WILTON — Selectpersons on Tuesday unanimously approved designating several locations as drug-free safe zones. Chief of Police Heidi Wilcox requested the designation and appropriate labeling for areas where children congregate, including licensed day care centers, a child-only fishing area, and Western Maine Play Museum. Backus Memorial Field, and East Wilton, Village View, Bass, and McGillicuddy […]
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‘Solid as a rock:’ 80-year-old Wilton man proud he can cut 600 cords of firewood each year
WILTON — Conrad Daoust Jr. lifted his chainsaw Friday and went to work cutting round-wood into 16-inch pieces. He has been cutting, splitting and loading firewood for more than six decades. He turns 80 years old Tuesday but looking at him one would know it. He is 6-foot, 2-inches tall and weighs 229 pounds and is […]
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South Strong Road Crew to perform
WILTON — South Strong Road Crew will perform at Wilton Congregational Church, 386 Main St. at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16. Donations accepted. For more information call Margaret Proctor, 207-645-3185.
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Chainsaw safety stressed at Forestry Field Day
WILTON — Bits of ham flew through the air during the first part of a chainsaw safety demonstration Saturday at the annual Forestry/Wood Farm Field Day held at Black Acres in Wilton. Matt Chalmers, a student in the Forestry and Wood Harvesting Program at Foster Career and Technical Education Center at Mt. Blue Campus in Farmington, fired up […]
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Finding shade in Jay
Spruce Mountain High School junior Hannah Holland, 17, of Wilton sits in the shade Wednesday while watching the Phoenix boys’ soccer team practice in Jay. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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Property issues and permitting discussed in Wilton
WILTON — Code Enforcement Officer Charles Lavin told selectpersons Tuesday night that a property owner on Thompson Street had received a 30-day notice to clean up the property. The action was taken after someone nearby reported seeing rats, he said. “I am just informing the selectboard that I sent the notice,” Lavin said. If cleanup […]
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CBIs, FOWL, keep watch to prevent invasive species from entering Wilson Lake
WILTON — This summer’s weekends have brought Courtesy Boat Inspectors (CBIs) to the boat launch at Wilson Lake to check incoming and outgoing watercraft for any bits of plants that might transfer from lake to lake. The inspection is optional, but most of the boaters are aware of the danger posed by invasive plants that […]
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Local author Doug Dunlap releases outdoor book
FARMINGTON — Doug Dunlap, Farmington resident, has recently released another of his outdoor books, this one covering walking trails in the Farmington-Wilton area. Doug chooses to self-publish and his publishing company goes by the name Foot and Paddle Publications. Doug has been hiking the trails of Northern New England for over 40 years, and has […]
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Two Wilton residents, Mass. woman face federal drug charges
FARMINGTON — Two Wilton residents and a Massachusetts woman have each been indicted on a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute and possession of the opioid fentanyl. Dennis Ayala, 55, and Andrea Hoffman, 35, both of Wilton, and Patricia “Mama” Pimentel, 24, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, were charged Aug. 23 with conspiracy to distribute and possess […]
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Mary Ryan named People’s Choice Award finalist
AUGUSTA – Mary Ryan of Wilton is one of six finalists in the 2018 Natural Resources Council of Maine People’s Choice Award. Anyone may vote for the winner through noon, Sept. 10. Each person may vote only once by calling NRCM Public Affairs and eCommunications Manager Beth Comeau at 430-0106 or visiting https://www.nrcm.org/maine-environmental-news/2018-nrcm-peoples-choice-award-finalists/. Thirty nominations were […]