Schools/Sports

World Language Students of the Month

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I have been fortunate enough that I have been able to choose not one, but two students of the month! For the month of December, our two lucky recipients are Matthew Skoczylas and Liam Duffy.

Schools/Sports

A Brief Moment in Childhood

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On a late spring afternoon several years back, I happened to drive down Mountain Road shortly after the middle school kids were released.

Schools/Sports

Fifth Graders Raise Money for Hurricane Victims

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As we all witnessed the horrible disaster that took place this past fall in Florida from Hurricane Irma, two students from McAlister Intermediate School, Fiona Everett and Katelyn Allard, decided they wanted to help the families that suffered a loss during this time.

Schools/Sports

Superintendent’s Update

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The Superintendent’s proposed 2018 -2019 school year budget is currently being discussed by the Board of Education.

People/Business

Brewery Rises

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With a second pair of primary rafters suspended from a forklift crane, three steelworkers on two tall man lifts install another purlin beam over the high bay of the new Broad Brook Brewery on South Street.

Library

Library Reopening Almost in Sight

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The Permanent Building Commission has been struggling with the issue for several years, but in Suffield’s long journey through the PCB problems of the Kent Memorial Library, there now appears to be some light at the end of the tunnel.

Library

Introverts in the Mist

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In 2012 Susan Cain published the best seller Quiet, about being an introvert in a culture that has elevated the Extrovert Ideal to near iconic status.