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Wilton library almost done fundraising
Local
Thursday September 2, 2010
WILTON – The friends and trustees of the Wilton Public-Gregg Free Library are in the last stages of fundraising for the restoration of the top floor of the library and are planning an evening of dancing and chocolate treats under the stars at the hilltop Curtis Farm. The gala “Swing Into Fall” will be held from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept.
Fines for Food collects over $200.00
Local
Thursday March 11, 2010
Every year for ten years, the Wilton Public & Gregg Free Library gives fines collected during February to the Open Cupboard Pantry, an emergency food source for the people of Wilton, Greenville, and Lyndeborough. Thank you all for your support.
Local
Wednesday February 10, 2010
Wilton Public & Gregg Free Library, Wilton NH announces the Tenth Annual Fines for Food collection throughout the month of February. All money collected will go to the Open Cupboard Pantry, an emergency food source for the people of Wilton, Greenville, and Lyndeborough.
AARP needs volunteers for tax program
Local
Thursday December 24, 2009
The AARP Tax-Aide Program provides free tax counseling, preparation and electronic filing services to senior citizens, as well as low- and middle-income taxpayers, in connection with their federal and state (New Hampshire and Massachusetts only) income tax returns. Your local AARP Tax-Aide Program is seeking volunteers with an interest in helping others at the Nashua Public Library and Senior Activity Center, where you will provide tax assistance services under the supervision of a local coordinator. Other locations are Merrimack, Amherst, Greenville, Hudson, Pelham, Milford, New Ipswich and Wilton. Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds are welcome.
Wilton hosting annual Holiday Stroll
Local
Thursday December 3, 2009
WILTON – The Wilton Holiday Stroll on Wilton’s historic Main Street will begin at the library at 2 p.m. with refreshments, a sing-along, jazz for the adults and stories for the kids.
Wilton’s ‘Island’ was a bustling downtown industrial hub in its heyday
Local
Friday October 9, 2009
The section of downtown Wilton across the Souhegan River from Main Street is known locally as “The Island,” with Island Street running through it leading to the access to the by-pass. Technically, it is an island, and, by stretching it a little, literally one. The Souhegan River flows mainly north from its origins in Massachusetts until it reaches the western end of Wilton’s Main Street, where it meets Stoney Brook.
Military
Monday December 14, 2009
WILTON – Army Pvt. Cory Burelle has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla.
Youth-Education
Thursday June 17, 2010
WILTON – The “Ganthis Gang” from Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative High School had the skills, teamwork, passion and energy to take second place in the Destination ImagiNation eXtreme: 8-bit challenge at the global finals recently. The “Ganthis Gang” was one of the 35 teams from New Hampshire that were among 1,031 teams from around the world at the event in Knoxville, Tenn. DI challenges kids to work together and create out-of-the-box solutions to problems. The team was made up of seniors Ally Hayden, Erik Fong and Shelby Newsted and two college students, Ryan Polson and Tristan Lovecky, both of whom formerly attended WLC.
Annual Wilton Lions’ Club Penny Sale
Clubs
Wednesday October 21, 2009
The leaves are starting to turn color; there is a bit of a cold snap to the morning air; mums and pumpkins have been replacing petunias as the decoration of choice on front steps. That could only mean one thing: The Annual Wilton Lions Charitable Foundation Club Penny Sale is here again! Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Florence Rideout Elementary School Doors open at 5:00 pm Event starts at 7:00 PM. Hundreds of people turn out for an evening of fun, food and prizes.
Wonderful achievements for WLC’s class of 2010
Columnist
Sunday June 13, 2010
On June 4, a hot, sunny day marked the end of a great school year at Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative. An even hotter evening spent in the gymnasium culminated an entire high school career for this year’s seniors. This school year was characterized by several changes at Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative, including a restructuring of the daily schedule.
WLC teams headed to DI globals
Columnist
Sunday April 11, 2010
In recent years, Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative has become well known among other New Hampshire schools for its Destination ImagiNation program. Destination ImagiNation is an extraordinary nonprofit organization that provides students with the chance to learn and experience firsthand creativity, teamwork and problem-solving. By working through various fun and challenging problems, students are able to unleash their imaginations and begin to take unique approaches to difficult situations. There is no doubt that Destination ImagiNation is an excellent way to recognize creativity among youth and distinguish future leaders, and in the last few years, the program has gradually caught more and more attention in the Wilton-Lyndeborough school system. However, this year, the program has truly taken flight.
WLC students to choose their own schedules
Columnist
Sunday April 4, 2010
Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative has adopted a new method of scheduling this year. The school is giving the students the responsibility of making their own schedule and registering for their own classes. The process is called arena scheduling.
Smart move at WLC improves learning
Columnist
Monday December 14, 2009
Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative has recently experienced an exciting new surge of technology known as the smart board. The futuristic idea of an interactive whiteboard that enhances standard curriculum with both an auditory and visual multimedia experience is now reality at the school. Thanks to a federal grant affiliated with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal law that regulates how states provide special education to children with disabilities, WLC has obtained four Promethean smart boards. The Promethean interactive whiteboard is a large display that connects to a computer. It provides a unique opportunity for students in that they can combine the vast capabilities of a computer with the simplicity of a classic whiteboard. Using a smart board, students are able to fully immerse themselves in subjects, as well as use vector-based graphics that increase understanding, access educational Web sites and save their work in convenient, easily accessible files. The collaborative educational experience provided by a smart board is intended to help the progress of special education students especially.
Media Matters workshop impresses WLC group
Columnist
Thursday December 3, 2009
On Nov. 5, four of my classmates and I attended the fifth annual Media Matters writing conference for high school teachers and students in Boston. The trip was chaperoned by Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative teacher Dolores Neilan, who had been to the workshop before and promised a day of fun and educational information about writing as both a career and a hobby. Our car of enthusiastic teenage girls arrived in Boston at around 8 a.m., and we boarded the subway shortly after.
Habitat building Wilton house for family of 3
Local
Monday August 23, 2010
WILTON – Habitat for Humanity of Nashua called it a “ground-breaking ceremony,” but the forms for pouring the foundation were already in place Saturday , when project members, friends and supporters joined Caroline Partridge and her two sons, Cory and Shane, for the dedication of the work that will provide them a new home. “This is so exciting,” Caroline Partridge said before the ceremonies. “It almost brings tears, it’s so touching, so many people willing to volunteer to help.” The family currently lives on Island Street. Dedication ceremonies were led by the Rev.
Local
Monday August 16, 2010
WILTON – An overlooked provision in the state statutes has postponed a decision by the Zoning Board of Adjustment concerning the height of a cell phone tower proposed on Curtis Farm Road. That stipulation says all “municipalities within a 20-mile radius from which the tower can be seen” must be notified. A balloon test designed to show residents how visible the tower would be could be seen from the Carnival Hill ball fields, which include parts of Lyndeborough and Milford. The board agreed to hold a special meeting at the earliest possible date “which met all of the notification requirements.” It will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Years later, school now up to code
Local
Monday August 9, 2010
WILTON – After three years of concentrated effort, Florence Rideout Elementary School will meet all current state life safety codes when school opens next month. “The final renovations are ahead of schedule,” Principal Ken Griffin said July 27. The work is being done by Aho Construction of New Ipswich. Among the last items on the fire marshal’s list was enclosing one of the two grand staircases in the hall of the 1895 “old building.” The staircase closest to the door to the gym is now enclosed and fire doors will be installed. In days way gone by, that staircase was the “boys’ stairs.” The two stairways are now designated “up” and “down.” “The idea is contain smoke in case of a fire,” Griffin said. He noted that the fire marshal is “very pleased” with the plan and progress. The original lower hall filled the entire center of the school, which was entered through a large front door.
Area businessman, sportsman recalled
Local
Thursday August 5, 2010
WILTON – Bruce “Bika” Bakaian of Wilton died in a freak accident last week, doing one of the things he liked best. He was outdoors in Vermont, tending a hay field.
Local
Wednesday July 28, 2010
By NANCY BEAN FOSTER New Hampshire Union Leader Correspondent WILTON – The sound of running water alerted an elderly woman to the presence of a man police said entered her house so he could wash his hands. Jason Henderson, 39, of 20 Kessler Farm Drive in Nashua, is being held on $10,000 cash/surety bail and has been ordered to undergo a competency hearing by Judge Martha Crocker at Milford District Court. According to court documents, Henderson allegedly entered a home on Wilson Road just before 6:30 p.m. on July 13.
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