The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/author/mary-ann-muska/page/2/)
A carpool ride from Warehouse Point to Broad Brook to attend a CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) meeting was the beginning of a friendship for fourteen-year-olds Sandy Perham and Jim Mather. They dated through high school and married in 1963, and this special relationship has remained the same for these 58 years.
The street lights in Suffield have been owned by Eversource. However the Town decided to purchase them in a cost-savings effort.
As Suffield students returned to school for the 2020-2021 year, they may have been surprised by the recent changes in their schools’ administration. The changes occurred over the summer with a reshuffling of personnel.
John Spencer, the new chief of the Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association, stated that he applied for the position because he appreciated the bond that exists between the community and the association. He feels that this relationship is very strong for such a small town.
“I just love my job,” beamed Erin Shea, Suffield’s Teacher of the Year. “I have great kids to work with, and caring parents and a supportive staff at Suffield High School. Besides that, I have an understanding husband, Tim, who teaches at Suffield High School.”
Suffield Resident John Gancarz was one of two priests ordained to the priesthood on Saturday June 22 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford.
Sacred Heart Church will be closed approximately six weeks to allow for minor structural repairs and renovations to the thirty year old structure. The work officially started the week of June 24.
On May 8, Suffield residents approved a $59.3 million Town budget, which is an increase of 1.64 percent. The vote was 69-46 in favor.
A benefit concert to support Dr. Peter Coombs’ mission to Haiti will take place at Sacred Heart Church on Sunday, February 17 at 4 p.m. Dr. Coombs travels to Haiti each year to provide dental services to people who otherwise have no dental care and live mainly in poor rural areas. The concert will feature baritone Cleveland Williams, soprano Margaret Beers and pianist Stacy Cahoon.
If ever there was a man who knew the meaning of the word “dedication’ it would have to be Retired Major General Thaddeus Martin of the Connecticut National Guard.