Organizations
Rally March Protests Pipelines
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Suffield experienced a protest march this summer – a rare event for our town.
Government/Town
Commissioner Visits Suffield Housing
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Evonne Klein, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Housing, visited Suffield with a small entourage on September 27 to view the improvements recently completed at the town’s public housing – the 70 apartment units comprising Maple Court, Laurel Court and Broder Place.
Government/Town
Suffield Police News
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The Observer is happy to report that one of Suffield’s police officers has been promoted to sergeant, and that officer and one of the dispatchers have received community policing awards from the U. S. Attorney’s office for Connecticut.
Library
Slow Progress Continues at KML
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Work to balance the airflow among the many individual air registers in the two-years-closed Kent Memorial Library has achieved some success, but not enough to meet the design specifications, and the HVAC contractor reports no hope of appreciable further improvement.
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.
Schools/Sports
Coach Wins His 309th
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SHS Girls Soccer coach David Sullivan confers with his players during half-time in a home game against Canton on October 18.
Farming/Nature
Autumn Beauty
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Like these beauties on Mapleton Avenue, our autumn color was great this year (in spite of the drought.)
Organizations
Come and Enjoy Holidayfest at the King House
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The Suffield Historical Society is again planning our traditional Holidayfest party, open to the public at the King House Museum on the first weekend of December.
Schools/Sports
Delayed Diploma Awarded
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Michael Richey, a fifth-generation Suffield resident who left high school to join the Marines, asked the school to grant him a diploma – 42 years later.
Schools/Sports
Visiting Coach Sets the Pace
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In a cooperative move among five schools, Suffield High School Athletic Director Mike Bosworth invited his team captains to an evening session on October 4 in the auditorium at SHS.