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A Moment in Time: Old Photos Invited from Our Readers
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This photo was taken on May 30, 1987.
The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/author/lester-smith/)
This photo was taken on May 30, 1987.
April showers slowed early work on construction of the multi-use bike and walker trail along the north side of Mountain Road, but when the weather cleared, initial markings, excavation, grading, and even some concrete pouring progressed well.
Aces High, our Suffield-Windsor Locks FIRST Robotics team, traveled to the Springfield Coliseum on April 14 for the New England Championship meet with over 70 teams participating.
Suffield’s Agriscience Center held its yearly Ag Expo event in early April.
It was a happy morning all around as friends and interested parties gathered for the opening celebration of Suffield Center’s new attraction, Cafe Barista.
An army of work teams and individuals converged on Sunrise Park for a major refurbishment project on Saturday morning, April 9, in spite of a threatening forecast.
When the Stonegate subdivision on North Main Street was approved by Planning & Zoning, the three existing homes on the property were to be preserved, and it was thought by many that the several farm buildings behind them, all within the Main Street Historic District, would survive as well.
Volunteer officers of the Suffield Fire Department assemble for a portrait on February 23 before Town Clerk Kathy Dunai swore them in to their new or continuing positions.
At the Observer’s press time, it was expected that construction of the multi-use trail running west along Mountain Road would begin on April 4.
On a sunny afternoon, August 7, 1982, a large contingent of Sheldons and related members of the Sheldon Family Association pose in front of the Capt. Jonathan Sheldon house.