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A few weeks ago I visited Wilton’s Town Hall to renew my car registration and stopped by the current exhibit in the Town Hall Gallery.The gallery was filled with photographs mounted on poster board illustrating all that has taken place under the...

“The Last Command,” a 1928 silent film drama that won Emil Jannings Best Actor honors at the first Academy Awards, will be screened with live music on Sunday, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m. at the Town Hall Theatre, 40 Main St. in Wilton.The screening, the latest...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Among rising need, community organizations are stepping up to help assist families across the Monadnock region facing a rising cost of living and an ongoing struggle with housing and food needs.January is National Poverty Awareness Month, and while...

By BEN CONANT

Visiting Derryfield got the best of the Wilton-Lyndeborough boys on Monday night, but the Warrior hoopers are already well on their way to meeting their season goals under new head coach Cam Taber.“The team only had one win last year, so really,...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The first major storm of the season hit the Monadnock region over the weekend, dumping anywhere from six inches to more than a foot from town to town, and causing crashes due to slippery roads.On Sunday in Jaffrey, at about 5:12 p.m., police responded...

A Wilton man died in a car crash in Littleton, Mass., Sunday.According to an announcement from Littleton Police Chief Matthew Pinard and interim Fire Chief Thomas Clancy, at about 8 a.m., police received a report of a car off the road on Great Road...

When the “For Sale” sign came down and Michael Kline’s art gallery sign went back up on Main Street, I was curious. What happened in the several months between closing and reopening the gallery, now under the name M. Kline Art ? And what prompted the...

By BEN CONANT

The Warriors finally came home Wednesday night. After a month away from the Wilton-Lyndeborough gym, the WLC girls' basketball team won its home opener over visiting Mount Royal, delighting the white-clad fans, players and coach Tom Crowley...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Ray Dick, who spent more than half his life with the Wilton Fire Department and served for 20 years as its chief, died at the age of 60 Dec. 21.Dick was a lifelong resident of Wilton, and was a member of the town’s fire department for 35 years. He...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Flying Gravity Circus, a nonprofit youth program for learning and performing circus arts, raised more than $10,000 during its annual winter gala performance Thursday, which featured more than 25 current and former Flying Gravity members juggling,...

By ASHLEY SAARI

In one of the most-contentious issues during the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative District Meeting in March, voters overturned a previous decision to remove the high school tennis courts, instead allocating funds for their repair.In a discussion that...

Thirty-eight years ago, I met a house in old Wilton Center. White paint chips littered its grassy patchwork of a front yard, and there were gaps beside a few of the windows where green shutters should have hung.Inside, the walls and floors were a...

By GAIL HOAR

As the sun set on Dec. 8, small, glowing, star-shaped lanterns sprung to life on the trees in Wilton’s Main Street Park.These battery-lit paper creations are the work of 30 volunteers, including many WLC eighth-grade art students. The “flash event”...

By ASHLEY SAARI

More than 20 years ago, the Wilton-Lyndeborough Women’s Club raised funds to buy gifts for a family in need. In the subsequent years, they were able to expand that effort by several families.Last week, the entire club was put to work making up tags...

The Wilton Collaborative Space, 21 Gregg St. in Wilton, is pleased to host two hands-on workshops led by League of NH Craftsman member, Sussy-Rose Shields.The first workshop is Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 7 to 8 p.m. and is intended for parent/child (8 and...

The Wilton Collaborative Space, 21 Gregg St., is partnering with Hillsborough Meals on Wheels and the Wilton/Lyndeborough Women's Club to host free monthly luncheons to adults 60 and older on the first Thursday of each month at noon, including Dec....

By ASHLEY SAARI

Those who knew Elmer Santerre through his business, Elmer’s Barber Shop on Main Street in Wilton, said he was a man who showed pride in his town, his service and his ability to connect with people.Santerre, a mainstay of Wilton’s Main Street for 60...

By ASHLEY SAARI

A Wilton man was killed in a single-car crash on Route 101 in Milford Friday afternoon.Arthur Hall, 52, of Wilton, died in the crash. He was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, according to a release issued by the Milford Police Department.On...

COLLEGEGreenleaf graduates from Western New England UniversityLindsey Elise Greenleaf of Wilton graduated from Western New England University with an MSE in electrical engineering.

The following local students earned degrees from Plymouth State University:-- CambriaWozmak of Sharon graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts.-- Lauren Donahue of Bennington graduated with a Bachelor of Science in youth...