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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Of course I remember you
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The other day I saw someone I recognized at the McAlister Intermediate School’s open house.
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Try harder at being nicer
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A couple of years ago, while sitting in on my daughter’s basketball practice, I noticed a father and his daughter sitting next to a Star Wars book. I’m a huge Star Wars fan, so I made my introductions.
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The lure of the stay-cation
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Take a deep breath. That fresh air you’re taking in? That’s New England air. People pay a lot of money for that oxygen.
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Healing Broken Hearts
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Earlier in May, former NBA player and recovering addict Chris Herren spoke at an assembly at Suffield High School. It wasn’t the first time he spoke there, but this time, in the parlance of our youth, it just got real.
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Be a Neighbor
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It was a luxury car, red, and had New York plates. It pulled up to me, and a couple – maybe in their mid-60s – were looking for the movie theater. They had lived in town years ago, and had come up from New York City to see what’s become of the place.
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You can come home again
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There was this place in my hometown of Monroe, N.Y., that one summer was the rage among the “in-crowd.” By “place,” I mean an outdoor bar in the middle of a dusty parking lot, and by “in-crowd,” I mean the stereotypical popular types.
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Where the Sidewalk Begins
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Here’s the setting for a major dilemma: A vehicle closes in on a pedestrian. There are a number of factors to consider and assess quickly as the distance between the two shrinks rapidly.
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Try Measuring the Heart, One Beat at a Time
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I recently received a fitness tracker – the kind you wear on your wrist that measures your heart rate and steps taken, and relays the data to a smartphone app.
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Boxed out of a holiday tradition
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In England, Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, is kind of a big deal. A national holiday, it’s a bona fide part of the holiday calendar.