs can be viewed and even walked through from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday under a tent in Kineowatha Park off High Street. […]
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Selectmen get report on Blueberry Festival
WILTON — Town Manager Rhonda Irish told selectmen Tuesday that last weekend’s Wilton Blueberry Festival was another success from the town’s perspective. Members of Friends of Wilson Lake, who offered free boat rides Friday afternoon, agreed, according to President Wynn Muller and his wife, Sandy. Members gave 240 boat rides in two hours, Sandy Muller […]
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Rain doesn’t stop Wilton Blueberry Festival Parade
WILTON — Participants in Saturday morning’s 31st annual Wilton Blueberry Festival Parade waited about two hours in the rain after lining up off Route 156 at Western Maine Expo. For Megan Wolf of Jay, it was worth the wait. It was also a chance to show off her and her mother’s sewing, design and fashion […]
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Don’t miss the annual Wilton Blueberry Festival
WILTON — For the past 30 years, organizers of the Wilton Blueberry Festival have found new events to add to the two-day event, keeping it packed with a variety of activities, entertainment and fun. The 31st annual festival, slated for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2 and 3, will keep up the tradition. This year’s festival […]
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Wilton Blueberry Festival begins Friday
WILTON — For the past 30 years, organizers of the Wilton Blueberry Festival have found new events to add to the two-day event, keeping it packed with a variety of activities, entertainment and fun. The 31st annual festival, slated for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2 and 3, will keep up the tradition. This year’s festival […]