WILTON — Fourth-graders at Academy Hill School have pledged funds to the Western Maine Play Museum, an emerging children’s museum in Wilton. The students decided they wanted to give the profits from their annual Business/Education Partnership with Hannaford Brothers to the museum. For the past 25 years, Brenda Laverdiere’s fourth-grade students have been involved in […]
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Western Maine Play Museum goal continues
WILTON — Western Maine Play Museum board members and volunteers have raised over $90,000 in pledges, cash donations and in-kind support for the children’s museum. “We’ve had a lot of support and want to keep the project rolling,” said Angela McLeod, board president. “We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished in five months of fundraising.” A […]
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House comes down on Children’s Play Museum property in Wilton
WILTON — Volunteers for the Western Maine Play Museum tore down the oldest of the two houses on the museum property at 561 Main St. on Friday morning. A controlled burn begins at 6 a.m. Saturday, fire Chief Sonny Dunham said at the scene. After the property was donated as a home for the children’s […]
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Cormier, Lewis to lead $750,000 fundraising campaign for Wilton museum
WILTON — Two retired RSU 9 educators of Wilton have been chosen to co-chair a fundraising campaign to raise $750,000 to open the Western Maine Play Museum on Main Street in the summer of 2015. Co-chairpersons Lori Lewis, a retired teacher, and Michael Cormier, a retired superintendent, will be providing leadership for the capital campaign, […]
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Wilton programs presented at community update
WILTON — Presentations on a new website, a community service program and the Western Maine Play Museum were given Monday by the Wilton Group, whose goal is to promote the town. About 30 residents attended the event at Calzolaio Pasta Co. The Wilton Group is developing a new website, member Eileen Liddy said, and it’s […]
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Western Maine Children’s Museum accepts donated Wilton building
WILTON — The Western Maine Play Museum has a home. The nonprofit organization received and closed on a donated building at 561 Main St. Monday. The former home of Dr. Albert York and his family, the building is commonly referred to as the York House, organizer Angela McLeod said. The house was last lived in by […]
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Western Maine Play Museum offered matching donation
FARMINGTON — Plans for a children’s museum in Western Maine made progress with a recent offer from Franklin Savings Bank to match donations up to $3,000 for startup expenses. A site committee for Western Maine Play Museum, working under the museum’s Board of Directors, is currently looking at sites for the museum mainly in Wilton […]