A contested plan for an 80-unit housing development will face a public hearing Nov. 16.
Author Archives: 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 for more than 50 years, having been employed by both the Lakeville Journal and Litchfield County Times as managing editor. While with the LCT, she was also editor of the former print Kent Good Times Dispatch from 2005 until 2009.
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South Kent School kids will provide thrills and chills during Halloween celebration
Some new elements will be part of this year’s “Thriller.”
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Horn wants to address “tax fairness” if she wins fifth term in House
SALISBURY, Conn.—State Representative Maria Horn, 62, has championed many causes in her eight years in the state House of Representatives and now wants to continue her work in a fifth […]
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Katelynn Borraiz opposes Maria Horn; fights for parental rights
State’s interference in parenting choices led her to run for office.
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Aaron Zimmer is challenging Senator Stephen Harding for 30th District seat
Zimmer making his second attempt to secure public office this year.
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Stephen Harding is running for Senate on platform of fiscal responsibility, preserving open space
BROOKFIELD, Conn.—Republican Senator Stephen Harding, who is running for a third term in office representing the 30th District, has focused his 2026 platform on lowering the cost of living, cutting […]
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Selectmen hear plea for more traffic control on Carter Road
Residents want traffic survey of Carter Road.
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Templeton Farm senior housing celebrates a half-century of service to town
First Selectman Eric Epstein shared: “Senior housing is an important part of a strong community.”
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Signage subcommittee debates how much to restrict ‘attention-getting’ devices
What is objectionable, what is “attention-getting”? That is the question for sign committee.
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PZC, Sewer Commission face challenge from interventionist about housing developments
The PZC and Sewer Commission face a challenge to proposed housing plans.
