By Holly Crocco The Town of Kent is considering a 5.94 percent increase to its overall budget for 2027, with $8.8 million in the general fund and $5.6 million for the police department. Both the highway and general fund budgets increase 6 percent, which amounts to $679,000 more for the general fund and $313,000 more for the highway department. “That’s considerably low compared to prior years,” said Director of Finance Cristina Cahill at the Oct. 20 Kent Town Board meeting. To

Jaime McGlasson Alex Sewell By Holly Crocco For the position of Kent town supervisor, incumbent Jaime McGlasson, a Republican, is being challenged by Alex Sewell, a Democrat. Jaime McGlasson Kent Town Supervisor Jaime McGlasson has served nearly five years in the position, spending six years prior on the Town Board. In addition to elected office, she has served as the St. James CYO basketball coordinator for the past several years. “My commitment to public service began with

Joseph Cunningham Kathy Kahng By Holly Crocco Republican Joseph Cunningham and Democrat Kathy Kahng are both seeking to represent the Town of Kent in the Putnam County Legislature, District 3. Joseph Cunningham Joseph Cunningham said he isn’t interested in protecting the political establishment or growing government. Rather, he wants county government focused on the basics: keeping taxes down, delivering quality services, supporting safe communities, and making sure taxpayers

By Holly Crocco The Town of Kent is among 22 local governments in New York State to be designated in fiscal stress for the year ending in 2025, according to a recent report by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. “Local governments are facing increased fiscal pressures due to a combination of the end of federal pandemic aid, higher inflation, rising operating costs, and moderating sales tax revenue growth,” he said. DiNapoli launched the Fiscal Stress Monitoring System in 2013

A Brewster man, who has reportedly been living in the country illegally, was arrested twice in 18 hours following separate robbery and forcible touch incidents in Putnam. According to Putnam County Sheriff Brian Hess, at about 9 p.m. Sept. 29, Putnam County 911 dispatched deputies to the Southeast train station after a female passenger reported being forcibly touched by a male aboard a train. The suspect fled before deputies arrived. An officer quickly located Diego Rodriguez

From left are Sculptor Mike Keropian, Jo Ann Schedler and Rainer Shooter of the Stockbridge Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation, and Kent Historical Society President Tom Breslin. Photo provided by KHS. Members of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians were joined by community members at a dedication ceremony for a new 4-foot-tall bronzes statue of Daniel Nimham – the last Sachem, or chief, of the Wappinger Native American tribe and a Revolutionary War patriot – on Sept