KENT, Conn.—Kent Community Night recently held at High Watch Recovery Center was well attended by townspeople who were given an overview of the addiction-treatment center’s program and facilities.

High Watch Board of Directors member Dr. Gregory Boris, an award-winning physician with certifications in addiction and emergency medicine, described the recovery center’s program to visitors when High Watch held a Kent Community Night last Thursday. His talk was presented in the facility’s new auditorium. Photo by Kathryn Boughton

The Thursday, May 15, program included refreshments and desserts made by the bakers at Wilson’s by High Watch Bakery and Café, networking with community members, business owners and the like, and a tour of Joy Farm, where the center’s Equine Assisted Learning and farming operations take place.

Visitors chatted with some of the center’s staff as they learned more about the 86-year history of High Watch and the science behind its treatment programs.

Following the Kent Community Night program last Thursday at High Watch Recovery Center guests were invited to network and enjoy refreshments as well as to visit Joy Farm, where the center conducts its agricultural and equine programs. Photo by Kathryn Boughton
Kurt Klimak, horticulturalist at High Watch Recovery Center, explains the agricultural program at Joy Farm to visitors during Kent Community Night last week. High Watch has created an organic farm to teach its Hope House guests how to grow and manage vegetables and flowers in its gardens. Foods are harvested daily and used in the facility’s kitchen and served in the dining hall. The farm also has 125 assorted fruit trees and numerous bee hives. Photo by Kathryn Boughton
Democratic Registrar of Voters Therese Duncan was among the Kent resident’s who toured the horse barn at Joy Farm last Thursday to learn about the equine program used for guests of High Watch Recovery Center. The facility hosted a Kent Community Night to introduce townspeople to the programs offered at High Watch for guests who are suffering from a variety of addictions. Photo by Kathryn Boughton

Kathryn Boughton has been editor of the Kent Dispatch since its digital reincarnation in October 2023 as a nonprofit online publication. A native of Canaan, Conn., Kathryn has been a regional journalist...

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