People/Business

Welcoming a New Business to Suffield

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If you ask James Thomson, owner of NFP Sports, why he moved his business from Manchester to Suffield, he’ll tell you that he wants to plant roots and support the local community. He has a vested interest – James, his wife, and three sons live in West Suffield. James’ participation in high school/college sports and past professions led him to a business that is focused on enabling athletics opportunities. The benefits of athletics extend beyond health to problem-solving, teamwork and increased self-esteem:

1. Tightly-stretched funding can make it tough, with costs nearly doubling over 10 years through 2017

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Schools/Sports

SHS Music News

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Students of the Suffield Music Department participated in the annual North Central Connecticut Conference (NCCC) Music Festival in November. Select musicians from the NCCC schools rehearsed for two days as a large chorus and band with guest conductor. They performed a concert on November 15 at Ellington High School. SHS students who participated were Allison Davis, Paul Falvo, Jack Flanagan, Benjamin Grigoriou, Gretchen Gustafson, Julia Hart, Nicholas Hyder, Lauren Klesczewski, Kristen McCarthy, Eva Nick, Veronica Partain, Bryan Tompkins and Olivia Zacchia.

Government/Town

Scare-It-Up Suffield

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“You’ve Got Friends,” the Friends of Suffield scarecrow exhibit in the Town’s Scare-It-Up Suffield event, held on October 20 at the Suffield Senior Center, won first prize in the “Spirit of Suffield” category.

Organizations

Observer Owls Perch in Tree for SGC Gala

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Observer Managing Editor Ann Kannen and her daughter Kelly Manning prepared a Christmas tree for the Suffield Garden Club’s Christmas Tree Gala at the Senior Center, December 1-15 (see Page 35), but it spent a few days brightening the newspaper’s office. The pages on the wall in this mid-November photo are that month’s issue. (The office seldom looks this neat.)

Churches

Sacred Heart Parish Holiday Schedule

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Christmas Eve

Monday, December 24,

Birth of Our Lord and Savior

4:00 p.m. Mass and

10:30 p.m. Mass

Christmas Day

Tuesday, December 25, Birth of Our Lord and Savior 8:00 a.m. Mass and

10:00 a.m. Mass

New Year’s Eve 

Monday, December 31

Feast of Mary,

Holy Mother of God 

4:00 p.m. Mass

New Year’s Day 

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Feast of Mary,

Holy Mother of God

8:00 a.m. Mass and

10:00 a.m. Mass

Sacred Heart Parish

446 Mountain Road

Suffield, CT 06078

Editorial

Suffield: A Town of Farms

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If we were to list the many values of our beautiful town of Suffield, we could probably fill the pages of this newspaper. Our wonderful citizens, great schools, lovely buildings and churches, parks, local businesses and emergency services are all special. But the one thing that separates us from many other towns is the amount of open space, forest and farmland which is the envy of other municipalities. How did this happen? It was the combination of excellent legislation and the forward thinking of individuals, farmers and town leaders who took advantage of the opportunities available.

Government/Town

Parks & Rec News

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Fall is one of the favorite times of year for many, especially in beautiful New England.