KENT, Conn.—The Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday, April 30, to move the town employees’ health insurance plan from Anthem to the Connecticut Partnership Plan. They continued the employees’ level of […]
Monthly Archives: April 2025
Posted inBusiness
‘It’s kind of like wandering the streets of Paris’
[Editor’s Note: The photograph originally published with the story depicting a flower market by R.T. Facts was removed May 9 because the flower market will not be held in 2025.] […]
Posted inOpinions
Neither snow nor rain …
Letter to the editor: As temperatures rise and summer routines kick in, the Kent Post Office remains a constant in our community. No matter the season, you can count on […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Merryall announces season schedule
NEW MILFORD, CONN.—Tickets are now on sale for Merryall Center’s 2025 Season, which begins May 17 and runs through October 11. It all begins on Saturday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m. […]
Posted inLocal
Parks & Rec plan community tag sale
KENT, Conn.—The Kent Collectibles community-wide tag sale is set for Saturday, June 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., sponsored by Kent Parks and Recreation. Vendors can set up either […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Goodfriend, Watkins exhibit at library
CORNWALL—The Cornwall Library is presenting “Traces, Places, and Faces,” an exhibition of photography and watercolor paintings by Sari Goodfriend and Eddie Watkins. The show will continue through June 7. The artists […]
Posted inFeatured
IWC agrees trooper should accompany land use officer on future inspections
KENT, Conn.—The Inland Wetlands Commission agreed Monday, April 28, that a state trooper should be present during future site inspections of an ongoing remediation project at 422 Kent Hollow Road. […]
Posted inFeatured
Arbor Day celebrated at KCS
KENT, Conn.—As the birthplace of Birdsey Grant Northrop, founder of Connecticut’s Arbor Day, the day is an an annual celebration with deep roots for Kent. Northrop was both an educator […]
Posted inNews From Nearby Towns
Open-fire cooking class offered at Glebe House
WOODBURY, Conn.—Mom can well be glad that she doesn’t have to cook her family meal on an open hearth on Mother’s Day, a process that started with splitting wood and […]
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Students to share local histories at regional forum
KENT, Conn.—Several students from Region 1 have discovered some unique local history and are ready to share it with the community. Five students from South Kent School and 41 students […]