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Wilton Board adds warrant articles

Cabinet News

WILTON – At their regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 9, the Board of Selectmen continued discussion of proposed articles for the Town Meeting warrant and added two. Board Chairman Kermit Williams said the Sewer Department needed to replace the stand-by generators at two pump stations, one on ...

Fire destroys town dump truck

Cabinet News

WILTON – On Tuesday, January 3 a fire which has been termed “accidental” destroyed one of the Highway Department’s dump truck and damaged the town garage. According to a press release, the Fire Department received a call at 7 p.m., and responded to the garage at 89 Whiting Hill Road ...

Investigators crack 50-year-old cold case

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BEDFORD – Exhaustive lab work, DNA testing, a crucial legal victory and a boatload of persistence by teams of researchers and investigators who at one time or another worked the 1971 Bedford murder cold case have finally paid off. On Monday, authorities announced that one of the two ...

After 64 years, Wilton barber, Elmer Santerre, to retire

Cabinet News

WILTON – When Elmer Santerre opened his barber shop in 1959, he was one of three barbers on Main Street, and haircuts cost 75 cents. When he announced his retirement last week, he was the only one left and haircuts cost a lot more. On Friday morning, Dec. 30, about 25 people gathered in ...

Animal Adventures

Cabinet News

LYNDEBOROUGH – On Saturday, Jan. 14, the J.A. Tarbell Library will sponsor Animal Adventurers with naturalist and educator Susie Spikol Participants will meet at the library, 136 Forest Road, at 10:30 then venture down to Goss Park for a field walk on the nature trail in the woods until ...