Parks and Rec
Just Floating
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These two friends chatted comfortably as they drifted near the shore at White’s Pond in mid-July.
Government/Town
Problems Crop Up at Primary
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A Close Count Recount was scheduled for 8 a.m. Tuesday, August 18 in the Middle School Gym.
People/Business
Suffield Doctor Named AGA Fellow
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The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) announced that Dr. Rohit Singhania, a Suffield resident, has been named a Fellow of the AGA, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious medical society dedicated to disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.
Food for Thought
Food For Thought
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“Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted.” – Dr. Seuss
People/Business
Setting a Good Example
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This colorful sign takes more than a moment to read and consider, but each line is currently unarguable in polite society. Full disclosure: the sign is on the lawn of an Observer board member; an identical sign is on a lawn across the street.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
First Annual Field of Flags
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350 flags on the town green and Veterans Park will wave in honor of our heroes from October 10 through November 11. Sponsor a keepsake flag with a ribbon naming an individual or a group.
Organizations
Gardens Series at the Phelps-Hatheway House
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Please join Julie Harrison “The Garden Fairy” and the staff of the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden for a unique garden-to-arrangement experience, with the return of our From our Gardens series.
History
100 Years Ago in Suffield
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Selected from the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal and lightly annotated by Wendy Taylor of Kent Memorial Library.
Farming/Nature
Farewell, Mr. Chipmunk
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A proliferation of chipmunks has been reported this season hereabouts, but this cute little fellow, pictured recently at the King House Museum on the seesaw of a Havahart trap, has “gone on to greener pastures.”