Sunday, March 14, 2010
In its newest location, Earth Garden is blooming.
Upon entering Earth Garden in Wilton, the scent of fresh flowers mixed with milled soaps and that unique antique aroma fills your nostrils. Breathing in deeply and smiling once inside are involuntary responses. Since moving to its 643 Danbury Road location, the shop has received positive reviews from loyal patrons regarding its new home. "Our customers like this location much better," said proprietor Nancy Gorkin. The shop has seen a few locations in the past, the first being in New Canaan. Gorkin, who has a background in horticulture from Michigan State University, purchased the shop at its first Wilton location in 1991. In 2007 she went from a partnership with four other owners to a sole proprietorship and moved Earth Garden to …
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
Gardening Columnist Audra Carbone advises on the right plants to spruce up your home.
When I was a child, my mother filled our home with houseplants. It was the mid-1970s and I remember spider plants being the most plentiful. On warm days she would bring them out to the screened-in porch. When the plants got too dangly she would take little clippings, root them in water and in a couple months I would come home from school to a new plant in a pot. It made our home feel full of life, even during the coldest months of winter. But times have changed for the arachnid-ish plant. "Spider plants probably aren't as popular as they once were," said Dave Gindek, owner of Young's Nursery right here in Wilton. However, there are plenty of houseplants that Wilton residents fill their homes with these days. "There are a ton of …
Saturday, March 6, 2010
DTC member Mitchell Hirsch responds to State Sen. Toni Boucher's recent opinion piece.
OPINION|Saturday, March 6
In her most recent opinion column, State Sen. Toni Boucher expresses her concerns with the state's current budget deficits, concerns that are shared by citizens regardless of political affiliations. But after a misplaced focus on public spending as the immediate "problem", she then narrows her focus further to target middle-class public service workers, saying "we must cut government workers' wages and benefits" and "outsource to lower cost private" providers. Cutting public spending by eliminating jobs and reducing middle-class incomes right now is not smart economic policy. In fact, it could undermine a recovery. Worse, emulating Herbert Hoover, it would tend to depress the economy further, risking deeper recession in the state, …
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Wilton DTC member Fred Herot expounds on the need for rules in a society governed by what he sees as two opposing forces.
OPINION|Saturday, February 27
We hear much about the size of government and the rulings, which come from the various agencies. These take the form of rules of the road while driving, rules of the air when traveling by plane; requirements for proof of safety and quality of the foods we buy, prohibition of contamination of the atmosphere by industry such as mercury from power plants, or rules against contaminating our rivers and streams by dumping poisonous wastes. We hear of the need for financial limitations being imposed upon banks and other financial institutions preventing excessive gambling with private and public monies. All of these rules and regulations are needed because the individual would have little recourse to relief from such action if the government …
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wiltonian Gail Lavielle points out the state's failure to enforce a measure Connecticut voters approved 18 years ago.
OPINION|Thursday, February 25
To the Editor: The role of government has become a pressing issue for many Connecticut citizens. But you don't have to look to Washington to find reasons for concern. Right here in Hartford we have our own glaring example of government's failure to respond to a vote by 80% of Connecticut's electorate. This isn't new. It isn't even recent. It's been going on for the past 18 years. I'm referring to the General Assembly's longstanding failure to implement the state spending cap described in Amendment XXVIII of Connecticut's constitution. Voters ratified this amendment 4 to 1 in 1992. To become effective, however, it needs a General Assembly vote to define terms. This has never happened. That's right. Connecticut has a …
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
State Rep. John Hetherington touches on the recent concerns that the state may be cutting municipal energy program contributions.
GOVERNMENT|Wednesday, February 24
To the Editor: We all share concern about reports of a possible reduction in the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) and the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund (CEEF). Wilton's Energy Commission has very effectively put these resources to work for the town. Let's be clear: there is no legislation currently pending in the CT General Assembly that would defund either the CCEF or the CEEF. The concept is one of several included in a mandated report done by the Office of Policy and Management and the Treasurer's Office to suggest possible ways to close the $1.5 billion deficit in the current biennium budget. The concept anticipates a sweep over ten years of roughly one-third of each fund 's revenue to allow that stream to be securitized for …
Saturday, February 20, 2010
State Senator says "We did it before, we can do it again."
OPINION|Saturday, February 20
Chris Powell, editor of the Journal Inquirer, wrote "Connecticut is collapsing under the weight of a government that has grown all out of proportion to the state's long-stagnant population and job growth." Mr. Powell echoes a sentiment I have repeatedly shared with you, which is that Connecticut has a serious spending problem. If current spending trends continue, you can expect at least $3 billion per year in deficits through 2014. Last year, the General Assembly's majority pushed through a state budget that called for tax and fee increases, as well as massive borrowing against future revenue streams, to pay current expenses. As businesses and our neighbors flee the state, our tax revenues are vanishing. Would you be shocked to know that …
Friday, February 19, 2010
...But what you can do for Wilton.
OPINION|Friday, February 19
The above play on words from President Kennedy's inaugural address seems a good way to lead into an explanation of the goals of the Wilton Democratic Town Committee, and our view of the role of Wiltonians in general. The WDTC is a group of committed town Democrats who have been elected by direct primary as provided by law. The Town Committee directs the affairs of the Democratic Party in our Town. While we have a detailed platform that addresses many issues (http://www.wiltondems.org/2009-2011-platform/), our main goal can really be stated quite simply, and that is to help make Wilton a better community for all residents, and to engage more residents in the governing process. With this in mind we want to urge residents who wish to serve, …
Sunday, February 14, 2010
The Back Yard Beekeepers Association, originally founded in the Wilton Library, now has over 400 members.
It's a fact: if you have a garden, then you need bees. "Bees are extremely important for their pollination," said Back Yard Beekeeper Association member Terry Bearden-Rettger. "They're especially important for growing squashes, because squash have male and female flowers and the pollen needs to be mixed for the vegetable to grow." There are a lot of bee pollinators in Wilton that buzz around outside including bumble bees, mason bees and honeybees. Mason bees can be encouraged to come to your yard by purchasing or making a mason beehive. However, honeybees are especially important because they are the only bees that you can 'keep'. The bee population in general has been depleted greatly by disease, urbanization and mites. "There are …
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Find our where to take your sweetheart or where to splurge on him or her for Valentine's Day.
Show your sweetie you love them this weekend with flowers, candy or a night on the town - Wilton has it all.Since the holiday itself falls on a Sunday, most admirers are having flowers delivered to the office on Friday or to the home on Saturday. If you like to keep her guessing, have them sent to the office on Monday.Jan Peterson, owner of Stewart Flowers, noted that red roses are the order of the day this year - as in all years' past. "Men are just more traditional," she said of their classic ordering strategy.Scoops is known for their ice cream in the summer but they also carry lots of gourmet candy for your kids, loved ones, officemates and more. "We are making Valentine's gift bags and boxes of truffles as well as cakes and cupcakes…
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Dina! Restaurant & Bar
26 Danbury Rd
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Stewart Flowers and Gifts
76 Old Ridgefield Rd.
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Scoops
92 Old Ridgefield Rd
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Marly's of Wilton
101 Old Ridgefield Rd
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