Skip to main content
The Wilton Bulletin Homepage
  • Subscribe Subscribe
  • e-Edition
  • Sign In
  • Puzzles
  • home
    • Sign Up for Newsletters
    • e-Edition
    • Archives
    • Advertise
    • About Us
    • Print Archives
    • Contact The Wilton Bulletin
    • Privacy Notice
    • Terms of Use
  • News
    • Politics & Elections
    • Connecticut
    • Town Government
    • Education
    • Police & Fire
    • Cannabis
    • Opinion
  • Business
    • Real Estate
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • UConn
  • Entertainment
  • Living
    • Food
    • Home and Garden
  • Obituaries
  • Shopping
  • Advertising Features
    • Events
  • Classifieds
  • News
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Real Estate
  • Entertainment
  • Living
  • Opinion
  • Events
  • Obituaries
  • Classifieds
  • Puzzles
  • Vaccination after monkeypox exposure can help significantly slow the spread of the virus and protect those who are most vulnerable, White House COVID Response Coordinator Ashish Jha said. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
    News
    Monkeypox vaccines won’t be coming to Connecticut - yet
    The White House announced increased distribution of monkeypox vaccine but Connecticut, which has not seen any cases yet, is not on the list.
    By Jordan Nathaniel Fenster
  • Health care workers at a 24-hour drive-thru site set up by Miami-Dade and Nomi Health in Tropical Park administer COVID-19 tests on Aug. 30, 2021, in Miami. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS)
    News
    Connecticut’s COVID numbers showing slight uptick again
  • The Drag Race for Governor fundraiser in Fairfield on Aug. 10. Friday’s fundraiser, hosted by drag performer Dolores Degage, comes just days before Democrats decide in Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary between Ganim or the endorsed candidate, millionaire businessman Ned Lamont. Below, Joe Ganim supporter Robert Rickard, left, poses with drag performers Tiana Maxim Rose Barbra Joan Streetsand, Rory Roux Heart, Lucia Virginity and Dolores Degage, at right, at Trevi Lounge during the Drag Race for Governor fundraiser in Fairfield on Aug. 10.
    News
    A look at the culture of gay bars and LGBTQ nightlife in CT
  • FILE - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks Sept. 16, 2021, at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Thomas says the Supreme Court has been changed by the leak of a draft opinion earlier this month. The opinion suggests the court is poised to overturn the right to an abortion recognized nearly 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade. The conservative Thomas, who joined the court in 1991 and has long called for Roe v. Wade to be overturned, described the leak as an unthinkable breach of trust. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)
    News
    CT Supreme Court Justice calls out Clarence Thomas on Facebook
  • In celebration of its numerous achievements over the last 50 years, the Woodcock Nature Cente is hosting a 50th Birthday Bash on Saturday, July 9. A turtle at Woodcock named Elma is shown above.
    News
    Woodcock Nature Center to host 50th anniversary birthday bash
  • Gov. Ned Lamont speaks with Dr. Carol Fucigna, interim chair of the Department of OB/GYN at Stamford Health, during a visit to the hospital complex on June 27, 2022, three days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overrule Roe v. Wade, as Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons and State Rep. Matt Blumenthal, D-Stamford, look on.
    News
    CT contemplates how to confront a post-Roe America
  • The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expanding service on the New Haven line starting on July 10.
    News
    MTA: More Metro-North trains will shorten commute for CT riders
  • News
    Rising fertilizer prices hitting CT farms, parks and gardens
    Stephanie Maynard, right, from Ox Hollow Farm in Roxbury helps Carol Davis of Ridgefield as she shops at the weekly Westport Farmers Market, in Westport, Conn. June 23, 2022. Prices have doubled or tripled and some expect they will remain elevated as energy prices remain high, the supply chain struggles, and global conflict continues. By Katrina Koerting
  • News
    CT trooper stayed at party where cocaine was used, report says
    A file photo of a state police stetson hat, front, worn by all sworn troopers in Connecticut. After refusing for months to release an Internal Affairs investigation report about alleged trooper misconduct, state police sent a copy of the record to Hearst Connecticut Media Group, revealing details about a trooper who attended a party where... By Bill Cummings
  • News
    These CT laws go into effect July 1
    The Connecticut State Capitol building in Hartford, Conn. Monday, June 3, 2013. Two new laws on the books will expand the types of medical providers who can provide aspiration abortions. By Ken Dixon and Julia Bergman
  • News
    CT companies will pay for employees’ travel for abortions
    Insurers like Cigna Corp. see 'uncertainty' from the Trump administration's decision to halt federal health insurance transfer payments. (Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA/TNS) Overturning the law is expected to lead to abortion bans in 25 states. By Luther Turmelle
  • News
    Murphy praises gun compromise, while Supreme Court looms large
    Sen. Chris Murphy speaks to a rally of gun safety advocates Friday in Hartford, a day after helping the Senate pass the first major federal gun control legislation in more than three decades. “There’s no question that the country is a lot safer today,” Sen. Chris Murphy told advocates in Hartford on Friday after Congress sent President Joe Biden the first major gun safety bill in nearly three decades. By John Moritz
Latest News
  • Legislative update: Senate passes ban on workplace ‘captive...
  • Legislative update: privacy for state employees, property...
  • NWS: Freeze watch in place as temperature drops
  • Freezing temperatures expected Sunday night into Monday
  • Thunderstorm, hail warnings issued for parts of Connecticut
  • CT lawmakers look to protect abortion rights
  • CT lawmakers to begin inquiry Monday into school construction...
  • News
    Possible new Subway HQ highlights area’s corporate appeal
    A sign at the Subway world headquarters in Milford. The company has 446 restaurants in Russia, but it has not announced any plans to suspend or reduce operations in the country in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Subway’s apparent plan to move its headquarters from Milford to Shelton would be a big economic boost to eastern Fairfield County, while the proximity between the towns would limit disruption for employees. By Paul Schott
  • News
    After Roe, could contraception, same-sex marriage be next?
    FILE - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks Sept. 16, 2021, at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Thomas says the Supreme Court has been changed by the leak of a draft opinion earlier this month. The opinion suggests the court is poised to overturn the right to an abortion recognized nearly 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade. The conservative Thomas, who joined the court in 1991 and has long called for Roe v. Wade to be overturned, described the leak as an unthinkable breach of trust. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File) The U.S. Supreme Court was not unanimous in its assertion that overturning Roe won’t put a landmark Connecticut ruling on contraception in jeopardy. By Jordan Nathaniel Fenster
  • News
    Charter Communications found negligent in customer’s murder
    Charter Communications, the provider of Spectrum services, is headquartered in this new two-building complex at 400 Washington Blvd., next to the downtown Stamford Metro-North Railroad station. Spectrum services provider Charter Communications has been found negligent and ordered to pay nearly $340 million in a civil case focusing on its hiring and oversight of a technician who murdered a customer in Texas in 2019. By Paul Schott
  • News
    Experts: Abortion ruling won’t change law in CT, yet
    People protest about abortion, Friday, June 24, 2022, outside the Supreme Court in Washington. Connecticut lawmakers this year approved an expansion of abortion rights aimed at making the state a safe harbor for women seeking reproductive care — and medical personnel — from other states. By Staff reports
  • News
    Bipartisan gun violence bill passes in Senate, heads to House
    Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who has led the Democrats in bipartisan Senate talks to rein in gun violence, talks to reporters, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Senate bargainers reached agreement on a bipartisan gun violence bill yesterday, with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer predicting Senate approval later this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) After nearly 30 years, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill to combat gun violence. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives. By John Moritz and Liz Hardaway
Most Popular
  1. Wilton’s Our Lady of Fatima Academy announces it’s closing: ‘It’s a really sad and difficult moment’
  2. Cannabis is legal in CT, but Wilton keeps restrictions on it for town employees
  3. Wilton graduation speech: The pandemic did not destroy our spirits and talents
  4. 5 cute CT towns with unique experiences to explore this summer
  5. Concerns persist over 153-unit Wilton Center development
  6. Police: Felon arrested in Bridgeport shooting that seriously wounded NY man
  7. Wilton’s Our Lady of Fatima Academy faces closure — again — due to fewer students
  • News
    Former UConn quarterback, White House official in Jan. 6 hearing
    Connecticut quarterback Johnny McEntee throws during the first NCAA college football practice of the season at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn., Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. McEntee, a former White house official, was seen briefly in the House Jan. 6 committee hearing Thursday. Former University of Connecticut quarterback and White house official John McEntee was seen briefly in the House Jan. 6 committee hearing Thursday. By Liz Hardaway
  • News
    CT woman can sue Harvard for using photos of enslaved ancestors
    Tamara Lanier holds an 1850 photograph of a South Carolina slave named Renty, who Lanier said is her family's patriarch, on July 17, 2018, at her home in Norwich, Conn. Lanier, who says she's descended from slaves portrayed in widely-published, historical photos owned by Harvard, can sue the Ivy League university for emotional distress, Massachusetts' highest court ruled Thursday June 23, 2022. The Massachusetts Supreme Court decided Thursday that a Norwich woman can sue Harvard University for using photos of her enslaved ancestors. By Liz Hardaway
  • News
    Metro-North had its highest ridership day since pandemic began
    Commuters board the train during the morning rush hour at the South Norwalk Train Station in Norwalk, Conn. Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Starting March 28, Metro-North will return to a nearly-full train schedule to complement the recent return of peak fares in an effort to get its service back to normal. Metro-North’s New Haven Line recently had its highest ridership day since the pandemic began. By Tom Condon
  • Hartford
    CT to share COVID numbers only once a week moving forward
    State Department of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani, left. Beginning next week, Connecticut will significantly pare back its reporting of COVID-19 data, the state has announced, sharing numbers only on Thursdays. By Alex Putterman
  • News
    Wilton man pleads guilty to 2018 sexual assault of 14-year-old
    Exterior, Stamford Courthouse, Sept. 20, 2019. A Wilton man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl when he was 18 years old. By Pat Tomlinson
  • News
    Gun legislation nearly unraveled over definition of ‘boyfriend'
    U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, right, in a file photo with Gov. Ned Lamont, left, and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy. Connecticut has one of the nation’s leading red flag laws, allowing many people to request police and courts take away firearms from people deemed a threat. By Ken Dixon
  • Hartford
    Data: 17 schools have violated CT’s racial balance law since 1999
    New Lebanon School in the Byram section of Greenwich, Conn., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. A complete list of schools that the State Department of Education has characterized as in imbalance or impending imbalance at least once since the 1999-00 school year. By Alex Putterman
  • News
    Federal lawmakers reach agreement on bipartisan gun safety bill
    US Senator Chris Murphy speaks during the dedication of The Dodd Center for Human Rights on the campus of UConn in Storrs, Conn., on Friday October 15, 2021. Murphy honored former commissioner of aging and state lawmaker Edith Prague on the Senate floor Friday. The federal act, if passed, would strengthen background checks for young gun buyers, intensify penalties for gun traffickers, protect domestic violence victims, invest in mental health and more. By Liz Hardaway
  • News
    In Photos: Graduates from Wright Tech earn their diplomas
    U.S. Congressman Jim Himes, 4th district, was the guest speaker for the 2022 J.M. Wright Technical High School Graduation. Monday, June 20, 2022, Palace Theatre, Stamford, Conn. Students from Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Weston, Westport, Wilton attend J.M. Wright Technical High School. By H John Voorhees III
  • News
    8 criminal cases with Connecticut ties to watch in coming months
    FILE PHOTO: Attorney Jon Schoenhorn speaks to the media after representing Michelle Troconis, left, in Stamford Superior Court Stamford in connection to charges in the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos in 2020. From the slaying of a Fairfield Prep student to a former Connecticut resident accused of killing his mother, here are key cases to watch this year. By Lisa Backus
The Wilton Bulletin Homepage - Site Logo
Return to Top
  • About
    • Newspaper Delivery Safety Procedures
    • Privacy Notice
    • Your California Privacy Rights
    • Interest Based Ads
    • Terms of Use
    • Careers
    • Advertising
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • FAQ
    • E-Edition
    • Submissions
  • Connect
    • Subscribe Today
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
HEARST newspapers logo ©2022 Hearst