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Kathryn Boughton

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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 be free popcorn courtesy of Kent Parks and Rec.

Children in grade 5 and older are welcome to attend. Registration is appreciated by calling 860-927-3761, emailing or registering online. 

Saturday the library will hold a costume swap at 11 a.m. and invites families to bring outgrown or unneeded costumes to exchange with others in the Junior Room.

With everyone ready with a costume, the library will host a Spooky Storytime at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, followed by a mini-masquerade costume party at 11:30. Children are invited to come dressed in their favorite costumes. All ages are welcome to participate.

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Kathryn Boughton
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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.

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