The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/2017/10/page/7/)
If you had a chance to visit the Town of Suffield booth at Suffield on the Green last month, then you saw some great photos and memorabilia from Suffield’s 300th anniversary celebration in 1970.
I was asked to write this article for the paper, the prompt being to write about addiction.
On October 16 at 6:30 p.m in the Suffield High School auditorium, the results of a Youth Assessment Survey (YAS) conducted for students in grades 7-12 will be presented by Christine Miskell of the Southeastern Regional Action Council (SERAC).
Guy Balsamo took his children Johnny, 12, and Juliana, 8, to Nashville to view the solar eclipse in August and brought back these photos.
Leaves may be dropped off at the Town Landfill for six Sundays starting on October 15 through November 19 from noon to 4 p.m. These extended Sunday hours are for leaf collection only.
Earlier in September, I participated with mayors, first selectmen and leadership from the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) in a press conference at the Capitol criticizing the drastic proposed municipal cuts and the failure to adopt a budget.
The Suffield Fire Department Auxiliary will host the return of its Annual Harvest Crafts Fair on Saturday, November 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Center Firehouse, 73 Mountain Rd. (Rt. 168), Suffield.
The Town of Suffield announces the addition of Daniel Godin and Christopher Burkett as full-time paid firefighters to the Suffield Fire Department.
It occurred to us at the Observer that we didn’t know a lot about the work of a department critical to our town’s well being, so in an effort to remedy that, I sat with Chief Charles Flynn who patiently gave me facts, figures and answers to several questions about the Suffield Fire Department (SFD).
The photographer offered this picture because so many people have never seen this unusual creature.