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KENT—The Kent Land Trust’s annual meeting Dec. 16 will be held in its new holiday pop-up store in Kent Town Center, 27 North Main St.

The store, which features KLT merchandise such as walking sticks, T-shirts and the like, is open Friday from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday fom 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“Having a pop-up store allows us to interface with the community and be a part of the village,” said Connie Manes, executive director of the KLT.

“We will be holding our annual meeting here, which will bring people to the center of town,” added Melissa Cherniske, program manager.

The meeting will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and will offer visitors a chance to learn about the land trust’s plans for 2024 and to meet its board and staff. Directors will be elected during the session.

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Kathryn Boughton
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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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