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By DAVID ALLEN

The issue of residents posting signs on their property and how neighbors should accommodate them was raised at Monday’s Select Board meeting.

The Second Congregational Church, 25 Gregg St., will hold its annual church fair on Saturday, July 19, hosted by the Planning Committee.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Andy’s Summer Playhouse launched its 2025 summer season with a matinee of “Ahoy,” based on the children’s book by Sophie Blackall, with an 11 a.m. performance on Saturday.

Alfred Hitchcock’s 1927 silent drama “The Ring” will be shown with live musical accompaniment Sunday, July 20 at 2 p.m. at the Wilton Town Hall Theatre, 40 Main St., Wilton.

Psychobilly one-man-band Cryin’ Caleb will perform Saturday, July 19, at 7 p.m. at The Listening Room at Prayers of Nature Studio, 21 Gregg St., Wilton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

I joined the Wilton Senior Citizen Scientists group a while ago, but have been what one would term “an inactive member.”

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Each month in Wilton, community members led by “firekeeper” Chris Griffin gather around a sacred fire to share about their lives, connect and release their burdens. 

The other day, I joined Michael Dell’Orto on his back porch. Michael is someone who people may have seen for decades serving on various Wilton committees or working behind the scenes in other ways but know little about.

“We had a terrific year at SAU 63.” stated Superintendent Paul Weaver. “We have been focused on continuous improvement and have seen tremendous growth in many areas. Our students are achieving their target growth rates as reflected in our ongoing diagnostic testing, as well as demonstrated improvement in their standardized scores.”

By DAVID ALLEN

A rare non-rainy Saturday was the setting for Wilton’s Summerfest on the town’s Main Street.

The other day, I tuned to a program on NPR discussing the story of soap operas on TV. It made me laugh, as long-shelved memories began to reemerge and I realized this topic ties to why we settled in Wilton. Let me explain.

By DAVID ALLEN

Town employees in Wilton have secured health insurance for the balance of the calendar year, as the town resolved an issue created when their current risk pool decided to end coverage for them at the end of this month. 

The Town Hall Theatre in Wilton will launch a summer mini-series of silent-era boxing films with live music, beginning Sunday, June 8, at 2 p.m. with a screening of “The Shakedown” (1929). The theater is located at 40 Main St., Wilton.

By DAVID ALLEN

Five Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative Middle High School seniors have been awarded Winthrop L. and Bernice Blake Perry Scholarships. 

By DAVID ALLEN

The Wilton-Lyndborough Warriors found themselves in a seesaw battle during Thursday’s contest against Portsmouth Christian Academy, but in the end the visitors prevailed 9-6.

As a child, I lived at the south end of an island, seven miles from one of the two bridges that connected us to the mainland and almost equidistant from shopping and the nursery and elementary schools I attended.

By DAVID ALLEN

Memories made on playing fields and courts across generations were shared last week at Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative Middle High School, as WLC inducted seven athletic standouts to the school’s Hall of Fame.

By DAVID ALLEN

For the second year, Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative Middle High School hosted a Senior Project Extravaganza, where all seniors present their projects on the same day.

By DAVID ALLEN

After being informed that its health insurance for employees would end on June 30, the Town of Wilton has decided to go with Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan.

The other day, as I was returning to Wilton from Lyndborough’s Maple Lane Farm after picking up a pie, I was struck by the many signs that announce “fresh eggs.” But it wasn’t the signs that grabbed my full attention. It was an elaborate chicken coop that appeared to be a chicken’s housing dream.

A screening of the 1927 silent film “The Gaucho,” starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr., will take place Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m. at the Town Hall Theatre, 40 Main St., Wilton.