Here are some of the stories and features in this week’s Wilton Bulletin, in mailboxes and on newsstands today:
News
• Wilton-based Hindu temple is led by traditional monk.
• The Wilton Playshop presents a ‘charming’ and ‘quirky’ love story.
• Tall Middlebrook light poles struck down, again.
• The ‘Rat Pack’ group jazzes up the Clune Center.
• Board of Selectmen: There is no such thing as a ‘legal revote.’
• Toni Boucher seeks residents’ opinions on tolls through online survey and petition.
• Race relations and politics in the Gilded Age will be discussed at the library.
• Wilton wells will be tested for arsenic and uranium contamination.
• Bobcats spotted in Wilton backyard. We have video!
• Legislative reps discuss Hartford issues at the library on Feb. 24.
• Danbury Hospital offers EMT training.
• Cannon Grange presents heart health program.
• Delegation announces ideas to improve Metro-North’s Danbury Line.
• Wilton Family Y seeks ‘distinguished citizens.’
• Visiting Nurse & Hospice offers “Getting Older Isn’t’ for Sissies” program.
• Walks and Talks: Getting to know Cherry Lane Park.
• Gail Lavielle recently testified in support of a proposal to change affordable housing regulations.
• Police Log: Stolen cell phone, Missing MacBook, Missing cash.
• Architect says Miller-Driscoll renovation price estimates are off.
Schools
• Wilton High School second quarter high honor roll.
• Warrior Words: Deadlines.
• School district moves forward with ‘comprehensive’ special services review.
• Snow days extend school year and may take away from April break.
Opinion
• Editorial: Winter, you win.
• Letter: Metro-North improvements needed now.
• Letter: Calling all seventh-grade parents.
• Letter: Please remember, Giving Day is March 5.
• Letter: Light pole trial a waste of taxpayer money.
Business
• State Farm and Georgeann Hoffman celebrate 10 years in Wilton.
• Marion Filley’s Closing Comments: January.
• Temple B’nai Chaim parishioners can support the temple by shopping at local grocery stores.
• Wiltonian John Ruane announces plans to produce a documentary about Brazilian soccer.
Social
• Marriage equality advocate becomes justice of the peace.
• Wilton Presbyterian Church presents panel discussion on advance directives.
• Norwalk-Wilton AARP meets Feb. 26.
• Weir Farm seeks docents.
• Daisy troops spread Valentine’s Day love among Wilton’s seniors.
• Wiremill Academy holds auditions for its spring production.
Obituaries
• Walter Roswell Truman Smith.
Sports
• Wilton High School boys basketball team closes in on FCIAC berth.
• Erin Cunningham hits 1,000 points as Wilton High School’s girls basketball team wins 18th game in a row.
• Wilton High School indoor track member Spencer Brown runs to state title.
• Wilton High School gymnastics team looks to bounce back after disappointing FCIACs.
• Haley Howard leads the Wilton High School ski team in finale.
• Finn McGovern and Nick Rende lead the Wilton High School wrestling team at FCIAC championship.
• Wilton Open paddle tennis tournament is March 21.
• Greenwich pulls away late to defeat Wilton High School boys hockey team, 8-4.
Arts & Leisure
• Rob MacArthur has been researching for-profit educational companies for many years and was inspired to write a book, Online Education Fraud, The Diary of A Short Seller.
• The Twice Baked Twins acknowledge it’s cold and suggest soup as an antidote.
• Joe Pisani finds the ‘selfie’ can be revealing.
• The Reel Dad, Mark Schumann, presents his Oscar forecast.
• The 2015 Dodge Dart GT shows its European roots, says test driver Steven Macoy.
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