The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/governmenttown/page/116/)
Suffield’s annual Holiday Tree Gala is moving to the Phelps-Hatheway House & Barn! The gala will feature artificial trees decorated by people in our town: organizations, schools, clubs, churches, businesses, neighborhoods and individuals.
Jill Caron holds the General Assembly citation she and Sue Davis, co-founders of the Foundation for Exceptional Children of Suffield, received from State Representative Tami Zawistowski for their effort in promoting new legislation requiring training for first responders dealing with people who have cognitive disabilities.
Suffield’s 350th Birthday will kick off with a concert presented by The 102nd Army Band, CTARNG Saturday, October 19, 6:00 p.m. at Suffield High School.
State Representatives Tami Zawistowski (R-61) and Christopher Davis (R-57) toured the HP Hood Ice Cream Division in Suffield with Plant Manager Peter Fabbri on Monday, August 26th.
It’s not too late! You can still sign up for the Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee golf fundraiser on October 11 at the Suffield Country Club.
Endorsement of candidates for municipal offices were made by major political parties sometime between July 16 and July 23. Notice of the dates were published at least five days prior. Municipal offices that will be on the November 5 election ballot are: First Selectman, Selectmen, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Tax Collector, Board of Finance, Board of Education, Board of Assessment Appeals, Planning and Zoning Commission, Police Commission, Fire Commission and Water Pollution Control. Who is eligible to vote in town committees, caucuses, conventions and primaries? Only registered voters enrolled in the political party holding the town committee, caucus, convention or primary are eligible to vote.
At the Permanent Building Commission meeting on September 5, Angela Cahill, from QA&M Architects, reported that planning had neared the end of schematic design. The Gilbane representatives reported the present stage of cost estimating, which suggested a cost marginally within the $4.9 million available in the Town’s planning.
Often times, I get the question “What do you do for work?”. By saying that I am the Director of Parks and Recreation in Suffield, Connecticut, most people respond, “that’s nice”, thinking of youth sports, summer camps, arts & crafts and maybe some staff dressed in matching shirts and khaki shorts working with kids.
AARP Driving Refresher Course: October 15 8:30 a.m.–noon.
For nearly twenty years Art Groux has been taking care of Suffield. A paramedic, he began serving the town as a volunteer on Martin Luther King Day in 2000. With a bachelor’s degree in emergency management services, Art became Chief of Services at the Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association. At the SVAA he supervised a staff of nine paid, part-time workers and 80-90 volunteers. Art remained so positioned, meanwhile taking direction of Enfield’s volunteer emergency services from 2005 until 2009. Early this September of 2019, on the ninth of the month to be exact, Art informed the SVAA Board of Directors and members that he would be leaving Suffield.