KENT—The Park and Recreation Commission discussed a reconfiguration of its membership during Monday night’s meeting. The commission has been revising its bylaws in recent months and one provision questioned is […]
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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Sale of Transfer Station permits to begin June 20
KENT—The sale and distribution of Transfer Station permits and bags begins Thursday, June 20, from 3 to 7 p.m. and continues Friday, June 21, from 9 a.m. to noon at […]
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South Kent School’s centennial year ends with Alumni Weekend
KENT—South Kent School closed out its centennial year with a jam-packed banquet Saturday, June 8, which saw alumni from across the country congregate to share memories and make new ones. […]
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KAH survey demonstrates need for workforce housing
KENT—The numbers are in, and the results are as expected: Kent needs more workforce housing. More than 90 employees working in the town took the time to respond to a […]
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Plans forming for 250 birthday bash for nation
KENT—A Revolutionary spirit was loosed in Town Hall last week as the America 250 Committee held its inaugural meeting, ready to start planning for the town’s semiquincentennial celebration of the […]
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Firemen’s Ball is now a 110-year-old tradition in Kent
KENT—Annual firemen’s balls were once the highlight of the social season in the rural towns of Northwest Connecticut, an occasion to pull out your finest duds and head out for […]
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Task Force looks at short-term work on Swift House
KENT—The Swift House Task Force discussed possible ways to use the approximately $16,000 budgeted for the current fiscal year to make needed upgrades to the town-owned building during a meeting […]
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“Bell-a-thon” seeks funds to refurbish handbells
KENT—A “bell-a-thon” is being conducted to raise funds to refurbish the handbells that have been put back in play by St. Andrew’s Church. The bells, which originally belonged to Harlem […]
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Kent Barns presents Gallery Walk as part of Second Saturday series
KENT—Summers are always special in Kent, with a social calendar crammed with things such as Second Saturdays at Kent Barns designed to engage residents and visitors alike. The events vary, […]
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Volunteers are heart and soul of library’s massive book sale
KENT—There is an African proverb that says it takes a village to raise a child. It’s not a child, but the proverb could as easily be applied to the Kent […]