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The Town of Kent is inviting volunteers from the community to participate in the 2023 Town of Kent Cleanup Day on Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The celebration of Earth Day is organized by the Kent Beautification Committee,
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The Town of Kent Police Department is mourning the deaths of its two beloved K-9 companions. K-9 Radar, who joined the force in 2013 and retired in 2022, succumbed to an aggressive illness March 21. A few days earlier, on
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A Kent woman was busted last week for allegedly neglecting an older Maltese dog named “Buster” that was found loose by a Good Samaritan on Route 52. Jennifer Parrish, 48, was charged by officers from the Putnam County SPCA with
Read moreVoters in the Town of Kent will have two candidates to choose from Nov. 8 to fill a vacancy on the Town Board. The open seat was created in Sept. when Councilwoman Noelle Botte announced she was resigning to move
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Elected officials in the region called on New York State last week to make needed road improvements on Route 52 in the Town of Kent and release an overdue report on highway pavement and bridges. Assemblyman Kevin Byrne, Kent Supervisor
Read moreFormer Kent Supervisor Maureen Fleming ended her eight-year run last year when she was term-limited, but she’s itching to return to public service as a member of the Putnam County Legislature. To achieve her goal, Fleming, a Democrat, will have
Read moreThe Kent Town Board will be functioning with only four members for the next several months following the resignation earlier this month of Councilwoman Noelle Botte. Botte, who was appointed to the board in February to fill a vacancy after
Read moreA public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Kent Town Code extending a temporary land use moratorium prohibiting mining is scheduled to be held next week. The proposed local law was introduced to the Kent Town Board Aug. 2
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Three familiar faces in local government will be squaring off June 28 in a pivotal Democratic primary for the 95th Assembly seat being vacated by Sandy Galef, who is retiring at the end of the year. Vying for the key
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By Rick Pezzullo The Kent Town Board recently appointed Noelle Botte to fill a vacancy created by the election of former Councilwoman Jaime McGlasson as supervisor. Botte, a Republican, finished fourth in the five-candidate race for two Town Board seats
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