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Local Memorial Day events scheduled(0)

May 24, 2013

A series of local events will celebrate Memorial Day Monday, with wreaths, flags and parades.

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Rain postponements announced: tennis marathon, compost sale, yard sale

FARMINGTON – Due to the heavy rain expected this weekend, the Second Annual Compost Sale at Sandy River Recycling Association’s facility off the Dump Road in Farmington has been postponed to start tentatively on Tuesday, May 28 and be open all next week. The well-brewed, and screened compost will be available from 7 a.m. to [...]

County budget committee makes its recommendations

FARMINGTON – The Franklin County Budget Committee spent four hours debating and voting on their recommendations for the next fiscal year’s budget. In the end, the committee, consisting of eight selectmen from around the county, approved a $5,516,888 budget, up $14,866 over the departments’ total requests. While $41,200 was added to the budget for mandated [...]

Jarden’s looking to expand its operations with help from Wilton

EAST WILTON – Jarden Plastic Solutions, a plastic cutlery manufacturer, is asking the town for help in applying for a $510,000 economic development state grant in order to expand its facility for additional machinery and to create 17 more jobs. To meet a requirement of the Economic Development Program Grant, Jarden needs to apply through [...]


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