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Emma Krug of Wilton and Laura Hoffheimer of Peterborough graduated with the Class of 2023 at Emerson College in Boston.Krug received a bachelor’s degree in political communication, while Hoffheimer received a bachelor’s degree in media arts production.

Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains will host a unicorn party Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Wilton Public Library, 7 Forest Road.Girls in kindergarten through third grade and a caregiver are invited to learn about...

A townwide contest has dubbed the great blue heron that frequents Wilton’s downtown area, and its sculptural counterpart that graces the top of the weather vane on the new gazebo – “Henrietta.”Overall, 36 names were submitted, and a panel of...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Maj. Gen. Roland Lajoie of Wilton, an Army officer who served in Vietnam and oversaw the monitoring of decommissioning nuclear forces in former Soviet states, died at the age of 87 on Oct. 28.Lajoie, originally from Nashua, had a bachelor’s degree in...

Town Hall Theatre, 40 Main St. in Wilton, will present “The Gold Rush,” starring Charlie Chaplin, Sunday, Nov. 26, at 2 p.m.The screening, the latest in the venue's silent film series, will feature live accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis, a New...

By BILL FONDA

Longtime Wilton barber Elmer Santerre died in a single-car crash on Main Street in Wilton Friday evening.Santerre, 89, had owned Elmer’s Barbershop on Main Street for 64 years before retiring last December. During a celebration outside the barbershop...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The Nov. 22, 1963, assassination of President John F. Kennedy was the kind of event that was so formative, that those who were alive and old enough to remember it can often pinpoint exactly what they were doing when they heard the news.Patricia Martin...

The following local students were named to the Plymouth State University president's list for the spring 2023 semester: Jamison Coty of Hancock, Andrew Edmunds of Antrim, Ryan Goodrich of New Ipswich, Dan McHugh of New Ipswich, RachylParslow of...

By ASHLEY SAARI

The doors of an old barn opened wide, and there it was – a bright red, 1936 Ford fire truck, complete with a wooden ladder hung on the side and tacked out with brass fittings.On scene was a truck from Blanchard’s Auto Salvage, prepared to load the...

Artists Diane Orzel of Wilton and Linda Salisbury of Greenville will be part of the Creative Ventures Gallery’s  annual  “Small Works, Big Impact” show at the gallery, 411 Nashua St. in Milford, or online from Nov. 7 to Dec. 31.The opening reception...

Florence Rideout Elementary School students marched down Main Street in Wilton on Tuesday for the annual Halloween costume parade.

Produced and filmed in Peterborough, "Dinner Time," a Firelight Theatre Workshop production, will kick off its tour Friday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. at Peterborough Community Theatre, 6 School St.Before the screening, audience members can have cocktails and...

Southern New Hampshire University named the following students to the summer 2023 president's list: Austin Brancheau of Rindge, Lily Hannula of Jaffrey, Stephanie Babb of Greenfield, Rebecca Redwine of Greenville, Sarah Giannini of Temple, Krystal...

Charlotte Knight of Wilton and Arianna Wentworth of Jaffrey graduated from Hofstra University in May.Knight majored in psychology, while Wentworth majored in theater arts.

Angelina Charron of Bennington and Nicholas Kennedy of Wilton were named to the Champlain College president's list for achieving a grade-point average of 4.0 or higher in the spring 2023 semester.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Multiple local police departments are participating in the National Take Back Initiative Saturday, with drop boxes for residents to deposit unused or expired medications.The take back day is scheduled for Saturday from 10 a..m. to 2 p.m., with sites...

Ghosts and ghouls filled Main Street in Wilton on Saturday, despite rainy weather, for the Haunting of Wilton, an all-day event including music, a bazaar, a haunted trail, a scary story time, a costume parade and trick-or-treating with Main Street...

By ASHLEY SAARI

With a bright spotlight illuminating the barren Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative baseball field, the helicopter of the UMass Memorial Life Flight circles the field, flying lower on each pass, as it comes in for a landing.This landing isn’t for an...

By ASHLEY SAARI

Local towns have signed on to support a grant application by Comcast, in hopes of expanding broadband internet access to underserved areas of their towns, including Wilton and New Ipswich.On Monday, Wilton unanimously agreed to support Comcast’s...

By ISADORA CRANE

Having attended Waldorf school my entire childhood, from merely 3 years old to a full 18-year-old adult, I have had the privilege of seeing the positive impact this education model has had on my personal growth.As both my mother and father attended...