By Holly Crocco The Kent Town Board on Oct. 21 passed a resolution to override the state-mandated 2 percent property tax cap for 2026, as it continues to whittle down a tentative $19.2 million spending plan. According to Director of Finance Cristina Cahill, after deducting about $4.2 million in revenue, the tax levy comes out to about $15 million – up from the $13.4 million tax levy for 2025. “Why such a big increase, is the typical costs,” she explained at the board meeting.

My dad passed away before dawn on a January day in 2012. Hearing a phone ring at 4:30 a.m. activates a response so primal, so ancient, you could almost picture an ancestor feeling the same thing as they anticipate a saber tooth tiger attack on their cave. His doctor called me at that early hour and allowed me the time and space to react to the news. I will always appreciate her kindness. The time for mourning and reflection had to be postponed for a little while, as a 45-minu