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GOOD To Watch/Attend: Upcoming Town Board/Commission Meetings and Events
Editor’s note: GOOD Morning Wilton links to agendas and Zoom/Teams links when they are posted to the Town’s website. Readers can always check the Town of Wilton website or the Board of Education webpage for additional information.
Monday, Nov. 9
- Police Commission Meeting at 4:30 p.m., in person only at the Wilton Police Department HQ Training Room [agenda]
- Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting at 7 p.m., via Zoom only [agenda] [Zoom link]
Tuesday, Nov. 10
- Historic District and Historic Property Commission Meeting at 6:30 p.m., via Zoom only [agenda not yet available] [Zoom link]
- Deer Management Committee Meeting — Canceled
- Board of Finance Meeting at 7 p.m. — location TBD — and via Teams [agenda not yet available] [Teams link not yet available]
Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day — Town Hall Offices Closed
GOOD Gourd! Wilton Kiwanis Thanks Community After Pumpkin Sale Tops $50,000
The Wilton Kiwanis Club is extending thanks to shoppers and volunteers who supported this year’s Great Wilton Pumpkin Sale, which generated more than $50,000 in sales — its second-highest total in 12 years. Net proceeds will benefit local organizations.
The club offered special thanks to Trackside Teen Center’s Lori Fields, John Priest, Liz Sims and teen volunteers for staffing the patch over Indigenous Peoples Day weekend — sales made over that weekend benefitted the teen center — and to Wilton Historical Society Director Nick Foster and staff for hosting the sale for the 12th consecutive year.
Kiwanis plans to return in September 2027 with “Pumpkins With a Purpose.”
GOOD To Golf: WHS Boys Golf Team Collecting Used Equipment for First Tee
The Wilton High School boys golf team is collecting gently used golf clubs and equipment on Saturday, Nov. 7, to benefit First Tee – Connecticut, which introduces young people to golf while teaching life skills such as confidence, perseverance, respect and sportsmanship.
Golf team members will be at the Village Market from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. to collect donations. Accepted items include adult and junior golf clubs, golf umbrellas, golf bags and golf balls.
GOOD To Mini Golf: Wilton YMCA Turns Into Mini Golf Course for 21+ and Family Fundraisers
The Riverbrook Regional YMCA will transform its Wilton branch into an 18-hole indoor mini golf course for “Meet Me on the Green,” a Nov. 6-7 fundraiser benefiting its Financial Assistance Program.
The weekend begins with a 21-and-older “Par-Tee” on Friday, Nov. 6, from 7:30-10 p.m., featuring mini golf, food, cocktails, wine, beer, nonalcoholic beverages, contests and prizes.
Families can play Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with mini golf, games and family activities.
Proceeds will help make YMCA memberships, child care, camps, swim lessons and other programs accessible to people regardless of their ability to pay.
For tickets and event information, visit the Wilton YMCA website or contact Cecilia Staunton at 203.762.8384, ext. 273.
GOOD To Make a Splash: Wilton Girls Swim and Dive Takes Fifth at FCIACs, Sets School Relay Record
The Wilton High School girls swim and dive team placed fifth at the FCIAC Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31, improving from sixth last year.
Maryn Brooks, Maya Kreuzer, Megan Lussier and Vedha Kongrettira set a school record in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:46.75, breaking the 1:47.27 mark set in 2011.
Kongrettira won the 100-yard freestyle in 52.05 and the FCIAC Champion title, and finished second in the 50-yard freestyle in 23.99; she earned All-FCIAC honors in both events. The record-setting relay teammates also placed third in the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:36.96.
Other individual highlights included fourth-place finishes by Kreuzer in the 100-yard breaststroke and Lussier in the 100-yard butterfly, fifth-place finishes by Lussier in the 50-yard freestyle and Brooks in the 100-yard butterfly, and a sixth-place finish by Chloe Hyland in the 100-yard breaststroke.
The Warriors next compete in the Class L Championships at Cornerstone Pool in West Hartford, with trials Saturday, Nov. 14, at 11:45 a.m. and finals Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m. The Connecticut State Opens are scheduled for Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. at Yale University.
GOOD Scouting: Five Wilton Troop 125 Scouts Earn Eagle Rank
Five members of Wilton’s Troop 125 — Brenden Avizov, Christopher Rainone, Enzo Calo, Sam Manson and Vivaan Uttamchandani — earned the rank of Eagle Scout, Scouting’s highest rank. The troop celebrated their achievements at an Oct. 25 Eagle Court of Honor at Hoyt Scout Reservation in Redding, with more than 100 family members, friends, Scout leaders and community supporters in attendance as each Scout received a state citation recognizing his accomplishment.
Each Scout led a community service project:
- Avizov built five wooden benches to provide outdoor seating at the Wilton Historical Society.
- Rainone built three elevated boardwalks with stepping stones along Woodcock Nature Center’s Orange Trail to help hikers navigate muddy areas.
- Calo refurbished a trail entrance at the Wilton Land Conservation Trust’s Harrison Smith Preserve, adding steps and drainage improvements to address erosion and hazardous conditions.
- Manson built an outdoor meditation station at Middlebrook School, providing students with a space for reflection.
- Uttamchandani built two mobile robotics storage carts with workspaces to benefit Wilton Library’s Singularity Technology robotics team through the Robotics Catalyst Foundation, which he co-founded.
Calo and Uttamchandani also served as elected senior patrol leaders. Avizov, Rainone, Calo and Uttamchandani completed National Youth Leadership Training, while Rainone, Calo and Uttamchandani were inducted into the Order of the Arrow, Scouting’s national honor society.
