The former Forster mill site in Wilton. (File photo) WILTON — Citing personal reasons, Selectperson Ruth Cushman submitted her resignation Tuesday from the Board of Selectpersons. “But I’m only a phone call away if I can help,” Cushman said. She plans to continue serving until June, when a successor can be voted in to finish […]
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Wilton board considers participating in fire coverage meeting
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons agreed Tuesday to consider participating in a multitown meeting on fire coverage, but were concerned about not asking the chiefs of local fire departments to attend. Joshua Bell, chairman of the Farmington Board of Selectmen, told Wilton selectpersons that he and another Farmington selectman have gone to seven other […]
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Wilton voters elect Cushman to board
WILTON — Voters Tuesday elected Ruth Cushman to serve on the Board of Selectpersons. She received 271 votes. Irving Faunce received 196 votes, David Leavitt 154, and Betty Shibles 77. Scott Taylor chose to not seek re-election. Selectperson Tiffany Maiuri was re-elected to her seat on the board with 506 votes. Regional School […]
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Four seek one of two seats on Wilton board
WILTON — Four candidates are vying for one of two open seats on the Board of Selectpersons and one school board director is running unopposed for re-election. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at the Town Office. Selectperson Tiffany Maiuri and Regional School Unit 9 Director Cherieann Harrison […]
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Four candidates seek Wilton seat
WILTON — Four residents have filed nomination papers for a selectperson’s seat, Town Clerk Diane Dunham said. Seeking election to Scott Taylor’s seat on the Board of Selectpersons are Ruth Cushman, Irving Faunce, David Leavitt and Betty Shibles, Dunham said. All four gathered at least 25 signatures for nomination and filed papers by the deadline […]
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Jay town manager looking forward to retirement
JAY — Town Manager Ruth Cushman has visions of travel, spending more time with grandchildren Austin and Emily, sitting down to read books and doing some quilting. Cushman, 64, of Wilton is retiring after 12 years at the helm of Jay. Her last Board of Selectpersons meeting is Feb. 24. Cushman started out as a […]
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Jay voters to consider transfer of $100,000 for valuation specialists
JAY — Voters will be asked Monday, Jan. 13, to transfer $100,000 from the town’s approximately $6 million in undesignated revenue to a legal account to pay for industrial valuation specialists. The town meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. Verso Paper Corp. officials, Jay town officials and experts met last August […]
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Five chosen for interviews for Jay town manager
JAY — Selectpersons are interviewing five candidates from Maine for the town manager position. They interviewed three candidates Thursday night and plan to interview two more Monday, Town Manager Ruth Cushman said Friday. The five were chosen from a pool of 24. There were 12 applications from Maine, and others from Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, […]
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Jay receives 24 applications for town manager position
JAY — Twenty-four people have applied for the town manager position. The deadline for applications was Thursday. Town Manager Ruth Cushman submitted her resignation letter to the Board of Selectpersons on Nov. 25. She expects her last day on the job, if all goes well, will be Feb. 24, 2014. She will be on the […]
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Jay board accepts town manager’s resignation
JAY — Selectpersons unanimously voted Monday and with “deep regret” to accept the resignation of Town Manager Ruth Cushman. If all goes as planned, her last day on the job will be Feb. 24, according to a resignation letter Chairman Steve McCourt read during the Board of Selectpersons meeting. Cushman plans to retire. She will […]