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

Tuesday, Feb. 10:

  • 6:30 p.m.: Historic District and Historic Property Commission Meeting, via Zoom [agenda] [Zoom link]
  • 7 p.m.: Board of Finance Meeting, at Comstock Community Center, Rm. 31 and via Zoom [agenda] [Zoom link]

Wednesday, Feb. 11:

  • 7 p.m.: Board of Selectmen Special Meeting on “Future of the Town-Owned Historic Gilbert & Bennett Historic Building,” at Comstock Community Center, Rm. 31 and via Zoom [agenda] [Zoom link] *IMPORTANT: Special rules for public comment have been issued for this meeting. [SPECIAL DOCUMENT]

Thursday, Feb. 12:

7:30 p.m.: Inland Wetlands Commission Meeting, at Comstock Community Center, Rm. 31 and via Zoom [agenda] [Zoom link]

BREAKING NEWS: Check out the latest on the Miller-Driscoll School closure, after a pipe burst sometime before school was scheduled to open on Tuesday, Feb. 10. “Burst Pipe Forces One-Day Closure at Miller-Driscoll School“

GOOD Celebrations: Lunar New Year Celebration at the Wilton Y

Credit: Wilton YMCA

The Wilton Family YMCA invites the community to come together for a special community celebration event honoring the Year of the Horse on Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 12:30-2 p.m. in the Y lobby. The event is free and open to the public, and is to promote connection, conversation and celebrating the Wilton community.

As a welcoming and inclusive gathering place, the Wilton Y is proud to celebrate traditions that bring people together and strengthen community connections. The Year of the Horse represents energy, positivity, and personal growth — values that reflect the Y’s commitment to supporting individuals and families in a friendly, encouraging environment.

The celebration will feature complimentary dumplings and an opportunity for community members to connect with Y staff and enjoy time with friends and neighbors.

GOOD Support: Wilton Police Show Support for Teen Dating Violence Awareness

Wilton Police are representing today, Feb. 10, in support of Teen Dating Violence Awareness. The department’s officers are sporting orange ribbons to shine a light on healthy relationships and reminds teens that abuse, emotional, physical or digital is never okay. For more information visit the Love is Respect website or call the Teen Dating Abuse Helpline at 866.331.9474.

Credit: Wilton Police Department / Instagram

GOOD Sports: Wins Over Ridgefield and Norwalk Put Wilton Boys Swim & Dive Season at 6-1

Credit: Kristin Jacobson

On Friday, Jan. 23, the Wilton Boys swim and dive team hosted a strong Ridgefield team at the Wilton YMCA pool. After battling to an 85-85 tie at the completion of the swimming events, junior Spencer Smith won the diving competition to secure a 91-85 win for Wilton moving the Warriors to 5-0 on the season.

Wilton hosted the 2025 Class L State Champion Greenwich High School team at its Wilton Y home pool on Wednesday, Feb. 4, and, despite winning 8 of 12 events, suffered the first loss of the season by a score of 101-84. In addition to freshman Henry Gimby winning the 500 freestyle, Wilton was once again led by strong swims from its seniors, including wins by Lucas Fontana (200 individual medley and 100 butterfly), Andrew Mims (200 freestyle), Ozzy Andrews (100 backstroke) and Sam Jacobson (100 breaststroke). Andrews, Jacobson and Fontana teamed up with senior Hirsh Iyer to win the 200 medley relay and the quartet of Mims, Iyer, Fontana and Andrews won a very close 400 freestyle relay to close the meet. Wilton dropped to 5-1 on the season.

On Friday, Feb. 6, Wilton hosted Norwalk at the Wilton Y pool and swam to a 103-72 win to move to 6-1 on the season. The Warriors were led by double winner Mims (50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke) and individual winners Greg Pinchbeck (200 individual medley), Kurt Jeschke (100 freestyle), Jacobson (500 freestyle) and Fontana (100 backstroke).

Norwalk meet results:

  • 200 Medley Relay: First (Andrew Mims, Gimby, Adam Mims and Ethan Lam); second (Fontana, Jacobson, Pinchbeck and Jeschke); and fifth (Mariano Beltrano, Tristan Vega, Eraklis Hristodoulou and Jakub Kruk)
  • 200 Freestyle: Second (Iyer), third (Andrews) and fourth (Jacobson)
  • 200 Individual Medley: First (Pinchbeck), third (Daniel Hickey) and fifth (Jackson Norful)
  • 50 Freestyle: First (Andrew Mims), second (Adam Mims) and third (Lam); Heat 2: first (Vega), second (Kruk) and third (Sam Manson)
  • Diving: Second (Smith)
  • 100 Butterfly: Second (Fontana), third (Gimby) and fourth (Shreyas Damle)
  • 100 Freestyle: First (Jeschke), second (Will Satara) and fifth (Beltrano); heat 2: first (Norful), second (Luc Rivera) and fourth (Hristodoulou)
  • 500 Freestyle: First (Jacobson), third (Hickey) and fifth (Yihan Luo)
  • 200 Freestyle Relay: First (Iyer, Jeschke, Damle and Gimby); second (Andrews, Andrew Mims, Lam and Adam Mims); and fourth (Kruk, Rivera, Norful and Manson)
  • 100 Backstroke: First (Fontana), second (Pinchbeck) and third (Satara)
  • 100 Breaststroke: First (Andrew Mims), second (Lam) and sixth (Hristodoulou)
  • 400 Freestyle Relay: First (Gimby, Jacobson, Iyer and Jeschke); second (Andrews, Adam Mims, Fontana and Pinchbeck); and fourth (Damle, Hickey, Vega and Luo)

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