Schools/Sports
Superintendent’s Briefing
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After what I hope was a relaxing and enjoyable summer for the entire community, the schools are now fully engaged in teaching and learning for students and staff.
People/Business
Long-time Scouter Honored
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Retired Boy Scout volunteer Lester Smith is pictured smiling with the award plaque and the special engineer’s cap he was given at a Troop 260 Family Night.
Organizations
Pasta Dinner
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The Suffield PMC Kids Ride, held in the spring, is offering a pasta dinner on September 17 at Sacred Heart’s Father Ted Hall: 5 to 8 p.m., great raffle, live music, lots of fun. $10 adults, $5 kids under 12, under 5 free.
Government/Town
National Public Lands Day
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National Public Lands Day is celebrated annually on Saturday, September 24 at public lands throughout the United States.
Farming/Nature
… For amber waves of grain
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A Markowski farmhand maneuvers a big combine barely fitting under the wires of a shade tobacco field on Babb’s Road in mid-July.
Organizations
Ice Cream Social Draws Happy Picnickers
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Paul Kulas, former first selectman and retired innkeeper, leans into the music as he entertains the crowd at the Suffield Historical Society’s annual ice cream social.
Farming/Nature
The Busy Life of the Insomniac
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I come from a long line of insomniacs. Growing up, after tossing and turning for hours, my dad would make at least one nightly pilgrimage into the kitchen in search of a little snack to help him sleep.
Library
KML General Programs
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Climatologists say it was the hottest summer on record and the staff at the Kent Memorial Library agree.
Government/Town
Scare-it-up-Suffield!
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The Suffield Parks & Recreation Department, Kent Memorial Library, Suffield Senior Center & Mini Bus, and Suffield Youth Services have collaborated on this town-wide Halloween harvest themed event which will be held at the Senior Center on Saturday, October 22.
Library
Library Delayed, Will Move Again
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Progress on a program to mitigate the PCB air contamination that has held up the reopening of the Kent Memorial Library was put on hold pending the successful completion of ventilation air balance tests.