KENT—During its Monday night meeting the Park & Rec Commission decided to initiate a trial “open swim” program for adults. Under the program, the town would rent space at the […]
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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Card Game is a Bridge to Social Interactions
KENT—A merry band of would-be Bridge players gather every Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Congregational Church office building on North Main Street, behind the Thrift Shop. Robert […]
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Holiday Fest Stresses CommUNITY
KENT—The town will be ablaze with activity Saturday when the Chamber of Commerce stages the Kent Community Holiday Fest. The day will include such perennial favorites as the town tree […]
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Holidays in Gaylordsville Dec. 2
GAYLORDSVILLE—Holidays in Gaylordsville will be celebrated at the Little Red Schoolhouse (Gaylord School) on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 pm. The Gaylord School is the longest continously […]
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Park & Rec Director Resigns
KENT—The Park & Rec Commission last week reluctantly accepted to the resignation of Director Jared Kuczenski, effective at the end of the year. Kuczenski, who has worked with Kent for […]
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Park & Rec Laments Lack of Master Plan
KENT—The need for a master plan for recreation grounds was stressed during a special Park & Recreation Commission meeting last week. The commission was discussing its Five-Year Capital Plan, trying […]
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Kent Honors its Warriors on Veterans Day
KENT—In a short and solemn ceremony last Saturday, Kent residents paid homage to the men and women who have served in the military to preserve American freedom. The Veterans Day […]
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PZC Continues Subdivision Review as Deadline Nears
KENT—With only weeks before their six-month moratorium on subdivisions ends, the Planning and Zoning Commission this week continued its review of changes to the regulations. Planning consultant Glenn Chalder guided […]
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CCC Camp Changed Kent’s Landscape
KENT—Few people alive today remember the horrors of the Great Depression, the disaster that popped the economic bubble of the Roaring ‘20s like froth fizzing atop champagne. Suddenly, the gaiety […]
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Speed Through Town, Streetscape II Issues Discussed
KENT—The Board of Selectmen last week disbanded the Noise and Traffic Subcommittee “with great thanks” after First Selectman Jean Speck reported the findings of the Office of State Traffic Administration. […]
