The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/governmenttown/page/105/)
At the New England Air Museum on November 22, over 200 partyers tasted wines and beers and sampled victuals from six breweries, six restaurants, and two liquor stores. And the NEAM’s military hangar was a successful venue for such a party.
The Friends of Suffield will once again host its popular Senior Valentine Social.
This year’s feast – the group’s 33rd annual event – will include delicious lasagna with salad, roll, and cake. Local seniors are invited to join the festivities on Saturday, February 15 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Suffield Senior Center.
As part of Suffield’s 350th Anniversary Celebration, the Kent Memorial Library sponsored an essay contest. The theme of the essay was Suffield: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
An adjourned election for one position on the Water Pollution Control Authority has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 25, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Suffield Middle School.
Or should the headline be “Ffyler Place Project Nixed,” because the two projects are inextricably joined. But the November 6 tri-board Special Meeting of the Boards of Selectmen and Finance and the Permanent Building Committee discussed only the purchase of the existing warehouse/office building at 1160 South Street to become the highway garage.
A festering dispute relating to a police officer’s pension resulted in disputes between the local Police Union and (some members of) the Police Commission (including our regular cartoonist Rick Stromoski), and the First Selectman’s Office. At this time, it appears that the dispute, while not fully resolved, has come to a head.
Captain James Canon, Jr. was welcomed into the Suffield Police Department several months ago (September Suffield Observer, Pg. 7), but it took a few weeks to get the paper work settled.
There will be something for everyone to see and enjoy
on the Suffield Garden Club’s Holiday House Tour, Saturday, December 7 from 3 to 7 pm. Museum houses open at 11.