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The Observer’s peripatetic photographer happened upon one of the Parks & Rec Department’s summer camps in late July and stayed to watch. This year the summer camps were significantly affected by the required COVID-19 behavior standards.
Project contractor Gilbane’s schedule for the Town Hall listed “Mobilize on Site” for July 6, and in fact there was a bit of activity, with a few cars on site that day.
Major progress has been made on the bridge construction, and completion by the end of October is still expected.
As part of Connecticut’s effort to preserve our state’s natural beauty and generally keep Mother Nature happy, the State has been trying to compensate for the natural environment’s degradation as population encroaches on essential habitats.
New Yorker David Moradi, a third degree black belt Tae Kwon Do master, has been teaching martial arts for 16 years and has now opened his second studio.
Because of the pandemic restrictions, Suffield was unable to hold our conventional Memorial Day service on Veterans Park, but First Selectman Melissa Mack was determined not to let the day go unobserved. So she arranged for the Town to produce a virtual service.
The Guaranteed Maximum Price for the Town Hall renovations, received in the first week of June from Gilbane Building, the Town’s chosen Construction Manager at Risk, turned out to be a nice surprise.
Here today and gone tomorrow. That’s how fast a building comes down these days, and several weeks ago that’s what happened on North Street, just south of the Halladay Avenue intersection.
The old Remington Street bridge was closed entirely at the beginning of June, allowing construction of its replacement to proceed more efficiently and maintain the schedule for completion in October.
After Gov. Lamont’s May announcement allowing outside dining, it didn’t take long for two local restaurants to take action. There were rules about social distancing, of course, but you don’t have to sip your soup through a straw under your mask.