Kent

KENT — The Kent Memorial Library sponsored a free class on March 16 on “Unlocking the Magic of the iPad.”
Emma Lozman, proprietor of a new business in Kent called Tech One On One, taught the class, which was aimed at all level of iPad users, from beginners to the more experienced.
The first part of the class was an explanation of the physical components of an iPad, including the various controls and locations of such things as the headphone jack, volume control and built-in digital camera lens.

KENT — The Kingsley Tavern has opened on Main Street (Route 7) in the space most recently occupied by the Millstone Café.
Owner Anna Gowan is not a newcomer to the restaurant business or to Kent. She has been a restaurant manager in Key West, Fla., and worked in the field up and down the East Coast, from Maine to Florida. She also worked as an environmental lobbyist in Washington, D.C.
But she felt it was time to come back home and open a place of her own. The new eatery very much honors her roots here.

KENT — Kent Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) Chief Alan Gawel came to the selectmen’s meeting March 5, at the request of First Selectman Bruce Adams, to talk about a new brush truck being requested by the fire department.
Adams said there is $75,000 in the five-year capital plan that could be used to buy the new truck. There is also a “roll forward” balance from last year in the amount of $35,160. He explained there have been discussions with the Board of Finance as to whether this could be added to the $75,000.

KENT — The annual “budget season” has begun. Boards of education and selectmen, as well as other town boards and commissions, are meeting to prepare their spending plans for the 2013-14 fiscal year, which begins on July 1, 2013.
Especially at the end of the season, when budgets are voted on at town meetings, people sometimes express frustration because they think the bottom line is too high or because items they think are important didn’t get enough funding.