Town ends fiscal year in good shape

KENT, Conn.—Town Treasurer Barbara Herbst recently reported to the Selectmen that the 2024-25 fiscal year […]

Matson has become the ‘go-to guy’ for tech, printing

KENT, Conn. — There’s reason to celebrate at Kent Computer Services. The business marks its […]

Resident requests discount to connect to sewer main

KENT, Conn.—James Delillo, a resident of Maple Street Ext., has approached the Sewer Commission asking […]

Summer ticks off summer-lover

Although the summer is still young, I’m not happy with what’s happening in my yard. […]

Finance board ‘not keen’ on building motor pool

KENT, Conn.—First Selectman Marty Lindenmayer, who will not seek re-election in November, visited the Board […]

Who owns what in old cemeteries?

KENT, Conn.—Cemetery Sexton Brent Kallstrom continues to find additional burial plots in cemeteries previously thought […]

Chamber warns of Facebook phishing scam

KENT, Conn.—The Kent Chamber of Commerce has alerted members that there is a security issue […]

Out and about

‘Annie’ opens July 26 at Playhouse

“SHARON, Conn.—”Annie,” the tale of a plucky orphan, her dog, Sandy, and benefactor, Daddy Warbucks, […]

Bonet and Flynn to perform at Merryall July 19

NEW MILFORD, Conn.–The Merryall Center will present the New York-based duo Deni Bonet and Chris […]


Deborah Rose is a lifelong writer, photographer, poet and award-winning journalist. As assistant editor of the Kent Dispatch, she brings us more than 25 years in community journalism and, as a lifelong...