WILTON — Selectpersons were asked Tuesday to consider signing a letter of support for Central Maine Power’s proposed bids to develop a transmission line from Quebec to Lewiston. The line would have a small footprint, John Carroll of CMP said, nipping a piece of property off Route 156. Towns along a planned CMP corridor, […]
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Wilton students deliver items to food pantry
Academy Hill School students in Wilton carry bags of food and toiletries collected by students and staff down Main Street to the Wilton Area Food Pantry on Wednesday. A total of 1,198 items were delivered. (Ann Bryant/Franklin Journal) Hunter Morse, a second-grader at Academy Hill School in Wilton, drops off the bag of items he […]
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Public hearing set on Wilton facade grant
WILTON — A public hearing on the $150,000 Community Development Block Grant for facade improvements will take place Tuesday before the selectpersons regular meeting. The hearing begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Wilton Public Safety building because elections are being held at the Town Office that day. The grant is intended to help individual businesses […]
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Wilton man pleads guilty to stabbing men
FARMINGTON – A Wilton man pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court on Monday to stabbing two men on April 28 in Farmington. Ryan A. Brann, 39, entered the pleas to Class A charge and Class B charge of aggravated assault. He also pleaded no contest to a Class B count of aggravated assault against […]
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Wilton man charged in drug case
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man was indicted Wednesday in a case in which a Farmington woman overdosed twice in two days in July on what she told police she believed was heroin. Jeremiah Dean Paulton, 35, was officially charged on a Class C count of conspiracy to commit trafficking. A conviction on the charge is […]
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Wilton woman in Lewiston court for stolen flip flops and other charges
LEWISTON — A Wilton woman who police said entered the home of a young girl, took her flip-flops and made her watch as she used the bathroom appeared in court this week on related charges. Chrystal Rose, 36, was charged in a complaint with felony burglary and half a dozen misdemeanors stemming from events on […]
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Families enjoy Trick or Trunk in Wilton
Judy Burdick, dressed as Tin Man from “The Wizard of Oz,” passes out treats at the Trick or Trunk in Kineowatha Park in Wilton on Tuesday. (Ann Bryant/Franklin Journal) Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox passes out candy to trick-or-treaters on High Street during the annual Trick or Trunk on Tuesday. Wilcox said Wednesday that one […]
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Wilton planners consider ordinance amendment for tiny houses
WILTON — Town planners recently agreed they could not approve a permit for two seasonal campsites on Main Street because it would violate the zoning ordinance. That leaves applicant Paul Beisaw with the option of taking the issue to the Appeals Board, Code Enforcement Officer Charles Lavin said. The ordinance considers two or more campsites a […]
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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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Youth tags deer on birthday
WILTON — A young hunter got quite the birthday present on Saturday, when he shot a 115-pound doe, the first deer tagged at Steve’s Family Market in Wilton. Colby Chase, 13, of Wilton, was hunting on his grandfather’s property in Wilton with his cousin Ashlynn Macomber and uncle Jonathan Macomber on Youth Deer Day when he shot the […]