KENT—The search for a new Emergency Management Director (EMD) and Deputy Director (EMDD) has intensified, with the selectmen setting a Jan. 16 deadline for applications for the volunteer positions. At […]
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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HVRHS boys drop to Terryville
FALLS VILLAGE—Housatonic Valley Regional High School (HVRHS) boys’ basketball opened the 2023-24 season at home with a 74-53 loss to Terryville on Thursday, Dec. 14. After getting off to a […]
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Kent GTD Holds Celebration for Bill of Rights
KENT—The newly revived Kent Good Times Dispatch, which is operated by its nonprofit parent company, Kent New, Inc., held a gathering celebrating Bill of Rights Day Dec. 15 at the […]
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PZC Accepts Baseline Activities at Camp Getaway
KENT—The Planning and Zoning Commission conferred with Club Getaway owner David Schreiber Dec. 14 in an attempt to establish baseline activities at the camp. The information will be used in […]
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Affordable Housing Unit Approved by PZC
KENT—The Planning and Zoning Commission has given final approval for another affordable housing unit in town. The approval came the week of Dec. 18. Virginia Bush Suttman had proposed turning […]
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Inland Wetland Ponders Cutting Mature Trees
KENT—The Inland Wetlands Commission debated the balance between public safety and preservation of mature trees during its meeting the week of Dec. 18. The existing ordinance covering the removal of […]
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Park & Rec Grapples with Director’s Departure
KENT—Faced with the imminent departure of Director Jared Kuczenski and the advent of winter programs, the Park & Recreation Commission grappled Dec. 18 with how to provide supervision until a […]
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Dogs Illustrate Life Lessons in Sohl’s Books
KENT—Dogs are dominant in the life of Kent Animal Control Officer Lee Sohl and now she is using the furry creatures to impart some life lessons to small children. Sohl […]
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Roads Are Closed Due to Flooding
KENT—Flooding has closed several roads in Kent today: Kent Hollow Road near Beardsley Road is closed, as is Schaghticoke Road and Camps Flat Road at Mud Pond. First Selectman Marty […]
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Library plans Christmas week events for kids
KENT—Christmas week brings an odd deflation for children. The anticipation of Christmas is past, there is no school, and days stretch long. But fear not. The Kent Memorial Library has […]