To the Editor: I don’t want to go back and forth with letters, but I need to point out that both responses to my original letter completely missed the point. […]
Monthly Archives: April 2024
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Town budget hearing is set for May 3
KENT—Townspeople will have a chance to comment on the proposed $15,688,881 2024-25 municipal budget Friday, May 3, at 6 p.m. during a hybrid public hearing. The meeting will be held in-person […]
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Teaching sexuality is a sensitive subject
I would like to take the opportunity to respond to the editorials written by the former chairman of the Board of Education for Kent Center School. I believe there to […]
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New Region 1 superintendent hired
FALLS VILLAGE – Melony Brady-Shanley has been hired as the new superintendent of Region 1 schools to start July 1, to replace Lisa Carter, who is retiring. Brady-Shanley is currently […]
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HVA offers riverside hike from Kent to Sharon
KENT – The Housatonic Valley Association will offer a free riverside walk May 11 at 9 a.m. starting from River Road in Kent. The walk is approximately six miles from […]
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Food scraps composting one of several spring break library activities offered
KENT – Kent Center School was on spring break last week and Kent Memorial Library took the opportunity to offer a wide range of programs for the town’s youngest residents. […]
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Compost collection offered to food scraps pilot program participants
KENT – Kent residents were happy to collect beautiful, dark compost Sunday, April 21 at the Kent Transfer Station. Tiffany Carlson from Housatonic Resource Recovery Authority (HRRA) was greeting people […]
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Volunteers clear out invasives along KLT trail
KENT – A dozen volunteers and staff gathered April 20 to continue removing invasive species of plants from the Claire Murphy Riverwalk trail. They were happy to have one native […]
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Adult drop-in pickleball continues weekly
KENT—Kent residents can enjoy free pickleball competition at the Kent Center School gym on Wednesday evenings through June 5. Games will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. No equipment […]
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Talk on lanternfly is April 27 at Sherman Library
SHERMAN—The Sherman Library and the Sherman Conservation Commission will present “They’re Here: Spotted Lanternfly and Their Threat to Our State” Saturday, April 27, at 11 a.m. Tara Ewers, education coordinator […]