The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/author/jane-shipp/)
Occasionally an uninformed voice is heard to express the opinion that libraries are antiquated–out of date–superfluous in the age of technology. How wrong that voice is, and never more in error than now.
They say a cat has nine lives; Suffield resident Cydonie Brown has had at least nine! She has been a communicator par excellence in all of them.
The First Congregational Church of Suffield is joyfully welcoming its new senior minister, the Reverend Diann Bailey. Fortunately, Reverend Bailey is not a “newbie” as a church leader in a time of crisis; she has been the associate minister at the church since 2014, and before that at the Congregational Church in Granby.
One component of the Vo-Ag program at Suffield High School is strong encouragement for projects that will benefit the community. Some of these are environmental, some are more relationship oriented.
The COVID-19 crisis has had ramifications in all areas of Suffield life. We hear quite a bit about how the schools are coping, but it’s important to remember that the churches have to find ways to carry out their missions as well.
Peter LeClerc is a busy man these days. In addition to his regular duties as Director of Parks and Recreation here in Suffield, he is also managing a new COVID-related project called S-PREP, shorthand for Suffield Parks and Recreation Enrichment Program.
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has recently established the Greater Together Community Fund designed to benefit 29 Connecticut towns, Suffield among them.
Suffield Academy has opened its 2020/2021 academic year with full enrollment of 410 students. Head of School Charlie Cahn reports that the school has had no attrition due to Covid 19, quite a remarkable feat given the circumstances.
Surely, we all sympathize with the very difficult position in which our schools are finding themselves during the Coronavirus outbreak, as they try to make decisions about the upcoming academic year.
The campus at Suffield Academy is a well-maintained historic site on our Main Street, so it is no surprise to learn that behind the scenes the school has been working steadily for many years to improve its use of natural resources, reduce its carbon footprint, and thus become more environmentally friendly.