Now and Then
Where Were We in 1670?
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Southfield, the settlement on the southern border of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, joined Westfield and Northfield as satellites of colonial Springfield.
Columns
Where in the World is the Observer?
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On the westernmost point of the Isle of Skye, Scotland, this summer, the Dodds family poses with the Observer at Sunset.
Through the Looking Glass
Scandal Found on the Family Tree
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I had done a fair amount of genealogical research before someone mentioned to me that there were some old family letters with a cousin living in Williamstown, Mass.
First Selectman’s Update
First Selectman’s Update
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Earlier in September, I participated with mayors, first selectmen and leadership from the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) in a press conference at the Capitol criticizing the drastic proposed municipal cuts and the failure to adopt a budget.
Food for Thought
Food For Thought
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“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
– L.M. Montgomery
Suffield Observations
It’s their game to play
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The parents of Suffield High School’s student athletes recently attended a meeting that featured a viewing of “Parents Behaving Badly.”
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
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Anderson Vaughn
July 10
Age 84
Diane Narcissus Fiore
August 18
Age 89
Dustin L. Doyon, ETM 2
August 21
Age 26
Mildred Arlene Sikes
August 24
Age 97
Beatrice J. Levine
August 25
Age 88
Rosetta Eleanor Stewart
September 3
Age 82
Gail F. O’Connor
September 5
Age 70
Albert N. Lancioni
September 6
Age 96
Bonnie Carney
September 8
Age 74
Through the Looking Glass
Episcopal Bishops I Have Known
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I have always been enamored of the Episcopal Church, attracted by the dignity of its rituals, the beauty of its stained glass, its seeming grasp of eternal truths.