LAKEVILLE—A recent consolidation of Chore Service and Litchfield Hills Chore Service has created opportunities for more service for Kent residents, according to Jane MacLaren, executive director. The service provides in-home, […]
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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The handbells of St. Andrew’s to ring out Easter morning
KENT—There will be a joyful noise in St. Andrew’s Church Easter morning when a set of handbells donated to the church some 40 years ago are used for the first […]
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$7.6 million school budget shows 5.68 percent increase
KENT—The Board of Finance conferred with the Board of Education Wednesday night about its proposed 2024-25 school budget, which currently shows a $412,036 or 5.68 percent increase to $7,660,036. The […]
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Park and Rec will approach finance board for more money
KENT—The Park and Recreation Commission, denied in its bid for a full-time recreation leader by the Board of Selectmen, is looking hard at plans for expansion this summer. It decided […]
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Budget cut as Selectmen okay $5,149,272 spending package
KENT—First Selectman Marty Lindenmayer withdrew his bid to expand his administrative assistant’s position during a selectmen’s meeting held March 6. He had earlier pressed his board to act on his […]
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Attorney urges town to be vigilant about Schaghticoke recognition
KENT—Attorney Jeffrey Sienkiewicz, who represented Kent during its lengthy opposition to federal recognition for the Schaghticokes Indians as a tribe, warned the selectmen during a special meeting Feb. 28 that […]
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Brady honored at town hall ceremony
KENT—Former first selectman Maureen Brady was applauded by a roomful of appreciative residents March 4 for her unstinting service to the town. The former first selectmen’s office, now used by […]
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Sound Bath offered at Sherman Library March 8
KENT—The Sherman Library will offer a “Sound Bath with Inspired Vibrations” March 8 at 6 p.m. Jeanine Chakya, a certified practitioner of sound and vibrational healing, will be the presenter. […]
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Students must register for eesmarts contest by March 22
NEW BRITAIN—Students wishing to participate in the 19th annual eesmarts contest must register by March 22. For nearly two decades, the contest has invited Connecticut students in grades K-12 to […]
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Age of Babble-On
I have always made my living using words. My profession encourages correct usage because the primary goal of journalism is to convey information in a way that is comprehensible to […]