Churches
Taps Across America
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Jack Henrie plays Taps outside his front door at 3:00 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 25.
History
Important Dates in July
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July has some historic events which we should all be familiar with as American citizens. This information came from historyplace.com
People/Business
Condo Units Rise
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The first of the three two-unit condo buildings at Elzear Roy’s construction site on Mountain Road next to Muddy Brook reached its full shape at the end of May, and the second building was well along by the middle of June.
Government/Town
Remington Street Bridge Update
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The old Remington Street bridge was closed entirely at the beginning of June, allowing construction of its replacement to proceed more efficiently and maintain the schedule for completion in October.
Organizations
Annual Ice Cream Social Cancelled
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Sad to say, the annual Ice Cream Social, sponsored by the Suffield Historical Society, will not be held in July at the King House Museum as scheduled. Depending on events, it may possibly be rescheduled in September.
Organizations
West Suffield Tag Sale
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The West Suffield Village Improvement Association will hold its annual tag sale on Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12 at West Suffield’s Academy Hall (1499 Mountain Road) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m..
History
A Moment in Time: Old Photos Invited from Our Readers
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On October 13, 1920, Suffield presented a grand pageant as part of the three-day celebration for the town’s quartermillenial anniversary. Seven thousand people, many arriving by trolley, sat on a hillside behind what is now Jacqueline Circle and watched a dramatization of key moments in Suffield history.
History
100 Years Ago in Suffield
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Selected from the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal and lightly annotated by Wendy Taylor of Kent Memorial Library.
People/Business
Old Homes Gone
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Here today and gone tomorrow. That’s how fast a building comes down these days, and several weeks ago that’s what happened on North Street, just south of the Halladay Avenue intersection.