Today on Wilton Patch: New Boards and a New Look

Hi! I’m Chandra Johnson-Greene, your Wilton Patch reporter, and I want to welcome you to the new Patch. We’re really pleased with it and we think you’ll like it, too.

First of all, we think the site looks livelier, and more like Wilton. See that big photo on the top? That's a lovely spring view of the South Norwalk Reservoir from Old Huckleberry Road.

The big photo isn’t the only thing that’s better about Wilton Patch.

Now our news looks better—it's easier to comment on and to share. And right below the news on the homepage you’ll see blogs, where we can showcase more town voices and get a view of what’s happening beyond our own news reporting.

Plus, we’ve made it easier to start a blog yourself—any time, about anything by visiting http://wilton.patch.com/blogs/new

Speaking of readers' voices, the freshest thing you’ll find on the new Patch are our Boards. The Boards are a totally open place on Patch where you can post:

• Announcements about anything you want—lost cats and dogs, school plays, wedding announcements, or that strange thing you saw.
• There’s an Opinion Board—because everyone in town has one, so why not put it all in one place?
• The Buy/Sell/Trade Board is where you can post your garage sale and get rid of the stuff that’s taken over your basement.
• And there’s a Board for Business Updates—a dedicated spot for business owners to post news about sales, specials, openings and closings.