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Participants wanted for Trick or Trunk in Wilton

WILTON — Wilton Police Department and Wilton Fire and Rescue are teaming up for the second annual Halloween Trick or Trunk. Ghosts, goblins and other costumed youngsters will find a safe place to trick-or-treat on High Street on Halloween night, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. High Street from Kineowatha Park to Fuller Street will be […]

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Wilton voters approve firetruck purchase, demolition money

WILTON — Voters approved the purchase of a 2017 rescue firetruck and appropriated $50,000 for a building demolition account at Monday’s annual town meeting. They also amended the building and property maintenance ordinance to include abandoned buildings and properties in the residential zone. A few questions arose in regards to the clarity of the ordinance […]

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Wilton firefighters save old home

WILTON — Firefighters’ quick response helped save a nearly 200-year-old home on Weld Road from major damage Tuesday night, Wilton Fire Chief Sonny Dunham said. An electrical outlet in the kitchen shorted out, igniting a fire in a wall at the home of Randall Gordon at 624 Weld Road, Dunham said. Firefighters were at the […]

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Electrical panel catches fire at Barclaycard in Wilton

WILTON — Firefighters were called to Barclaycard on Weld Road early Monday morning when an electrical panel caught fire. The main circuit breaker failed as contractors attempted to move the system from generator power back to Central Maine Power supply, Kyle Ellis, assistant chief of Wilton Fire Department, said. The work was part of an […]

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Wilton board considers fire coverage options

WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons has asked for more information on the costs of new and used aerial firetrucks. The Firetruck Committee, consisting of community members, firefighters and selectmen, has considered three options to replace a 1973 Ward LaFrance snorkel truck that has gone to a junkyard. Wilton has some buildings that are too […]

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Wilton committee presents options for firetrucks

WILTON — The Fire Department Truck Committee presented three options for equipment needs to the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. They are: * Buying a ladder truck with aerial and pumping capabilities; * Getting rid of the 1973 snorkel ladder truck and Engine 7 and getting an aerial truck with pumping capabilities; and * Contracting […]

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Wilton fire damages kitchen, attic

WILTON — An electrical problem sparked a fire at a home on Route 2, damaging the attic and kitchen early Tuesday morning, fire Chief Sonny Dunham said at the scene. Stacy Baker was watching TV at about 1:30 a.m. when she smelled smoke and found the attic full of it, he said. She, her four […]