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This year the Suffield Public Schools has launched a brand-new STEM program for students in grades K-5, at both Spaulding Elementary School and McAlister Intermediate School. Within both buildings each class is provided with opportunities to visit the STEM lab.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Suffield Public Schools began providing meals to all children 18 and under last March. By the end of June, we had provided almost 70,000 meals.
With a happy smile behind her mask, Meghan Tillona signs her acceptance of the scholarship she was offered by the University of Hartford, where she will be a great asset to that school’s track team.
The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that Americans produce approximately one pound of food waste every day; this is equal to approximately four McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. Food scraps are the number one item found in landfills, and with such a large percentage of that waste being biodegradable, extremely high levels of methane gas and carbon dioxide are released, trapping heat in our atmosphere and contributing to global warming.
The Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) is pleased to announce that USA Today has named Bradley International Airport a winner in its 2021 10 Best Readers’ Choice travel contest in the “Best Small Airport” category. Bradley International Airport placed seventh out of fifteen airports that were selected by industry experts as the best across the nation.
Applications for Suffield-based proposals are being accepted until Thursday, April 1, 2021
A plume of sawdust shoots out of the chainsaw’s cut as Rick Sotil, Jr., up in the bucket, saws another big limb. On the crane truck, Rick, Sr. controls the cable suspending the limb so it won’t fall and damage the King House Museum.
The broadleaf fields on both sides of Griffin Road filled rapidly with snowmobile tracks after the late January snow. This view looks south toward Stratton Farms Road.
On February 13, the Friends of Suffield assembled at Highland Park Market parking lot. They purchased meals and cookies and assembled bags to be delivered to Suffield seniors who had registered in advance for a free meal delivery.
