KENT—In a 90-minute debate last Friday evening Kent’s three candidates for first selectman stated their cases for election. The debate was sponsored by Kent News, Inc. Democrat Lynn Mellis Worthington, […]
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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Garden Club Installs More Benches in Town Center
KENT—Never let it be said that Kent is unwelcoming. A well-known destination town for day-trippers, it makes its visitors comfortable while they peruse the town’s shops and art galleries. Visitors […]
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PZC Allows One Special Event at Riney Residence
KENT—The Planning and Zoning Commission last week reluctantly allowed an Oct. 13 wedding to take place at the John Riney residence on Flat Rock Road. The Rineys had previously hosted […]
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KAH Housing Project is Stalled by ‘Piece of Paper’
KENT –The Planning and Zoning Commission last week tabled an application from Virginia Bush Suttman to convert an existing building at 8 Bluff Road to a deed-restricted detached dwelling unit […]
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Touch a Trade October 21 at CAMA
KENT—The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association, 31 Kent Cornwall Road, will host a Touch a Trade Day Saturday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The goal of the event is to […]
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Enjoy Summer’s Bounty
KENT—Summer has fled but it has left behind the fruits of its labor. Foods can never taste as good as those grown locally under the summer sun. Residents can still […]
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Halloween Happenings
KENT—The Kent Memorial Library will get in the mood for Halloween in the coming weeks with a screening of Beetlejuice for teens at 7 p.m. Friday in the Junior Room. There will […]
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“Bequest” Author to Appear at House of Books
KENT—Joanna Margaret, author of The Bequest, will appear at the House of Books, 10 North Main St., Friday, Oct. 20m at 6 p.m. in conversation with Katharine Otis, marketing manager for […]
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Late Fall Concert Will Benefit Food Bank
KENT—A late-fall outdoor concert is planned to benefit the Kent Food Bank ending the 2023 Summer Concert Series. The Kenn Morr Band will perform Friday, Oct. 27, from 4 to […]
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Clay Way Tour Is This Weekend
Nine studios and 23 artists will be featured in this weekend’s Clay Way Studio Tour in Western Connecticut and nearby New York State. The tour will be open Saturday and […]
