Editorial
An Educator’s View
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In 2018, I wrote an editorial for the Observer related to gun violence.
Government/Town
Town Building Inspector Retires
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Ted Flanders, the Town’s Building Inspector, will be retiring after 27 years of service on July 5.
Schools/Sports
SHS Class of 2022 Graduates with Style
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As the 192 graduating seniors made their way to the sports field for graduation ceremonies, you could sense their excitement.
Government/Town
Town Traffic Safety Study
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By Beth Chafetz with information from the Town website
Tigne and Bond was hired by the town to conduct a traffic and pedestrian safety study recently completed for the town. It recommends a number of improvements for local roads, including the realignment of intersections, installation of roundabouts, and the addition of stop signs, crosswalks, and crossing signals. The use of traffic data including crash data from previous years, field observations at locations all over town, and surveys of the public were used to inform the study. According to Karen Isherwood, Town Engineer, the town is planning to apply for a federal grant program, Safe Streets and Roads for All, which provides grants from $1 to $10 million. To be eligible, towns must have an action plan, a requirement that is filled by the traffic study.
Editorial
Pedestrians Watch Out!
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According to the Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center, 2022 “could become one of the more deadly years for pedestrians in the state, continuing a troubling trend.”
Organizations
Observer Accepting Scholarship Applications
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The Suffield Observer Board of Directors will sponsor two scholarships to Suffield residents who will be entering an accredited two or four-year college in September 2022.
Organizations
Observer Accepting Scholarship Applications
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The Suffield Observer Board of Directors will sponsor two scholarships for Suffield residents who will be entering an accredited two or four-year college in September 2022.