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On October 13, 1920, Suffield presented a grand pageant as part of the three-day celebration for the town’s quartermillenial anniversary. Seven thousand people, many arriving by trolley, sat on a hillside behind what is now Jacqueline Circle and watched a dramatization of key moments in Suffield history.
August 4 is the deadline for mail-in and on-line voter registrations and political party enrollments. Note that there is a three-month waiting period, when switching from one political party to another, before attaining voting privileges in the new political party.
Two sports stars, just days before their SHS Commencement, are pictured during the signing ceremony in which they accept their scholarships and agree to play in college.
Father Mark Jette’s voice carried well, unamplified, for the Memorial Day service he offered at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, on Hill Street. About three dozen folks attended, many bringing folding chairs.
The tractor driver looks back to see that the spring hay crop in Elzear Roy’s field on Mountain Road is being properly baled. Earlier in the day, the crop had been raked into rows.
This one on South Street is a sign that can’t be missed, and its subjects deserve all the thanks that can be offered. Kelly Freezer, formerly Kelly Container, does a great job when they decorate one of their freezer-trailers.
