Wilton in May 2018: Courts, Criminals and Conservation

WILTON, CT -- Wilton residents kept lawyers peculiarly busy in May, with Wiltonions charged variously with hit and run, fraud, DUI, public indecency and the reckless driving of a Boar's Head meat delivery truck.

Closure was finally achieved in the sexual molestation suit brought against the town by the parents of a former Miller-Driscoll preschool child. Earlier in May, attorneys for Wilton and the Board of Education filed a motion for summary judgment in the second lawsuit against Eric Von Kohorn that alleged the former Miller-Driscoll School paraprofessional molested a preschool child. But a few weeks later, the parents withdrew their suit.

...but as far as we can tell, we are no where near closure in the case of the Wilton woman who filed a lawsuit against four Wilton police officers, two emergency medical service workers, and the town of Wilton alleging excessive force, unlawful search, malicious prosecution, malicious abuse of process, larceny, assault, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. That case dates back to April 2015 when the woman was charged with attempted assault on a police officer, and the repercussions that followed

Those storms that marked every neighboring town May mostly missed Wilton. Schools stayed open the very day after the macroburst hit, and only three roads -- Grumman Hill Road by Dirksen Drive, Belden Hill Road by Old Huckleberry Road, and Millstone Road by Spectacle Lane -- were reported impassable at any point during the inclement weather.

It's just as well that Wilton schools stayed open throughout May -- they had a lot to show off. U.S. News & World Report named Wilton High School tenth best in the state, and number 439 from over 28,500 institutions nationally Two Wilton students made it to the CAS -CIAC banquet honoring the state's top scholar-athletes.

The public learned in May that the Wilton Athletic and Recreation Foundation's ad sales gambit at Veterans Memorial Stadium and Kristine Lilly Field at Wilton School has paid off nicely. Newly released information indicates $35,500 has been raised since last fall. The ads include printed banners visible to the home and guest bleachers, and the signage is being sold to advertisers at rates up to $15,000.

The Wilton Land Conservation Trust reached an agreement with the owner of the 13-acre meadow at 183 Ridgefield Road to take possession of the parcel for public use. The WLTC, in partnership with the Aspetuck Land Trust, is also leading the initiative to save more than 350 acres of unprotected forest land spanning Weston and Wilton.

The biggest Wilton May 2018 is still waiting to be told, even though the month is just about over: The owner of a winning Powerball® ticket still has not stepped up to claim the $1 million prize. Winners in that May 2 game have until Monday, October 29, 2018 to claim their prizes before their tickets expire.