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GOOD To Watch/Attend: This Week’s Town Board Meetings

Monday, May 4: Board of Selectmen Meeting at 7 p.m., at Comstock Community Center and via Zoom [agenda] [Zoom link]

Tuesday, May 5: Annual Town Meeting at 7 p.m., at the Clune Center Auditorium (395 Danbury Rd.) [agenda] [sample ballot] Typically, the Town does not Zoom or broadcast live; if not, GOOD Morning Wilton will livestream the meeting.

Wednesday, May 6: Fire Commission Meeting at 5 p.m. via Zoom only [agenda] [Zoom link]

Thursday, May 7:

  • Architecture Review Board/Village District Design Advisory Committee Meeting at 5 p.m. via Zoom only [agenda] [Zoom link]
  • Board of Education Meeting at 7 p.m. in the Wilton High School Professional Library, via Zoom and on YouTube [agenda] [Zoom link] [YouTube]

Saturday, May 9: Annual Town Meeting Adjourned Vote from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Clune Center Auditorium (395 Danbury Rd.) [sample ballot]

GOOD News from Town Hall: Progress on Pride Festival

FILE PHOTO — First Selectman Toni Boucher (right) took part in the first Come Out and Run 5K in 2024. The 5K is organized every year by Wilton Pride and Wilton Library. Credit: GOOD Morning Wilton

First Selectman Toni Boucher has confirmed that the request from Wilton Pride to close a portion of Old Ridgefield Rd. to vehicles for its May 31 festival has been approved by the town.

Not only that, Boucher made a generous offer of support to the nonprofit group.

“Two policemen will need to be hired to facilitate the road closure for the festival. If the organization does not have the funds for the hiring of the police for the event, given that this is the first time road closure has been requested, please let me know so I can personally donate to Wilton Pride to meet this requirement,” she wrote in an email to festival organizers.

GOOD Sports News: WHS Boys Basketball Coach Departs

The Norwalk Hour is reporting that Wilton High School boys basketball coach Joel Geriak has made the 2025-26 season his last one with the Warriors. Geriak has taken the boys basketball head coach position at St. Joseph’s High School. Geriak had helmed the Wilton team for 14 years.

GOOD To Support: DVCC to Host 24th Annual Voices of Courage Spring Luncheon Featuring Survivor Justice Advocate Judith Clark 

The Domestic Violence Crisis Center (DVCC) will host its 24th Annual Voices of Courage Spring Luncheon on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at the Tokeneke Club in Darien. This year’s event will feature keynote speaker Judith Clark, Director of the Survivor Justice Project, a leading advocate for legislation supporting survivors of domestic violence within the criminal legal system. 

Last year, DVCC provided direct services to 3,454 survivors across Stamford, Norwalk, Darien, New Canaan, Weston, Westport, and Wilton. Proceeds from the luncheon will support DVCC’s ongoing mission to provide essential services, advocacy, and education to prevent and eliminate domestic violence in Connecticut communities. 

Tickets and sponsorship opportunities for the Voices of Courage Spring Luncheon are available at: Voices of Courage – DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRISIS CENTER

GOOD to Shop: Wilton Garden Club Promises New Look and Features at Annual Mother’s Day Plant Sale at Town Gazebo

Members of the Wilton Garden Club at the 2023 Mother’s Day Plant Sale Credit: contributed

Plants are always a great Mother’s Day gift, and the Wilton Garden Club always has its perfectly-timed annual Mother’s Day Plant Sale to pick up a ready-made gift. In this 87th year of the Plant Sale on the Wilton Town Green, shoppers will find a new look for the sale — it will be fully tented for the first time, great for this rain-or-shine event. Visitors will also notice a number of new features that build on the WGC members’ expertise.

There’s much more than Mother’s Day gifts though, including spectacular arrays of locally grown perennials and pollinator-friendly native species, unusual annuals, herbs and vegetables including over 27 different varieties of tomatoes and peppers, a special professionally curated section of dahlias, hanging baskets, fresh cut flowers and more. Sale proceeds support beautification projects around Wilton and help the WGC provide community service, support horticultural education and conservation, and foster an appreciation of nature.

The sale runs Friday, May 8 from 12-6 p.m., and Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

GOOD Authors: Acclaimed Children’s Book Illustrator/Author LeUyen Pham to Visit Wilton Library

Wilton Library is hosting a visit with renowned children’s book artist and author LeUyen Pham as the third event in the ASML Author Series. Book fans ages 4-to-adult are invited on Saturday, May 9 at 11 a.m. to learn about LeUyen’s life and adventures. From her early refugee days to her time in animation, from her travels around the world, back to the pages of her books, she will talk about what it means to be an artist and finding stories everywhere.

LeUyen (pronounced Lay-Win) is the award-winning and critically acclaimed illustrator of more than 140 children’s books. She is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Bear Came Along by Richard Morris, and the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Julianne Moore’s picture book series, Freckleface Strawberry, and Kelly DiPucchio’s picture book Grace for President.

LeUyen has been part of creating several iconic children’s book series, including the middle grade series Princess in Black; the groundbreaking graphic memoirs Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever; and the Itty-Bitty-Kitty-Corn picture book series. Two new books that she illustrated are coming out this spring: Shrinking Violet and As I Dream of You, a Young Adult graphic novel by Frozen writer Jennifer Lee.

The event is free and open to the public, and registration is required. Drop-ins will be welcome if space allows. The author talk will be followed by a Q&A with audience members and an author signing of their books. Books will be available for purchase.

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