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KENT—Some 200 Kent School students and 50 faculty members participated in the school’s third annual Day of OutREACH last Saturday, working at 12 locations around...
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KENT – Iron smelting will be done on the grounds of the Eric Sloane Museum for the first time in 132 years this weekend....
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KENT – The Kent Memorial Library invites all residents to learn about its plans for expansion Saturday, May 25, from noon to 4 p.m....
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KENT—A new non-profit organization, TradesUp, has evolved from the popular Touch A Trade event held for the past two years on the grounds of...
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KENT—Affordable housing is the hot topic in Northwest Connecticut and now Kent is about to get some more. Two weeks ago, townspeople approved a...
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KENT—Voters will be asked to accept or reject a $15,699,245 spending plan for the 2024-25 fiscal year during the annual town budget meeting Friday,...
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KENT—The Park and Recreation Commission’s Emery Park Subcommittee made a gimlet-eyed assessment of the park Friday, May 10, and established four priorities: a refurbished...
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KENT—Kent traditionally has gone all-out for Memorial Day, turning Main Street into a sea of red, white and blue as the Lions Club continues...
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KENT—The Kent Memorial Library 32 Main St., is calling for bakers to help for the Junior Room’s annual Memorial Day Bake Sale! Saturday, May...
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KENT—Author Jack Sheedy will discuss “In my Father’s Tire Tracks” Friday, June 7, at 6 p.m. at the Kent Memorial Library, 32 Main St....
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KENT—A program recalling a lifetime passion for writing will be held Thursday, June 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main...
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KENT—The Kent Memorial Library will hold its annual fundraising benefit Saturday, June 22, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the home of Bruce Hoheb and...
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KENT—The Kent Volunteer Fire Company will hold another in its series of “Big Win Community Breakfasts” Sunday, May 26, from 7 to 11 a.m....
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KENT—Merle S Koblenz, GIA, GG, a third-generation jeweler, will come to Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main St., Thursday, June 13, at 6:30 p.m....
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KENT—The Social Services & Senior Center will hold a non-perishable food drive with a drop-off at Davis IGA, 27 Kent Green Blvd., May 17...
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KENT – Kent Park and Recreation is offering a sales opportunity and a treasure hunt in The Kent Collectibles Community-Wide Tag Sale June 15...
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KENT – The Kent Senior Center is offering an educational series of topics in upcoming months. Featured will be a light lunch, funded by...
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The Kent Land Trust has added a second volunteer workday at the Claire Murphy Riverwalk preserve May 18 at 9 a.m. KLT has been...
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“A Fungus Among Us” will be offered June 1 at 10 a.m. at Pond Mountain Natural Area as part of the Connecticut Trails Day...
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KENT–Invitations are in the mail, according to the committee planning this year’s Kent Volunteer Fire Department Ball, planned for Saturday, June 8. The popular...
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KENT—The Eric Sloane Museum, 31 Kent-Cornwall Rd., will hold its fourth annual Historic Trades Day Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors...
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KENT—A free TradesUp Youth Workshop in woodworking using hand tools will be held at the Eric Sloane Museum, 31 Kent Cornwall Rd., June 15...
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From The Den: We had a full house at our monthly meeting at Bulls Bridge Inn. Mary Ann VanValkenburg was our guest speaker and...
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KENT—The Kent Land Trust has turned its attention to the burgeoning spring landscape, urging residents to participate in “No Mow May,” the movement that...
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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...
New From Nearby Towns
WASHINGTON, CT—H.O.R.S.E. of CT, Inc., 3 Wilbur Rd., will hold its annual Spring Open House Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m....
New From Nearby Towns
WARREN – The Kent Land Trust will collaborate with two other organizations June 1 in an organized hike with the Lake Waramaug Association and...
Politics
KENT—There was a meeting of Republican Convention delegates from the 30th District at the Kent Town Hall on April 29. The meeting had a...
Politics
KENT—By unanimous vote, Justin Potter was endorsed as the Democratic candidate for Connecticut’s 30th District State Senate seat at a nominating convention Tuesday, May...
Politics
KENT—The Kent Democratic Town Committee is planning a vintage fashion sale to raise money to support the campaigns of 2024 Democratic candidates. The sale...
Opinions
To the editor: If you enjoy watching the Memorial Day parade, keep some protocols in mind. Hand-held flags must be kept upright by young...
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My parents, both notably caring people, did not do their children any good when it came to dental genetics. They spent a small fortune...
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Spring—isn’t she lovely? The emergence of leaves, red buds, and fluffy white flowers in the forested hills and the pleasure of awakening to birdsong....
Opinions
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
FALLS VILLAGE – “The Unwritten Show” will be performed on two nights Friday, May 17 and Saturday May 18 at 7 p.m. by students...
Schools
FALLS VILLAGE – Students in the college course “Introduction to Human Rights” will present a discussion “Issues in Human Rights” Tuesday, June 4, at...
Schools
FALLS VILLAGE—This year’s valedictorian and salutatorian at Housatonic Valley Regional High School are good friends and there was no competition between them as to...
Schools
KENT – All three of Kent’s independent schools are gearing up for their graduation ceremonies in upcoming weeks. The first will be South Kent...
Sports
KENT—Tuesday, May 7, South Kent played their season’s final home game and scored a strong 14-2 victory over the Hoosac School from Hoosick, NY. ...
Sports
NEW PRESTON—The 29th annual Kent Invitational boys and girls rowing regatta took place on Lake Waramaug Saturday, May 11. This sun-filled day of racing...
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KENT—Kent residents can enjoy free pickleball competition at the Kent Center School gym on Wednesday evenings through June 5. Games will take place from...
Life & Arts
WASHINGTON, CT—Works by Jack Rosenberg will be exhibited at the Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens in the center of Washington beginning Friday, May...
Life & Arts
KENT—Kenise Barnes Fine Art, 5-7 Fulling Lane, will open an exhibition of art by Margot Glass and Jackie Battenfield Saturday, May 18, with a...
Life & Arts
KENT—The Kent Art Association, 21 South Main St., has opened its Fiber Arts Show, an invitational and juried show of tactile art that will...
Life & Arts
KENT—Music in the Nave will close out its 2024 season at St. Andrew’s Church with the start of a new tradition, according to the...
Life & Arts
KENT—The Kent Memorial Library, 32 Min St., has opened its newest art show, “Intercepting Sunshine” by Shannon Blanton. The exhibit continues through June 30...
Life & Arts
KENT—Kenise Barnes Fine Art, 7 Fulling Lane, will hold a conversation and coffee with featured artist KK Kozik Sunday, May 5, 10 a.m. to noon...
Business
KENT—The next House of Books book club session will be held Wednesday, May 15, at 6 p.m. The group will discuss “Death Comes for...
Entertainment
WASHINGTON, CT—The Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens invites the community to its annual Movies @the Park series again this year. The park will...
Entertainment
KENT—Kent School’s Performing Arts Department will present the 2016 Broadway musical “Bright Star” in Mattison Auditorium, 1 Macedonia Rd., on Saturday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m.,...
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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...