Schools/Sports
2017 Suffield High School Graduation
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Not the end, but the beginning. That was the message delivered by several speakers at Suffield High School’s graduation ceremony on June 10.
Schools/Sports
New War Comes to McAlister
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McAlister Intermediate School, for a number of years, has devoted a spring day to immersing the entire fifth grade in the Civil War, with widely-recognized success.
Schools/Sports
SHS Hosts FFA Convention
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On June 3, the Connecticut State FFA Convention was again held at Suffield High School. The convention was hosted by the Suffield FFA chapter, based in the Suffield Regional Agriscience Center.
Government/Town
Fireman’s 5K Race Results
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The weather couldn’t have been better on Sunday morning, June 4, for Suffield’s popular race, to which runners come from all over Connecticut and a few other states.
People/Business
Micro-Brewery Coming
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All the Zoning and Conservation approvals have been issued, the land ownership has transferred, and new construction in Mach One Industrial Park on South Street is expected to start in a week or two.
Government/Town
Concepts Studied for Expanded Town Hall
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In 2015 a Town Meeting approved bonding for $5.1 million for the needed work, including a small addition on the west end of the building, but new First Selectman Melissa Mack, elected in November 2015, soon realized that more was needed and called for a new study and a new plan.
Government/Town
Chief Flynn Honored
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On April 6 the Connecticut State Firefighters Association inducted Suffield Fire Chief Chuck Flynn into the Connecticut Firefighters Hall of Fame, a significant honor.
Government/Town
Rare Shooting Shocks Town
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Social media spread the word about the April 13 shooting, and immediately it was the talk of the town.
Organizations
Kids Ride for Cancer
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The enthusiastic kids who gathered May 11 at the SMS/McA parking lot were there to have fun as well as to raise money for the Jimmy Fund and fight cancer, and they certainly did both in the Suffield PMC Kids Ride.
History
100 Years Ago in Suffield
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From the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal, selected and lightly annotated by Lester Smith, Historian of the Town and the Suffield Historical Society.