Suffield Observations
The irrepressible Janet Banks
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When you write about the town you live in, you’re bound to get a few reactions.
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When you write about the town you live in, you’re bound to get a few reactions.
Mandy Presser took the Observer along on her visit to the Andasibe National Park in Madagascar, but just as the camera was about to click, a local lemur jumped on her arm, and she dropped the paper in surprise.
I have been thinking about children and their relationship to today’s electronic devices. Several of my friends are of the opinion that small children should be denied use of these devices so that other aspects of their development, e.g., physical and social, are not compromised.
Fall is my favorite season! Although shorter days, the air is crisp and scented with pumpkin spice, kiddos return to routines and Sundays are for family and football!
The other day I saw someone I recognized at the McAlister Intermediate School’s open house.
The Lamberti family made the long, last-stage climb to this famous spot to view the ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru, seen here behind them. Posed with the Observer are, from the left, Marcella, Dad Mike, Mom Monica, and Jake.
A half- century ago, Harriet Bruce pioneered the establishing of early childhood education into Suffield’s Public Schools.