Wilton Patch Readers: Thank You For Helping Us Grow

WILTON, CT — Thank you, Wilton Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with Patch. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here.

Wilton's is one of the older Patches, debuting on Sept. 9, 2009. In August, Wilton Patch recorded 19,822 visitors. For a town of 18,062 people, that's not too shabby. Our visitors hail from Wilton, for sure, but many residents of neighboring towns also land on Wilton Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are 5 of the most-read articles on Wilton Patch in August:

• Wilton Teen Arrested on Sex Assault Charges: Police
• Wilton Bike Maker Unveils New Line
• Food Trucks Roll Into Wilton
• Police Advise Regarding Latest Door-To-Door Solicitors
• Here's How Wilton Residents Voted In 2018 Primary Election

...and it's worth noting that we could probably give Wilton's land preservation efforts their own Patch, there is so much activity in that area. Is any town in Connecticut more conservation conscious than us?

Got a news tip, idea or question? Send them to me, Rich Kirby, your local editor, at rich.kirby@patch.com. Patch is committed to hyperlocal coverage of Wilton, and we couldn't pull it off without all the tips, comments, letters, board and classifieds posts and shares from our readers, so keep 'em coming.

Our readers also love Wilton Patch’s calendar of events -- more than 8,100 visits were made to our calendar in 2018. Coming up soon on the calendar is the Cannondale Foliage Craft Festival and the start of LiveGirlTalk, a 10-week facilitated discussion group being held Wednesdays this fall at Wilton's amazing Trackside Teen Center.

If you would like to post on Patch, too, you may easily sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

Speaking of awesome, a new bright spot at Wilton Patch is our Patch Mayor program. If you’re interested in being our Wilton Patch Mayor you can help keep Wilton Patch a friendly local spot. Learn more about the Patch Mayor program here.

What else is new? The Wilton Patch newsletter list is up to 1,634 daily subscribers. If you’re not one of them, fix that right away, would you?

On the Facebook front, we're almost at 1,500 fans! If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Wilton Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit this page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Wilton Patch is part of a broad network, with more than six dozen Patches in Connecticut and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made Wilton Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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Merwin Meadows photo from the Wilton Parks And Recreation Department