Kent

Six people were taken to hospitals after a head-on crash on Route 7 in Kent Wednesday night and state police said two of them had serious injuries and were flown to a hospital for medical care. State police said they were called to Route 7, or Kent Road, in the area of Bulls Bridge Road around 8:30 p.m. after an…

Several buildings at a sleepaway camp in Kent have been destroyed after a fire broke out Friday morning. KenMont and KenWood Camp said a fire started in an unoccupied staff cabin while an outside electrician was wiring a new electrical feed. The fire spread to two nearby boy’s cabins because of windy conditions, according to the camp. People on-site...

The United States Postal Service unveiled a new series of forever stamps highlighting the Appalachian Trail on Friday. Among the 15 stamps in the series includes a scene in Kent where a footbridge carries the trail over the Ten Mile River where it flows into the Housatonic River. The Appalachian Trail runs along the Appalachian Mountains for about 2,200 miles…

A private boarding school in Connecticut has been hit with a second-class action lawsuit. This comes after the arrest of a long-time employee accused of stealing student’s private photos and more. Two students spoke to NBC Connecticut about allegations against the school and a former IT worker. The students agreed to speak under the condition of anonymity. The new...

A private boarding school in Connecticut Has been hit with a second-class action lawsuit. This comes after the arrest of a long-time employee accused of stealing student’s private photos and more.

A Scottish Highland bull is the talk of the town in the rural hills of western Connecticut, where it has been roaming for over a month in the frigid winter weather after escaping from its confines. Local residents have reported sporadic sightings, including a few over the past week, said Lee Sohl, the animal control officer in Kent. It was…

The town of Kent has voted against red light cameras, which could have resulted in fines for speeding violations. Town officials announced on Tuesday that the Traffic Enforcement Safety Devices ordinance, which would have authorized the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices, or ATESDs, was denied after a referendum. The proposed ordinance would have allowed red light cameras at…

LifeStar is responding to Kent after a tree fell on a worker, according to state police. No additional information was immediately available.

There was a crash on Route 7 in Kent Wednesday and state police said injuries are reported. A vehicle overturned in the area of Route 7 and Flanders Lane just before 1:30 p.m. and LifeStar was called. State police said no information was immediately available. Route 7 was closed between Cobble Road and Greenwood Lane.

The last of three masked men pleaded guilty to a failed attempt to extort $8.5 million from a wealthy Connecticut arts patron and her companion by threatening them with a deadly virus in a 2007 home invasion. The 38-year-old Romanian citizen, Stefan Alexandru Barabas, had been on the run for about 15 years before finally being arrested as a fugitive…

The Shops teams up with the American Red Cross and offers discounts to donors. 

A Webster Bank employee in Kent is accused of stealing money from several elderly customers’ accounts and has been arrested.    Police said he is suspected of stealing more than $100,000 in total from five customers and told investigators that he felt badly about taking the money and intended to replace it. The investigation started when a Webster Bank employee…