More than $78,000 in Maine Community Foundation grants aim to help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Franklin and Somerset counties. The 11 grants through MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program include $77,630 recommended by the Western Mountains Committee and two additional grants totaling $20,000 from people with donor-advised funds, according to a news release from […]
wilton maine
Posted inLocal Government, Uncategorized
Wilton hires new code enforcement officer
The Select Board also established an oversight committee for the new veterans memorial to be built at Lakeview Cemetery.
advertisement
Posted inCommunity
Wilton club to share resident’s gardens July 19
WILTON — Mt. Blue Area Garden Club plans to share the gardens of Becky Grant-Widen, 847 Orchard Drive, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19. People can bring a chair, a sandwich and a plant to swap. Creative desserts will be provided by club hosts. Grant-Widen will conduct a tour of her vegetable and flower gardens, […]
Posted inBusiness, Uncategorized
New businesses coming to ‘green block’ in Wilton
Owners Eric and Nicki Girard bought the building about a year ago.
Posted inLocal Government, Uncategorized
Wilton approves hazard pay stipends for police
The stipends will offer each police officer $160-200 a week, totaling $54,560.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Wilton man dies at state correctional facility in Windham
Alexander Lewis, 21, died about 1:30 a.m. Thursday.
Posted inSchools and Education, Uncategorized
Meet the RSU 9 fifth grade teacher who loves seeing her students smile
Regional School Unit 9 fifth grade teacher Lucinda Dreschler is passionate about collaboration with fellow teachers and the students themselves. Collaboration, she said, is the key to successful education.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Wilton-area Certified Forest Therapist Guide seeks to reconnect people with nature
For a fee, Kandi Karkos offers guided walks lasting two to three hours that will reconnect participants with nature while providing numerous health benefits.
Posted inCommunity
SeniorsPlus announces summer office hours
SeniorsPlus, the designated Area Agency on Aging for Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties, has announced its summer office hours, according to a news release from the agency. Lewiston Office, 8 Falcon Road, hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays. Those with a specific concern are encouraged to make an […]
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Town of Wilton hires new town manager
Perry Ellsworth will be assuming the role as Wilton’s Town Manager in August.