Here are some of the stories and features in this week’s Wilton Bulletin, in mailboxes and on newsstands today:
• Gov. Dannel Malloy helps break ground on Yankee Gas expansion project.
• South Wilton real estate is so hot right now.
• Changes at the Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps make some waves.
• Wally Lamb, Connecticut native, will visit Wilton Library.
• Saying good-bye to Bettye Ragognetti.
• Marion Filley named a RealTrends Best Real Estate Agent in America.
• Lisa McDonnell named assistant vice president of Bankwell in Wilton.
• A View from Glen Hill: Gravel and grandchildren.
• The TASC List: Summery summary.
• Editorial: The bear facts.
• Letters: Danbury branch desperately needs advocacy, Changes at Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Republicans seek candidates for town positions, ‘Echoes of Sinatra’ attracts seniors, Story raises awareness of deadly disease.
• Eighteen members of Stay at Home visit Sheffield Island Lighthouse.
• Merwin Meadows park playdate on Aug. 12.
• Wilton Go Green plans a trip to climate rally in New York.
• Daniel Verlaque receives Merit Scholarship.
• Middlebrook honored at Summer Reading Challenge awards ceremony.
• Connecticut’s school systems rank 13th best in the U.S.
• Charlotte Arbogast spreads her theater wings.
• Wilton Children’s Theater offers online registration.
• Gov. Dannel Malloy visits the Village Market and Village Luncheonette.
• Bon Appetit closes its doors.
• Obituaries: Sylvia Kathleen Hildred, Margaret Chadwick Motavalli, Margaret C. Sauerhoff.
• Memorial service for Woody Schempp.
• Nursing agency seeks volunteers.
• Environmental advocates will go door to door.
• New student registration begins Aug. 11.
• Police Log: Fake twenties, bad checks.
• GOP primary will pick Gov. Malloy’s challenger.
• Wilton Y receives $1,000 donation.
• Crafts festival in Cannondale this weekend.
• Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut welcomes artists seeking exposure.
• Wilton Police Department’s Animal Control comes across strange situations.
• Wilton resident publishes clever educational children’s book.
• Patrol Officer Diane MacLean named Wilton Police Department’s second school resource officer.
• Metro-North sees 21% increase in major crime.
• Sharlach proposes transit authority.
• Camp Gordyland: Color games highlight the season.
• Post 86 Junior American Legion team ends its state run.
• Wilton Babe Ruth 13s fall in league semi-finals.
• Wilton players are on the Fairfield County Fastpitch Softball League championship team.
• A tennis event at Four Seasons will benefit Ability Beyond.
• The Wilton Y Wahoos finish third in the 2014 YMCA National Long Course Championship meet.
• Sunday is the day for tryouts for Wilton Baseball and Softball Association teams.
Arts & Leisure: Wilton author Elissa Grodin has penned a second mystery novel.