
We’ll continue to add links to all our coverage of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis to this page.
GMW’s CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE TO-DATE
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- COVID-19 Update Aug. 17: New Cases in Wilton (3) and Surrounding Towns (47), Numbers Rising in Young People (August 18)
- WHS Football Boosters Send Letter to Town, School Leaders to Make Case for OK’ing Season (August 18)
- “The World Outside of Our School is Out of Our Control” –Smith Talks Reopening FAQ Details, and How District will Measure Safety Success (August 13)
- HS Football Season Saved As CIAC OKs Start for All Fall Sports, Rejecting Football Committee’s Advice (August 13)
- CIAC Football Committee Recommends Pushing Football Season to Spring, Despite Wilton’s Confidence in Safe Fall Start (August 12)
- With “Grave Concerns,” 70+ Teachers Send BOE Letter: “Reconsider Hybrid Reopening Plan, and Go Remote Only” (August 11)
- Despite Parent & Staff Concerns, BOE Approves Superintendent’s Recommendation for Hybrid Reopening (August 11)
- Wilton Releases Informational Videos on How Voting will Work at Primary Polls in COVID Era (August 10)
- Running Camp Goes The Distance During COVID, Raising Funds For Two Wilton Organizations (August 10)
- COVID-19 Update Aug. 4– One New Wilton Case, Rhode Island Added to Travel Quarantine List (August 5)
- Dr. Fauci: If CT Keeps Doing a Good Job, Schools Should Reopen (August 4)
- Bd. of Education Calls Special Meeting Tuesday Evening to Consider Approving Back to School Plan (August 4)
- Wilton Teacher’s Plea to BOE: Remote Learning the ‘Only Option’ to Keep My WHS Family Safe (August 4)
- LETTER: Wilton Petition to Fully Re-Open Miller-Driscoll & Cider Mill is ‘Foolishness’ (August 4)
- CIAC Releases New Guidelines for Fall School Sports, with September Start (July 31)
- COVID-19 Update July 30– As Wilton Adds More Cases, Vanderslice says: If you want kids in school and playing sports, then behave safely now (July 31)
- Analyzing School Reopening Details, Wilton BOE Balks at COVID’s Growing Price Tag (July 31)
- COVID-19 Update July 29– Wilton Cases Up 3 to 238, and Specific Case-Number Benchmarks for School Coming Soon (July 30)
- Fall Sports’ Future is “Fluid” in COVID’s New Normal, as Wilton HS Waits on CIAC’s Decision (July 30)
- COVID-19 Update July 28– Wilton Now at 235 Cases, Gov. Concerned About Teen Outbreak Clusters (July 29)
- Lamont: School Districts–Not State–Will Decide How to Reopen (July 28)
- COVID-19 Update: Wilton Total Cases Now at 234, New Rules for Travel & Changes in CT’s Reopening Plan (July 27)
- Through a Teachers’ Eyes: Reopening Schools a Necessity, But Students & Parents Must be Responsible In & Out of School (July 27)
- P&Z Considers Continuation of Outside Dining and Danbury Rd. Corridor Master Planning (July 27)
- BOE Pushes Back on State Ed. Commissioner’s Edict on In-Person Only Back to School Plan (July 24)
- LETTER: Response to Parents Afraid of Virus–We Need to Get Back on the Horse (July 24)
- Are CT Education Officials Prioritizing Re-Opening Over Safety? Frustrated Wilton Schools Re-Entry Committee Pleads for Better Guidance (July 23)
- LETTER: Join Me in Telling CT’s Education Commissioner, Full-Opening of School Puts Us All At Risk (July 23)
- COVID Spurs Interest in Homeschooling (July 23)
- BREAKING NEWS: Possible COVID Case Causes WHS Extended School Year Location to Go Online (July 21)
- Town of Wilton Updates: Guide to New Rules for Camps, Sports, Parks & Fields (July 20)
- 45 Tips for What To Do Now To Prepare Your Kids for School (July 20)
- [The GMW Interview] Andrea Leonardi: Extended School Year’s Success Paves the Way for School Reopening (July 20)
- Board of Education Meeting Brings New Concerns and Clarifications to 2020 School Year Plans (July 17)
- COVID-19 Update July 16: Lamont Says Back-to School Plan is Good, but his Expert Says Fall Epidemic May Force Closure Again (July 17)
- COVID-19 Update July 15, 2020: Officials Aware of Unreported Positive Cases; BOS Approves New Tax Deferral Deadline (July 16)
- Wilton Schools’ Re-Entry Committee Tackles Logistics of Reopening for In-Person Learning (July 16)
- Wilton Closes All Town-Owned Basketball Courts After Players Fail to Follow Rules (July 15)
- COVID-19 Update: No New Wilton Cases, but CT Adds New States to Travel Advisory–and Vanderslice Makes Plea to Residents (July 15)
- 4 Big Agenda Items for BOS Special Meeting Wednesday: Likely Settlement in Lowthert v. BOE Lawsuit, COVID Tax Deferment Extension & More (July 15)
- Four More Positive Wilton COVID Cases–Likely Linked to Younger Residents, Team Sports and Travel (July 14)
- Town Hall Video Tour: Officials Make COVID-19 Related Building Changes (July 14)
- Bookcase Backgrounds for Video: Have Some “Shelf Awareness” (July 14)
- BOE Letter to Wilton Community: “Schools’ Reopening Plans–Challenging, But We Got This!” (July 13)
- Wilton BOE Re-Entry Committee Discusses Back-to School Plan Specifics in COVID’s “New Normal” (July 9)
- COVID-19 Update July 2: Wilton’s New Cases Likely Not Yet Counted, as US Hits Record Numbers; Travel Advisory Change (July 3)
- WHS 2020 Grad Documents Stress of Coronavirus on Class of 2020 for Wilton Historical Society (July 3)
- LETTER: Anon. Biz Owner to Young Wilton Residents, Families–Think Beyond Yourselves When it Comes to COVID-19 (July 1)
- COVID-19 Update June 30: More Wilton Cases, Plastic Bag Tax is Back and CT Adds States to Travel Advisory (July 1)
- CT’s Back-to School Reopening Plans for “Adapt, Advance, and Achieve” are Rules for New Normal (July 1)
- COVID-19 Update June 29: Wilton Numbers Up, Statewide Hospitalizations Down, School Guidance & Renters’ Help (June 30)
- BREAKING NEWS: Vanderslice on Wilton’s New COVID Cases: “We Are Expecting Numbers To Go Up” (June 29)
- Over Weekend, Wilton’s COVID-19 Cases Rise by 3–That’s 5 in One Week–and Statewide Deaths Pass 4,300 (June 29)
- Local Driving Schools Go the Extra Mile in Safety Before Getting Back on the Road (June 29)
- COVID-19 Update June 26: Masks–Mandatory; 14-Day Travelers’ Quarantine–Mandatory (June 26)
- BREAKING NEWS: Gov. Lamont Says CT Public Schools will Reopen in Fall–with Big Safety Measures (June 25)
- CT, NY & NJ Unite to Require 14-Day Self-Quarantine for Visitors from 9 COVID-19 Hot-Spot States [UPDATED] (June 25)
- COVID-19 Update June 24: After One Week Flat, Wilton Positive Cases Increase +2, and DMW Resumes Limited Activities (June 24)
- COVID-19 Update June 23: Merwin Meadows Opens, Drought, July 4th & Case Numbers (June 23)
- Election 2020: Registrars Prepping for Primaries with COVID Crisis Backdrop (June 23)
- Frantic, Fed Up or Fired: A Sobering Look at Covid-19’s Effect on Wilton’s Working Mothers (June 22)
- Wilton Family YMCA Reopens Saturday (June 19)
- Serving up Smiles, Two New Dinner Delivery Businesses Bring Fun Fresh Food to Wilton (June 19)
- Some Wilton Restaurants, Nail Salons and Gyms Start Phase 2 Reopening [PHOTOS] (June 18)
- COVID-19 Update June 17, 2020: Lowest Hospitalization Rates Since Mid-March, Only 1.2% Positivity Rate (June 18)
- Late-Breaking Alert: Gov. Lamont Signs Executive Order Increasing Group Gathering Size (June 17)
- The GMW Interview: Wilton Schools’ Superintendent on How Teaching May be Different Next Year–and If We Have to Settle (June 17)
- COVID-19 Update June 15: What Phase 2 Means for Wilton–And What Do Case Numbers Say (June 16)
- Wilton High School 2020 Graduation–Balloons, Cars, Cheers and Joy (June 15)
- COVID-19 Update June 11–Wilton Cases, Deaths and Nursing Home Stats (June 12)
- Traffic, Detours, Safety–and a Surprise–for Wilton Graduation (June 12)
- The 411 on Wilton Youth Sports in Phase 2 (June 12)
- Wilton Library’s Small Steps: Through and Open (Drive-Thru) Window (June 12)
- COVID-19 Update, June 10: Case Numbers (June 11)
- Wilton Parks and Recreation Set to Open Camp Looper and Cool Tots Starting June 22 (June 11)
- Graduation Prep: Signs, Videos, Senior Gifts and How to Cheer on the Class of 2020 (June 11)
- Antibody Testing Explained (June 11)
- Sign of the Times: WHS Seniors’ Dads Execute Surprise Sign Tribute to Class of 2020 (June 10)
- Even MORE Wilton Teens Doing GOOD (June 9)
- Wilton’s COVID-19 Update, June 7: Bears, Total Cases (June 8)
- SPECIAL REPORT: Can Wilton Schools Face Learning’s New Normal Without Lowering Academic Standards? (June 8)
- State Releases Phase 2 Rules for June 17 Reopening of Nail Salons, Gyms, Hotels, Pools and More (June 8)
- WHS 2020 Senior Baseball Day (June 8)
- COVID-19 Update June 3: Summer School Questions; Lamont’s Too Little, Too Late Graduation News; Wilton at 204 Cases (June 4)
- COVID-19 Prompts Ambler Farm to Make Tough Choice to Cancel Summer Camp for 2020 (June 4)
- Circle of Care Receives $150,000 Grant from 4-CT to Support COVID-19 Relief Fund (June 3)
- Vanderslice COVID-19 Update: Can Peace Walk Happen with COVID-19 Gathering Laws? (June 2)
- ELECTION 2020: How Local Campaigns are Adapting to Politics in the Age of COVID-19 (June 2)
- Cider Mill Keeps the Community Connection–One Sign and Smile at a Time (June 1)
- Lamont Okays Larger Social Gatherings, Effective June 1 (May 29)
- Wilton/State COVID-19 Update May 28: Case Numbers Get Adjusted; Help Finding Testing Sites (May 29)
- Oh là là et Muy bien! World Language Instruction Expands Minds (and Palates) with Cider Mill’s Distance Learning (May 29)
- Led by a Passion for Fashion, Wilton Woman Opens ‘Champagne Taste’ Undeterred by Pandemic (May 28)
- Wilton Summer Day Camps Plan to Re-Open in Creative and Considerate Ways (May 27)
- Wilton Rallies Around WHS Seniors After Appeals in GMW, as Graduation Plans Begin Falling Into Place (May 27)
- Farm Fresh Goods Still Available at Wilton’s Many Farmers’ Markets in the Age of COVID-19 (May 27)
- Wilton Observes a Very Different Memorial Day (May 26)
- Senior Grad. Committee Members: “These Were OUR Ideas, We’re Excited, Please Give Us A Chance” (May 26)
- As CT Settles Into Phase 1 Re-Opening, Lamont Outlines Next Phases (May 26)
- BREAKING NEWS: Tentative WHS Graduation Plan Released to Class of 2020 (May 24)
- State COVID-19 Update May 21: GOOD Case Stats and DMV Extends Expired Document Waivers (May 22)
- GMW Answers All Your Coronavirus Questions: Dining Out with Friends, Inviting People Over, and More (May 22)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update May 21: Merwin Meadows on Memorial Day, Town Hall & Transfer Station Changes (May 22)
- Lamont Signs Order Allowing All Eligible CT Residents to Vote Absentee in Aug. 11 Primaries (May 21)
- Wilton Businesses, Restaurants Reawaken as CT Begins Phase 1 Re-Opening (May 21)
- “Memorial” Part of Wilton’s Memorial Day In Sharper Focus Without Parade [VIDEO] (May 21)
- COVID-19 Update May 19: Businesses Re-Opening Q’s: Can Police Enforce Social Distancing? Have Restaurants Forgotten to Re-Apply? (May 20)
- Class of 2021 Athletes Stay Resilient Despite Lack of Season, Adapt to Changing Recruitment Process (May 20)
- WHS Varsity Baseball & Softball Fields to Re-Open, Limited to Family Reservations Only (May 20)
- Wilton Businesses: SBA & Treasury Release Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application (May 20)
- Post Graduation Party Cancelled for Wilton’s Class of 2020 High School Students (May 19)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update May 18: Tribute to 1st Responders, Dogs on Trails, and the No. 1 Question Residents Ask (May 19)
- UPDATE: Lamont Trims Salons & Barbershops from Phase 1, Won’t Reopen Them Until June (May 19)
- CT & Wilton COVID-19 Case Numbers May 18–Holding Steady (May 19)
- Vanderslice’s COVID-19 Weekend Update: “We need to work collaboratively and respectfully, of each other and the rules.” (May 18)
- Unsure About Re-Opening, Wilton Hair Salons and Stylists Aim Above and Beyond Phase 1 Safety Requirements (May 18)
- CT’s Weekend COVID-19 Update May 15-17: Wilton Reaches 200 Cases; CT Hospitalizations Dip Below 1,000 (May 18)
- CT State Beaches to Open Memorial Day Weekend; Lamont to Distribute Infrared Thermometers to Businesses, Non-Profits & Places of Worship (May 18)
- WHS Graduation Options Narrow to Three [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] (May 15)
- Town to Re-Open WHS Track and Stadium Field, Expand Tennis Play (May 15)
- Wilton Teens to Run 20 Miles to Raise Money for Open Door Shelter (May 15)
- Wilton Restaurants Weigh Pros and Cons of Reopening with “Outdoor Only” Mandate (May 15)
- Cider Mill Staff Records “Lean on Me” Message for Students and Families (May 15)
- Haskell One of 11 Senators Signing Letter to Lamont Questioning Pace of Reopening CT (May 14)
- COVID-19 Update May 13: Plastic Bags to Stay Tax-Free a Little Bit More–But 5-Person Social Limit Stays Too (May 14)
- Lamont’s Reopen CT Advisory Group to Hold Online Business Roundtable Thursday (May 14)
- More Wilton Teens Doing GOOD (May 13)
- COVID-19 Update May 12: Facilitating Outside Dining in Wilton, Supplying PPE & Case Numbers (May 13)
- Wilton Small Businesses Remain Resilient, Optimistic About Opening Despite Economic Situation (May 13)
- COVID-19 Update May 11: State & Wilton Prepare for “On Track” May 20 Reopen, Even as State Passes 3,000 Deaths (May 12)
- Scams Spread Along With COVID-19; New Task Force Announced (May 12)
- Stay at Home in Wilton’s Podcast Investigates the New Meaning of “Stay at Home” (May 12)
- Trackside Brouhaha: Supporters Say Town Budget Cuts Threaten Teen Center’s Existence; Vanderslice Says COVID-19 Economy Requires Shared Sacrifice (May 11)
- Vanderslice: Testing/Tracing Increase & Town Facilities Open, but Gatherings Still Limited to 5 People–On Lamont’s Orders (May 11)
- Community Invited to Celebrate 2020 Grads and Adopt WHS Seniors Because “Life Makes You Pivot” (May 11)
- State COVID-19 Update May 7: Nursing Home Deaths Increase; Wilton’s Stay Steady (May 8)
- Vanderslice & Lamont: How We Get to Reopen–Explained (May 8)
- Parenting through a Pandemic: Giving Thanks for Wilton’s Warrior Moms (May 8)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update May 7: Reopening Guidance ‘Coming Soon’ (May 7)
- State COVID-19 Update May 6: Gov. Wants Input on Reopening CT from Businesses & Workers (May 7)
- Life Interrupted for Wilton’s College Students (May 7)
- Seniors Can’t Go to Library, So Wilton Library Goes to Them (May 7)
- Vanderslice Gives Update on Parks & Rec Summer Programs, Tennis Courts and Hair Salons (May 6)
- State COVID-19 Update May 5: Case Numbers Rise and Hospitalizations Go Up Again (May 6)
- Lamont: I Don’t See Any In-Person Graduations This June, but Maybe Later (May 6)
- Gov. Lamont Cancels Classes at K-12 Public Schools for Remainder of Academic Year (May 5)
- Vanderslice: No Question–Wilton’s 4th of July Celebration is Canceled (May 5)
- True Warrior: Wilton Family Recreates COVID-Cancelled Boston Marathon for Mom after Pulmonary Embolism [VIDEO] (May 5)
- State COVID-19 Update May 4: Gov. Focused on Reopening, but Warned ‘May Be Too Soon’ by Lawmaker/Physician (May 5)
- Letter: How Will Additional ‘Business Virus and Deaths’ Be Reported? (May 5)
- CT to Roll Out Online Job Skills Program for Residents Filing for Unemployment (May 4)
- COVID-19 Claims First Wilton Business Victim, as JoyRide Closes (May 4)
- State COVID-19 Update May 1-3: Lamont Cancels All Annual Town Meetings, Gives Latest Case Count (May 4)
- Vanderslice Has Stern Warning for Residents “Who Don’t Think Rules Apply to Them” (May 4)
- CT Joins 7-State Group to Secure PPE, Medical Equipment & COVID-19 Tests (May 4)
- Private Tennis Clubs Allowed Modified Reopening, Giving Glimmer of ‘Hope’ to Town’s Reopening Plan (May 1)
- Vanderslice COVID-19 Update April 30: Clarifying Wilton’s Unemployment & Death Data (May 1)
- State COVID-19 Update April 30: Nursing Home Deaths in Wilton, Plus Big Jump in Positive State & Fairfield County Cases Again (May 1)
- Gov. Lamont: Focused on May 20 Start to Gradual Reopening (May 1)
- Wilton Teens Mobilize To Support Causes (May 1)
- COVID-19 Impacts Wilton’s Commercial and Residential Real Estate (Apr. 30)
- Nearly 650 New Unemployment Claims Filed by Wilton Residents Since Start of COVID-19 Crisis (Apr. 30)
- Vanderslice: Wilton Food Pantry Reopens at Comstock as Unemployment Spikes, and COVID-Positive Cases Hit 150 (Apr. 29)
- A COVID-19 Survivor’s Story: “This Virus is a Beast” [VIDEO] (Apr. 29)
- Middlebrook 6th Grade Chorus Students Encourage Wilton to be “Truly Brave” (Apr. 29)
- Village Market Fundraiser Nets $20,000 for Wilton Food Pantry (Apr. 29)
- Wilton Library Puts Its Technology to Use to 3-D Print PPE for Norwalk Hospital (Apr. 29)
- State COVID-19 Update April 28: Case Data and Start of Supplemental Unemployment Checks (Apr. 28)
- Eat, Shop, Win! Wilton Launches Prize Drawing Program for Supporting Local (Apr. 28)
- UPDATE: Vanderslice’s Issue with State’s Testing Data; Wilton Cases Stay Flat for Third Day, But Deaths Hit 26 (Apr. 28)
- State COVID-19 Update April 27: Hospitalizations Drop Again, But Cases & Deaths Continue (Apr. 28)
- Wilton Bd. of Ed.’s Message: What’s Gone Well and Lessons We’ve Learned Amidst Crisis (Apr. 27)
- Selectmen Approve Tax Deferment Program, as Ordered by Lamont (Apr. 27)
- Showing Appreciation to Frontline Heroes, the Wilton Warrior Way (Apr. 27)
- State/Wilton COVID Update April 26: CT Cases Pass 25,000; Wilton Flat at 144; Hospitalizations Drop for Fourth Day (Apr. 27)
- Step by (Front) Step, Wilton Photographers Capture The Moment (Apr. 27)
- Lamont: State to Distribute Free Face Coverings for Small, Essential Businesses (Apr. 27)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update April 25: Town Introduces Prize Programs to Help Restaurants, Shops (Apr. 26)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update April 24: Questions on Parks & Rec Summer Programs and Nursing Home Cases (Apr. 25)
- Vanderslice: Schools and Non-Essential Businesses Won’t Reopen May 20, Per the Governor (Apr. 24)
- In Troubled Times, ‘Warrior Helpers’ Shows the Best Side of Wilton [VIDEO INTERVIEW] (Apr. 24)
- State COVID-19 Update April 23: Fairfield County Tops 10,000 Cases, but Growth Rate Slows Again; Gov. Announces “Reopen CT” Advisory Grp. Members (Apr. 24)
- Redefining Celebration: Wilton Birthday Parades Spread Joy at a Distance (Apr. 23)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update April 22: Why Doesn’t Town Provide Info on COVID Deaths? And Other Questions (Apr. 23)
- State COVID-19 Update April 22: Has CT Hit the Apex–Or Not? (Apr. 23)
- New App Can Aid Faster Connecticut “Reopening” (Apr. 23)
- GOOD Morning Wilton Introduces “What’s Open” Feature (Apr. 22)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update April 21: Why CT’s Spread Isn’t Slowing Down (Apr. 22)
- Bd. of Finance to Selectmen, Bd. of Ed.: Show Us 4 New Budget Options, from Flat to -10% (Apr. 22)
- State COVID-19 Update April 21: CT Numbers Keep Rising, Gov. Seeks to Ramp Up Testing (Apr. 21)
- [UPDATED] Village Market Open Today, After 1-Day Deep Clean When Employee Tested COVID Positive (Apr. 21)
- Tales from Wilton’s COVID-19 Frontline: Sharon Bradley, Visiting Nurse & Hospice President/CEO (Apr. 21)
- At 115 Wilton Cases, and CT Numbers Increasing, Vanderslice Says About Re-Opening: ‘We’re Not There Yet’ (Apr. 21)
- State COVID-19 Update, April 20: Highest Single-Day Case Increases for State, Fairfield County (Apr. 20)
- Board of Finance: How to Make Tough Budget Choices in Middle of Coronavirus Crisis (Apr. 20)
- Positive Pictures and Stories: Monday, April 20, 2020 (Apr. 20)
- Wilton Realtor & Musician Get Together to Launch ‘WiltonComesTogether’ Concert Supporting Local Restaurants (Apr. 20)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, April 19: Hopeful Case Data, Share the Road & Business Resources (Apr. 20)
- State COVID-19 Update, April 19: Second Day Numbers Drop – “Step in the Right Direction” (Apr. 20)
- Lamont Expands Financial Aid for CT’s Nursing Homes Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Announces Nursing Home Site Visits & More State Support (Apr. 19)
- Lamont Pushes Presidential Primary to August, Makes Face Masks Mandatory; Plus New Business Moves (Apr. 19)
- Marinas & Boatyards Can Open Under Policy Agreement Announced by CT/NY/NJ Governors (Apr. 19)
- Superintendent Smith Sends Video Message to Wilton School Families: We’ll Get Through This Together (Apr. 19)
- State COVID-19 Update April 17-18: Gov. Sees “Hope” in One-Day Decline in COVID Hospitalizations (Apr. 19)
- Letter: Visiting Nurse Thanks Community for Support as it Serves Wilton (Apr. 18)
- CT’s First Rapid COVID-19 Testing Center Opens in New Haven (Apr. 17)
- Zoom Helps Wilton Establish Virtual Community, One Online Gathering at a Time (Apr. 17)
- Haskell OP-ED: Don’t Make CT Residents Choose Between Health and Voting (Apr. 17)
- EXCLUSIVE: Video Interview with Lynne Vanderslice–Wilton’s COVID-19 Deaths, How Wilton is Doing (Apr. 16)
- Vanderslice: CT’s Curve Isn’t Flattening, State Reports 11 Wilton Deaths; Answers on Parking Lot Usage (Apr. 16)
- Lamont Says System Upgrade Will Help State Get Unemployment Claims Paid Faster (Apr. 16)
- CT OKs NO-Cost Life Insurance for Front-Line Healthcare Workers; Others Insurance News (Apr. 16)
- Letter: BOE Members Offer Encouragement & Support to Teachers to Embrace Synchronous Learning (Apr. 15)
- Together, Tri-Board Decides to Re-Examine & Readjust Budgets Before BOF Decides Mill Rate (Apr. 14)
- WHS Seniors: Graduating During a Global Crisis (Apr. 14)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update April 14: Wilton Non-Profits Need Help, Town Creates COVID-19 Resource Page (Apr. 14)
- State COVID-19 Update April 14: Almost 14,000 Cases & 671 Fatalities; Extending Tax Deadlines & Getting CT Manufacturers to Make PPE (Apr. 14)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, April 14: Finding Wilton’s GOOD News (Apr. 14)
- The Coronavirus “Puppy Boom”: How Wilton is Helping Clear the Shelters (Apr. 14)
- Gov. Lamont Announces Expert Business & Medical Panel to Advise on Reopening CT Economy (Apr. 14)
- Longtime Greenwich Hosp. Employee Asks Wilton to Flood Healthcare Heroes with Cards? (Apr. 14)
- OLF & Letizia’s Pizza Deliver 100 Easter Dinners to Norwalk Hospital (Arp. 14)
- CT’s Lamont & Govs. from NY, NJ, RI, PA & DE Announce Multi-State “Back to Work, Restore the Economy” Council (Apr. 13)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update April 10-12: Parade Update, Food Pantry & Census (Apr. 13)
- Tales from COVID-19 Frontlines: Passionate High School and College Volunteer EMTs Step Up (Apr. 13)
- State UPDATE: April 10-12: Rent Protection, Case Numbers & Extended Closures (Apr. 13)
- Reminder: Especially Now, Wilton Food Pantry Needs Donations (Apr. 13)
- BREAKING NEWS: Wilton Memorial Day Parade Canceled (Apr. 10)
- Weir Farm National Historic Site Closing Park Grounds and Parking Areas (Apr. 10)
- Gov Extends Public School Closure Until “At Least” May 20 (Apr. 10)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, April 9: All Signs Point to Extended Closures & Distancing; Tri-Board Talks Budget (Apr. 10)
- UPDATED: Wilton’s Health Director Tells Caraluzzi’s Market: Comply with Safe Store Directives (Apr. 10)
- Mental Health Right Now in Wilton Public Schools (Apr. 10)
- State COVID-19 Update–April 9: Lamont’s Nursing Home Plan for ‘COVID Recovery Centers’ (Apr. 9)
- Stuck at Home: Sebastian Hunt’s Picks for Best Family Films to Stream (Apr. 9)
- Wilton’s Mask Army Mobilizes in Effort to Protect Community, Essential Workers & Medical Personnel (Apr. 8)
- To Discourage NRVT Crowding During COVID-19 Crisis, Wilton Launches “Explore Wilton Walking Trails” program (Apr. 8)
- State COVID-19 Update: Deadliest Day So Far–But CT’s Curve is Flattening (Apr. 8)
- Wilton Parents Say ‘Thank You!’ to Teachers (Apr. 8)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update: Vanderslice Puts Town ‘On Notice’–Gatherings Prohibited, Fines for Trespassing and Better Trail Behavior (Apr. 7)
- SLIDESHOW: Wilton Images in the Time of COVID-19 (Apr. 7)
- Wilton Mother-Daughter Duo Finds Purpose Helping Others with “Special Deliveries” Service (Apr. 7)
- Vulnerable In Wilton: Residents at Risk When Others Don’t Stay Home (Apr. 7)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update: Trespassing Fines for Using Playing Fields and Warning–”Don’t Pick Up Trash” (Apr. 7)
- State COVID-19 Update April 3-6: Lamont–”Our health care system is bending but not breaking.” (Apr. 7)
- UPDATED: Wilton’s School Bus Drivers Left in the Lurch (Apr. 6)
- Not-So-Random Acts of Kindness 101: Part of Wilton Schools’ Curriculum (Apr. 6)
- BOS to Meet Monday by Zoom; Residents Can View by Livestream (Apr. 6)
- State COVID-19 Update, April 2: 27 New Deaths (19 in Fairfield County) & New ‘Safe Store’ Rules (Apr. 3)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, April 2: Kristine Lilly Way, Budgets and More (Apr. 3)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, April 1: Social Distancing is Working in Wilton (Apr. 2)
- Tales from Wilton’s Healthcare Frontline: COVID-19 and Senior Living Facilities–The Greens & Wilton Meadows (Apr. 2)
- State COVID-19 Update, April 1: Newborn is First Pediatric Death; Gov. Enacts Nursing Home Plan (Apr. 2)
- Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County Introduces “Ask A Nurse” Community Hotline (Apr. 1)
- Tales from the Wilton Healthcare COVID-19 Frontlines: Dr. Brian McGovern, Norwalk Hospital ER Doctor (Apr. 1)
- Fatima Students Deliver Thanks To Wilton Emergency Responders and Norwalk Hospital (Apr. 1)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, March 31: Stay. Off. Town’s. Closed. Fields/Playgrounds/Track (Apr. 1)
- State COVID-19 Update, March 31: Biggest 1-Day Jump in Fairfield County Positive Cases (Apr. 1)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, March 30: Resident Concerns on Paving, Shopping & More as Town Positives Hit 44 (Mar. 31)
- State COVID-19 Update, 3/30: 2,000 Health Workers Volunteer as Gov. Makes Small Biz, Notary & Daycare Changes (Mar. 31)
- Wilton Professionals Find Optimism and “Make it Work” Amid Coronavirus Crisis (Mar. 31)
- Wilton Library to Remain Closed Until Further Notice (Mar. 31)
- The Impact of Coronavirus on College Admissions (Mar. 31)
- Wilton Restaurants, Businesses and Non-Profits Turn to GoFundMe Appeals for Staff (Mar. 30)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update 3/29: Could 1,800+ residents get the virus in next 5-7 weeks? (Mar. 30)
- Resident at Wilton Assisted Living Facility Tests Positive for COVID-19 (Mar. 30)
- Self Care More Important Now than Ever, Mental Health Providers Say (Mar. 30)
- State COVID-19 Update, March 29: President’s Disaster Declaration Unlocks Federal $$ Assistance for CT (Mar. 30)
- After Threat of Quarantine, CT/NY/NJ Get CDC “Domestic Travel Advisory” (Mar. 29)
- State COVID-19 Update, March 28: Towns Must Prepare Plan to House First Responders, Others (Mar. 29)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, March 28: FAQs on Forcing Business Closed, NY Renters & More (Mar. 29)
- State COVID-19 Update, March 27: Surge in Case Numbers (Mar. 28)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, March 27: Wilton Cases Now at 29, Updates on Road Paving & Transfer Station (Mar. 28)
- Gov. Lamont Calls for Health Care Volunteers (Mar. 28)
- Bd. of Education Reviews 1st Week of E-Learning, and Cancels Spring Break (Mar. 27)
- Lamont’s New COVID-19 Orders: Social Gatherings Limited to 5 People, Plastic Bags OK Again (Mar. 27)
- Two Wilton Residents are Latest to Die from COVID-19 (Mar. 26)
- COVID-19 Video Update with Lynne Vanderslice–March 26, 2020 (Mar. 26)
- Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps on Front Lines of COVID-19 Fight (Mar. 26)
- Metro-North Changes Service to “Essential Schedule” for Healthcare Workers, 1st Responders & Essential Employees (Mar. 26)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, March 25: Be Prepared & Plan–Virus Rapidly Spreading in Wilton (Mar. 26)
- State COVID-19 Update, March 25: CT Cases–and Deaths–Jump, as Danbury Gets Mobile Field Hospital (Mar. 26)
- Wilton Supports its Seniors Through Navigating COVID-19, Encourages People in Need to Reach Out (Mar. 25)
- NRVT: New Signs Remind Trail Users–Keep Social Distance on the Trail Too (Mar. 25)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, March 24: CT Cases Increase 50%–So Stay Home, Keep Your Distance! (Mar. 25)
- Wilton Garden Club Cancels Mother’s Day Plant Sale (Mar. 25)
- State COVID-19 Update, March 24: CT Cases Jump 200+ in One Day (Mar 25)
- Gov Lamont: CT Schools Likely Closed Until Fall (Mar. 24)
- Wilton Businesses Struggle to Navigate COVID-19 Challenges, Ask Community–’Remember Us’ (Mar. 24)
- State COVID-19 Update, March 23: Positive Cases will Surge, Will Hospitals Be Prepared? (Mar. 24)
- Wilton Coronavirus Update March 23: Virus is Spreading Rapidly, Please Social Distance (Mar. 24)
- With CT School Closed through April 20, Spring Break Still Undecided (Mar. 24)
- Town Engineer Asks Residents: Avoid Flushing “Toilet Paper Alternatives” (Mar. 23)
- Village Market Changes Store Hours, Adds Curbside Pickup for Customers 70+ (Mar. 23)
- Wife of Wilton’s First Coronavirus Patient: He Was as Severe as They Come and Made It Through (Mar. 23)
- Gov. Releases List of Essential vs. Non-Essential Businesses and Non-Profits (Mar. 23)
- Wilton Kindness In The COVID-19 Pandemic (Mar. 23)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, March 22: 7 Cases in Town, Medical Volunteers Needed (Mar. 23)
- BOE Message to Wilton: The State of Wilton’s School District (Distance Learning, Budget & More) (Mar. 23)
- COVID-19 Means Wilton Officials Set Budget–and NO Town Vote, per Gov’s Order (Mar. 22)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, March 21: 4 Wilton Cases, No Wilton Testing–Here’s Why (Mar. 22)
- State COVID-19 Update, March 21: CT Cases at 223, More State-Level Changes made (Mar. 22)
- State COVID-19 Update, March 20: Gov. Orders Non-Essential Business/Employees–”Stay Safe, Stay Home” (Mar. 21)
- How to Access Town Hall–Online and Dropbox (New Limited Hours) (Mar. 21)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update March 20: “Assume You Have Been Exposed” (Mar. 21)
- Wilton Houses of Worship Provide Online Community for Members, Public (Mar. 20)
- Village Market Adds Senior Shopping Hours (Mar. 20)
- Wilton Firefighters, Police Describe What It’s Like on COVID-19 Front Lines (Mar. 20)
- State COVID-19 Update, March 19: 159 Cases, New Executive Orders, New Testing Sites (Mar. 20)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, March 19: Protect Wilton’s 1st Responders, Behave Like You Have Virus (Mar. 20)
- Wilton Library Closes Drive-Thru Window (Mar. 20)
- Eversource: Suspends Customer Disconnections, Waives Late Fees and Adds More Social Distancing (Mar. 20)
- Wilton Schools: Learning in “Unprecedented, Uncharted Territory” & “Putting Teachers & Students First” (Mar. 19)
- Lamont Orders CT’s Presidential Primary Election Rescheduled to June (Mar. 19)
- BREAKING NEWS: Vanderslice Closes Barbers, Hair & Nail Salons (Mar. 19)
- State COVID-19 Update, March 18: Two CT Coronavirus Deaths, Malls & Parks Closed, and More (Mar. 19)
- Wilton COVID-19 Update, March 18: Testing in Wilton? Any New Cases? (Mar. 19)
- Caraluzzi’s Market in Georgetown Shifts Store Hours & Offers Senior-Only Early Shopping (Mar. 18)
- BREAKING NEWS: Spring Minks to Sinks Cancelled (Mar. 18)
- CIAC: No Decision to Cancel Spring HS Sports–Yet (Mar. 18)
- Vanderslice’s Message: 68 COVID-19 Cases Now, Expect Large Spikes This Week (Mar. 18)
- Letter: Soc. Serv. Comm. Thanks Wilton for Stepping Up So Quickly with Food Pantry Donations (Mar. 18)
- Nuvance Health [Norwalk & Danbury Hospitals] COVID-19 Community Health Information (Mar. 18)
- Stop & Shop Sets Senior-Only (60+) Shopping Hours in COVID-19 Response (Mar. 18)
- Vanderslice Issues Emergency Order: Barbers, Nail & Hair Salons By Appointment Only (Mar. 17)
- Connecticut COVID-19 Cases Reach 68; State Looks at Economic Stimulus (Mar. 17)
- Vanderslice Declares Local State of Emergency (Mar. 17)
- Statewide COVID-19 Update: No. of Cases Up 15 to 41 Total, Including 20 in Westport (Mar. 17)
- Lamont Closes Gyms, Movie Theaters; OKs Takeout & Delivery Only for Restaurants & Bars (Mar. 16)
- BREAKING NEWS: Wilton e-Learning to Count Toward 180 Day Requirement (Mar. 16)
- Wilton Businesses: What They’re Doing to Cope (Mar. 16)
- Officials Close Wilton Playgrounds, Playing Fields: “This isn’t a Drill.” (Mar. 16)
- Wilton Food Pantry Needs Help and Donations, STAT! (Mar. 15)
- Gov. Lamont Orders All Public Schools Closed “At Least Through Mar. 31” (Mar. 15)
- VIDEO Wilton COVID-19 Update, March 15, 2020: Keep Children at Home, Limit Contact (Mar. 15)
- VIDEO Checking In With Wilton, March 14, 2020 (Mar. 14)
- BREAKING NEWS: Wilton Schools to Stay Closed at Least One Week, will Begin “Maintenance” e-Learning Monday (Mar. 13)
- Doctors’ Orders: Words of Extreme Caution During Coronavirus Pandemic (Mar. 13)
- Life Upended: Thanks to Coronavirus, We’re in Uncharted Territory [EDITORIAL] (Mar. 13)
- VIDEO: Wilton Superintendent Explains What Gov.’s Order About 180-Day School Requirement REALLY Means (Mar. 12)
- LIVE VIDEO Wilton Coronavirus Update–March 12: Town Opens Emergency Ops Center, Limits Public Town Hall Hours (Mar. 12)
- Schools: Can’t Specify ‘Which Wilton School’ with Possible Exposure (Mar. 12)
- [VIDEO] CTNewsJunkie–Epidemiologist: “If You Live in SW CT, Have Cough & Fever, Assume You Have COVID-19” (Mar. 12)
- Wilton’s COVID-19 Closings: Library, YMCA, Historical Society and More Join Schools (Mar. 11)
- Wilton to Close Schools Until Further Notice–LIVE Video with Kevin Smith & Lynne Vanderslice (Mar. 11)
- BREAKING NEWS: ‘Matilda’ Performances to be Postponed (Mar. 11)
- GMW’s “Wake Up Call” March Podcast: Vanderslice on Call with Gov., Her Emergency Powers & Staying Calm (Mar. 11)
- Coronavirus Update–March 11, 2020: Cancelled SATs, No HS Sports and State of Emergency (Mar. 11)
- Wilton Library to Close Building Until Further Notice (Mar. 11)
- BREAKING–Wife of Wilton Coronavirus Patient: “He’s in Medical Coma, My Infant Twins & Me in Quarantine” (Mar. 10)
- OPINION: Stress and Anxiety Over Coronavirus is Just as Contagious–and Damaging (Mar. 10)
- State Education Department Ask Local Schools to Prepare for Possible Closures (Mar. 10)
- LIVE Wilton Coronavirus Briefing: Lynne Vanderslice (Mar. 9)
- Wilton Library Postpones March Programs, Including Gala and Human Library (Mar. 9)
- With Coronavirus in Mind, Wilton Go Green Cancels 2020 Zero Waste Faire (Mar. 9)
- Schools: More Answers, More Cancellations (Incl. SATs) & Plans for Poss. Closure (Mar. 9)
- Coronavirus in Wilton–Town Response, Bare Toilet Paper Shelves, Business Scrambles and Work-From-Home (Mar. 9)
- UPDATE: Wilton Officials Keeping Schools Open “Per Health Department” (Mar. 8)
- BREAKING NEWS: First CT Resident Testing Positive for Coronavirus is Wilton Resident (Mar. 8)
- Wilton Events and Activities–Cancelled or Still On? (Mar. 7)
- BREAKING: Wilton Schools Step Up Coronavirus Response: Cancelling After-School Activities, Increasing Hand-Washing, and Reassessing (Mar. 6)
- GMW Coronavirus Resource Page–Wilton Updates (Mar. 5)
- Wilton Officials “Taking Appropriate Actions” to Prepare, If Needed, for Coronavirus (Mar. 3)
- Wilton Schools on COVID-19: Preparing, Sharing Info and Not Overreacting (Feb. 28)