Suffield Garden Club
SGC May Market Returns on a Beautiful Day!
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Members stand ready to encourage customers. From the left: Connie Murray, Christine Ahrens, Marie Gauthier, Nancy Hess and Michelle Holcombe.
Editorial
New Traffic Lights
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I’m sure everyone in town has noticed the new (though not yet functional) traffic lights and their accompanying pole in our major intersection, where Mountain Road meets Main Street; they’re hard to miss. Uglier additions to our town center are hard to imagine.
Government/Town
Memorial Day Parade
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The Memorial Day ceremony and parade will be held on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31 beginning with the parade at 9 a.m. The parade will form at 8:45 a.m. on Ffyler Place and march up Mountain Road to Main Street to the Veterans’ Memorial.
Op-Ed
Let’s Vote for a Town Manager
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The conversation surrounding a town manager has been discussed for decades. The topic has been debated, presented in public comment and researched by past Charter Revision Committees, but it either doesn’t get recommended to the Board of Selectmen (BOS) or has been rejected by the BOS.
Letter to the Editor
A Random Act of Kindness
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On March 27, as my neighbor and I were taking our early morning walk I fell on the sidewalk on N. Main Street. As I sat catching my breath a black pick-up truck stopped and a young man hurried over to help me up.
Letter to the Editor
Others May Think Differently
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In regards to your opinion piece (Good Listeners May Change Their Thinking, April 2021 issue) stating that some residents complain that The Suffield Observer is too liberal. I look at it through another prism that really is quite simple to discern.
Government/Town
May Commission Meetings
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Please check the Town of Suffield website for actual time and location (virtual, Zoom, etc.) of the following commission and committee meetings
Op-Ed
Appreciation for Real Life Stories “The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson” and Bees Endangered
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Sixty-some years ago, a renowned American marine biologist named Rachel Carson sat down at her desk and scrolled up a sheet in her typewriter. Reading a few lines written earlier refreshed her stream of thought and she continued clicking away.
Government/Town
2021/22 Town Budget Update
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Last year the Town was unable to have its standard in-person public hearing and subsequent town meeting to vote on the budget. This was due to the pandemic and Governor’s executive action requiring a virtual public hearing and Board of Finance (BOF) setting of the budget under authorization of the Board of Selectmen.
Government/Town
Road Projects Update
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Proposed 2021 Road Projects (Tentative) – Due to the pandemic, most 2020 Road Projects were not completed and have been moved into the upcoming 2021 Road Project schedule. Available funding includes $1.9 million through a bond authorization approved in December 2019.