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KENT—New steam exhibits, as well as exhibitors showing off the engines they’ve been working on this past winter will greet visitors to the Connecticut...
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KENT—The Planning and Zoning Commission got its first detailed look at the proposed site plan for an expanded Kent Memorial Library April 11 during...
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KENT – Seniors in town are enjoying food creation through the Make It Take It program offered each month at the Kent Senior Center....
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KENT – An Enchanted Evening fundraiser is planned as a benefit for the Kent Community Nursery School and will be held at the Kent...
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KENT – The Kent Chamber of Commerce is hosting a new event to celebrate spring and the beauty of Kent at this time of...
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KENT—After a winter of pondering the implications of a tree-planting program, the Conservation Commission is nearing consensus on a policy. The policy is still...
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KENT—Swift House on Maple Street, considered to be one of the oldest structures in town, received close scrutiny last week in two separate Board...
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KENT—The plan to develop about 10 units of affordable housing on town land inched forward this week following a lightly attended April 12 public...
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KENT—The Broadband and Mobile Communications Working Group Committee, charged with assessing the possibility of bringing broadband service to all sections of town, has released...
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KENT—Trooper Vicky Donohue will accept any unwanted, unused or expired prescription medications as part of National Drug Take Back Day on April 27 from...
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KENT—Three buckets of compost will be available April 21 and 28 at the transfer station for those who took part in the food scraps...
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KENT—Business coach Meryl Simmons will engage with local entrepreneurs during an informal mix-and-mingle May 9 at 6:30 p.m. The session is intended for growth-minded business...
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KENT—The Park and Recreation Department has opened a logo creation competition. High school students who either are residents of Kent, home school attendees in...
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KENT—Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy (NCLC) will sponsor a number of events this spring, both in Kent and in the region at large. From now...
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KENT—Families brought their children to Kent Falls State Park April 13, the opening day of the “catch and keep” fishing season, to help the...
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KENT—“At a Moment’s Notice” is this year’s theme for the annual Kent Firemen’s Ball, set for June 8. Doors open at 6 p.m. with...
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KENT—The Kent Senior Center and the Kent Historical Society will host a program about the history of Kent School April 17 at 11 a.m....
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KENT—The House of Books will hold two book club events in April. On April 17 at 6 p.m. and April 18 at 7 p.m.,...
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KENT—The Eric Sloane Museum and Kent Ironworks will reopen for its 2024 season with special demonstrations and new exhibits May 5 and 6, 10...
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KENT—The Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main St., has announced an “Evening with Jeff Benedict,” bestselling author of 17 books and a former special...
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KENT—Residents will have the opportunity to shred paper documents at the Kent Transfer Station, 38 Maple St., April 20 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. No...
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KENT—Kent Center School will be on vacation April 15-19 and the Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main St. will offer antidotes to the “Mom, I’m...
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CORNWALL—Cornwall Park & Recreation will offer a Covid Vaccine Clinic at the Town Hall, 24 Pine St., April 24 from 11 a.m. to 4...
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LITCHFIELD—Chabad Lubavitch of Northwest Connecticut invites the faithful to an interactive Passover Seder with a gourmet holiday dinner offered in two locations, Litchfield and...
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KENT—The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association, which is located just north of the village center on Route 7, will hold its Spring Power-up April 27...
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KENT – The Kent Senior Center will offer an educational series of topics in upcoming months. Featured will be a light lunch, funded by...
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GAYLORDSVILLE—Mother’s Day gifts and local art is a focus at the seventh annual Spring Arts and Fine Crafts Show at the historic Merwinsville Hotel...
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KENT—Yaznic Mateos will lead an adult Spanish group at Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main St., April 25 at 6:30 p.m. All levels of...
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KENT—Kent Land Trust will hold an eBird tutorial April 18 at 6 p.m. at 45 on Main. The session will explain how technology can...
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KENT—Kent Land Trust will hold an All-Earth Day Stewardship Restoration Workday and e-Bird blitz April 20 at 9 a.m. Participants should meet at the...
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KENT—The Kent Memorial Library and House of Books will host a program on “Connecticut Cryptids, A Field Guide to the Weird & Wonderful Creatures of...
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KENT—The Kent Memorial Library is seeking new members and renewals of membership. A new option allows residents to sign up or renew online using...
Opinions
To the Editor: I was shocked to read the April 11 Kent Good Times Dispatch article “Project Sage curriculum provokes firestorm of protest.” Not...
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Happy Spring! Suddenly we’re eager for more time outdoors. We rejoice in the festive traditions of spring holidays, but also in simple pleasures like...
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I went to sunrise service on Easter morning. It was cold and clear, and some early birds were just beginning their morning songs. Quite...
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The Kent Good Times Dispatch (KGTD) welcomes letters to the editor if the submissions are not in bad taste and refrain from attacking individuals...
Schools
CANAAN – Retiring Region 1 Superintendent Lisa Carter is being feted with a Gratitude Gala April 27 with all proceeds being directed to the...
Sports
TERRYVILLE — Housatonic Valley Regional High School won by mercy rule at Terryville High School April 16. The Mountaineers continued their high-scoring season with...
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By Patrick L. Sullivan LAKEVILLE — The Housatonic Valley Regional High School boy’s tennis team dropped a match 4-1 to Shepaug Valley High School...
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WINSTED—A back-and-forth baseball game between Housatonic Valley Regional High School and Northwestern Regional High School ended 3-2 in favor of Northwestern on Tuesday, April...
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LAKE WARAMAUG— The 50th anniversary of the USATF-sanctioned Jack Bristol Lake Waramaug Ultra Race will be held April 28. It is the oldest 100K...
Life & Arts
KENT—The Sherman Chamber Ensemble’s “Best of Baroque” concerts begin April 21 at 5 p.m. with a program entitled “Shinners and Schein.” Kent will be...
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KENT—The Manhattan String Quartet will inaugurate Music in the Nave’s “Mozart in May” programming May 18 at 4 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Church, 1...
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SHERMAN—Despite a week’s delay due to unforeseen circumstances, the curtain went up last weekend on Sherman Playhouse’s season-opening production of “Habeas Corpus.” The saucy...
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GAYLORDSVILLE—Artists are being sought for a special show to celebrate the unveiling of the Merwinsville Hotel Restoration Ballroom. The show will open June 30...
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Actor and theater director Jane Farnol has another delicious comedy running at The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts, full of “very magical mirth.” Set...
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GAYLORDSVILLE – Artists are currently being sought for a special show to celebrate the unveiling of the Merwinsville Hotel Restoration Ballroom. The show will...
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KENT—The Kent Art Association will hold its Spring Juried Show from April 12 through May 4. Gallery hours will be Thursday through Saturday, from...
Entertainment
NEW MILFORD—Tickets are now on sale for Merryall Center’s 2024 Season. Merryall’s 15-event season runs from June 1 through September 29 and will showcase...