COUNTY — Town clerks throughout the county noted a steady showing of voters at the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6 for the 2018 midterm election and referendum. Wilton Town Clerk Diane Dunham at 12:30 p.m. said voting had been steady, one right after the other. “We had an incredible amount of voters registering at the polls,” […]
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Wilton country club owes more than $17,000 in back taxes
WILTON — Selectpersons decided Tuesday to send a letter to the owner of Wilson Lake Country Club concerning unpaid real estate and personal property taxes that now total more than $17,000. Chairperson Tiffany Maiuri said the town will send a “courtesy letter” to Wilton Golf Holdings LLC “as a friendly reminder of their pledge to […]
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Nine arrested in Rumford-Mexico drug sweep
RUMFORD — Nine people were arrested in Rumford and Mexico on Monday evening in a drug sweep that netted cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and $20,000 cash, police said. The coordinated operationg by Maine Drug Enforcement agents and state, county and local police was part of a monthlong investigation into drug trafficking by local and out-of-state residents. […]
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New Hampshire man to serve 40 months for selling fentanyl, crack cocaine in Wilton
FARMINGTON — A New Hampshire man was sentenced Monday to 40 months in prison, after he pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl and crack cocaine in July in Wilton. Davian Torres Rodriguez, 27, of Nashua, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty Monday at Franklin County Superior Court to two felony counts of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs […]
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Wilton retail marijuana
A story on Page B1 of the regional edition Friday should have reported that the Wilton Planning Board granted a permit for a retail medical marijuana storefront, following a site plan review. It was an editing error.
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Summer 2019 projected opening for Western Maine Play Museum
WILTON — At a meeting Tuesday, October 30, updates on the progress of the Western Maine Play Museum were shared. A summer 2019 opening is projected for the main part of the building. WMPM Vice President Lori Lewis shared how the museum had gotten to where it is today. Between 2013 when the vision of a play […]
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Seniors seeking assisted living are stymied
“This is a tough situation. I’m scared to death for Maine seniors. A new company took over for the state and they don’t have an effective plan,” Richard Dorian REGION — Woodlands Senior Living of Farmington recently opened its 58-bed assisted living facility. Many families expecting loved ones to move in are instead trying to get […]
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Jay woman injured after running into tractor-trailer in Wilton
WILTON — A woman was taken to a local hospital Tuesday morning after her vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer truck at the intersection of U.S. Route 2 and Route 156. Wilton Police Officer Brian Lynch said a green 1999 Peterbilt tractor-trailer owned and operated by Jeremy Rose, 42, of Wilton was stopped on Route 156 […]
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Community input vital to cultural planning
WILTON — The Greater Franklin Development Council and Arts Farmington hosted a cultural planning community forum Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Life Perks Coffee Co. “We submitted successful grant applications with Maine Arts Commission and Maine Community Foundation to develop a cultural plan for the region,” said Charlie Woodworth, GFDC executive director. Two $10,000 grants were […]
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Jarden project moves forward
WILTON — The Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday night to approve Jarden Plastic Solutions’ application for an employee entrance and expanded parking lot on the condition that employees not use Railroad Street. The board also recommended the selectboard change Railroad Street to a ‘No Through Traffic’ road and have the Road Committee consider sidewalks on […]