Letter to the Editor
Wishful Thoughts
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The Hartford Courant on December 31 published a bunch of imaginative headlines suggested by the newspaper’s staff, like AMAZON PICKS HARTFORD and Legislature Finds $4 Billion Under Couch Cushions.
History
WWI Documented
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A team from the Connecticut State Library came to the Suffield Senior Center on November 18 to collect digital documentation of Connecticut’s experience in the Great War.
Government/Town
New Officer Gets His Badge
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Candidate Alex Scata, a Farmington resident, was so enthusiastic about his intent to become a Suffield police officer that he attended Interim Chief Tony Riello’s departure party in the Suffield High auditorium two Decembers ago.
Churches
Powerful Preacher Shows Pentecostal Spirit
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This year’s community celebration of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., planned by the Suffield Ecumenical Council, was different in several regards.
Library
Library Reopening Almost in Sight
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The Permanent Building Commission has been struggling with the issue for several years, but in Suffield’s long journey through the PCB problems of the Kent Memorial Library, there now appears to be some light at the end of the tunnel.
Organizations
Eagle Scout Honored
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Ben Bazzanno, a member of Suffield Boy Scout Troop 66, received his Eagle Scout award in an impressive ceremony on December 22.
Organizations
A Merry Christmas, Indeed
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“A Very Merry Christmas, 2017” is what the Suffield Youth Theater called this year’s holiday production, and the entertaining event certainly left its appreciative audience with a proper Christmas spirit.
People/Business
Problems Persist at Lake Road
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By now, the Lake Road/ Sand Pit matter, seemingly settled when the Congamond Lakes Environmental Protection Organization (CLEPO) won its lawsuit in 2015, but that was not to be.
People/Business
Toys for Kids from Kids
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For the second year in a row, sixth-grader Colby Evans has invited team-mates from her travel basketball team to come to her birthday party bringing toys for unidentified families whose children would otherwise be wanting at Christmas, for distribution through the Suffield Police Department.
People/Business
Pipeline Water Dump Prompts Protests
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Action along the new natural gas pipeline through Suffield has been quiet since the line went into use at the start of November.