‘Seneca Seasons’ author to visit Wilton Public Library on Nov. 17

  By GINA RAE | Wilton librarian Local author Larry Scheckel will visit us at the Wilton Public Library at 10:15 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17. Scheckel has just released his new book "Seneca Seasons: A Farm Boy Remembers." In the book, he recalls growing up in the hill...

Ontario Knit Wits to host holiday party, sell treats

By LAURIE ERICKSON | Ontario librarian The Knit Wits meet each Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to work on their knitting or handwork projects and share in a lively conversation. They will have a holiday party at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5. If you would like to join us,...

Card players wanted at Ontario meal site 

The senior meal site at the Milk Jug Café in Ontario invites people who enjoy playing cards to come Tuesday, Nov. 18. A lunch of chicken potpie will be served at 11:30 a.m., followed by cards. Old friends and new are always welcome. Make a reservation by calling...

Wilton, Norwalk split assets of police department

Dividing up the assets of the soon-to be-defunct Norwalk-Wilton Police Department, the Wilton Village Board approved an agreement Monday with the Norwalk Village Board. Wilton will get the 2004 Crown Victoria squad and its accompanying equipment, along with the...

Quarry opponents meet to develop strategy

By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher Opposition to the proposed Mathy/Milestone Materials quarry in the town of Wilton gained steam Monday evening when about 16 people gathered at Dorset Valley Restaurant to formulate plans to stop the development. Not everyone in...

The rebirth of dying quarries

By KAREN PARKER | County Line Publisher One of the questions that came up on several occasions at Town of Wilton hearings on the proposed Milestone Materials quarry was, "What will it look like when your company is done with it?" We thought it was a fair question and...

Ontario’s haunted halloween

The Ontario Community Club hosted its annual Halloween skating party at the Ontario Community Hall on Friday. Gracin Stebbins and Jackson Finley were among the kids who took part in the event. For more photos, click here.

On Campus

• Claudia Hagerman, a junior entrepreneurship major from Ontario, has been named a resident assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for the 2014­-15 academic year.

Kendall meal site to offer music, Thanksgiving dinner

By JOYCE THONESEN | Kendall meal-site manager November is here, and it's time to write the meal site news. The Ladies Aid will meet for lunch Thursday, Nov. 6, with the meeting to follow at the church at 1 p.m.  We only have one birthday this month, and that is for...

Wilton Public Library knitting group meets Wednesdays

By GINA RAE | Wilton librarian Our knitting group is rejuvenating with the change in the seasons. Join us Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon to work on a current project and keep up with the work of others.  ♦ ♦ ♦ Our new session of the Wilton Writer's Workshop is...

New books available at Norwalk Public Library

By JEANNE RICE | Norwalk librarian The Norwalk Public Library has two new books. The first is a cookbook, "Taste of Home Annual Recipes 2015"; and the second, a nonfiction title, "Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial? … And Other Questions from the Astronomers' Inbox...

South Side News for Nov. 6

By MYRNA FAUSKA It's never too early to begin Christmas shopping, and this weekend will be the perfect opportunity for getting in some early gift buying. The annual Holiday Fair at the Kendall Community Hall begins Friday morning and continues through Saturday...

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