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Forty years ago, my mother was doing her best to persevere from an acrimonious divorce. She packed everything she owned and her kids, and steered her lifeboat to the nearest island that could support life.
Suffield churches have created significant chapters of town history.
From the left: Brendan Burns with Tom and Margo Burns took the Observer along when they visited their cousins’ farm in Cahrdaniel, County Kerry, Ireland.
Because quantum physics deals with the unseeable world of energy fields, atoms, and particles, we do not notice it in our daily lives, even as it is more and more incorporated into our computers and other devices.
Summer is finally here and in full swing! I’ve been hearing about lots of wonderful places and events residents are planning to enjoy.
“This, then, is the state of the union: free and restless, growing and full of hope. So it was in the beginning. So it shall always be, while God is willing, and we are strong enough to keep the faith.”
– Lyndon B. Johnson
Two Catholic Churches emerged in Suffield during the past 100 plus years. Officially named Sacred Heart and St. Joseph, they were unofficially called the Irish church and the Polish church.
