National Night Out Returns

This was the second year that the Suffield Police Department invited the Fire Department, the Volunteer Ambulance Association and the Public Works Department to roll out samples of their equipment and invite the public to join in this nationally observed event.

Volunteers Build Five Houses

On a busy Saturday morning July 9, a group of enthusiastic volunteers worked on constructing five houses to be donated to families who might otherwise have difficulty obtaining necessary housing – for their pets.

Overdue Diplomas Awarded

Nine residents of Suffield House who, for one reason or another, had never received a high school diploma were finally presented with one in a lovely ceremony in the nursing home’s recreation room.

Intent on Tie-dyeing

Tyler Hadley, left, and Tristan Bermani squirt colored dye on their carefully (?) bundled T-shirts during a Parks & Rec day camp session at Sunrise Park in early August.

Two Gyms Now at Ffyler Place

Last September the Observer published a photo of a sturdy young member of the Suffield-Windsor Locks Raider’s football team vigorously conditioning himself at Suffield’s Land Warrior Crossfit Gym, which was at that time a newcomer to town.