The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/2020/05/page/11/)
Suffield has a new community participation opportunity for residents to remain engaged while still practicing social distancing. In 2019, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving established $100,000 community funds for each of the 29 towns in the Foundation’s region, which includes the town of Suffield.
Selected from the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal and lightly annotated by Wendy Taylor, Kent Memorial Library
Following his presentation at Suffield High School on March 5, Greg Butler and his new Oscar cooperate happily for another interview. From the left: Greg, Claire Halasi-Kun, and Lauren Knowles.
The photographer was too late to picture the lacy, half-inch snow clusters as they floated down onto the spring greenery on April 18, but it was a record-breaking amount for this late in April.
During one of our explorations during the past few weeks, my husband, Mel, and I discovered this delightfully beautiful State Conservation land in West Suffield off Babbs Road, just down from the entrance to Babb’s Beach.
The last several weeks have changed the lives for all of us. The COVID-19 reality has created a storm of varying proportions worldwide. For some, it’s more a time of forced catching up and slowing down, but for many others, it’s scary, disruptive and life-changing in disappointing and terrifying ways we never could have imagined even four months ago.
Most young people from Suffield have found themselves enduring a demanding schedule during this school year without much time for any leisure. Many of those in high school are diligently balancing their considerable academic course loads with sports and fine arts commitments, and for some, even a job that eats up their extra free time.
In spite of schools being closed as of March 16, the school food service department continues to provide meals to students. The meals are available to all children age 18 and under.
As a thank you to the first responders of Suffield who aid residents who have been affected with COVID-19, the Rotary Club is providing $1500 donation for meals, snacks and beverages while responders are on the front-line of this epidemic.
Times have gotten hard for everyone, and Enfield Loaves & Fishes announced that it has seen an unprecedented demand for meals amid the coronavirus pandemic and the economic shutdown that has accompanied it.