Kent News

The Kent Historical Society will introduce a new program, "Sunday Series," beginning Jan.

The Round House Press, a new publishing company in Kent, Conn., recently published its first book - 'Healing Cancer Peacefully: A Memoir,' by Nancy Offenhauser, a chiropractor in Amenia for 14 years.

Kent, Connecticut. The Connecticut chapter of The Nature Concervency maintains this 800 acre preserve.

Dennis Manual Cavalleiro , 52, of Kent, died Dec. 24, 2009. He was the husband of Maria Jesus Cavalleiro.

Kent youths aged 9-15 are eligible to compete Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. in the Hotshot basketball contest at Center School in Kent .

The family of a South Kent man is remembering him as a "loving father and grandfather." Dennis Cavalleiro , 52, was killed Christmas Eve when his Dodge Neon crashed into a pickup truck on Route 341.

Thirty years of stealing has landed a woman in jail -- for just a day. Betty Pacocha of Kent, Connecticut has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $700,000 from customers of the bank where she worked.

Thirty years of stealing has landed a woman in jail -- for just a day. Betty Pacocha of Kent, Conn.

SPECTRUM/Honoray member Betty Pacocha with Lyn Miller, left, and chief Patrick Maguire at Water Witch Hose Co.

Submitted by Kimberly Pronovost, Levi E. Coe Library, on 2009-12-07.   Levi E. Coe Library, 414 Main St., Middlefield, hours are: Monday-Thursday, from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m; closed Friday; Saturdays, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The library will be closed Dec.

Flowers have a way of making an occasion a little more special. It could be a single rose given on a first date, a bouquet of flowers sent to a friend across the country in recognition of a new job, an arrangement delivered to the home of a friend whose spouse has died or a peace lily plant given as a housewarming gift.

Strong winds downed trees and branches across the region causing scattered power Saturday.

Two bartenders at a downtown restaurant were arrested late Saturday after state liquor control investigators and local police said they served three underage drinkers.

At The Museum Submitted by Rochelle Simon, Connecticut Landmarks, on 2009-11-20.   On Friday, Dec.

As the news stories on the Fort Hood tragedy accumulate, it is possible to at least suggest that the shooter acted from a deep sense of ideological fervor based on his reading of his religion, Islam.

Americans are pondering how to deal with the information that's come out about alleged Fort Hood shooter, Nadil Hasan.

It is a bright, Indian summer afternoon in the Litchfield Hills, and the downtown streets of this tourist mecca look invitingly peaceful.

HARTFORD, Conn. - A memorial to honor a Sept. 11 victim from a small northwestern Connecticut town has been halted by the unexpected conflict arising from his father's insistence it say his son was murdered by "Muslim terrorists." Town officials in Kent are balking, saying it would be inappropriate to single out a religious group in a project on ...

Cell phone towers on the grounds of city schools could provide welcome monthly income to supplement tight budgets, but officials said they're just beginning to consider the idea and will weigh safety as much as revenue.

Democratic leadership will continue in Kent, with candidate Bruce Adams winning the first selectman's seat Tuesday.