KENT—The “Oppenheimer Legacy” talk slated for March 9 at 2 p.m. is being moved from the Kent Memorial Library to the main meeting room at Kent Town Hall, 41 Kent […]
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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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Selectmen seek more information about Park & Rec position
KENT—The Board of Selectmen left the door open to the possibility of a second full-time Park and Recreation employee following a Feb. 22 presentation. The Park and Rec Commission argues […]
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IWC gives safety priority in bridge replacement application
KENT—The Inland Wetlands Commission will seek additional data on plans to replace a crumbling bridge spanning Cobble Brook at 99B Cobble Rd. as quickly as possible and will then call […]
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Town may issue credit cards to department heads
KENT—Town Treasurer Barbara Herbst told the Board of Finance Feb. 21 that there are a number of bank cards available to the town that would allow department heads to expend […]
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Bears begin to emerge into a winter world
KENT—Bears are beginning to make their way to bird feeders, looking for a mid-winter snack when they should be slumbering in their dens. Recently, there have been posts on one […]
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Library to screen ‘Oppenheimer,’ host nuclear threat discussion
KENT—Kent residents will have a chance to explore an ominous subject in March when the Kent Memorial Library hosts two events that touch on the legacy of Robert Oppenheimer and […]
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Kent’s Barn Shop illustrations by Adler to be shown
SHERMAN—The Sherman Library will open its next art show, “The Art of Fashion, 1990’s illustrations by Kermit Adler,” Feb. 23, with an opening program from 6 to 8 p.m. when […]
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Special town meeting called for creation of Cemetery Committee
KENT—A special town meeting has been scheduled for Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. to consider an ordinance for a town cemetery committee. The ordinance would transfer care of six cemeteries—at […]
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St. Andrew’s seeks players for bell choir
KENT—St. Andrew’s Church music director Susan Guse is seeking ringers to form a bell choir for its Easter service. She explains that the church has a three-octave set of handbells […]
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Food scrap pilot program keeps 13.18 tons out of waste stream
KENT—During the first six months of a 12-month Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority’s Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Pilot Program, Kent residents helped to divert 26,360 pounds of food scraps and similar organic items […]