Wilton News

Weld illustrator Kay Whytock Jackson, her granddaughter, Bradie Reynolds, and author Elizabeth Scott, now of Texas, sign books at Touch of Class in Farmington.

WILTON a ' The Police Department has received an $8,148 grant to conduct traffic safety checkpoints and enforcement patrols as part of the 2009 High Visibility Holiday Enforcement campaign, Chief Dennis Brown said.

Passing bag after bag of food items they had collected, about 200 students at Academy Hill School in Wilton lined Main Street Friday from the neighboring Cushing School driveway to the Wilton Area Food Pantry located at the United Methodist Church.

FARMINGTON a ' A Waterville man was arrested Friday on charges connected to a string of vehicle thefts in Farmington and Temple, and a burglary at Rick's Market in Wilton in October.

Terry Karkos/Sun Journal During Saturday night's Veterans Recognition Ceremony in the Farmington Baptist Church, Maine Army National Guard Major General John W. "Bill" Libby, left, and Rep.

FARMINGTON a ' Flu shot clinics for students in Mt. Blue Regional School District will be held next week, Assistant Superintendent Susan Pratt said.

WILTON a ' A woman was injured early Friday after her sport utility vehicle left Lake Road and ended up partially submerged in Wilson Pond, near Bass Park.

FARMINGTON a ' Warrants were issued Friday for the arrest of two men believed to be responsible for a series of vehicle thefts and police chases in Farmington and Temple that left a Wilton police officer injured earlier in the week.

FARMINGTON a ' As police continued their investigation Thursday into the spree of car thefts Tuesday night, no arrests have been made but police have identified several people of interest, Lt.

Franklin County Sheriff's deputies are looking for the people who stole five cars overnight from Farmington and Temple, then lead police on two high speed chases.

Farmington and Wilton police officers are looking for a suspect that may resemble the police composite above.

ROCKPORT : The Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave., will present a roundtable discussion Sunday, Oct.

FARMINGTON a ' A judge ordered an Auburn man Thursday be held on $300 cash bail or a Maine pretrial service agreement on charges of sexually assaulting a child.

" With dozens of wind turbines proposed in a half-dozen towns in various stages of planning, the Wind Farm Development Committee of Rumford is planning a panel discussion on the pros and cons of such development.

Dairy farmer John Donald has a few common sense words of advice that he's followed over the years: Keep your milk cold, your water hot and stay out of debt.

During a Franklin County Day of Remembrance vigil Tuesday evening in Meetinghouse Park in Farmington, former state attorney general Steve Rowe urged attendees to honor those who have lost their lives to acts of violence.

WILTON a ' With medical bills approaching $75,000 for an uninsured local family, co-workers at G.D. Cushing School are looking to help the family.

FARMINGTON a ' The following were recently booked at the Franklin County Detention Center: a Robert J. Sirois, 56, of Farmington, charged with trafficking in marijuana and cultivating marijuana on Sept.

ROCKPORT : The Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave., will open two new exhibitions Saturday, Sept.

FARMINGTON a ' Whether it's cleaning, painting or serving lunch, students, faculty and staff at the University of Maine at Farmington will unite their efforts again this year for the Second Annual Month of Service.