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By Terry Dinan | January 29, 2026

In among the trophies in the lobby of the New Canaan High School Athletic Complex hangs a framed, vintage number-12 Rams jersey. There is no plaque, no marker, no inscription identifying whose jersey it was. As a result, hundreds of students, parents and fans filter past the jersey every day, unaware of the history or the significance behind it, unaware of Maurice ‘Wilky’ Gilmore.

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“Totally agree Laura. Well said. Thank you.”
— Roy A Abramowitz on Parking Downtown: Town Weighs Changing Main Street to Paid Spaces
“Great piece Terry. Truly one of the nicest people I ever met, Got to know him playing in Coach Sikorski’s…”
— Ben Harvey on Wilky Gilmore: ‘He Was One of Our Own’
“STOP CHANGING NEW CANAAN FOR THE WORSE!!!!!!!!”
— June DeMichele on Parking Downtown: Town Weighs Changing Main Street to Paid Spaces
“Myra Valentine is my great Aunt. She was quite the independent woman. I inherited all her travel films and they…”
— Betsy Morgan-Brown on New Canaan Now & Then: The Valentine Estate
“Once again, the entitled masses post on the paid parking without any mention of free parking in the area.…”
— Phil Evensen on Parking Downtown: Town Weighs Changing Main Street to Paid Spaces
“Agree! I just don’t get it!! All I can do is shake my head and try not to…”
— Andrea Pizone on Parking Downtown: Town Weighs Changing Main Street to Paid Spaces
“Now that the Town is encouraging apartments in the upper floors of Retail A zone buildings, without former parking requirements,…”
— Terry Spring on Parking Downtown: Town Weighs Changing Main Street to Paid Spaces
“Wilky was a great guy and a good friend. He told me that once after an NCHS basketball game, a…”
— William Gardner on Wilky Gilmore: ‘He Was One of Our Own’
“Dad spoke highly of him, as an athlete and a person”
— Douglas Karp on Wilky Gilmore: ‘He Was One of Our Own’
“Please no more paid parking in town!! Clean the snow around town instead. It unsafe! The stores…”
— Judy Gilroy on Parking Downtown: Town Weighs Changing Main Street to Paid Spaces
“He had one motto “dare to be great””
— Tad Keating on Wilky Gilmore: ‘He Was One of Our Own’
“I've never known the faces or names of the owners/managers of the market, just the friendly people at checkout. I've…”
— Regina Walsh on ‘Part of Our Family’: Ann Cheney Retires from Walter Stewart’s After 20 Years
“Wilky's summer camp at NCHS was a must for all of the aspiring basketball youth in New Canaan. He rounded…”
— William Taylor on Wilky Gilmore: ‘He Was One of Our Own’
“So the aim is to take something that’s terrible, that has confused, alienated, or angered nearly everyone in town, that…”
— Laura Ault on Parking Downtown: Town Weighs Changing Main Street to Paid Spaces
“DARE TO BE GREAT RINGS IN MY HEAD to ths Day!”
— Michael Sette on Wilky Gilmore: ‘He Was One of Our Own’
“Wow, how can they say the meters in town are a positive??? I see so many empty spaces meaning…”
— Nez Swanberg on Parking Downtown: Town Weighs Changing Main Street to Paid Spaces
“Wilky is spoken of with reverence and respect from my friends who grew up New Canaan. Not having grown up…”
— Michael Mottolese on Wilky Gilmore: ‘He Was One of Our Own’
“I agree that this paid parking plan is not working out well. Is anyone else having more difficulty parking…”
— Julie Gilbert on Parking Downtown: Town Weighs Changing Main Street to Paid Spaces
“Overall, I support the change to paid parking downtown as the town needs revenue to offset increasing expenses. However,…”
— Phyllis Fogarty on Parking Downtown: Town Weighs Changing Main Street to Paid Spaces

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