Suffield Youth Services News

Suffield Youth Services strives to coordinate and support youth and families so they may reach their full potential as healthy members of society. As the new Youth Services Director, I would like to introduce myself and let Suffield residents know that I am available for support.

Remington Street Bridge Opens

The bridge had opened informally a few days before, but at mid-day on December 11, a couple of hours after a small group of state inspectors had their look, Town officials and staffers assembled for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony.

New Town Engineer Hired

The resignation of Suffield’s long-time town engineer, Gerry Turbet, reported in the December-January issue of The Suffield Observer, has been postponed a few weeks to allow a useful overlap with new town engineer Karen Isherwood, hired after a wide-ranging search and careful vetting.

Food For Thought

“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” – Dr. Mae Jemison first African-American female astronaut

CBD Plant Opens

On November 14, when Governor Ned Lamont signed a significant new bill that had been approved by both houses of the state legislature in September, he brought his entourage to an old tobacco warehouse on South Grand Street for the ceremony. The bill, the first in the country, brings Connecticut state regulations concerning hemp growing and processing into compliance with federal law.