Kent

Key Services
Animal Control 860-927-4783
Assessor (Mon. & Wed., 9-noon & 1-4) 860-927-3160
Building Department (Mon.-Fri., 9-4) 860-927-4556
First Selectman (Mon.-Fri., 9-noon & 1-4) 860-927-4627
Fire Marshal (Tues. & Thurs., 3-4) 860-927-4556
Land Use (Mon.-Fri., 9-4 ) 860-927-4625
Litchfield Hills Probate District #24 860-283-4874 or www.litchfieldprobate.org
Park & Recreation (Mon.-Fri., 9:30-noon & 1-2:30) 860-927-1003
Probate Court (Tues., 9-11) 860-927-3729
Public Works (Mon.-Fri., 7:30-3:30) 860-927-3491, 860-927-4627
Registrars of Voters (Mon., 1-4) 860-927-1953
Resident Trooper 860-927-3134
Social Services/Municipal Agent (Tues.-Fri., 9-4, third Saturday each month 9-2, appt. recommended) 860-927-1586
Tax Collector (Mon., Tues., Wed., 9-noon & 1-4) 860-927-3269
Town Clerk (Mon.-Thurs., 9-4, Fri., 9-noon) 860-927-3433
Transfer Station (Sat. & Sun., 8-3:30) 860-927-4627
Treasurer (Tues. & Wed., 1-4, Fri., 9-noon & 1-4) 860-927-0109

Public Safety and Emergency Services
For emergencies 911
Kent Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance 860-927-3151
State Police Troop L, Litchfield 800-953-9949
Sanitarian (Torrington Area Health District) 860-489-0436 or www.tahd.org
Sharon Hospital 860-364-4000

Other Services
Kent Chamber of Commerce 860-592-0061
Kent Community House 860-927-4627
Kent Education Center & Nursery School 860-927-1294
Kent Memorial Library 860-927-3761

Public Schools and Colleges
Explorations Charter School, Winsted 860-738-9070
Housatonic Valley Regional High School, Falls Village 860-824-5123
Kent Center School 860-927-3537
Northwestern Connecticut Community College,Winsted 860-738-6300
Oliver Wolcott Technical School, Torrington 860-496-5300

Private Schools
Kent School 860-927-6000
Marvelwood School 860-927-0047
South Kent School 860-927-3539

Religious Organizations
First Congregational Church 860-927-3335
Sacred Heart Church, Catholic 860-927-3003
St. Andrew’s Church, Episcopal 860-927-3486
Temple Sholom, New Milford 860-354-0273

Elected Representatives
First Selectman Bruce Adams 860-927-4627
Representatives in Connecticut General Assembly
     Sen. Craig Miner (30th District) 800-842-1421
     Rep. Brian Ohler (64th District) 800-842-1423
Representative in Congress (5th District) Elizabeth Esty New Britain 860-223-8412 Washington 202-225-4476
United States Senators
     Richard Blumenthal Hartford 860-258-6940 Washington 202-224-2823
     Chris Murphy Hartford 860-549-8463 Washington 202-224-4041
Governor Dannel P. Malloy 800-406-1527
 

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At Geary Contemporary in Millerton, founded by Jack Geary and Dolly Bross Geary, Will Hutnick’s “Satellite” is a collection of medium- and large-scale acrylic on canvas abstracts that introduce mixtures of wax pastel, sand and colored pencil to create topographical-like changes in texture. Silhouettes of leaves float across seismic vibration lines in the sand while a craterous moon emerges on the horizon, all like a desert planet seen through a glitching kaleidoscope. Hutnick, a resident of Sharon and director of artistic programming at The Wassaic Project in Amenia, New York, will discuss his work at Geary with New York Times art writer Laura van Straaten Saturday, March 9, at 5 p.m.

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