LEWISTON — Donald Dale LeBlanc, 70, of Temple, died Sunday, Dec. 10, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, with family and friends by his side, after suffering a heart attack on Saturday. He was born in Claremont, New Hampshire, on Jan. 6, 1947, the son of Frank and Francina (Labounty) LeBlanc. He was married to […]
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Wilton Tannery cleanup celebrated as redevelopment begins
WILTON — Those who gathered Thursday to celebrate completion of the Brownfields cleanup process at the former Wilton Tannery and its redevelopment as Wilson Stream Business Park LLC saw it as a Maine success story. Sometimes nothing is done with a site after it is cleaned, Amy Jean McKeown of the Environmental Protection Agency in […]
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Celebration planned at Wilton tannery site
WILTON — Town officials will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the former Wilton Tannery at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, to celebrate the completion and redevelopment of the site at 833 US Route 2 East. The ceremony marks the end of the cleanup of the tannery through the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Environmental […]
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Dates set for important events and meetings in Wilton
WILTON — At Tuesday’s select board meeting, Town Manager Rhonda Irish shared information about several upcoming meetings or events. The committee working to write a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant for replacement of a retaining wall at the swimming area of Kineowatha Park will meet at the park 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9. Irish said […]
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Wilton Tannery, Forster Mill properties reviewed by board
WILTON — Sale of the Wilton Tannery property draws closer as the Board of Selectpersons voted Tuesday to sign a purchase and sales agreement and a quit claim deed for the property to Wilson Stream Business Park, LLC. In May, the board accepted a redevelopment proposal for the property at 833 Route 2 from brothers, […]
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Wilton receives phase 1 assessment on Forster Mill site
WILTON — An environmental assessment report on the Forster Mill property provides a rough estimate of $500,000 for the abatement and removal of remaining asbestos at the Depot Street site, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the Board of Selectpersons Tuesday. After the town foreclosed on the property in March, they were approved for a Maine […]
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Wilton Tannery ribbon-cutting postponed
WILTON — A ribbon-cutting ceremony at Wilton Tannery to mark the end of the environmental cleanup has been postponed until later this summer. Town Manager Rhonda Irish originally announced the ceremony would take place at noon May 20.
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Wilton board agrees to ribbon cutting for Wilton Tannery cleanup project
WILTON — To mark the completion of the Wilton Tannery project, a ribbon cutting will take place at noon on Wednesday, May 20, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the Board of Selectpersons Tuesday. The Environmental Protection Agency likes to have a ribbon cutting when they finish a project, she said. Representatives from EPA and Ransom […]
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Board accepts redevelopment plan for Wilton Tannery site
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons agreed Tuesday to accept a redevelopment proposal for the Wilton Tannery property at 833 Route 2. Four members agreed to sell the property to James Black of Black Acres Firewood and his brother, John Black of Rocky Hill Landscaping, for $1. John Black is a selectman and stepped down […]
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Wilton board given update on mill properties
WILTON — The town will pursue its effort to acquire the Forster Mill property on Depot Street for back taxes, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday. A mediation session in September 2014 between the town and Wilton Recycling LLC owner Adam Mack failed filed to result in an agreement and […]