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Olga A. Paganelli September 21 Age 71 Karl Anthony Johnson Sr. September 21 Age 77 Mary B. Forti September 24 Age 73 Carol A. Murzyn September 28 Age 75 Robert W. Baker Sr. September 29 Age 90 Mary Anne Cordis September 29 Age 67 Clifton Caldon September 30 Age 99 Yolanda Morales-Gray October 2 Age 54 […]
Retired newspaper reporter, columnist, bomber pilot, and world traveler Dick Hammerich of Suffield by the River surely clocked hundreds of thousands of miles on his way to his hundredth birthday.
On a bridge over the Main River in Wurzburg, Germany recently are, from the left, Tom Heffernan, Joan Heffernan and Donna Gosselin holding the Observer, and Roy Gosselin.
My favorite teacher, Dr. Sylvan Barnet, died recently. I was glad that I’d finally emailed him and told him of my visit to the New York University’s English department. A friend and I had stopped in to visit our friend Paige who was employed there as a secretary. Paige sat us down and put us to work stuffing envelopes for a mailing, and as we were stuffing and chatting, the head of the English Department emerged from his office. He asked us where we had gone to school and when I said “Tufts,” he asked if I’d ever met Sylvan Barnet there.
By way of tradition, I have used my November update as a “year-in-review.” It’s a great way to share with residents our accomplishments and keeps me accountable for the goals I’ve set.
“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” – Mark Twain
Last month, while dining at a local restaurant, a Suffieldian I’ve known for almost 15 years came to our table and asked us how things were going, and I told her things were not perfect. She breathed this huge sigh of relief and revealed to us that things in her life were not perfect either.
One word unlocked history Bernice Karakla Sobinski shared with the Polish Heritage Society at its 2018 September meeting. This particular year marks the first century of independence Poland has experienced since it was partitioned in the late 18th century.
“The Signature of All Things” by Elizabeth Gilbert & “Fugitive from the Grave” by Edward Marston.
