Book Review

The Lincoln Highway was a route that ran from the East Coast to California. This tale starts in Nebraska.

The Need for Speed

My friends and I went pretty happily through Bridge Street and Spaulding schools where, seated in rows of wooden desks, we learned to read. We started with our letters and moved on to those antiquated Dick and Jane books in reading groups with equally antiquated names such as bluebirds, cardinals and sparrows. My friends and I went pretty happily through Bridge Street and Spaulding schools where, seated in rows of wooden desks, we learned to read. We started with our letters and moved on to those antiquated Dick and Jane books in reading groups with equally antiquated names such as bluebirds, cardinals and sparrows. Our time spent with books was happy and stress free until we arrived in middle school to be introduced to the wonders of speed- reading.

Town Election Results

See the vote totals for the candidates and questions on the November 2 election ballot.

Nature Photos

Dapper Wood Duck

Homemade bird treats, a fun and messy activity. Blue Sky, Blue Bird

A Cooper’s Hawk wonders what’s for dinner.

Suffield Players Holiday Benefit

The Suffield Players are ready to impart some holiday cheer with our annual holiday benefit featuring the classic tale by Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol adapted for stage by Ryan Bird.

350th Book of Town Histories Now Available

One of the many projects for the town’s 350th anniversary celebration was the completion of Suffield Stories From Another Half-Century 1970-2020. This hardcover book, a companion to The Biography of A Town 1670-1970 by Robert Alcorn written for Suffield’s 300th anniversary, is now available for purchase. This 370+ page book is a compilation of town history including narratives written by over 100 of the town’s residents. The book includes six chapters: Town History over the past 50 years, Suffield Farms, Community Services and Resources, Churches, Education, and Suffield Memories. The book also contains many pictures provided by Suffield residents that will, hopefully, bring back memories for many of us of the past 50 years.

Preschool Celebrates Halloween

The Suffield Cooperative Preschool students and their families celebrated safely at the school’s annual Halloween Costume Party.