Wilton News

Shannon Fales and her dachshund Ashley share a smooch Saturday at the Dachshunds Reunion in Westport.

Modern Florence Nightingales walk among us. Two Wilton nurses, Melissa Ronk and Sarah Devine, were recently honored with the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing, which recognizes nurses throughout Connecticut for their dedication and contributions to the field.

After a collision on Rte. 7, a woman exited her airbag-deployed, smoke-filled vehicle and collapsed on the ground last Friday, May 25, at 7:50 p.m. in Wilton, according to police reports.

Will Buckenheimer, a 19-year-old New Canaan Public Schools special education student, arrived at the Mobil Mart on Main Street last Wednesday for his once-a-week, hour-and-a-half job with a big smile on his face.

Tina Gardner and Carole Young-Kleinfeld have been unanimously endorsed by their political parties to serve another term as registrar of voters.

May is for Moderns, the third annual modern house tour, took place Sunday, May 20, from 1 to 5 p.m. The tour featured eight homes designed by members of New Canaan's world famous "Harvard Five," their associates and disciples, as well as Frank Lloyd Wright's top apprentice/draftsman, John Howe, who worked with him for more than 30 years.

DUIs on Rte. 7 5/28 : Police observed a vehicle "traveling erratically" in the southbound lane of Rte.

Above is a trail that can be found at the Weir Farm National Historic Site, located in Wilton, Conn., one of a number of locations celebrating the 20th anniversary of National Trails Day on Saturday, June 2, 2012.

Wilson Avenue Loft Artists will have an opening reception at Wilton Library for its iWords Matteri exhibition on Friday, June 1, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The exhibition runs through June 29 with a portion of sales benefiting the library.

NEW YORK & WILTON, Conn.-- --Ruckus Media Group, the global children's digital media company, is offering families five free Ruckus iReaders to entertain children and the whole family while they travel over the Memorial Day weekend.

Damaging winds, large hail, frequent lightning and heavy rain could all be part of some severe thunderstorms that may hit Wilton and the New York metropolitan region tonight, the National Weather Service warns.

FAIRFIELD: "$924 worth of merchandise from Stop & Shop? At their prices, she couldn't have gotten too much.

A witness told police that a shotgun emerged from the passenger side window of an unmarked white van driving on Silver Spring Road; when the vehicle stopped, the shotgun discharged, killing a wild turkey at around 6 a.m last Friday, May 24, police said.

A In the continued wake of last year's storms, the First Selectmen of Redding, Ridgefield and Newtown presented frustration filled testimony to the State of Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority in New Britain on May 25.A The testimony was a cooperation between First Selectmen Rudy Marconi of Ridgefield, Natalie Ketcham of Redding, and ... (more)

A Most kids, by the time they're 18, perhaps have held down one after-school job-say, babysitting or working at the Village Market .

On Memorial Day, as we remember the sacrifices of all those who died in the service of our country, it is also a time to honor all Wilton service men and women who have served and especially those who are still on active duty.

Richard Raymopnd of Danbury, is commander of the Catholic War Veterans Post 1042 and a driving force in the groupis scholarship awards program, which has donated more than $134,000 to high school graduates since 1996.

A resident of Wilton, Mr. Kennedy learned to play the pipes with the Greenwich Pipe Band, and has been playing with them ever since.

Rain or shine, the Memorial Day Parade will step off from the Stop & Shop plaza on River Road at 10 Monday morning, May 28.

Wilton police are investigating whether there is any link between the home invasion of May 12 that netted burglars some $100,000 in jewelry and a similar incident in Ridgefield.