Kent

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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…

A part of Kent was evacuated Tuesday evening while crews worked to contain a propane leak and the fire department said the incident is all clear. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection responded to a call from the Kent Fire Department regarding a propane delivery truck on Kent Green Boulevard with a leak in one of its lines. The…

Overnight rain turned into early morning flooding Monday in Kent. Water rushing downhill toward the Housatonic River bled over the banks of a brook, washing out entire sections of Preston Mountain Road. “They got flooded out,” said Jennifer Yanick, who lives at the bottom of the road. She took in two neighbors and friends who had to evacuate their home…

Kent was one of the towns that saw upwards of 10 inches of rain in a 24 hour period.

Flooding has closed roads and caused damage across Connecticut on Monday.

Multiple homes in Kent have been evacuated due to flooding from the ongoing rain on Monday. According to state police, the homes are on Preston Mountain Road. Power has been shut off for the entire road. Authorities could not give an exact number on how many homes were evacuated. As much as 4 inches of rain has fallen Monday morning…

Two people were taken to the hospital after a boat explosion in Kent on Saturday. Fire officials said four people were on the boat when it exploded near Club Getaway. According to firefighters, two of the people were transported to New Milford Hospital to be treated for injuries. Their injuries are described as non-life threatening. It’s unclear what caused...

Route 7 in Kent has reopened after a tree and wires came down and caused a brush fire on Wednesday. State Dept. of Transportation officials said Route 7 was closed by Valley View Road. It has since reopened. According to CT Roads, a tree and wires came down and caused a brush fire. The extent and damage of the brush…

State police have found a hiker that went missing along the Appalachian Trail in Kent and she is safe. Authorities said 60-year-old Marta Renee Bowen, of Durham, North Carolina, went missing from her campsite on the trail. Her cell phone and hiking gear were left behind, according to state police. She had been missing since Wednesday morning and was found…

Crews say 60-year-old Marta Renee Bowen, of Durham, North Carolina, went missing from her campsite on the trail. Her cell phone and hiking gear were left behind, according to state police.

State police are searching for a missing hiker along the Appalachian Trail in Kent. They say 60-year-old Marta Renee Bowen, of Durham, North Carolina, went missing from her campsite on the trail. Her cell phone and hiking gear were left behind, according to state police. She has been missing since Wednesday morning, state police said. The Department of Energy and…

State police are searching for a missing hiker along the Appalachian Trail in Kent. They say 60-year-old Marta Renee Bowen, of Durham, North Carolina, went missing from her campsite on the trail. Her cell phone and hiking gear were left behind, according to state police. She has been missing since about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, state police said. The Department of…

A man has died after a vehicle crashed into the Housatonic River in Kent on Friday. State police received reports of a vehicle that crashed into the Housatonic River off of Schaghticoke Road around 2:45 p.m. According to investigators, a 24-year-old woman from New York was traveling north on Schaghticoke Road when she veered off the right side of the…