Kathryn Boughton, a native of Canaan, Conn., 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 Kent Good Times Dispatch from 2005 until 2009. She has been editor of the Kent Dispatch since its digital reincarnation in October 2023 as a nonprofit online publication.
KENT—Governor Ned Lamont has ended the state of emergency declared early in November because of the drought and outdoor burning is again allowed. But...
KENT—With operating costs rising everywhere, it is not surprising that local first responders are increasingly pressed when it comes to fundraising, so FirstLight Sustains...
KENT—The Planning and Zoning Commission has enacted a six-month moratorium on applications for any cannabis related businesses. The moratorium becomes effective Dec. 1. “The...
KENT—The Christmas season is officially here. You know it must have started because St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is holding its ever-popular Christmas Bazaar tomorrow...
KENT—The Connecticut Supreme Court will hold a hearing Thursday, Dec. 5, on the Planning and Zoning Commission’s appeal of an earlier decision allowing High...
KENT—The Emery Park Subcommittee recently met with Candide Valadares of Candide Contractors to discuss the feasibility of creating a natural swimming pool at Emery...
KENT—The ghost of Kent’s Civilian Conservation Corps past recently revisited the town when historian Marge Smith gave a presentation about the Depression-era program and...