Kent News

Kent, a local historian noted recently, could be known as the stone-chamber capital of the world.

KENT LAKES: Ever read a book and wonder what music would fit a particular scene or character? Maggie Seligman did and will present her musical findings with Steve Kirkman and Sylvia Brooks at 8 p.m. Saturday at Arts on the Lake.

Whenever I think of the Grange, I think of the wonderful acts of kindness they bestow upon their rural communities and the sensational cookbooks they compile year after year.

KENT - Voters in town this year will find a packed ballot, as the town Democratic Committee has added candidates to just about all of the races.

In the spirit of a traditional town hall meeting, the Orleans County Legislature opened its doors and fielded questions from county residents Tuesday.

Police charged a New York state man with drunken driving after his car struck a building at a condominium development on Oil Mill Road.

Route 6: Matthew Chambers, 24, of Croton Falls was charged at 6:20 p.m. May 18 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, and being unlicensed and not wearing a seat belt, violations, after a traffic stop by Officer Thomas Johanson.

CARMEL - Despite a fire Monday night that damaged St. James the Apostle School, forcing its closing yesterday, classes will resume today in two other church buildings.

A driver pulled over for failing to wear a seat belt was found with nearly a quarter-pound of marijuana in his car, police said today.

KENT - Town Republicans are going after every elected office in Kent in the fall, from supervisor to tax receiver.

Town officials are considering appointing alternate members to the planning and zoning boards, a move prompted by two Planning Board members recusing themselves from reviewing the proposed Patterson Crossing shopping center.

A New Jersey dentist was struck and killed by an Amtrak train as he fished from a trestle in northern New York, authorities said.

Putnam County Executive Robert Bondi has vetoed a plan unanimously approved by the county Legislature to spend $2 million more in New York City watershed money on failing home septic systems.

Police have recovered more than $30,000 in stolen electronics equipment after arresting two burglars who communicated by walkie-talkie as they worked.

LAKE CARMEL: Two Lake Carmel residents are among the members of BATIK, a contemporary jazz ensemble, which will premiere its first CD at Arts on the Lake at 8 p.m. April 17 at the Lake Carmel Cultural Center, 640 Route 52 in Kent Lakes.

KENT - White Pond is home to largemouth bass, walleye and yellow perch. Local anglers and state environmental authorities want to make sure it doesn't become a haven for habitat-threatening invasive species, such as didymo, a thick-growing algae.

Marin Ireland and Thomas Sadoski in a scene from Neil LaBute's "reasons to be pretty," now playing at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre.

While standing in a remote area of western Kent, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer Wednesday promised to sponsor legislation calling for $20 million to protect the region's vital recreational fishing.

"We believe we now have among the most efficient plants in the country," said the plant's owner Mike Sawyer.

'Liberty of the press consists in the right to publish, with impunity, truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends, whether it respects government, magistracy or individuals.' - James Kent, New York State Supreme Court justice, 1804 First Amendment: 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free ...