Wilton
Briefly
WILTON — The Wilton Day Homemakers Group will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, at the Wilton Fire Station. Ronda Irish will present the program, “Getting to Know Your Town,” and she would like to have lots of questions. Barbara Hathaway, Franklin Extension Homemakers Group president, will be in attendance. All are welcome to […]
Bowling results
WILTON — Sunday Night Mixed Nuts bowling results for Jan. 2 at Meadow Lanes were: Women’s high scratch series, Ruth Archer 566, Brenda Johnson 471, Cindy Mitchell 428; high handicap series, Emily Ladd 729, Karen Toothaker 728, Susan Adams 725; high scratch game, Ruth Archer 232, Brinda Eaton 165, Emily Ladd 163; high handicap game, […]
Winter fishing season gets warm start
WILTON — Brook trout stocked in the fall were taking bait dangled below 8 or more inches of ice by some of the 35 anglers at Wilson Pond Saturday morning for the start of Maine’s winter fishing season. The temperature was approaching 50 degrees by noon and fog swirled above the ice, which was topped […]
Course to teach doing lead-based maintenance
WILTON — A Renovation Repair and Painting (RRP) course will be held at the Western Maine Community Action offices, 20 Church St., from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24. The course is designed to inform landlords and contractors how to perform maintenance safely on homes with lead-based paint. Under the new EPA lead […]
Tree-felling accident kills power to nearly 3,000 CMP customers
WILTON — Nearly 3,000 Central Maine Power customers in eight towns and two townships lost power during Monday afternoon’s rain storm. But the cause wasn’t the weather or a nearly simultaneous traffic accident on Route 2 in East Dixfield that felled power lines onto the road. “Someone dropped a tree on a major power line, […]
Wilton teachers collect for Giving Tree Project
WILTON — Wilton teachers are reaching out to make sure all school children have warm clothing this winter through their annual Giving Tree Program. Teachers, current and retired, are asking for help to collect clothing for children in need at G.D. Cushing School and Academy Hill School this holiday season. In each school lobby stands […]
Former Wilton man honored by Odd Fellows
FARMINGTON — One of the highest awards given to an Odd Fellow, a certificate of merit, was recently bestowed on Lawrence Wilbur, 86, formerly of Wilton, now living in Northport. The award was presented to him in November when Franklin Memorial Hospital hosted an annual dinner to express appreciation for all that the Odd Fellows […]
Police affidavit reveals more details in Franklin County kidnapping case
CHESTERVILLE — A local man said he was awakened at about 4 a.m. Nov. 24 when two men entered his camper, according to a Maine State Police affidavit. William Norton, 56, of Chesterville told police he landed on his stomach in his dirt driveway after Clarence “Chuck” White, 49, and Michael Morse, 39, both of […]