Here are some of the stories and features in this week’s Wilton Bulletin, in mailboxes and on newsstands today:
• Why does Wilton need a threat assessment coordinator in the schools? A psychologist and Second Selectman Hal Clark explain.
• Parents question air quality in schools. Officials offer their side.
• Wilton Firefighter Tom Coon has spent his 33-year career here. He retired last week.
• Enough snow! Time to think about the garden. Carl Westerlund will offer organic gardening expertise through Wilton Continuing Ed.
• Metro-North problems are on the front burner in Hartford.
• The annual I Dream a World concert will feature a tribute to Nelson Mandela by ABC scholars.
• Participation fees go back in the school budget.
• Audubon at Home comes to Wilton to explain how to create wildlife habitats at home.
• Did you get a call asking for a donation for the Wilton Fire Department? It wasn’t from Wilton.
• A home health aide charged $12,000 to her elderly employer’s credit card.
• They came from a galaxy far, far away — Star Wars characters visit Wilton Library.
• Veterans will gather at Post 86.
• In time for Burn Awareness Week, the fire department offers tips to keep you safe from burn injuries.
• Feeling civic-minded? There are lots of town meetings this week.
• Letters: the high school should consider more computer classes and adding Mandarin to language offerings; the school district must hold the line on spending, sports is one place to start; the DOT commissioner will meet with commuters regarding Metro-North; the speed zone at Wilton High School will enhance public safety; Matt Criscuolo got a raw deal in the press.
• The Lax Man Cometh! Check out the photo on the Opinion Page.
• Seniors: an orchestral performance, fitness programs, computer classes, COPD workshop.
• Tips to plan for financial emergencies.
• First Selectman Bill Brennan asks the fire commission to expedite search for a fire chief after first candidate backs out.
• The Miller-Driscoll Building Committee will present its recommendations to the Board of Selectmen next week.
• The state bond commission has approved $2 million for flood mitigation in Georgetown.
• Condo residents are exercised over CrossFit parking plans.
• A Wilton man threatens a CL&P worker.
• Police log: Pedestrian accident, DUI, stolen generator, tresspassing.
• Obituaries: Dorothy Vining, Rita Kneeland.
• Trackside marks a decade serving teens and the community.
• High school students will present improv performances under the tutelage of a Second City Conservatory alumna.
• Lois Alcosser considers a brave new world where children are born plugged in.
• The library reschedules an author talk on life growing up under Stalin.
• Community leaders help teach class for a day.
• Warrior Words columnist Maddie Hoffman is leaving an unintended mark on Wilton High.
• Lots of Wilton students have made the dean’s list at their colleges.
• Some people wear their heart on their sleeve. Wiltonian Nancy Diehl will help you wear it on your wrist, your neck, from your ears with her specialty jewelry.
• The Planning & Zoning Commission will consider a moratorium on marijuana dispensaries in Wilton.
• Worried about getting the flu? Vaccine is still available through Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County.
• The Congregational church celebrates Earth Ministry Sunday.
• There will be jazz at Wilton Library this weekend.
• High school wrestlers take on Warren Harding.
• Boys hockey just holds on for a victory.
• With win, girls hockey looks to FCIAC playoffs.
• Arts & Leisure: Fran Kirmser, formerly of Wilton, is bringing the story of the New York Yankees to the stage in New York with Bronx Bombers opening Feb. 6; former Ridgefielder Liz Garcia screens her film The Lifeguard at the Ridgefield Playhouse Sunday night; Singer/songwriter Sloan Wainwright is at the Flagpole Radio Café in Newtown on Saturday; the Reel Dad found The Wolf of Wall Street a bit over the top.