Farming/Nature
Three New Tobacco Sheds Built
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This spring, a New York contractor who specializes in farm structures was hired to build three curing sheds for two Suffield tobacco farmers and a few more in Southwick.
People/Business
Gas Station Reopens
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It was a bit of a surprise several months ago when a neighbor at what was once called “Dunn’s Corner” saw some activity at the long abandoned gas station there.
Farming/Nature
Tropical Storm Isaias Hits Hard
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The brief, severe, spotty wind storm that hit the western part of Connecticut on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 4, was just about everything it was forecast to be when Tropical Storm Isaias passed by on its way north. Everything, that is, but rain, and that’s something we really needed — there were only a few sprinkles.
Government/Town
Big Parade Backed the Blue
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Erika Rozanski, proprietor of the Shamrock Cafe on East Street South, and her friend Jeanie Miller, founder of the Wounded Veterans Project, decided to honor and thank three local police departments with a flash parade.
Government/Town
Remington Street Bridge Update
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Lower levels of concrete in both abutments have been poured, and forms and rebar for the upper levels were being prepared at press time.
Organizations
Hanging a Barn Quilt
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Norm Noble hangs a barn quilt panel on the end of the King House Museum’s barn.
Government/Town
Town Hall Renovation Update
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Gilbane Construction Manager Nishant Patel reported to the Public Building Commission’s August 3 Zoom meeting that the project was fully mobilized, and the building’s interior had been scanned into a complete 3-D digital model for future efficiency in the work.
Government/Town
Expect Cramped Bridge Lanes
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The Enfield-Suffield Veterans Bridge, opened in 1966, is old enough now that it shouldn’t be surprising that it needs maintenance. The scheduled work is now under way.
Schools/Sports
McAlister Bricks ‘Repointed’
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In the beginning of the brick repair project at McAlister Intermediate School this summer, most of the work was around back, not noticeable to those passing by. A crew of brick-masons from Armani Restoration, a Middletown company, has been busy since late in June, starting with the task of chipping out eroded mortar and loose bricks.
History
Suffield Suffered in the 1918 Pandemic
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What was called “The Spanish Flu” touched Connecticut in the spring of 1918, subsided, then returned with a vengeance in the fall. Unlike COVID-19, that pandemic hit children and able-bodied adults hard, as well as old folks and those already susceptible, eventually killing over 8,500 Connecticans.