Government/Town
Officer Osowiecki Retires but Keeps Teaching
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Officer Peter Osowiecki has retired from the Suffield police force, but he has not retired from duty—not at all. On the contrary, his career has morphed into a new phase.
Homepage Featured
A Class Act!
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When I hear the term “a life well lived,” I often wonder what the speaker means by those words. When I think of Mary Anne Zak, who turned 90 a few days ago, I don’t have to wonder; all who know her can attest to her life, well lived—and it’s not over yet!
Schools/Sports
As Schools Match Wits
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We have television personalities in our midst! Both Suffield High School and Suffield Academy participate in multiple “quiz bowls” every year, but only one of them – “As Schools Match Wits” – is televised; it can be viewed on WGBY most Saturdays at 7 p.m.
Schools/Sports
Suffield Academy’s Memorial Building Restoration
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Many of us have been watching the restoration/rebuilding of Memorial Hall on the campus of Suffield Academy. Who could fail to be fascinated by what appeared to be an old façade propped up by next to nothing?
Schools/Sports
Exchange Student Extraordinaire!
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You can’t imagine a more appealing teenager than Suffield High School’s exchange student Monica Van Ginkel, who hails from Barcelona.
Organizations
Observer Chairman Passes the Baton
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Any organization is only as good as its leaders, and the Observer has been enormously fortunate to have had Lauren Life as the Chairman of its Board of Directors for the last five and a half years.
People/Business
Making the World a Better Place
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Those of you who know Fran Rago, a long-time Suffield resident, will recall that before his retirement he had been a science teacher for many years, at both the high school and the college levels.
Schools/Sports
Spaulding Welcomes New Principal
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Spaulding School welcomes its new principal, Dr. Roxanne Pangallo, who assumed her new position in late summer.
People/Business
New Dietitian/Nutritionist in Town
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Gina Martin is an enterprising young woman as well as a fine clinician, and we are fortunate that she has chosen Suffield as the new site for her practice, Inner World Nutrition.
Schools/Sports
Diversity at Suffield Academy
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September brings new faces in every school, and with them new energy and new challenges.