Wilton Answer Book – Media

What newspapers cover the town?

The Wilton Bulletin (news: 894-3330, ads: 894-3325), Wilton’s paper of record, is the major publication that covers our town. Founded in 1937, the newspaper is enjoying its 72nd year as Wilton’s hometown paper. Offices are at 16 Bailey Avenue in Ridgefield. The paper is published by the family-owned and operated Hersam Acorn Newspapers (acorn-online.com). The Bulletin’s Web site is wiltonbulletin.com.

The Hour (846-3281/thehour.com) is a Norwalk daily that provides some coverage of Wilton. The Wilton Villager (762-0400/wiltonvillager.com) is a free weekly.

Can I read The Bulletin online?

Those looking for the latest Wilton news can find it on The Wilton Bulletin’s online site,wiltonbulletin.com; those looking for stories from previous issues can find them in the same place.

For the latest, up-to-the-minute news, sign up for Breaking News from The Wilton Bulletin. Log onto wiltonbulletin.com and click on Breaking News in the upper left hand corner.

Page one stories, and the top sports stories from the current week’s issue of The Wilton Bulletin are available on the paper’s home page and remain accessible at no charge for several weeks. Additional stories are also posted online daily. The entire content of the newspaper is added to the archive within about two weeks after publication.

The Bulletin’s archives are searchable by going to wiltonbulletin.com and clicking on “Print Archives” on the left-hand side of the page. Users may then search for information going back as far as June 2003. Just enter a keyword or phrase, choose a time frame (or search all available years), and click “search.”

The first few paragraphs of all articles that match the search criteria entered are available for previewing. To access the entire article, several pricing options are available. Pictures from The Bulletin are not available through the archive, but may be ordered online by clicking on the Photo Store link. Only staff and freelance photographs are available; reader photos are not avilable for purchase.

An up-to-date calendar, useful Web links, and the Wilton Answerbook, as well as access to the Hersam Acorn classifieds, real estate listings, and the top stories from the Arts & Leisure section are also available at no charge on The Bulletin’s Web site.

How else may I research past material from The Bulletin?

Wilton Library maintains two indexes of Wilton Bulletin articles online at wiltonlibrary.org. The first covers most articles that were published from October 1997 to the present. You can search by keyword, subject, date, author, and more. The second index includes obituaries that have appeared in The Bulletin since its founding in 1937 to the present.

These indexes do not provide full text of articles, but the search results give you date and page numbers. Wilton Library maintains a full collection of The Bulletin in bound volumes and microfiche.

Full-text articles of The Bulletin beginning Sept. 4, 2003 are also available online at wiltonlibrary.org. You must have a library card to access the database.

How can I get an announcement in the paper?

E-mail is the best method. You may send letters, press releases, high-resolution digital photographs, and other information to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . You may also send releases to P.O. Box 367, Wilton, 06897. Be sure to include your name and a phone number. To reach the newsroom, call 894-3330.

Send sports information to sports@wiltonbulletincom or call Sports Editor Tim Murphy at 438-1183, ext. 131. Send arts information to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Arts Editor Sally Sanders at 483-1183, ext. 132.

The Bulletin has a free, four-page guide on how to do news releases. To obtain a copy, write Publicity Guide, c/o Hersam Acorn Newspapers, Box 1019, Ridgefield 06877.

To get news into The Hour, call 846-3281 and The Villager, 762-0400.

How do I get an ad in The Bulletin?

For display advertising, call Mary Hayes Phelps at 894-3325 or visit the Advertising section online. For classified ads, call 1-800-372-2790 or visit online.

Where can I search the Internet for free?

The Wilton Library has Internet workstations in the adult and children’s service areas. Reserve a computer by calling 762-3950 or use an express computer.

Are there any Wilton resources online?

For the latest news and events, check the Wilton Bulletin Web site at wiltonbulletin.com.

Wilton City Pilot (citypilot.net/wiltonCT/index.htm) offers links to government, education, religious, social, and entertainment Web sites.

The town government (wiltonct.org), school district (wilton.k12.ct.us) and Wilton Library (wiltonlibrary.org) all have Web sites. There is also a list of local Web sites in The Wilton Answerbook.

What publications are available about the town?

The Town of Wilton Annual Report, put out by the town, and Getting to Know Wilton, a guide put out every spring by the Wilton Chamber of Commerce, give much community information.

In association with The Wilton Bulletin, the Chamber also puts out a quarterly newsletter, Wilton Chamber News, with information about the chamber and the community.

There’s also A Walker’s Guide to the Wilton Area, and Ferns and Flowering Plants of Wilton. Historical tracts include the Annals of Wilton, 18th Century Dwellings in Wilton, and Cannondale — A Connecticut Neighborhood. Most of these are for sale at the Wilton Library (762-3950) at 137 Old Ridgefield Road. A history of the library is available.

Wilton Connecticut: Three Centuries of People, Places & Progress, by Robert H. Russell, is an interesting history of the town.

Last but not least, there’s The Wilton Answerbook.

What radio stations carry news of Wilton?

Both WNLK (1350 AM) and WEFX (95.9 FM) in Norwalk cover some Wilton news, sports, weather and personalities.

Are there any local television news programs?

Channel 12 on Cablevision is based in Norwalk and covers Wilton news.

Channel 78 is The Wilton Education Channel.

Channel 79 is Wilton Town Government Television, carrying town government information, announcements, taped broadcasts of Board of Selectmen meetings, and other public meetings and hearings. The background audio is a National Public Radio audio feed. For information on Wilton Government Access TV, call 563-0100, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (put CATV-79 in the subject line) or go online to the Area Nine Cable Council at westportct.net/ancc.

The Sate of Connecticut public affairs channel — CT-N — is broadcast on Cablevision’s Basic Service Channel 83. It can also be heard online at ctn.state.ct.us.

Do any specialty publications cover our area?

Fairfield County Weekly  (203-382-9666/fairfieldweekly.com) covers activities, arts and news in greater Norwalk and is free.

Wilton lifestyles are covered in Westport Magazine (222-0600/westportmagazine.com).

Connecticut Magazine (203-830-6600/connecticutmag.com) is a general interest magazine.

Connecticut Parent (203-483-1700/ctparent.com), published monthly, is available at libraries, schools, YMCA’s, child care centers, hospitals, doctors’ offices, and other family-oriented retail locations.

Fairfield County Business Journal (914-694-3600/fairfieldcbj.com), published weekly, contains business news of the county.

The Fairfield County Convention and Visitors Bureau (800-866-7925) in Norwalk publishes a seasonal guide to events in spring, summer, fall and winter. Its Web site is visitfairfieldcountyct.com.

What public radio, classical or jazz stations can we pick up in Wilton?

WSHU-FM in Fairfield (91.1 mHz) is a National Public Radio station that programs primarily classical music. Connecticut Public Radio’s WEDW-FM in Stamford (88.5 mHz) also carries NPR and classical formats, audible in parts of town, while its higher-powered but more distant sister station, WPKT-FM in Meriden (90.5 mHz) can also be heard here with an outdoor antenna.

WKCR-FM (89.9 mHz) at Columbia University in New York City is a jazz station. WPKN-FM in Bridgeport (89.5 mHz) carries a mix that includes much jazz. WMNR-FM (88.1 mHz) carries mostly classical music, but Saturdays from 5 till midnight programs music from the 20s through the early 50s, including much big band and swing. WQXR-FM (96.3 mHz) offers classical music, including opera.

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