People/Business
Brewery Rises
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With a second pair of primary rafters suspended from a forklift crane, three steelworkers on two tall man lifts install another purlin beam over the high bay of the new Broad Brook Brewery on South Street.
Government/Town
Station Four Wins
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Festive lights glow in the pre-Christmas rain at Fire Station No. 4 on Thompsonville Road, where the work of Lt. Alton Golden, the Station Manager, had won the SFD contest for best-decorated.
Editorial
Blowing in the Wind
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Before and during January’s Blizzard Brody, many of us weather-watchers heard forecasters toss about terms that we have never or rarely heard.
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
Farming/Nature
A Taintor Street Vista
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The view that makes Taintor Street beautiful is the Leahey Farm at the corner of Sheldon Street, happily now protected from anything but farm and conservation use – and lovely vistas.
Government/Town
MSP Funding Restored
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State Rep. Zawistowski (R-61) voted for a bipartisan plan that would provide funding for the Medicare Savings Program (MSP) through the end of the fiscal year.
Government/Town
Gift Supports K-9 Work
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Four days before Christmas, Suffield Police Chief Richard Brown happily accepts a $1,000 check from proprietor Joe Scata at the Scata Auto & Truck repair shop in Windsor Locks.
Organizations
Grant Requests Sought to Benefit Residents
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The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is accepting applications for grants of up to $25,000 each through the Amiel P. Zak Public Service Fund.
People/Business
Senior Walkers Celebrate
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Every year, on the Wednesday following the Manchester Road Race, the Charlie Robbins Club meets for lunch.
Editorial
Take a Lesson from Churchill
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I am often annoyed, even disgusted, by the movies promoted in the Coming Attractions at nearly every movie theater.